DISTINGUISHING SCHOLARLY WORKS FROM OTHER TYPES OF WORKS
DETERMINING ARTICLE TYPE
- Scholarly Works
- Report on original research or experimentation.
- Are written by a scholar in the profession or someone having done research in that field.
- Use terminology from that field.
- Assume knowledge of topic or issue on the part of the reader
- Almost always cite their sources (look for references)
- Are not as current as articles in trade journals, general business press, newspapers and newswires (because of the amount of research involved and timelines for publication).
- Frequently use charts and graphs
- Almost always have abstracts.
- Usually have very specific titles.
- Tend to be longer than 2 or 3 pages.
- Sometimes are published by professional organizations.
| Examples: Academy
of Management Journal, Business Ethics Quarterly, Harvard Educational Review, Journal of Business Research |
- Trade Journals
- Geared toward those seeking more in depth information in a particular field or industry
- Usually are written by professionals in the field
- Contain both reporting and analysis
- Do not always have references but often cite in text
- Use terminology of that field or industry
- Can use charts and graphs
- May be published by professional organizations
| Examples:
Beverage World, Industrial Management, Management Review |
- General Business Press
- Focused on current concepts, issues and news related to various aspects of business.
- Often are written by a member of the editorial staff or a free lance writer.
- Assume some knowledge of business terminology, but not as much as for trade and scholarly journals.
- Do not cite sources except in text
- Frequently profile Key individuals and corporations in stories or interviews.
- Use graphics liberally, plus some charts and graphs.
- Usually have brief articles, 1-3 pages or less, with many only a paragraph or two.
- Are generally published by a commercial entity or individual for profit.
| Examples: Fortune,
Business Week, Forbes |
- Popular Works
- Strive to entertain, to sell products, or to promote a viewpoint.
- Provide a general overview. Not useful for adding depth or much new information.
- Are informative, not analytical.
- Give information that can be second or third hand with the original source at times obscure
- Tend to use short, well written articles in simple language for laypersons
- Use lots of graphics (photos, drawings, etc.)
- Usually use titles that are very broad, not specific
| Examples: U.S. News &
World Report, Money, National Review |
- Newspapers
- Present investigative stories, sometimes analytical, sometimes just factual, sometimes fluff
- Provide more current news than in depth information
- Usually are published daily or weekly
| Example of
famous business newspaper: The Wall Street Journal |
- News Wires
- Come from news bureaus such as AP, Reuters, UPI, Business Wire, PR Newswire, Dow Jones News Service (many of its stories appear in the Wall Street Journal ), Knight–Ridder Financial News.
- PR Newswire and Business Wire are competitors. For a fee they make available to online searchers the press releases from organizations. Clients include companies, labor unions, stock exchanges, trade associations, universities, philanthropic groups, and PR firms. Business announcements include earnings, new securities offerings, personnel changes, litigation, major contracts, new products, markets, etc. Considered corporate hype but an invaluable source of information not otherwise seen because print sources only have space for top stories.
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