Human resources & organizational behaviour

Key Resources

• Business Source Complete (EBSCO) - Articles in business and management journals.
• ABI/Inform (Proquest) - Articles in business and management journals.
• Conference Board of Canada - Reports, articles and videos on human resources.
• PsychInfo - HR & OB articles from a psychological viewpoint, such as work life balance, diversity in the workplace, & management challenges.
• Best HR/IR web sites (U of Toronto) - Links to many HR sites on a variety of topics, including statistics, work-life balance, pensions, safety, & training.
• Human Resources & Skills Development Canada - Federal government site; includes articles, statistics and tools.
• Workplace Mag - Tips & tools for HR professionals in Canada.
• ORHRI (Ordre des CRHA et CRIA du Québec) - Association for HR professionals in Quebec.

Statistics

• Institut de la statistique - Quebec statistics
• Statistics Canada
• Bureau of Labor Statistics - Employment and workforce statistics for the U.S.
• LABORSTA (ILO) - International employment and workforce statistics
• EIU WorldData - Employment rates and commentary by country
• SourceOECD - Click the Statistics tab for employment data by region
• ICPSR - Database containing data from various studies worldwide, including organizational behaviour.

Tests & Measures

• U of Texas - Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences - Search for test descriptions. Once you find a test, look it up in our databases or library catalogue.
• Health and Pyschosocial Instruments (HaPI) - Check the "Primary Source" box to limit to results to the actual test.
• PsychInfo - Click the "Search Fields" tab, then click the "Tests & measures" box; enter your keyword and click Search.
• Measures of job satisfaction, organisational commitment, mental health and job-related well-being

News on HR & OB

• Canadian Newsstand - Canadian news publications.
• CBCA Complete - Canadian publications, good for local coverage.
• Factiva - International news.
• Repère - French-language articles covering Quebec, Canada and Europe.

Laws & Legislation

• CanLII - Canadian and provincial legislation, laws and court/tribunal decisions.
• Canadian enviroOSH Legislation - Health, safety and environmental legislation and standards.
• Legal Information Institute - American laws and legislation, made available by Cornell.

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Handbooks

• Dictionary of Human Resources Management
• Human Resources Management in Canada - Procedures, policies, best practices, checklists, laws, cases and economic indicators. Updated monthly.
• International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
• International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology - Annual summary of research. Topics covered include flexible work, training, workaholism, teams, recruitment, leadership development and more.

Jobs

• See the Career Resources guide for information on jobs, the job market, duties and average wages, etc.

Scholarly Journals

You can also search the full text of individual journals.

• Harvard Business Review
• Canadian HR Reporter
• European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
• Human Relations
• Human Systems Management
• International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management
• Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
• HR Magazine
• Journal of Organizational Behavior
• Leadership Quarterly
• Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
• Organization Science