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IMID: Institute of Management International Database

 
 
The Institute of Management International Databases is compiled by information researchers from the Management Information Centre of the Chartered Management Institute. IMID contains abstracts for over 35,000 journal articles and 25,000 books combined to create an essential resource for researchers in all fields of management. The focus is on management techniques and processes, with a balance between academic and more practical items.

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Subject Coverage
    Major areas of coverage include:
    • Key management functions -- planning, marketing, operations, finance, HRM
    • Perennial topics -- change management, appraisal, strategy
    • New disciplines -- knowledge, networking, e-business
    • New trends -- customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning
    • All sectors -- public, private, manufacturing, service, education
    • All levels -- chief executives, directors, middle and first-line managers, students
Dates of Coverage
    1980 - current
Update Frequency
    Twice yearly.
Size
    Over 113,580 records as of August 2009
Print Equivalent
    No print equivalent available.
Thesaurus
    An online thesaurus is available.
Supplier
    Chartered Institute of Management
    Management Information Centre
    Management House
    Cottingham Road
    Corby
    Northamptonshire
    NN17 1TT

    Voice: +44 (0) 1536 207400
    Fax: +44 (0) 1536 401013
    Email: mic.enquiries@managers.org.uk
    Web: www.managers.org.uk

Sample Record
    TI: Title
    Six keys to creating new growth businesses
    AU: Author
    Christensen, Clayton M; Raynor, Michael E; Anthony, Scott D
    SO: Source
    Harvard Business Review, vol 81, no 1, pp 1-5. Jan 2003 [Supplement]
    IS: ISSN
    0017-8012
    AB: Abstract
    All companies must grow and managers know that innovation is the key to successful growth. The challenge is to get innovation right. Drawing on research and their own ideas, the authors present six lessons which they suggest will help managers make the right decisions to successfully build new business growth.
    PY: Publication Year
    2003
    DE: Descriptors
    Innovation; Growth; Decision making; Small business; Competition; Integration
    UD: Update
    200306
    AN: Accession Number
    1116790
Field Codes
    The following field codes are found in the records of this database. Here they are listed in alphabetical order by two-letter code.

    AB = Abstract NT = Notes
    AN = Accession Number PB = Publisher
    AU = Author PQ = Price Quoted
    DE = Descriptors PT = Publication Type
    IB = ISBN PY = Publication Year
    IS = ISSN TI = Title
    JN = Journal Name SO = Source
    KW = Keywords UD = Update

    Keywords, KW=
    In this database a Keywords, KW= , search includes the Title, Abstract (where available), and Descriptor fields.

    ISBN, IB=
    All ISBNs (International Standard Book Number) are entered in the database without punctuation, so to search for a particular ISBN, remove all punctuation and enter all characters without any spaces, eg:
    ib=(1561592846)