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Conducting Best and Current Practices Research: A Starter Kit

Abstract

What Are Current And Best Practices And Why Do We Care?

Different Ways to Conduct Best & Current Practices Research

Helpful Resources

Doing a Literature Search

Access Online to Published Literature

Useful Bookmarks

Information Technology Solutions

Publications to Browse

Listservs You Can Join

Professional Associations You Can Contact

Publications to Browse

Academic journals and trade publications are good sources of information about all kinds of practices and technologies. The trade publications give you the best source of truly current developments; the journals offer more rigorously tested conclusions. You will probably need to visit an academic library for past issues of most journals.

Government/Public Administration

Civic.com: http://www.fcw.com/geb/
Government Technology: http://www.govtech.net
Governing: http://www.governing.com
Public Administration Review
Public Productivity Management Review
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
CIO Magazine: http://www.cio.com
Public Administration and Management: http://www.pamij.com

Technology Related

DBMS: http://www.dbmsmag.com/index.shtml
DB2: http://www.db2mag.com/
ACM: http://info.acm.org
MIS Quarterly: http://misq.org
DM Review: http://www.dmreview.com
ZD Net: http://www.zdnet.com
Decision Sciences Journal: http://www.decisionsciences.org/dsj/index.htm

Management Related

Academy of Management Journal: http://aom.pace.edu/amjnew/
Academy of Management Review: http://www.aom.pace.edu/amr/
Harvard Business Review: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b02/en/hbr/hbr_home.jhtml;jsessionid=CDEHDTZ14J0TICTEQENSELQ?_requestid=22613
Journal of Management: http://journalofmanagement.moore.sc.edu/