DBA Program: Finding Empirical Articles

There is no "one size fits all" model for locating empirical articles. Call the library (800) 359-5945 for research assistance.

Look for the items that the article should contain in order to be considered "empirical." Use your critical thinking skills to identify them. When searching, type in your topic keyword(s). THEN narrow your search results by limiting your results to:

1.  Full Text     2. Scholarly/Peer reviewed articles         3. date range of 2010-2016

If you still aren't getting the results you think you should, think about adding "empirical study," OR "research study,"  OR "quantitative," or other similar terms. Using these words will not guarantee empirical articles, but they can help.

 Sample articles from EBSCOHost

• Ducassy, I. (2013). Does Corporate Social Responsibility Pay Off in Times of Crisis? An Alternate Perspective on the Relationship between Financial and Corporate Social Performance. Corporate Social Responsibility & Environmental Management, 20(3), 157-167. doi:10.1002/csr.1282
• Kalyar, M. N., Rafi, N., & Kalyar, A. N. (2013). Factors Affecting Corporate Social Responsibility: An Empirical Study. Systems Research & Behavioral Science, 30(4), 495-505. doi:10.1002/sres.2134
• Pérez, A., & Bosque, I. R. (2015). How Customer Support for Corporate Social Responsibility Influences the Image of Companies: Evidence from the Banking Industry. Corporate Social Responsibility & Environmental Management, 22(3), 155-168. doi:10.1002/csr.1331
• Lu, W., Wang, W., & Lee, H. (2013). The relationship between corporate social responsibility and corporate performance: evidence from the US semiconductor industry. International Journal Of Production Research, 51(19), 5683-5695. doi:10.1080/00207543.2013.776186

Need a little help on how to search for research articles? this video will help you understand how to locate these types of articles.