The document reviews several academic databases and journals for researching leadership. It finds that EBSCO has a large collection but may be missing some Indian leadership content. JSTOR contains quality case studies but a limited number of journals. IEEE Engineering Management Review incorporates mathematical models with leadership and covers some Indian business issues. Emerald Insights has many case studies but lacks mathematical models. Taylor & Francis goes beyond business but is missing Indian issues. Sage Publications covers leadership in detail but restricts access to case studies. Leadership Quarterly focuses exclusively on leadership but lacks Indian business content and mathematical modeling. Oxford Academic provides brilliant research on political leadership but has less focus on business. In conclusion, the sources provide mathematical foundations, insights on Indian business, and cover

1. Review of Academic Databases and Journals
Prepared by:
Arindam Bhattacharjee
Research Intern at IIM Kozhikode
MBA 1st year, NIT Rourkela

2. EBSCO
Strengths
Large.
Interdisciplinary.
Can search one database at a
time for focus, or cross-
search.
Flexible search options make
it possible to search full-text,
or use sophisticated indexing
to focus.
Weakness
Doesn't cover as
much content as
“Summon”.
Indian leadership
issues are largely
missing.

3. JSTOR
Strengths
Quality case
studies on
leadership
available.
Full text is available
for most content.
Weakness
Includes a limited
number of journals.
Lack of subject
terms and limited
abstracts can make
it harder to focus.

4. IEEE Engineering Management Review
Strengths
Mathematical models
incorporated with
leadership.
Indian business issues have
been covered.
Weakness
EMR Volumes 16-31 (1988-
2001) are not currently
included in IEEE Xplore.

5. Emerald Insights
Strengths
Huge number
of case studies
available.
Lucid language
as compared to
IEEE-EMR.
Weakness
Mathematical
models absent.
Manages lesser
journals(290)
than
“Summon”.
Issues
concerning
leadership have
been covered
with great detail.

6. Taylor and Francis
Strengths
Goes beyond
business
leadership.
RSS feeds
available.
Weakness
Indian
business
issues are
missing.

7. Sage Publications
Strengths
Leadership
issues covered
in detail.
Hosts 617
journals.
Weakness
Restricted
access for case
studies.
Journals are too
descriptive.

8. Leadership Quarterly (from Elsevier)
Strengths
Focusses
exclusively on
leadership.
Impact
factor:2.938
Weakness
Indian
business
issues are
missing.
Absence of
mathematical
modelling on
leadership issues.

9. Oxford Academic Journal
Strengths
Brilliant research
on political
leadership.
Global reach.
Weakness
Focus on
business
leadership is
somewhat less.
Language is
difficult to
follow.

10. Conclusion
Provides
mathematical
foundation to
leadership.
Provides
valuable
insights into
Indian business
issues (not
necessarily
leadership).
Focusses on
leadership in
different
domains.
Insights on
political
leadership are
one of the best
in world.

11. THANKS