Q. How do I locate full-text articles of the Harvard Business Review?

The Sojourner Truth Library has online access to the Harvard Business Review (HBR).

Online access dating back to 1922 is available in the Business Source Complete database.  

HBR publishes articles in two formats: articles for the bi-monthly hardcopy edition of its magazine and digital articles available on HBR.org. Digital Articles are not included in the bi-monthly magazine and will therefore not appear when you search Business Source Complete for “Harvard Business Review.” As demonstrated below, you must conduct two separate searches to find magazine and digital copies. 

How to Locate HBR (magazine and digital articles) 

Below is an example of a magazine article as seen on HBR.org. 

Below is an example of a digital article as seen on HBR.org. 

Select the "Databases" tab from the library's homepage, then select "Search Periodicals by Title." In the journal search box, type "Harvard Business Review." You will be presented with two options: "Harvard Business Review" or "Harvard Business Review Digital Articles." Select the appropriate option depending on your interest in a magazine or digital article. 

The "Harvard Business Review," the bi-monthly hardcopy edition of its magazine, is available in two different versions; click on that link labeled "two versions found." Then select the record that has "Available online." This will take you to the catalog record. Scroll down to "Select a database to view this item," then select Business Source Complete. Once you have logged into the Business Source Complete database, you can search by the title of the article, some keywords, or by the author. 

Search the Business Source Complete Database directly for articles.

Step 1: From library website, click on the "Databases" tab and click on "Or find a specific database," and select Business Source Complete

• If You Are off Campus, you will need to log in with your NPCUID and password after you click on the database link.
   

Step 2: Go to Advanced Search

• Select the “Advanced Search” link underneath the Business Source Complete Database search boxes.
   

Step 3: Search for Your Article

The following screenshot illustrates a search for this sample article:

Levitt, T. (1960). Marketing Myopia. Harvard Business Review, 38(4), 45-56.

Step 4: Locate the full text of Your Article

Note: Selected articles in HBR are “read-only”: they must be read on the screen and cannot be saved, printed, emailed, or linked to.

Note: Professors and Instructors wishing to use Harvard Business Review articles in their classes should work with Harvard Business Publishing for Educators.  At this site, professors can set up course reading lists where students can purchase articles for class assignments.   The statement below is found in every HBR article in Business Source Complete.  It strictly states that if the HBR content is to be used for course materials, then professors and students should purchase it directly from Harvard Business Publishing.

Note: Because HBR Cases are often purchased as course-specific materials, they are rarely available through Interlibrary Loan.

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