Dr. Chris J. Sablynski

Assignment #1

To access the databases needed, find a computer and start here:   http://www.library.csus.edu/  

Question 1  From the library website, look at the left column (under “Resources & Collections) and find “Database & Article Searching” and click on that. Look at the list of databases and see the first one “ABI/Inform Complete.” Next, scroll down about half way down the page and find “Lexis/Nexis: Academic Universe.” You will need both of these to complete the following questions.   a) What is the first sentence on the top left side of page 1103 of the following article? Please write out the sentence exactly as it appears.   Mitchell, T.R., Holtom, B.C., Lee, T.W., Sablynski, C.J., & Erez, M. (2001). Why people stay: Using job embeddedness to predict voluntary turnover. Academy of Management Journal , 44, 1102-1121.    b) Please list the exact search terms (step by step) you used to find this article. Note: Do not use Google to find this article. Please use ABI/Inform.

To complete question 1, here is how to get started in ABI/Inform….

At the main screen, choose “Advanced” (see the orange tab) then type in:

Sablynski

in the box.

Keeping the “AND” choice, type in “Why people stay” in the second text box.

In this example, you are making use of a relatively unusual name (Sablynski) along with the title of the article.

This yields…

Now that you have this, click on “Full Text – PDF” to access the article in it’s print form (thus allowing you to see page numbers). For other types of research, you could simply click on the title (in blue text) or click “Text+Graphics”

Another choice would be to go to

You can then look down about half way and see “Academy of Management Journal: Briarcliff Manor” Full Text: 1987-2001.

The correct answer to question 1 is:

“The research investigating the traditional attitude-driven process and its component parts has been extensive. (Maertz and Campion [1998] and Hom Griffeth [1995] provide excellent reviews.)”

Question 2:

From the library website, look at the left column (under “Resources & Collections) and find “Database & Article Searching” and click on that. Scroll down about half way down the page and find “Lexis/Nexis: Academic Universe.” You will need this to complete question 2.

Here’s the question…In a “PR Newswire Association LLC” 9/14/06 announcement, Carlson Restaurants Worldwide won the 2006 SPIRIT Award for Excellence in Employee Recruitment and Retention.   a) According to the article, which company sponsors the SPIRIT award given by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) and Nation's Restaurant News?   b) Fill in the blank: “Regarding long-term benefits, employees reaching _____ years of service are allotted a four-week paid sabbatical in addition to their earned five-week vacation.” According to the article, how long do you have to work for this company in order to receive this benefit?   c) List the exact search terms you used in Lexis/Nexis (step by step) to find this information.

For question 2, you can simply cut and paste the info I gave you (above) and do a simple “Quick News Search” for the info I was looking for. You can switch the date to “previous year” (see below).

This gives you the output below. Click on the first article listed and you will find the answers in the article:

a) Coca-Colab) 20 years