Across the Board. Conference Board. 845 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022. Provides articles that present business topics in nontechnical terms. Articles range from discussions of general business issues to examinations of specific companies and industries.

Black Enterprise. Earl G. Graves Publishing Co. 130 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011. Black Enterprise focuses on business, jobs, career potential, and financial opportunities as they relate to African, Caribbean, and African American consciousness. Its annual list of the nation’s top black businesses and financial institutions is considered an invaluable accounting of African American business enterprises.

BusinessWeek. McGraw-Hill, Inc. 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. The leading general business magazine, BusinessWeek offers comprehensive coverage of the news and developments affecting the business world. It includes information on computers, finance, labor, industry, marketing, science, and technology.

Fast Company. P.O. Box 52760, Boulder, CO 80321-2760. Fairly new on the scene, Fast Company focuses on a wide variety of business topics and is geared toward giving companies an edge in a very competitive marketplace. The magazine’s subtitle is “How smart business works.”

Forbes. Forbes, Inc. 60 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011. A general business magazine that celebrates capitalism. Short articles report on company activities, industry developments, economic trends, and investment tips.

Fortune. Time, Inc. Time & Life Building, Rockefeller Center, New York, NY 10020. Fortune reports on companies and industries, developments and trends. Its articles tend to be longer than those in other business magazines, and its frequent use of sidebars allows readers to learn more about corollary issues.

Harvard Business Review. Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University. Boston, MA 02163. This well-known product of Harvard Business School publishes articles in the areas of business and management. Topics include planning, manufacturing, and innovation. Each issue includes a case study.

Hispanic Business. P.O. Box 469038, Escondido, CA 92046-9038. A general business magazine focusing on a variety of business issues (including career opportunities, entrepreneurial ventures, and legislation) as they relate to Latino workers and Latino-owned businesses in the United States.

Inc.: The Magazine for Growing Companies. Goldhirsch Group, Inc. 38 Commercial Wharf, Boston, MA 02110. Inc. is targeted to the person involved in managing new, small, or growing companies. Articles focus on entrepreneurial ventures, general business topics, and profiles of successful managers.

Journal of Business Ethics. Kluwar Academic Publishers. 101 Philip Dr., Norwell, MA 02061. This journal publishes scholarly articles dealing with the ethical issues confronted in business. It is clearly written, free of technical jargon, and contains articles on such topics as ethics and business schools, competitor intelligence, corporate executives, and disasters.

Management Review. American Management Association. 135 West 50th St., New York, NY 10020. This monthly publication describes management trends, techniques, and issues for middle- and upper-level managers in the corporate and public sector.

Nation’s Business: U.S. Chamber of Commerce. 1615 H St. N.W., Washington, DC 20062. Nation’s Business reports on current business activities and topics such as quality, entrepreneurship, and going public. It is directed mainly to entrepreneurs and small business owners and managers. Each issue contains a feature on issues affecting family businesses.

Small Business Reports. American Management Association. 135 West 50th St., New York, NY 10020. Articles in this monthly magazine tend to offer practical advice for small business owners and managers. However, topics are of interest to all business managers.

The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Co., Inc. 200 Liberty St., New York, NY 10281. With a circulation greater than either the New York Times or USA Today, this comprehensive national newspaper offers in-depth coverage of national and international finance and business. A must for anyone interested in the business of business.

Working Woman. Working Woman, Inc. 230 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10169. Geared toward the white-collar career woman interested in advancing in her field. Articles focus on career advancement, management, communication skills, money management, and investment information. Features items on new technology, changing demographics, and profiles of successful businesswomen. Of special interest is the annual “Hottest Careers” issue featuring listings of up-and-coming occupations.

Academy of Management Perspectives. Pace University, P.O. Box 3020, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Published quarterly and geared toward executives and students of business, this journal presents straightforward practical articles, many of them written by leading management scholars.

Compensation & Benefits Review. American Management Association. 135 West 50th St., New York, NY 10020. A specialized publication of the American Management Association, this journal contains four to six articles in each issue, covering compensation management and strategy and such diverse topics as job evaluation as a barrier to excellence and compensating overseas executives. One invaluable feature is its condensations of noteworthy articles appearing in other business publications.

CompFlash. WorldatWork Association, 14040 N. Northsight Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ 58260. Published monthly, this newsletter includes short articles and information on the latest trends/statistics useful for compensation management, including the most recent surveys.

Employee Relations Law Journal. Executive Enterprises, Inc. 22 West 21st St., New York, NY 10010. Although geared toward attorneys specializing in employment law, in-house counsel, and HR executives, this journal contains practical advice that is not highly technical. Articles deal with such topics as personnel management techniques, legal compliance, and court cases, and such issues as sex discrimination, privacy in the workplace, and drug testing. Features up-to-date coverage of federal regulatory agency actions.

Employee Relations Weekly. Bureau of National Affairs. 1231 25th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20037. This government publication covers such workplace issues as EEO developments, health and safety, pay and benefits, and policy and practices. Recent articles have touched on employee committees, domestic partner benefits, and sexual harassment. Useful for discussions of court cases relevant to employee relations.

HRMagazine. Society for Human Resource Management. 606 N. Washington St., Alexandria, VA 22314. Formerly called Personnel Administrator, this magazine offers in-depth coverage of all areas of HRM.

Human Resource Management. John Wiley & Sons for the Ross School of Business at University of Michigan in alliance with the Society for Human Resource management. This journal is designed for “bridging research and practice for HR leaders.”

International Journal of Human Resource Management. Routledge Journals, 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE. Published monthly, this journal covers research on international HRM issues and trends.

Labor Notes. Labor and Education Research Project. 7435 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, MI 48210. This workers’ magazine is as critical of big labor as it is of management. It features nationwide coverage of such issues as contracts, ongoing negotiation, boycotts, working conditions, and problems confronting women and minority workers. Useful for its “shop-floor” view and as counterbalance to the management perspective.

Monthly Labor Review. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20402. The source for U.S. labor statistics. Each issue carries four in-depth articles on labor-related topics.

Organizational Dynamics. American Management Association. 135 West 50th St., New York, NY 10020. Articles deal with appraisal systems and management systems in general, as well as with other relevant aspects of systems administration.

Personnel Journal. 245 Fischer Ave. B-2, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. Personnel Journal covers the full range of issues in human resources. Features extensive coverage of current HR policies and practices at actual companies, and each article contains company vital statistics. Personnel Journal also sponsors the annual Optimas Awards, which spotlight companies with excellent HR initiatives in a variety of categories.

Public Personnel Management. Personnel Management Association. 1617 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314. Research articles useful to personnel administrators in public-sector personnel management. Typical subjects are recruiting, interviewing, training, sick leave, and home-based employment.

Supervisory Management. American Management Association, 135 West 50th St., New York, NY 10020. Within its concise 12-page format, this magazine contains numerous brief articles offering practical advice on such topics as building quality awareness, handling problem employees, and conducting effective meetings.

Training & Development. American Society for Training & Development. 1640 King St., Alexandria, VA 22313. The official magazine of ASTD, Training & Development is directed toward HR professionals and other managers. It covers both practical issues and trends in training and development, including such topics as how to make a training video, how to train workers to write more clearly, and the ins and outs of successful diversity training.

Workspan. WorldatWork Association, 14040 N. Northsight Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ 58260. Published monthly, this newsletter includes articles of interest to HR practitioners. It also reports on the resources available to practitioners, as well as positions available in the field.

WorldatWork Journal. WorldatWork Association, 14040 N. Northsight Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ 85260. The WorldatWork Journal is a specialized publication of the WorldatWork Association. Issues appear quarterly and feature six to eight articles on such compensation-related topics as pay for performance, compensation strategy, tax considerations, executive pay, and benefits.