Frequently Asked Questions
Below you will find a list of frequently asked questions about Emerald Management First. We hope you find them useful.
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- What is Emerald Management First?
- How do I subscribe?
- Is there a restriction on usage?
- What can I find on the site? (sample content)
- How do I view my content?
- What are RSS feeds?
- What is your editorial policy?
- Why is the search engine split into "Journal Articles" and "All other content?"
- What if I need to contact you?
What is Emerald Management First?
Emerald Management First is an online business and management library which places more management tools at your disposal than any other resource. Designed specifically for managers, Emerald Management First brings you regularly updated articles, case studies, guru interviews and more direct to your desktop.
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Emerald Management First is published by Emerald – the world’s leading publisher of management journals and databases. Find out more about Emerald (PDF)
How do I subscribe?
Becoming a subscriber will provide you with access to the entire collection of management resources on the website. This includes articles from 11 of Emerald's management journals, over 600 Executive Summary articles, over 240 guru interviews, 42 Management Briefing article collections and over 200,000 independent article reviews (specific content types are explained in more detail below).
Subscriptions are taken out on an annual basis.
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Is there a restriction on usage?
Emerald Management First is available on an annual subscription basis for all members of your organization to use – there is no extra charge for usage.
Multi-site and multi-national deals are also available. Please e-mail emf@emeraldinsight.com for more details.
What can I find on the site?
Emerald Management First is structured around 10 management "communities" or interest areas which reflect the most talked about topics in business today.
The communities available to choose from are:
- Management & Leadership
- Marketing
- Change Management
- Strategy
- Human Resources
- Knowledge Management
- Healthcare Management
- E-Business, IT & Finance
- Quality Management
- Public Sector
Within each community you will find a collection of resources relating to the chosen subject. Whilst content may vary between communities, the basic menus include:
Feature of the Month
Chosen and prepared by our experienced in-house editorial team, these monthly features showcase outstanding interviews or articles in your chosen subject.
Journal Articles
An archive of over 2,500 management articles from Emerald's flagship practitioner journals, plus updates added on a monthly basis.
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Executive Summaries
1,000 – 1,500 word summaries specially prepared by our in-house editorial team and designed to bring you information and knowledge you can apply quickly in the workplace.
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Guru Interviews
Over 240 interviews with today's most prominent and influential business figures. Learn from the masters!
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Management Reviews
A unique collection of over 200,000 independent reviews of the most critical business information published today. Use it to keep up to date with the latest concepts and ideas in management (more information.)
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Management Briefings
Article bundles available on 'hot topic' areas designed to bring you up to speed for projects, meetings or presentations.
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Management Resource Centre
Sharpen your general management skills and keep up to date on important events, conferences, books and websites in the business world.
Management Focus Magazine
A downloadable PDF newsletter containing samples of site content plus exclusive columns.
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How do I view my content?
Subscribers can login to the site using the username and password provided when the subscription was taken out. The login bar appears at the top of every page for your convenience. We also offer IP authentication if required. As the site structure can be freely browsed without logging in, you can also find information this way and you will be asked to login when trying to access the content itself.
If you have forgotten or misplaced your login details, please contact us.
Emerald Management First is organized by management community as described above. Each community has a homepage with direct links to featured articles, interviews and other content. There is an expanding menu bar on the left side of the page as well as search boxes at the top of every page and also within certain sections such as the articles and interviews pages. We have also included quick links to the most popular content on the site and the most popular search terms to help you access content quickly.
Content formats:
- All Journal Articles are available in HTML and PDF format*
- All Executive Summaries are available in HTML format
- All Guru Interviews are available in HTML and PDF format
* Please note that some older volumes may only be available in PDF format.
What are RSS feeds?
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. RSS feeds are just a special kind of web page, designed to be read by computers rather than people. Emerald Management First offers several RSS feeds. By subscribing to them you will be able to tell when new content is posted on the website, and also ensure that you don't miss out on our most popular features.
To subscribe to them, you will need a news reader or other similar device. A news reader is a piece of software that checks RSS feeds and lets you read any new content that has been added to them. Example news readers can be found in the list below.
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Please note, Emerald is not responsible for the content of external websites.
RSS feeds can be found within the Human Resources, Knowledge Management and E-Business, IT & Finance communities as well as on the site homepage and in the Management Resource Centre. To subscribe to a feed, simply click on the link and follow the on-screen instructions we have provided.
What is your editorial policy?
Emerald Management First draws upon Emerald's 40 year history in management publishing to bring you high quality editorial content from some of the world's most esteemed management publications. Our experienced editorial team work full time to ensure only the most relevant and applicable content is selected.
Content is presented in accordance with the Oxford English Dictionary – the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. More information on the OED can be found on the Oxford website. Please note, however, that some journal articles may differ from Oxford English spelling due to individual journal house style rules.
Why is the search engine split into "Journal Articles only " and "All content?"
The majority of content is hosted on the Emerald Management First website. However, the Journal Articles available in the Human Resources, Knowledge Management and E-Business, IT & Finance communities are hosted on our parent website www.emeraldinsight.com. For this reason we have separated our search function out to cover these two locations.
What if I need to contact you?
If you have any questions or queries that are not dealt with here, please feel free to contact us directly. Contact details for our sales and editorial staff plus our telephone numbers and mailing address can be found on the Contact Us page.