Journals, magazines and newspapers are the three major types of periodicals. They are published at regular time periods, e.g. daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or semiannually.
To get started with your research to look for relevant scholarly journal and magazine articles, try 2 library databases: EBSCOhost Research Databases and ProQuest.
(The following are for demonstrating purposes.)
Sample Research Topic: Reward / Incentive
What do you want to know? Does money really affect motivation?
Sample Research Question: How does pay (below- vs. above-market) influence work motivation?
Possible Keywords & Related Words: Pay, money, incentive awards, financial rewards, pay for performance, monetary incentives, monetary rewards, financial incentives, underpaid, overpaid, non-financial rewards, influence, impact, effect, motivation, work motivation, employee motivation, job performance, work performance, employees, underpayment, overpayment, job equality, inequality, satisfaction, productivity, organizational performance, workplace, etc.
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