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MNGT 375: International Business Research Demo
Shana Gass, MLSReference Librarian, Cook [email protected]
September 2006
Types of Information
• Industry & Competitors/Market
• Demographics
• Politics
• Culture
• Economics
• Business Climate
• Trade
Sources I’ll Demonstrate
• Europa World News
• NTDB & Globus
• Factiva
• Business Source Complete
• LexisNexis Academic
• Statistical sources
Cook Library Subject Gateway for Management:http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/management
Note: “Quick Search” for Articles searches only in general -- not business – databases. You’ll need more info for this project!
Get into the Databases from Off-Campus!• Click Towson University• Log in with 14-digit number from front of
TU OneCard + last name
ABI/Inform
• Note: Cook Library no longer subscribes• Consider Business Source Complete as a
rough equivalent
Europa World Plus …database of rich country profiles
Countries & Their Cultures... Background info from an authoritative database
NTDB/GLOBUS…database includes Country Commercial Guides, Market Research…
Only available
on-campus
Factiva…powerful database for international news
Business Source Complete…database featuring articles + country, company, and industry profiles!
Identifying Companies by Country/Industry
• Principal International Businesses (D&B)REF HF54.U5 P74
• LexisNexis Academic library database
> Business > Dossier Create a Company List Search by geography/industry code or description
• Kompass web sitehttp://www.kompass-usa.com
Statistics• Consumer International
Reserves HC79.C6 C636• Market Share Reporter
Reserves HF5410 .M35 • International Trade Administration, U.S. Dept.
of Commerce: http://trade.gov• GlobalEDGE Int’l Business Resource Desk:
http://globaledge.msu.edu/resourcedesk• OFFSTATS: http://www.offstats.auckland.ac.nz
Keeping Up with Your Country
• BBC News• Blogrunner.com
> All Topics > Countries & Territories• Google News Alert
> search for your topic > create email alert (bottom of page)
More Info
• For details on these & more sources, see:http://pages.towson.edu/sgass/courses
• MNGT > Top International Business Sources• BUSX > Big 4 Business Article databases, APA
Citation Guide• ECON > Keeping Up with Your Country Using
News Feeds, Gadgets, & Email Alerts
Questions?
Shana GassReference Librarian for ManagementCook Library, Towson [email protected] / 410-704-2395
Thanks and good luck!
