International Business
The E-Journal Portal
Use the E-Journal Portal to search for a full-text electronic journal among the 9,000+ in all of our databases.
Subject Specific Databases
ABI/INFORM Global full text, 1990s to present
Comprehensive business database which includes in-depth coverage for over 2,700 publications, with more than 2,000 available in full text including the Wall Street Journal.
Business Source Elite Full-text, 1985-present
1,100 business journals and newspapers
LexisNexis full text, 1980s - present
Lexis Nexis provides full-text documents from over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications. Some of this information includes:
- National and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources.
- U.S. Federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews, and international legal information.
- Shepard’s® Citations for all U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1789
- Business news journals, company financial information, SEC filings and reports, and industry and market news.
Marketline Continuously updated full text
Reports and data on 10,000+ companies, 2,000+ industries, and 50+ countries
General/Related Databases
Academic Search Premier Full-text, 1970s – present
More than 4,500 journals on all different subjects: psychology, business, education, chemistry, and more.
Wilson Select Plus Some full-text, 1994 – present
Articles in sciences, humanities, education, and business.
Database Tutorials
Marketline Country Search Video Tutorial
Lexis Nexis Searching for International News Video Tutorial
Country Information Web Portal
From the International Business Center at Michigan State University. Contains a variety of information and links with country information, cultural information, and statistics.
Country Profiles
Department of State Background Notes
Government, politics, history and foreign relations.
Library of Congress Country Profiles
Short but comprehensive overview of government, economics, and politics.
CIA World Fact Book (CIA World Fact Book
Basic overview with statistics and a focus on international issues (illegal drug and human trafficking, current international disputes)
Focuses on recent news, political and economic information.
Basic overview information & facts about media and freedom of the press.
Statesman’s Yearbook
Reference HA46.S7 2008
Includes basic country statistics and political and economic data.
Cultural Studies
Kwintessential Country Profiles
Language, culture, customes, and ettiquite
Culture Grams
Reference GT150 .C85 2006
Basic overview including information about the county’s history, people, customs, lifestyle, culture, and society.
Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life
Reference GN333 .W67 1998
Discusses multiple aspects of daily life such as clothing food language and religion.
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Popular Culture
Reference HM621 .G74 2007 v. 1-6
Contains information about art, fashion, film, food, games, music, media, sports, transportation, travel, and more.
Country Statistics
This is a great tool for country comparisons across a huge range of topics. It is also a good place to find sources for statistics.
To search: Go to the Country A-Z list at the top of the website, select your country, select the topic area you wish to find statistics for, and then click on “all stats.”
These yearbooks include statistical data on a country’s population, economy, society, education, culture, and more.
Country statistics from official sources gathered from across the internet. This site is earchable by country, region, or topic. It is a good place to find sources for statistics.
International Business Etiquette
Kwintessential Cross Cultural Solutions
Online cultural guides to doing business in select coutnries
From Canada’s office of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Country facts and topical cultural information on doing business in countries of the world.
HF5389 .M67 2006
HF5389.M375 2006
Dun & Bradstreet’s Guide to Doing Business Around the World
HF1416 .M78 1997
Mind Your Manners, managing business cultures in the new global Europe
HD70.E8 M653 2003
Also available in E-book format
Doing Business in the New Latin America
HF3230.5 .Z5 B43 2004
Marketing Across cultures in Asia
HF1416 .G437 2002
Doing Business Internationally
Prepared annually by U.S. embassies, these reports present a comprehensive look at countries’ commercial environments.
To search: Click on the above link and select Country Commercial Guides as your Report Type from the drop down menu.
Doing Business.org, Business Planet
Discover how easy (or difficult) it is to do business in 181 economies.
Import/Export Information
U.S. Government resource to assist American businesses succeed in planning their international sales strategies.
Government website to search for import and export data.
Search Tips
1. Click on “National Trade Data.”
2. Pick either “Global Patterns” to search for export data on a product type to all countries or “Product Profiles” to search based on a particular country or region.
3. Click the change button under the “product” module to search for you particular trade good. You can pick your product based on different industry codes.
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