International Business

Reference Materials useful for finding background information on your topic and on statistics for the country you are researching:

• Exporters' Encyclopedia [REF K 1030.4 .D86 ] is a compilation of information on the latest trade regulations, documentation requirements, and import/export procedures of the countries of the world. Hundreds of international trade organizations in the United States and abroad were contacted for the information in this resource. Hundreds of governmental and private publications are also referenced.
• Europa World Yearbook [REF JN 1 .E85 ] provides information on the political, economic, and commercial institutions of the world.
• Nations of the World [REF HC10 .N36 ] provides overviews of 228 countries that include political, economic, and business information not found in any other resource. Country profiles provide detailed historical information, political structure and parties, and a detailed look at the country's population, labor market, media, trade, industry, agriculture, and energy.
• Internet Resources and Services [REF 330.9 L7831]
• Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys [REF 332.67 c785si]
• Directory of Foreign Manufacturers in the United States [ REF HF 5035 .A425 2001 ]
• Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries [ REF HG4538.A1 D5 ]
• Statistical Yearbook [REF 341.1 Un 58z]
• International Business Information: How to Find It, How to Use It [REF HF54.5 .P33 1994]
• Hoover's Handbook of World Business [REF HG4009 .H66 (2003)]
• CultureGrams (available at the Reference Desk) introduce readers to the daily customs and lifestyles, as well as the political and economic structure of a nation. Information that is based on opinion as well as fact, in included in CulturGrams. They paint broad pictures of what life is like for the majority of people in different countries. They do not describe every ethnic group or cultural aspect of life there.
• The Encyclopedia of the People of the World [REF GN495.4 .E53 1993]
• Encyclopedia of World Cultures [REF GN307 .E53 1991  10 vol.]
• Kiss, Bow or Shake Hands [REF HF5389 .M67 1994]
• Do's and Taboos Around the World [REF HF5387 .D66 1990]
• Do's and Taboos Around the World for Women in Business [REF G156.5.B86 D67 1997 ]
• You Eat What You Are: People, Culture and Food Traditions [ REF GT 2850 .B37 1999]

Bibliography for International Business

HSU OBU Online Catalog

The online catalog is a database that indexes the library catalogs of HSU and OBU. The following subject headings (search terms) will help you find books on foreign countries and international business:

• International business enterprise
• Corporations, foreign
• International economic relations
• Joint ventures
• Country name (country studies are available in Huie Library's circulating collection for many countries...check copyright date for timeliness of information)

Online Periodical Indexes

CountryWatch.com is an information provider for schools, universities, libraries and individuals who need up-to-date information and news on the countries of the world and for the public and private sector organizations with global operations and interests. The management of CountryWatch.com has extensive international business and academic experience and, using this experience, has created, in a concise and useful form, a key set of political, economic, and business information, daily news and data for its clients in the form of:

·         Country Reviews™ for 191 countries, each comprising a 50-100 page report covering the demographic, historical, political, economic, business and environmental background and contemporary issues facing each country. Reviews are updated on a biannual schedule but are updated dynamically on the Website whenever major events occur in a country (e.g. change in government).

·         The Country Wire™ accompanies each of the 191 CountryReviewsTM and provides country-specific, comprehensive daily news from 12 international news services with a 12-month archive in a searchable database containing 180,000 stories. The CountryWireTM allows users to stay up-to-date on breaking news and to follow developing stories in each of the 191 countries.

·         CountryWatch Data™ and is an on-line database of statistical information compiled by CountryWatch.com. It includes data on more than 250 different fields for more than 191 countries. About half of the fields are time series spanning as many as eight years and the balance of the fields are cross sectional for a given year. There are currently about 220,000 data points (including information on macroeconomics, economic sectors, environment and socio-demographic, health and culture) available in this database.

EBSCOHost (Academic Search Premier) indexes articles about business, social sciences, humanities, general acedemic, general science, education, and multicultural issues. Approximately 4,000 magazines and journals are indexed and approximately 1/4 to 1/3 of them are available in full-text online.

Business Source Premier As the world’s largest full text business database, Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 8,350 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for more than 1,100 scholarly business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.

Lexis Nexis Business provides:

·         Business News -- business articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, wires & transcripts.

·         Company Financial -- detailed financial data about companies.

·         Compare Companies -- find companies based on a variety of criteria.

·         SEC Filings & Reports -- EDGAR filings, annual & quarterly reports & proxy statements

·         Industry & Market -- news from over 25 industries.

·         Accounting -- accounting journals & literature.

·         Directories -- trade show information & more..

ProQuest Direct indexes a variety of articles covering the arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences and the sciences. It indexes about 1,800 journals and 75% of them are available in fulltext online. The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Barron's, and U.S. News and World Report are among the periodicals available in fulltext through ProQuest Direct.

Updated: November 16, 2005.