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| Business Biographies |
International directory of business biographies
Profiles over 600 business leaders. International in scope, with almost half the profiles on non-U.S. figures. Includes information on education, awards, family, career path, leadership style, impact, and business strategies. Four indexes (nationality, geographic, company and industry, and name) assist in locating information.
HC29.I57 2005 Reference
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| Business Dictionaries |
Business dictionaries in several languages are available in the HF1002 section in Reference as well as in the Book Stacks on the second floor.
Search the library catalog, OskiCat, for subject "business dictionaries" for more.
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| Business Etiquette |
Search the library catalog, OskiCat, for subject "business etiquette" for country specific guides.
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| Business History |
International Directory of Company Histories
Historical background on major companies throughout the world.
HD2721 .D36 Reference
Search OskiCat for subject: ""business history" for more materials.
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| Case Studies |
Business Source Complete - limit search to case studies
Comprehensive teaching materials catalog
Harvard Business School Publishing.
Case studies are available from Harvard Business School for a fee, generally between $5-$7.
European Case Clearinghouse - Case studies available to students for $3-4.
Academy of International Business - Case studies links
Search OskiCat for subjects: "International Business Enterprises Case Studies" or "International Trade Case Studies" or "International Competition Case Studies" or "Corporate Culture [country/region] Case studies."
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| Company Information |
Bank Directory (aka "Bankers Blue Book")
Directory of all bank offices in the world. Information includes credit ratings, and national/global rankings (based on total assets) of the head office institution. Listed by country, city, and name in alphabetical order.
HG2441.R3, Latest in Reference
China Studies Online
D&B principal international businesses.
Alphabetically by country, cross referenced by SIC. Basic directory profiles.
HF54 .U5D8P7, Latest in Reference
Hoover's Handbook of World Business
Profiles of Major Global Enterprises.
HF4009 .H66 2008 Reference
ISI Emerging Markets
Company and industry profiles and analysis. Business news. In English as well as the principal language of each country.
Lexis/Nexis Corporate Affiliations "Who Owns Whom"
International volumes.
HG4057 .A1 D5, Latest in Reference
Mergent Online
Mergent International Manual
Lists major companies in 117 countries. Company listing includes a company history, description of the business and property, financial statements, management, debt, capital, and other key data.
HG4509 .M66 Reference
Onesource
Profiles and news of companies worldwide
ASIA
Asia's ten thousand largest companies
Directory of public and private corporations in Asia. Rankings by sales, by assets for banks. Covers companies in Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, China (both People's Republic and Republic of China), Philippines, Indonesia, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand.
HG4234 .85.A86, Latest in Reference
Japan Company Handbook. First section.
Directory and financials of all companies listed in the First Section of the Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya stock exchanges.
HF5181 .J36
Japan company handbook. Second section.
Directory and financials of all companies listed in the Second Section of the Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya stock exchanges.
HF3823 .S42
EUROPE
Europe's 15000 Largest Companies
HD2356 .E9.E931, Latest in Reference
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| Country Information |
EIU Country Reports
Country Profiles and Country Reports for 200 countries - Reports are monthly updates of the more detailed Profiles.
Profiles provide an in-depth history, political background, industry and economic conditions for most countries. Business/Economic conditions and prospects, political scene, economy, trade, finance, government, economic plans and policies, major investment projects.
Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008.
World Economic Forum. Ranking of 131 countries on 12 measures of competitiveness indicators. Institutions, infrastructure, macroeconomy, health and primary education, higher education and training, goods market efficiency, financial market sophistication, technological readiness, market size, business sophistication, innovation. Data is gathered from international, regional, and national organizations, private institutes, and a survey conducted by the publisher.
HF1414G559 Reference
IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook
Institute for Management Development's ranks and analyzes 55 countries on how each nation's business and economic environment effects the competitiveness of enterprises. 323 criteria are grouped into four categories: economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency, and infrastructure. Country profiles include current challenges, competitiveness landscape, peer rankings, improvements, declines, strengths, weaknesses, government efficiency, business efficiency, and infrastructure. Data is gathered from international, regional, and national organizations, private institutes, and a survey conducted by the publisher.
HF1414 .W67 Reference
Library of Congress Portals to the World
Selected, annotated, authoritative sources for basic information on individual countries, selected by Library of Congress: includes Business, Commerce, Economy; Education; Government, Politics, Law; Listservs, Newsgroups; Media and Communications; Organizations; Science and Technology; and Search Engines
UCB Library's Government Information portal
Links to foreign governments and international organizations.
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Country Commerce /
Finance |
EIU Country Commerce
51 countries. A practical reference guide to specific operating conditions, commercial laws and business regulations. How to obtain proper permit and registrations, how to protect intellectual property, how to comply with local tax laws-including e-commerce rules.
EIU Country Finance
45 countries - Comprehensive guide to changes in financial services, operating conditions, tax laws and investment opportunities. Cash management and short-term investment options, bank and non-bank credit, equity and debt financing, and markets for stocks, bonds, currencies and derivatives.
Globus National Trade Data Bank (NTDB)
Designed to help US businesses enter overseas markets, this database provides leads and market research. Current International Market Opportunities section has timely leads with International Market Insight Reports, Agriculture Leads and more. Country Commercial Guides provide country political, legal and commercial information. Industry Sector Analysis Reports are industry and country-specific reports.
International Financial Statistics (IFS)
International Monetary Fund. Monthly, quarterly, and annual statistics from 1948+. Primarily dealing with banking, finance, and money statistics in a time series, it also includes population, GDP, production, consumption, government expenditures, export/import, balance of payments, etc. for IMF member countries.
Source OECD
World Bank's Foreign Direct Investment
Country analysis and information on all things related to foreign direct investment in 175 countries. The site combines business and public resources with World Bank Group analysis to provide users with a single entry point for the full-spectrum of information needed to make a decision about investing in a foreign country.Information on specific investment opportunities, business and legal environments, up-to-the-minute feeds on news and events; links to investment promotion agencies and location consultants, case studies, sources of investment finance, and more.
World Bank Reports and World Development Indicators
Social, environmental and economic development statistics and reports.
World Investment Report (UN)
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| Handbooks |
The Oxford handbook of international business
Alan M. Rugman, Thomas L. Brewer
- Pt. 1: History and theory of the multinational enterprise
- Pt. 2: The political and policy environment
- Pt. 3: Strategy for MNEs (multi-national enterprises)
- Pt. 4: Managing the MNE
- Pt. 5: Regional studies
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| Information Sources |
International business information how to find it, how to use it
While dated, many of the resources are still applicable. Most sources are English-language directories, yearbooks, reports, and electronic files that describe companies, industries, markets, and international transactions. Extensively illustrated with examples and tables.
HF54.5.P33 1998
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| Industry Information |
Business Monitor Online
Quarterly market reports on major industries in 55 countries.
Eurostat
Major industries in Europe, statistics and reports.
Encyclopedia of Global Industries
For each of the 125 industry sectors covered in this publication: key facts, organization & structure, background & development, current conditions, R&D, work force, industry leaders, major countries in industry, sources of information on industry.
HD2324 .E53 Reference
Factiva
Current industry trends and news worldwide for major and emerging "hot" industries.
Globus National Trade Databank
Potential markets in industries worldwide - see Industry sector reports.
ISI Emerging Markets
Emerging markets worldwide. Industry news, reports and statistics (and much more)
Onesource (Haas only)
Click on Industry tab.
Source OECD
In-depth reports on economies and industries in OECD member countries and other global markets.
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| Management Articles and Encyclopedias |
Academy of international business
Global community of scholars for the creation and dissemination of knowledge about international business and policy issues. Website includes events, career center, publications (Journal of international business studies, AIB insights, AIB newsletter, conference proceedings), and links to online resources (case studies, course content, academic publishers, journals, professional organizations, and mailing lists).
Business Source Complete
Articles from scholarly, trade and popular business sources.
Books in Long Library on subjects: "international management" or "international business enterprises"
Handbook of human resource management policies and practices in Asia-Pacific economies
Edited by Michael Zanko.
HF5549.2.A75.H36 2002
International encyclopedia of business and management
Malcolm Warner (editor). 2nd edition.
v. 1. Accounting to Coase. v. 2. Cognition to Europe, management in. v. 3. European Central Bank to Hypercompetition. v. 4. Ibuka to Lewin. v. 5. Limpberg to Operations management. v. 6. Operations research to Simulation modelling. v. 7. Singapore, management in to Zimbabwe, management in. v. 8. Index.
HF1001 .I53 2002 Reference; v.1-8
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| Market Research |
Business Monitor Online
Forecasts for major industries in 55 countries.
Mintel
Market research reports for consumer products. Includes reports on lifestyles.
IEBM encyclopedia of marketing
Michael J. Baker (editor).
HF5412 .I32 Reference
World Market Share Reporter
Market shares of products and companies worldwide in pie charts and percentages. Indexed by brand, company name, product and SIC code.
HF5410 .W67 Reference
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| News |
Factiva
Latest news on companies and business worldwide, includes major business newspapers and magazines in 24 languages.
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| Statistics |
Business & Industry
Market sizes
Eurostat
European Economic, social, business, and environmental data for the European Union and its member states, as well as major trade partners. The economy (national accounts, prices and wages, balance of payments, international trade in goods, environment, science and technology, sectors and enterprises (business structures at a glance, industry and construction, distributive trade, financial markets, transport, tourism, energy), and agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. Appendixes include a glossary, geonomenclature, classification of economic activities, classification of commodities, and a list of abbreviations and acronyms.
Global Financial DatabaseAll manner of stock and economic data
International Financial Statistics (IFS)
By the International Monetary Fund. Monthly, quarterly, and annual statistics going back to 1948. Primarily dealing with banking, finance, and money statistics in a time series, it also includes population, economic/financial, income, GDP, production, consumption, government expenditures, export/import, balance of payments, etc. for IMF member countries.
Lexis-Nexis Statistical
Statistics from governments, non-governmental agencies, United Nations agencies, regulatory agencies, as well as trade and professional associations. For reports and data not available electronically: record numbers prefixed with SRI are on microfiche and are filed in cabinets across from the Reference Desk in Long Library, while those that are prefixed with ISS and ASI are housed at in Doe Library.
SourceOECD
UN Comtrade
Commodity trade statistics, UNCTAD publishes a number of statistics, including a new one on world trade in creative products and reports on world trade and industries.
UN statistical databases
World Bank Reports and World Development Indicators
Social, environmental and economic development statistics and reports.
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| Taxation and Accounting |
Tax information is also available in business guides for specific countries.
Books on subject: "international business enterprises accounting"
AICPA professional standards. International volume : international accounting ; international auditing as of ... International volume.
HF5667 .A432 Reference
International financial reporting standards
International Accounting Standards Board
Includes full text of all International Accounting Standards extant at beginning of year that the volume is issued.
HF5686.I56.I562 2007 Reference
Miller international accounting standards guide
International accounting standards guide Miller IAS guide.
HF5626 .M55 Latest in Reference
Books on subject: "corporations foreign taxation"
Corporate taxes, a worldwide summary
Price Waterhouse
HD2753 .A3.P72 Latest in Reference
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| Trade Guides |
Dictionary of international trade: Handbook of the global trade community includes 21 key appendices
An A-Z guide to terms on exporting, importing, banking, shipping, and other matters relating to international trade. Definitions make up half the book, with the other half devoted to appendices for: acronyms and abbreviations, country codes, international dialing guide, currencies of the world, business entities worldwide, weights and measures, ship illustrations, airplane illustrations, truck and trailer illustrations, railcar illustrations, guide to air freight containers, guide to ocean freight containers, world airports by IATA code, world airports by airport, seaports of the world, computer terms, guide to Incoterms 2000, guide to letters of credit, resources for international trade, top websites, guide to trade documentation, guide to international sourcing, key words in eight languages, global supply chain security, and maps of the world.
HF1373.H55 2005 Reference
Exporters Encyclopedia
Brief guides to business practices, regulations and resources for doing business in various countries. From Dun & Bradstreet.
HF3011 .E9 Reference
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