BNAD 449 International Business Environments: Additional resources for researching BNAD 449: International Business Environments
- Economist Country Surveys - country surveys from the Economist magazine
- The Economist Intelligence Unit Country Reports- to find these reports in the UA Library, search the catalog by Author - Economist Intelligence Unit Great Britain or by Title - Country Profile or Country Report.
- STAT-USA
(Once inside the database, select Globus/NTDB). Database that includes current and historical economic and financial releases and economic data from the Federal Government's wealth of information on the U.S. economy. Also provides current and historical trade-related releases, industry sector analysis reports, international market research, trade opportunities, and country commercial guides.
- World Factbook
The World Factbook is produced by the CIA's Directorate of Intelligence. The Factbook is a comprehensive resource of facts and statistics on more than 250 countries and other entities, including information on people, the government, the economy, and more.
- 2008 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers
From the Office of the United States Trade Representative.
- Foreign-Trade Zones Board
From the International Trade Administration
- Europa
The portal site of the European Union that contains information about the EU, news about the EU, legal information, institutions of the EU, information on member states, EU documents, and more. Available in 11 languages.
- JETRO - Japan External Trade Organization
Website of the Japanese organization that promotes trade between Japan and other countries.
One of the best ways to find information about your company's marketing strategies, how they conduct market research, etc., is to read through articles about the company.
- Business & Company Resource Center
See the description of this database in the Production and Exports section of the main BNAD 449 page. To find articles about a company's marketing research, do a Company search on your company's name, and take a look at the articles ("Articles about this company") under the heading "Sales & Marketing".
For in-depth marketing research reports on different countries, search the STAT-USA database described in the Environmental Analysis section.
Channels
- Retail Trade International - HF5429 .R482 2000 Main Ref.
This set of reference books includes information about retail distribution channels in different countries. - Business & Company Resource Center
See the description of this database in the Production and Exports section of the main BNAD 449 page. To find articles about a company's distribution channels, do a Company search on your company's name, and take a look at the articles ("Articles about this company") under the heading "Operations & Technology". - ABI/Inform
See the description of this database in the Production and Exports section of the main BNAD 449 page. Try a search for the company name in the Company search field, or distribution channels in the Subject search field. - 2008 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers
From the Office of the United States Trade Representative. - Foreign-Trade Zones Board
From the International Trade Administration.
Promotion
- Standard Directory of Advertisers - HF5805 .S72 Main Ref.
This reference book lists what advertising agency a company uses. Advertising expenditures for some companies are listed. Also try contacting the company's advertising agency for sample advertisements. - Business & Company Resource Center
See the description of this database in the Production and Exports section of the main BNAD 449 page. Do a Company search on your company's name, and take a look at the articles ("Articles about this company") under the heading "Sales & Marketing".
One way to get a sense of the company image is to look at the the company's annual report (see Mergent Online) and/or company homepage. The company's homepage is also a good place to look for their promotional materials.
Advertisements
- Newspaper & Magazine ads - look in newspapers or popular magazines from other countries for advertisements. [Check local bookstores for popular magazines. Bookman's has lots of older issues of magazines].
- You may be able to find an example of your company's broadcast advertisements on AdvertisementAve.com
- Try searching the Web for ad images from the company. Check the company's homepage, search online using Google Image Search, and/or check the company's advertising agency's Web site.
- Some examples of advertisements can be found in the magazine Advertising Age at call # HF5801 .A276 Main Current Journal.
Pricing
- Business & Company Resource Center
See the description of this database in the Production and Exports section of the main BNAD 449 page. Do an Articles Search on the name of your industry (e.g., coffee), click on the heading "Narrow by subdivision", then look for the subheading "prices & rates". - ABI/Inform
See the description of this database in the Production and Exports section of the main BNAD 449 page. Try a Subject search on the product Prices.
You may be able to get price information from the company's Web site, newspaper and magazine ads, or from contacts in another country who can obtain prices firsthand.
globalEDGE Resource Desk - From The Center for International Business Education and Research at Michigan State University provides, links to international business resources on the Web, as well as other resources.
OECD - The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development provides links to some of their reports, such as parts of their country Economic Surveys and various Statistics.
United Nations - The United Nations' Statistics Division provides worldwide statistical data on a variety of topics, including Demographic & Social Statistics.
World Bank - The World Bank's Data & Statistics page provides links to Data by Country (includes country data profiles and country at a glance reports), Data by Topic (from domestic finance to macroeconomics and growth), some of the text and data from the print source World Development Indicators, selected full-text documents from the World Development Reports, and more.
The library subscribes to several databases that include hundreds of full-text articles from business magazines, newspapers, and journals . Some additional selected sources are listed below:
Broadcast News Sources:
BBC News - news page of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
CNN- homepage of Cable News Network (CNN).
Newspapers and Magazines:
NOTE: The homepages of most business publications only allow access to current articles, if any access at all. To get the full text of current and older issues of business publications, search in one of the business databases to which the library provides access.
ABYZ News Links - links to hundreds of online news sources, mostly newspapers, from around the world. Listings indicate media type, focus, and language of publication.
Business Week - homepage of the business magazine. Full-text searchable archives of articles from Business Week are available in the library database ABI/Inform.
The Economist- homepage of the Economist magazine. Also, full-text searchable archives of articles from the Economist are available in the library database ABI/Inform.
Financial Times - homepage of the financial newspaper. Full-text searchable archives of articles from the Financial Times are available in the library database Lexis-Nexis. (In Lexis-Nexis, select Major World Newspapers).
International Herald Tribune - homepage of the international business newspaper. Full-text searchable archives of many articles from the Tribune are available in the library database Lexis-Nexis. (In Lexis-Nexis, select Major World Newspapers).
Journal of Commerce - homepage of the Journal of Commerce. Full-text searchable archives of articles from the Journal of Commerce are available in the library database Lexis-Nexis. (In Lexis-Nexis, select US Newspapers and Wires).
New York Times - homepage of the New York Times newspaper. Full-text searchable archives of articles from the New York Times are available in the library database Lexis-Nexis. (In Lexis-Nexis, select Major World Newspapers).
Wall Street Journal - homepage of the Wall Street Journal newspaper. Also available are the Asian Wall Street Journal and the European Wall Street Journal. Full-text searchable archives of articles from the Wall Street Journal are available from the library through ABI/Inform.
See also Country Maps in the World Factbook
Sheppard Software interactive geography tutorials - available for all continents and for varying levels of expertise, from beginners to "cartographic expert."
Citation Guide - basic citation formats for APA, MLA, and Chicago Manual of Style.
Babel Fish - Translation - note: accuracy of translation not guaranteed.