MKTG 456 – International Marketing Management: Library Research Guide
Additional Resources for Marketing 456: International Marketing
Industry/Trade Associations
Industry/trade associations (e.g., National Coffee Association of U.S.A.) are often a good source of information about companies and industries. The database Encyclopedia of Associations contains information on approximately 400,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields. You can search by subject or SIC code.
Also, if you find industry associations mentioned in a business article, search for that association's homepage on the Web. Some of them have additional reports and data about their industry on their Web sites.
Foreign News Sources
See the full list of News/Newspapers databases available from the UA Library. Some that have international news coverage and news sources from other countries include:
Some Web sites link to current news from newspapers and other news sources around the world:
Abyz News Links
Links to over 16,000 newspapers and other news sources from around the world.
NewsLink
Links to newspapers in the US and around the world by location or type of paper. Also includes links to TV and radio sites.
Business Publications
NOTE: The Web sites of most business publications (business newspapers, magazines and journal) 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.
International Organizations
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.
Europa
Portal site of the European Union with information and news about the EU, institutions of the EU, information on member states, EU documents, and more. Available in 11 languages.
International Trade Administration
JETRO - Japanese External Trade Organization
Japanese organization that promotes trade between Japan and other countries. Includes JETRO Market Reports, "covering a wide range of products, services and industries, including relevant laws and regulations, case studies, current market trends and advice on market entry."
U.S. International Trade Commission
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) and Data by Topic (from domestic finance to macroeconomics and growth). The World Bank also publishes World Development Indicators.
Maps
See also Country Maps in the World Factbook
Other Resources
Babel Fish - Translation
Note: accuracy of translation not guaranteed.