Craighead's International Business, Travel, And Relocator Guide To 84 Countries. [2000-2001]
Darien, CT: Craighead Inc., 2000. Each country report is approximately 30 to 40 pages in length and includes key facts about the country, general geographic and climatological information, history, customs, etiquette and protocols, selecting a school, how to locate housing, and information related to social life.
CENTRAL LIBRARY / REFERENCE / FLOOR 2 / HF 5549.5 .E45 D56

Europa World Year Book.
London: Europa Publications, 2003. This directory of politics, economics, commerce, and social conditions for nations of the world contains information arranged by country within four categories: 1. an overview of recent history, government, defense, economic affairs, social welfare, and education; 2. statistics, including national accounts, external trade, currency and exchange rates, and social indicators; 3. constitution and form of government; and 4.a directory of key government officials, political organizations, diplomatic representatives, judges of major courts, churches, major newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations (sometimes with their editorial slant), publishers, banks, stock exchanges, trade associations, utilities, tourism, and transportation agencies.
CENTRAL LIBRARY / REFERENCE / FLOOR 2 / JN 1 .E85 2003

Country Commerce.
New York, NY: Economist Intelligence Unit. This resource analyzes over 50 countries for business relationships, with emphasis on the state's role in industry, rules for investments, price controls, licensing requirements, and tax laws. Summarizes the political situation, market forecasts, currency outlook, and attitudes toward foreign investment.
CENTRAL LIBRARY / REFERENCE / FLOOR 2 / HC10 .B87

International Business Etiquette. Asia & The Pacific Rim: What You Need To Know To Conduct Business Abroad With Charm And Savvy.
Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, c1999. Understanding a country's cultural influences positive business dealings.
CENTRAL LIBRARY / REFERENCE / FLOOR 2 / HF 5389.3 .A78 S23 1999

International Business Etiquette. Latin America: What You Need To Know To Conduct Business Abroad With Charm And Savvy.
Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, c2000.
CENTRAL LIBRARY / FLOOR 4 / HF 5389.3. L3 S22 2000

PricewaterhouseCoopers Guides. Doing Business Guides: [Country].
New York: PricewaterhouseCoopers. These country-specific guides are published for more than 80 countries in which PricewaterhouseCoopers firms operate or have established offices. Each guide focuses on the investment climate of a particular country. The reports include investment climate, exchange controls, labor relations, regulatory agencies, licensing requirements, accounting and tax practices, and corporate entities registration.(The hyper link goes directly to the PWC homepage. Click the "Publications" link, then click the "Doing Business" link. - The links are located on the left sidebar.)

DataStream.
This database contains international economic and financial time-series data.
CENTRAL LIBRARY / REFERENCE / FLOOR 2 / "STANDALONE WORKSTATIONS"

STAT-USA
This source provides business and economic data that includes over 300,000 reports and statistical series gathered from over 50 Federal Agencies. It provides web access to the National Trade Data Bank, the Economic Bulletin Board (EBB), all major releases from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and more.

World Marketing Data and Statistics CD-R0M.
This CD-ROM provides a unique compilation of international demographic and economic data that enables users to create marketing profiles of countries or regions of the world. From the number of hospital beds to the average working week in manufacturing, this publication contains data for 209 countries worldwide. Ask for CD-ROM at the Reference Desk.
CENTRAL LIBRARY / REFERENCE / FLOOR 2 / "STANDALONE WORKSTATIONS"

Mergent Online
This database contains financial statement data on over 10,000 U.S. public companies and 15,000+ non-U.S. public companies. For each company, historical information related to founding date, merger & acquisition activity, as well as a business description, primary line of business (SIC and NAICS industry codes), and recent newswire stories are included. In addition, both domestic and foreign company annual reports are available in pdf format.

Directory Of American Firms Operating In Foreign Countries.
16th ed. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2001. 3 volumes. Arranged alphabetically by company and by country.
CENTRAL LIBRARY / REFERENCE / FLOOR 2 / HG 4538 .A1 D5 2001

Directory of Corporate Affiliations.
New Providence, NJ: National Register Publishing, Lexis-Nexis Group, c2001. This directory features brief profiles with identifying major U.S. and foreign corporations, both public and private, as well as their subsidiaries, divisions, and affiliates. The directory also indicates hierarchy of corporate affiliation.
CENTRAL LIBRARY / REFERENCE / FLOOR 2 / HG 4057 .A458

Directory Of Foreign Firms Operating In The United States.
11th ed. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2002. Directory of Foreign Firms Operating in the United States lists approximately 2,400 foreign business firms from 75 countries that have substantial business investments in the U.S.
CENTRAL LIBRARY / REFERENCE / FLOOR 2 / HG 4057 .A21943 2002

Fortune's Global 500: World's Largest Industrial Companies.
Annual survey in Fortune magazine each year. Most recent survey is on Reserve.
CENTRAL LIBRARY/PERIODICALS / RESERVE / FLOOR 1 / HF 5001 .F7

International Directory Of Company Histories.
Detroit: Gale Research. This directory provides detailed narratives on the historical development of the world's largest and most influential multinational companies. Often includes the company logo and sources of additional information. 40 volumes to date.
CENTRAL LIBRARY / REFERENCE / FLOOR 2 / HD 2721 .I68

Hoover's Handbook Of World Business.
Austin, TX: Hoover's, Inc., 2002. Hoover's Handbook of World Business (book) contains 300 in-depth profiles of private, public and state-owned companies located throughout Europe, Asia, and Central America. The World's 100 Largest Public Companies, The Middle East's 25 Largest Banks, and Japanese Companies in the Nikkei Index are just a few of the lists covered in the "List Lover's Compendium" section.
CENTRAL LIBRARY / REFERENCE / FLOOR 2 / HG 4057 .A2864

International Business Information: How to Find it, How to Use it.
2nd ed. Phoenix, AZ: Orxy Press, 1998. This guide describes and explains how to use various sources of international business information. Business practices in various regions and countries are covered, as well as information related to international business organizations and agencies.
CENTRAL LIBRARY / REFERENCE / FLOOR 2 / HF 54.5 .P33 1998

Notable Corporate Chronologies.
Detroit, MI: Gale Group, Inc., c2001. This two-volume set provides chronologies for over 1800 corporations that operate in the U.S. and abroad. The timeline explains the major events that affected the company's history. Mergers and acquisitions, product introductions, financial milestones, and major stock offerings dates are also included in the chronologies.
CENTRAL LIBRARY / REFERENCE / FLOOR 2 / HG 4009 .N68

Background Notes
Washington, D.C.: Department of State. Background Notes are brief country profiles that provide up-to-date information on the economy, government, people, geography, history, principal government officials, travel notes, and etc.

CIA World Factbook
Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. Each country profile tracks such demographics as population, ethnicity and literacy rates, as well as political, geographical and economic data. Maps and flags of all nations and geographical entities are also featured.

Country Studies
Washington, D.C.: Department of Defense. The Country Studies collection presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world and examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.

Business Source Premier
This full text database of nearly 2,140 scholarly business journals is designed to help people find information on all aspects of the business world covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and much more.

Factiva
This full text (ASCII) database includes news and articles from over 6,000 sources including newspapers from around the world, as well as information on companies, industries, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and foreign exchange rates.

LexisNexis Academic
This full text (ASCII) database provides access to nearly 6,000 titles in news, business and legal information. It includes company financial information, industry and market news, foreign and U.S. newspapers, magazines and trade journals, federal and state case law, accounting information, medical news and abstracts, law reviews, state and country profiles, and much more!

Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (PAIS)
The citation database indexes articles, books, pamphlets, and selected government publications primarily dealing with social and economic policy, international scope of business, regulated industries, and personnel discrimination issues. Updated monthly with article coverage starting in 1972 to present date.

Wall Street Journal in Factiva
This respected business newspaper is available full-text from 1984 to present in the "Source Browse" section in the Factiva.com database. The "News Pages" section of Factiva provides access to current articles and issues of the Wall Street Journal. Current and back issues of the Wall Street Journal Europe are available in the "Source Browse" section. Factiva requires Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher (Windows) or Internet Explorer 5.1 or higher (Macintosh) required.

Global Focus (formerly Business & the Contemporary World)
Print version available on the 3rd floor, Central Library at call number HF 1 .B866

Long Range Planning - the International Journal of Strategic Management
Print version available on the 3rd floor, Central Library at call number HD 1 .L6
Also available electronically in ScienceDirect beginning with volume 28 (1995) to present.

Thunderbird International Business Review (formerly The International Executive)
Print version available on the 3rd floor, Central Library at call number HF 1 .I56
Also available electronically in Wiley InterScience beginning with volume 42 (2000) to present.

Business Horizons
Print version available on the 3rd floor, Central Library at call numberHF 5001 .B828
Also available electronically in ScienceDirect beginning with volume 42 (1999) to present.

International Business Review
Available electronically in ScienceDirect beginning with volume 4 (1995) to present.

Journal of Business Research
Available electronically in ScienceDirect beginning with volume 32 (1995) to present.

Journal of Business Venturing
Available electronically in ScienceDirect beginning with volume 10 (1995) to present.

Journal of International Management
Available electronically in ScienceDirect beginning with volume 4 (1998) to present.

Journal of World Business
Print version available on the 3rd floor, Central Library at call numberHF 5001 .C64
Also available electronically in ScienceDirect beginning with volume 33 number 2 (1998) to present.

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