Finding Articles
Not sure where to start? Try these keywords, along with the name of the country/region you're researching (example: business environment and China):
business environment, business conditions, foreign investments
For more instructions on finding articles, check out the library's How to... guide.
Recommended databases:
ABI/INFORM Global- Search 1000 premier worldwide business periodicals for information onbusiness topics: advertising, marketing, economics, human resources,finance, taxation, management; also company and industry information.
Amadeus- Detailed information on 200,000 public and private companies in 34European countries: national identification number, address, telephone,website, legal form, year of incorporation, officers, number ofemployees, industry codes, and more.
Business & Company Resource Center- Provides reports on politics, economic development, country risk andinvestment analysis from the world's leading publishers of foreigntrade and investment information.
Business Insights Interactive- Provides an objective source of data analysis and market insight andis a source for a variety of business information needs focusing onconsumer goods, energy, financial services, healthcare, technology,eCommerce, and human resources.
Global Issues in Context - Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events, including a section devoted to Business & Economy. Includes podcasts, video, and interactive graphs. Requires Windows Media Player (version 9.0 and higher) and QuickTime (version 7.0 and higher).
Mergent Online- Search the database by company name or ticker symbol forcomprehensive information on large public US and internationalcompanies: SEC filings, balance sheets, income statements, annualreports, company histories, broker research reports, business news;includes archives of defunct companies. Advanced search allows the userto build a company list for comparative analysis.
Reference Materials
Reference books are located in the 2nd floor Reference Room.
The Europa World Year Book (Ref JN1 .E85) - Detailed country profiles include political, cultural, demographic, and economic information; also transportation and communication systems, banking structure, chambers of commerce, industry and trade associations, and media.
International Financial Statistics Yearbook (Ref HG3881 .I626) - Arranged as country pages and world tables; 30 years of annual data includes exchange rates, international liquidity, interest rates, prices, production, and government accounts - much more.
World Economic Outlook (Ref HC10 .W67) - IMF economists' analyses of global economic developments; issues affecting industrial countries, developing countries, and economies in transition.
Company/Industry Research
International Company Profiles:
Amadeus - Detailed information on 200,000 public and private companies in 34 European countries: national identification number, address, telephone, website, legal forms, year of incorporation, officers, number of employees, industry codes, and more.
Mergent Online - Search the database by company name or ticker symbol for comprehensive information on large public US and international companies.
LexisNexis Academic - Select the Business search tab to search by company name or ticker symbol. You can also search by country or region.
Plunkett Research Online - Scroll down to "International Companies" on the Industry Research Center column. The total count of non-U.S. company
profiles available is over 2,100.
International Industry Profiles:
Marketline - All Industry Profiles contain 5-year historical and 5-year forecast market values and/or volumes, market segmentations, company and/or product market shares, explanatory text identifying major trends and significant growth points, and analysis of each market's competitive landscape
Business Source Premier - Datamonitor Industry Profiles
