Selected Resources for:
International Business

ABI/Inform Complete   

http://0-proquest.umi.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login?COPT=REJTPTE3MjErMysxNmJjJklOVD0wJlZFUj0y&clientId=5604

1918- .

Provides current and historic abstracts and many full-text articles from over 2,800 business and management journals, including hundreds of titles from outside the U.S. Covers finance, management, marketing, accounting, business conditions, and other business topics.

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Emerald Intelligence + Fulltext  

http://0-www.emeraldinsight.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

1989-present.

This source has over 130 full-text journals published by MCB University Press. Subjects include: general management, human resources, information management, library & information services, marketing, property, engineering, quality, training & education, operations, production & economics. Most of the journals have an international perspective.

Factiva  

http://0-global.factiva.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/en/sess/login.asp?xsid=S001WNa2sJyMTZyMTAoOT6vNparOXmm5DFHY96oYqZlNFFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFB

Provides worldwide full-text coverage of local and regional newspapers, trade publications, business newswires, media transcripts, news photos, business-rich websites, investment analyst reports, market research reports, country and regional profiles, company profiles, and historical market data from nearly 8,000 sources in 22 languages from 118 countries. Note: Number of simultaneous users is limited.

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Hospitality & Tourism Index   

http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=hoh

1960's-

Citations and abstracts from over 500 scholarly research and industry news publications relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. International in focus, subject areas cover hotel management, leisure & business travel, food service & beverage management, tourism, event management, gaming, hospitality law, market trends, research, demographics, and more.

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Country Commerce (EIU)  

http://0-db.eiu.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/index.asp?layout=publications&publication_type_id=480000248&eiu_publication_id=2000002400

1996- .

Information on foreign investment, interpretation of the laws, rules, and regulations governing establishment of new enterprises, and limitations on foreign ownership and taxation.

Country Finance (EIU)  

http://0-db.eiu.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/index.asp?layout=publications&publication_type_id=280000228&eiu_publication_id=1556500155

1996- .

Information on foreign exchange regulations, financial conditions, sources of capital, and strategies.

Associations Unlimited  

http://0-infotrac.galegroup.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/itweb/wash43584?db=AU

Contains 450,000 detailed listings for organizations all over the world.

International Trade Reporter  

http://0-ippubs.bna.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/ip/bna/itr.nsf/highlights/highlights?opendocument

1996- .

Provides weekly reports on political, legal and economic developments affecting the trade and international business policies of the U.S. and its major trading partners. Includes calendars of US trade-related legislative activity and international trade-related events.

Mergent Online  

http://0-www.mergentonline.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/compsearch.asp

Full text information on over 10,000 U.S. public companies and over 15,000 non-U.S. companies. Includes company history, officers, subsidiaries, financial data, and annual reports. Access to SEC filings (EDGAR) back to 1993. Also includes Company Archives, with information on over 4,000 public companies that were acquired, went bankrupt or merged out of existence from 1995 onward. Includes US and International Industry Reports.

Location: Mergent Manuals

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World Trade Online  

http://0-www.insidetrade.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

Online access to the publication Inside U.S. Trade from 1993 to the latest issue. Also provides daily news updates and a collection of over 55,000 trade-related policy papers, WTO decisions, draft and final regulations, court decisions, legislation and other documents.

Global Competitiveness Report  

World Economic Forum's analysis of competitiveness among 80 countries estimates underlying prospects for growth. Offers a Microeconomic Competitiveness Index which measures institutions, market structures, and economic policies which support growth. Includes narratives, ranking tables, and individual country pages. Annual.

Location: Ref. HF 1414. G559

IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook  

Ranks 59 industrialized and emerging economies on these criteria: domestic economy, international trade, international investment, employment, prices, public finance, productivity, labor, finance and infrastructure. Annual. CD-ROM available in Gelardin Media Center (MMCD 510).

Location: Ref. HF 1414 .W 67

International Financial Statistics - Online  

http://0-imfstatistics.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

1945 (varies)-

This International Monetary Fund source provides current and historical financial information on member countries. Includes exchange rates, inflation and deflation, government finance, balance of payments, money and banking, and national income accounts. International Financial Statistics Yearbooks (1979 - ) are in LAU Stacks at HG 3881.I6262 (latest year at reference desk). Monthly print editions in Ref. HG 3881.I626.

WDI Online  

http://0-ddp-ext.worldbank.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/ext/DDPQQ/member.do?method=getMembers&userid=1&queryId=6

1960- .

Contains World Bank data for 208 countries and regional groups, and 500 topical timeseries in subjects such as population, health, education, labor, production, consumption, investment, debt, trade, infrastructure and technology. Data can be exported into an Excel spreadsheet or ASCII file.

Location: HC 59 .W62

Balance of Payments Statistics  

http://0-www.imfstatistics.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/bop

Reports detailed balance of payments data for current account (goods and services), capital account, financial account (portfolio or direct investment), and reserves. This statistical database includes historical data from all series appearing in the Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook (BOPSY) Country Tables (Part 1) and the World and Regional Tables (Part 2). The Methodologies, Compilation Practices, and Data Sources (Part 3) notes are available when selecting most country tables. The Country and World Tables, as presented in the printed copy of BOPSY, are available as selection options. The Economic Concept View provides a cross-country view of the concepts in the BOPSY by individual or groups of countries.

Location: HF1014 .I5c (1946- )

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UN Commodity Trade Statistics Database (Comtrade)  

http://0-comtrade.un.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

1962- . Varies by country.

Annual compilation of trade statistics from over 130 countries, detailed by commodity and partner country. The data are processed into a standard format with consistent coding and valuation. All values are converted into U.S. dollars using exchange rates supplied by the countries, or derived from monthly market rates and volume of trade. For many countries, the data coverage starts as far back as 1962 and goes up to the most recent completed year.

SourceOECD  

http://0-new.sourceoecd.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

1998-

SourceOECD is the online publications portal of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Contains over 1,500 books, 20 journals and newsletters, 10 statistical periodicals, reference works, and 600 interactive statistical data tables in over 25 database products published since 1998. Text can be searched by theme or country. Statistics can be searched by title and theme. Statistical databases allow users to build their own tables from the latest data, draw graphs and tables, and download to Excel or as .csv files.

Location: All titles also received in print. Check George

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European Union Internet Resources  

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/govinfo/intl/gov_eu.html

Links to European Union websites, including collections of documents, legislation, treaties, and related pages.

Stat-USA  

http://www.stat-usa.gov/

The focus of this U. S. Dept. of Commerce database is export and opportunities for U.S. businesses. Offers reports and statistical information on markets in individual countries and demand for products. Other trade related data included exchange rates, international transactions and agricultural information. Available on most public terminals within Lauinger Library.

globalEDGE™  

http://globaledge.msu.edu/

Created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University (IBC), globalEDGE™ is a knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities.
There are sections covering: global resources, market potential index (mpi), database of IB statistics (DIBS), glossary, all countries,US States, all sectors, GlobalEDGE blog, course development tools, research distribution, job banks, diagnostic tools, and information about the metasite.
Partially funded by a U.S. Department of Education Title VI B grant, globalEDGE™ is your source for global business knowledge.

World News Connection  

http://0-wnc.dialog.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

July 1994- .

Provided by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). Contains translations of worldwide news and commentary from foreign television and radio broadcasts, newspapers, and periodicals from July 1994 to the present. World News Connection replaces Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS). For earlier FBIS Daily Reports, consult the Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports database (digitized, full text) or use the FBIS Index to the microfiche content. Microfiche are located on the first floor in Government Documents and Microforms.

Global Market Information Database (GMID)  

http://0-www.portal.euromonitor.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

Global in scope, Euromonitor's GMID provides lifestyle statistics and reports; market data and analysis; company profiles, market share, and performance indicators; and market forecasts. Details include expenditure patterns, brand ranking, viewing time per medium and demographics. Use the search box in the upper left corner to find an industry.

Location: various

World Values Survey  

http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/services/main.html

This site allows the user to browse survey data from numerous countries around the world.

RefWorks  

http://0-www.refworks.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/refworks

RefWorks is an online research management, writing, and collaboration tool designed to help researchers gather, manage, store, and share information and generate citations and bibliographies.