BUSINESS 380 -- International Business
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Encyclopedia of business and finance / Burton S. Kaliski, editor-in-chief.
Europa World Year Book [Ref JN1 .E85] .
Central and South-Eastern Europe 2003 [Ref HC244.A1 C46 2003].
CultureGrams (4 volumes) [Ref GT150 .C85].
World Development Indicators [Ref HC59.69 .W659].
Human Development Report [Ref HD4904 .H85].
Demographic Yearbook [Ref HA17 .D45] .
National Economic Atlas of China [in atlas cases near "New Books" shelf].
Culture's Consequences: International Differences in Work-Related Values, by Geert Hofstede. [GN502.H63]
The Lexus and the Olive Tree, by Thomas L. Friedman. [HF1359 .F74 2000]
Dun & Bradstreet's Guide to Doing Business Around the World [HF1416 .M78 2001]
Doing Business Internationally : The Guide to Cross-Cultural Success [HD31 .B7235 2003]
Doing Business in the new Latin America : a guide to cultures, practices, and opportunities [HF3230.5 .Z5 B43 2004]
Doing Business in Emerging Europe [HF1532.7 .Z368 2003]
Europa Guide to Central and South-Eastern Europe [Ref JN1.E85 2003]
Doing Business in the New China [HG5784 .Z56 2004]
Europa Guide to Far East and Australasia [Ref JN1.E85 2003]
Cross-Cultural Business Behavior: Marketing, Negotiating, and Managing Across Cultures. [Contains short chapters on the negotiating and communication styles in different countries, including India, China, Slovakia, Romania, Ireland, and Australia.] [HF5389.G47 2002]
Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys through 23 Nations. [Contains chapters on the prevailing cultural philosophies of India, Ireland, and China]. [GN345.7 .G36 2001]
LCSC Library Catalog - provides information about the materials owned by the LCSC Library and other North Idaho Academic Libraries, including North Idaho College and the University of Idaho. Also has a link to WIN Libraries, so you can search Gonzaga, Whitworth, and VALNet Libraries.
For information on culture, try searching for your country with subject terms like "National Characteristics" or "Manners and customs" or "Culture" (for example, Hungary AND national characteristics).
WorldCat - A catalog of items held at libraries throughout the world. Many of these materials can be borrowed through inter-library loan. This database also provides more in-depth cataloguing to materials owned by LCSC.
New York Times [Library gets Sunday only in paper; rest is microfilm. Full-text of articles available via the Newstand database.].
Los Angeles Times [Library gets Sunday only in paper. Full-text of articles available via the Newstand database].
Wall Street Journal [On newspaper shelves; back issues on microfilm. Full-text of articles available via the Newstand database].
Business and Company ASAP database. Try searching for publications containing the word Country and the name of your country (e.g., Hungary Country). You should retrieve Country Monitor, Country Profile, Country Reports, etc. Then delete the words from the publication box and try searching for your country, in general, or combine with terms like transportation or economic or political (e.g., Hungary and economic).
ProQuest Newstand database.
International Currency Converter.
World Wide Metric (Converter).
VIBES – Virtual International Business & Economics Sources [A service of the library of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, VIBES provides over 1,600 links to Internet sources of international business and economic information that are in English and available free of charge. Links include: Full-text files of recent articles and research reports, Statistical tables and graphs, and Portals (pages with links to other sources).]
ThomasNet - Comprehensive directory listings for industrial companies, products and services. Formerly published in paper as the Thomas Register.
newnations.com [A service of British-based International Industrial Information, Inc. It provides free reports on emerging economies around the world. They also sell customized reports to businesses. You will have to register your email address the first time you read a report, but it is a free service.]
European Union [The official site of the EU].
USA.Gov [A search engine for U.S. Government Web pages].
Background Notes [from the U.S. State Department].
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Last updated: January 31, 2007