With this database, you can select a country and get statistical and cultural information about a country. You can get information on imports, exports, and the investment climate, as well as other types of information that would be helpful in preparing you to do business in the country.
​Here are sample citations for this resource:
APA:
Roper, J.E. (2017). Time Orientation. In Belgium. Retrieved from A to Z World Business database
http://www.atozworldbusiness.com/#mode=country®ionId=14&uri=country-
content&nid=65&key=snapshot-overview.
MLA:
Roper, John E. “Time Orientation.” Belgium, 2017. A to Z World Business database. Accessed
30 May 2017.
Provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 190 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level. A website of the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group.
After the website opens, look for the "Select an Economy" drop-down box on the righthand side of the page. Select an economy to see how it ranks on a range of regulations that affect start-ups.
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. Partially funded by a U.S. Department of Education Title VI B grant (CIBE program), globalEDGE™ is your source for global business knowledge.
Scroll down to find the "Select a Country" drop-down box.
Market conditions, opportunities, regulations, and business customs for over 125 countries, prepared by trade and industry experts at U.S. Embassies worldwide. The target audience of these reports are U.S. businesses thinking of exporting from the U.S. to other countries.
Business Source Premier database has lengthy industry reports for a wide variety of industries in many countries and regions. For example, you might find an industry report for the banking industry in Switzerland.
The video below shows how to find and cite these industry reports.
On the culture page of this tutorial, we looked at general cultural issues. These books focus on how culture affects business relationships in other countries.
These books are in the Reference section (on the 1st floor) of the Library and cannot be checked out. You can scan pages for your use. Distance students can contact the library for assistance with these books.
You can find suggested citations in various citation styles for these books in SuperSearch.
The book below is available in the Library's book collection for checking out :