International Business
International Business
A series of videos about business cultures in: Australia, China, Germany, India, Mexico, and Japan.
Filmed at the London Business School, this program brings together Jim Rose, CEO of QXL.com, the UK’s Eurocentric answer to eBay, and Kevin Roberts, CEO of advertising giant Saatchi & Saatchi. Topics of discussion focus on the CEO and corporate culture, international branding, and old versus new media.
Explore the skills needed to communicate with businesses in these markets: China, Latin America, and India.
Databases (Find Articles and Reports)
Quarterly or semi-annual economic reports by country from the publisher. Available via ABI/Inform Collection.
TIP: Add the country of your interest to the existing search at the top for Chart Maker Company Limited.
The World Bank Group provides reports on doing business in various countries. This series of reports were discontinued in 2020, link to archive pages. Replaced with Enterprise Surveys.
From ABI/Inform, find reports of economic indicators from various countries.
Up to date countries' market conditions, purchasing power, consumer trends, distribution channels, navigating entry constraints, best sectors, key contacts and much more.
"GEM is a trusted resource on entrepreneurship for key international organisations like the United Nations, World Economic Forum, World Bank, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), providing custom datasets, special reports and expert opinion."
From ABI/Inform, find economic forecasts for various countries.
Includes updated US bilateral relations and links to other country related information from other government departments.
Statistics
Using public datasets and metrics from the US Census, World Bank, IMF, WTO and various international organizations, Google Public Data Explorer makes it easy to visualize comparisons of statistics between various countries.
Guides
"...provides tools and resources to efficiently research nearly any international business question you may have."
Related Books
A list of books on the subject of intercultural communication & management.