International Business

International Business

Global Business Series For current UWest patrons only.

A series of videos about business cultures in: Australia, China, Germany, India, Mexico, and Japan.

International Branding in the 21st Century For current UWest patrons only.

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.

International Business Communication Series For current UWest patrons only.

Explore the skills needed to communicate with businesses in these markets: China, Latin America, and India. 

Databases (Find Articles and Reports)

Charting Economy Series: Charting Countries For current UWest patrons only.

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.

Doing Business In (2004-2020 Archive)

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.

Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU): Country Data For current UWest patrons only.

From ABI/Inform, find reports of economic indicators from various countries.

Enterprise Surveys

What's it like to do business around different countries in the world?

Export Solutions

Up to date countries' market conditions, purchasing power, consumer trends, distribution channels, navigating entry constraints, best sectors, key contacts and much more.

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor

"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."

IMF eLibrary

Reports, articles, and discussion papers from the International Monetary Fund.

Oxford Economics: Country Economic Forecast For current UWest patrons only.

From ABI/Inform, find economic forecasts for various countries.

US Department of State Country Fact Sheets & Links

Includes updated US bilateral relations and links to other country related information from other government departments.

Worldwide Industry & Market Reports For current UWest patrons only.

From ABI/Inform, find reports on industries worldwide. 

Statistics

Google Public Data

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.

IMF (International Monetary Fund) Data

International financial data and indicators.

NationMaster

Get stats and comparison information for different countries.

Our World in Data

Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems.

Population Reference Bureau

International stats regarding people, health, and the environment.

Guides

globalEDGE

"...provides tools and resources to efficiently research nearly any international business question you may have."

Related Books

UWest Book List: Intercultural Communication & Management For current UWest patrons only. Physical item available at the library.

A list of books on the subject of intercultural communication & management.

Related Periodicals (Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers)

Reference (Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Bibliographies)