MK320 Global Marketing - Course Research Guide Merrimack College

McQuade Library Guide to Research

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How to Find Information for a Country Analysis
A few slides shown on 9/25/06 during Library Instruction Session

For off campus access, be prepared to enter 14-digit number on back of your Mack Card

EBSCOhost
- Academic Search Premier*, Business Source Premier**, Newspaper Source, Regional Business News

Euromonitor GMID Passport Reference

INFOTRAC
- Business and Company ASAP, Expanded Academic ASAP, General Reference Center Gold

Lexis Nexis Academic

MergentOnline

*To search US Department of State Background Notes in EbscoHost Academic Search Premier, search name of country and the phrase "background notes." (search example: Mexico and background notes).

**To search individual companies in EbscoHost Business Source Premier, select the "Company Profiles" icon on the menu bar at the top of the search page.

NOBLE WebCat

McQuade Library Full-Text Electronic Journals	McQuade Library Print Periodicals List
Magazine or Journal?	Primary vs. Secondary Sources
Interlibrary Loan Request Form (Articles)	Interlibrary Loan Request Form (Books)

Profiles & Basic Stats

World Resources Institute - an environmental think tank; click on a topic area or the link to "earthtrends"
Nations of the World from the Library of Congress (scroll down for "general sources")
Country briefings Economist Intelligence Unit, 4 years of economic and political data and forecasts
CountryWatch
Country Library (Tradeport)
CIA World Factbook Basic facts on a country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Country Reports
OffStats: Official statistics on the web Select statistical offices by country, region or topic
Population Reference Bureau
United Nations
World Bank Countries & Regions.
Portals of the World links to electronic resources from around the world from the Library of Congress.
U.S. Department of State - Country Commercial Guides and Background Notes
Price Waterhouse Coopers "Countries Online"
Multnomah County Library Country Megasites

Statistics and Economic Information

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Foreign Labor Statistics (FLS) Program (US Bureau of labor statistics)
Human Development Indicators (UNDP) Topics range from poverty to number of cell phones in over 160 countries
World Bank
Economic Surveys from the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

Market and Industry Research

Business Culture Guides from Executiveplanet.com. "Countries covered are mainly in North America, Europe, and Asia. Topics include gift-giving, negotiating styles and tactics, appointments, business entertaining, body language, and more."
Getting Through Customs Article Library Advice on cultural differences for doing business abroad; no search engine though.
Voice of the Shuttle: Cultural Studies Page
Cultural Profiles Project Each cultural profile provides an overview of life and customs in the profiled country. Developed in association with the AMNI Centre at the Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto.

Country Risk

Politics & Government

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Acknowledgements

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For off campus access, be prepared to enter 14-digit number on back of your Mack Card
EBSCOhost - Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier*, Newspaper Source, Regional Business News
Euromonitor GMID Passport Reference
INFOTRAC - Business and Company ASAP, Expanded Academic ASAP, General Reference Center Gold
Lexis Nexis Academic
MergentOnline