Research Guides: BUSI 3344 Introduction to the Global Business Environment: Home

Textbooks for this Course

International Business by Shad Morris; James Oldroyd
Call Number: HD 2755.5 .M673 2020 Textbook Reserves
ISBN: 9781119679783
Leveraging their extensive background at multi-national corporations, co-authors Shad Morris and James Oldroyd created an International Business course that is current, concise, and easy to implement. As instructors themselves, the authors focused on engaging pedagogy that prepares students for the global marketplace and created interactive resources to deepen the learning experience. This second edition of International Business includes extensive updates including coverage on important topics like COVID-19, Brexit and the US-China trade war.

APA Resources

A collection of links to help you with APA.

Purdue OWL APA Style Guide
Purdue OWL guide to APA style.
KnightCite
A citation maker where you enter the information.
APA Style Blog
A blog where questions about APA style are answered definitely by experts.
APA Style - Citing Legal Materials
APA help for citing legal documents and other types of government reports.
Purdue OWL YouTube Tutorials
A website with video tutorials for citing, formating, and writing.
Purdue OWL Citation Style Comparison Chart
A chart that outlines the similarities and differences between APA, MLA, and CML.
CSS Citation Help for APA, 7th Edition
Help with common issues and questions with APA 7th ed. citation style, created by The College of St. Scholastica.

Research in Global Business

This subject guide contains information about researching business by using databases, books, journals, and the internet.

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Recommended Databases for Global Business

Search in library databases to find scholarly journal articles. These are often subject specific.

Keywords: The right search term is important. Think about the words an expert might use to describe the concepts you are looking for.

Peer Reviewed: Look for search options that let you limit your search to articles that have been reviewed by experts.

Recent: Try to choose articles written in the last few years to insure that your are not retrieving outdated research.

Hover over the "i" icon for more information about each database.

ABI/INFORM Collection
The most comprehensive ABI/INFORM database, this comprises ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, and ABI/INFORM Dateline. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.
Asian and European Business Collection
ProQuest Asian Business and Reference offers detailed information on companies, economies, markets, and overall business conditions throughout the Eastern Hemisphere.
Business Source Complete
Business Source Complete is a superior database for full text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance, and economics. The Business Searching Interface (BSI) provides an easy way to browse and search economic data and company profiles.
Hoover's Company Profiles
This database contains proprietary information about more than 40,000 public and non-public companies and 225,000 key executives. Hoover's, widely recognized as a leader in company data, delivers in depth industry analyses, information on a company's location, summary financials, top competitors, top officers and more.
Mergent Online
Mergent Online offers access to Mergent Banking and Finance Manual, Mergent International Manual, Mergent Public Utilities Manual, Mergent Transportation Manual, Mergent OTC Manual, and News Reports.
Nexis Uni
Nexis Uni offers authoritative legal, news, public records, and business information; including tax and regulatory publications.
ProQuest Central
Serves as the central resource for researchers at all levels. Covering more than 160 subjects areas, ProQuest Central is the largest aggregated database of periodical content. This award-winning online reference resource features a highly-respected, diversified mix of content including scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, books, newspapers, reports and videos.
US Newsstream
This database's detailed indexing helps users quickly find the news information they need. Each issue of each newspaper is indexed thoroughly, so researchers have access to not only top news stories but also the information contained on the various sections of the papers. The indexing covers not only complete bibliographic information but also companies, people, products, etc.
Wall Street Journal: ProQuest
The Wall Street Journal (1984-present) is an American English-language international daily newspaper with a special emphasis on business and economic news.

Websites

Here are some websites to help you get started on researching global business.

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook
Provides basic information about most countries, including geography, the people, government, economic conditions, transportation and communication data, and the military.
Economic Freedom Network
Economic freedom has been shown in numerous peer-reviewed studies to promote prosperity and other positive outcomes. It is a necessary condition for democratic development.
International Trade Center
Access to trade and market intelligence is critical to international business success. The provision of innovative, cutting-edge market information to enable improved business decision-making has been at the heart of ITC’s mandate since its foundation in 1964.
Trade Information Center
The Trade Information Center (TIC) is the first stop for companies seeking export assistance from the U.S. Government.
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Trade Database
Covers 1989 to two months from the present. This database provides specific U.S. export and import information on commodities throughout the world.
UN Trade Statistics
Free access to detailed global trade data. UN Comtrade is a repository of official trade statistics and relevant analytical tables. It contains annual trade statistics starting from 1962 and monthly trade statistics since 2010
The World Bank-Business Environment Snapshots
Business environment indicators, laws, and World Bank Group project information for 183 countries.
The World Bank-Data
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. We are not a bank in the ordinary sense but a unique partnership to reduce poverty and support development.
World Bank-Law Library
The Doing Business law library is the largest free online collection of business laws and regulations.

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Composition

A collection of links to help you with composing your writing.

Purdue OWL Writing
Writing help from OWL at Purdue.
Elements of Style by Strunk and White
A classic writing guide.
Texas A&M University Writing Lab in College Station
The writing lab at TAMU in College Station.
University Writing and Learning Center
For writers of all ability levels and all stages of the writing process! Thanks for choosing the University Writing and Learning Center (UWLC) for help with your writing process and various assignments!

Grammar

A collection of links to help you with grammar.

Purdue OWL Grammar
More than just citing help--Purdue OWL also provides a usage guide.
Grammar Girl
A collection of short explanations and tutorials about grammar and writing style.
Dr. Grammar
A resource from the University of Northern Illinois.