International Business Subject Guide

I. International Companies, Industries, Competition

1. Small Business

Small Business Resources and Related Links

US Small Business Administration

2. Companies

Asian Public Companies (press releases)

CompaniesOnline

Company Directories and Yellow Pages

EDGAR

Starting Point (major US firms)

US Securities & Exchange Commission(Offers 10-Ks)

3. Competition

World Trade Organization including Competition Policy

Fuld & Co.

Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals

Wall Street Research Net

II. Regional Focus

1. Africa

Africa Studies Server

allAfrica.com

South African Industry, Trade & Commerce Directory

Virtual International Business & Economic Sources - Africa

2. Asia and Australia

Asia-Pacific.com

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Australia (Bureau of Statistics)

China: Economic & Commercial Office, PRC Embassy

Hong Kong Information

India: SourceIndia

Japan Information Network-Japan Business News

3. Europe

Euroguide sections

Resources about 'Economic and Monetary Affairs'

Resources about 'Business'

Barclays Corporate Banking

European Parliament

European Union (Washington, DC)

IV. International Marketing

1. Culture

UNESCO Information Services

Web of Culture

2. Demographics

CACI Marketing Systems

Social Indicators (UN)

3. Franchises

Franchise-chat (News and resources)

Info Franchise Annual Online

International Franchise Association

US Small Business Administration: Franchise

4. Geography, Natural Resources, and Pollution

Annual Energy Review

World Resources Institute

5. Languages

Babel Fish Translation
Foreign Languages for Travelers

6. Political Systems

Political, Economic, and Financial Risk

7. Global Marketing and Advertising

Advertising Age

Business Week: Global Business

Marketing Virtual Library

8. Global operations management

Association for Quality & Participation

National Quality Program

V. International Trade and Economics

Terms used: Glossary of International Economics

1. Economic Data

International Comparisons of Manufacturing Productivity and Unit Labor Costs Trends

OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Statistics

United Nations: Economic and Social Development

United Nations: Statistics Division
World Bank

2. Export and Import Information

Business.gov International Trade

Inter-American Development Bank

Statistical Resources on the Web/Foreign Trade

US International Trade Commission

US Trade Representatives

3. Foreign Investment

US Bureau of Economic Analysis

4. International Trade

International Trade Association (US Dept. of Commerce)

International Trade Law

International Trade Leads

I-Trade

Statistical Data and Information Resources

US Census Bureau: Foreign Trade Statistics

US Small Business Administration: International Business

US International Trade Commission

VI. International Finance

Bank of America: Market Research and Commentary

Currency Converter

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

International Accounting Standards Board

US Bureau of Economic Analysis

VII. International Law

Hieros Gamos: The Comprehensive Law and Government Portal

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

International Trade Law (Cornell University)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Public Governance and Management

US State Department: Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs

VIII. International Institutions

1. World Organizations

Bank for International Settlements

International Chamber of Commerce

International Finance Corporation

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

United Nations

United Nations Development Programme

United Nations System of Organizations

World Bank

World Trade Organization

IX. Gateways to Resources

1. Directories

Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World (University of Connecticut)

Everything International (Philadelphia University, Professor Lloyd C. Russow)

IOMA Business Directory

Inomics: EconDirectory

International Business (Brint)

International Business Resources (MSU)
International Economics and Trade Links (U.S. International Information Programs)

International Economic Law Resources

Internationalist
National Association for Business Economics International Links

Resources for Economists on the Internet

Thunderbird: International Business Links

Virtual International Business & Economic Sources

WWW Virtual Library: Economics

2. University/Research Centers

Berkeley Business Guides

KU International Business Resource Connection

Libweb--Library Servers via WWW

Library Catalogs

Michigan State International Business Resources on the WWW

New York University--Stern School of Business

Thunderbird: The American Graduate School of International Management

3. Research Databases--UW-Superior Users Only

Company Financial Information (Lexis-Nexis) (Select Business. Includes Hoover's, Standard & Poor's. Full text).

Emerald Electronic Management Research Library Database

Infotrac Business and Company Resource Center (Some full-text)

Infotrac: Expanded Academic ASAP (Some full-text)

Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies. In Reference Area, HG4057 .A57

PAIS International A generalist index to world wide English language public policy literature
Additional Business Databases

4. Foreign Governments

GlobalEdge: Government Resources

Alta Plana: National Government Pages

5. Think Tanks

Heritage Foundation (regulatory studies, statistics)

Institute for International Economics

6. US Government

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Census Bureau (Foreign Trade Statistics)

Census Bureau (International Data Base)

Export-Import Bank of the United States

Federal Communication Commission (FCC)

Federal Trade Commission

FedWorld

Library of Congress

National Institute for Standards and Technology

National Security Archive

US State Department

7. News, Newspapers, Periodicals

Newslink

PBS (Public Broadcasting System)

International Business Periodicals

Yahoo! Business News Directory

X. Consulting Firms

McKinsey Quarterly

XI. International Business Employment

International Research and Exchanges Board
International Jobs Center

United Nations Internship Programme

XII. International Business Associations and Societies

Academy of International Business