Title: Business Resources for International Management MGT 420
1Business Resources for International
ManagementMGT 420
- Kate Randall Haley
- Librarian, Business Economics
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- Claire T. Carney Library
2Key Points of Contact
- Business Economics Librarian
- Kate Randall Haley
- KRandall_at_UMassD.edu
- 2nd floor library, ext. 8670
- UMass Dartmouth Library Reference Desk
- 2nd floor library, ext. 8678
- Reference_at_UMassD.edu
- Live Chat service
3Business Research Management Strategic Plans
- Country Analysis
- Industry Analysis
- Company Analysis
- Customer Analysis
- Data Collection
4Management Planning
- The 86 solution how to succeed in the biggest
market opportunity of the next 50 years / Vijay
Mahajan and Kamini Banga with Robert Gunther - HF 1416.6 .D 44 .M34 2006 ( Browsing Collection)
- Growing your business globally / Robert A. Taft
- HD62.4 .T33 2005
- Winning in Asia Strategies for competing in the
new millenium / Peter J. Williamson - HD2906 . W 55 2004 ( Browsing Collection)
5Business Information
- Develop a strategic
management project using
the process of environmental
scanning. - Library secondary resources are critical to this
process. Library resources are a combination of
electronic and print materials. The E library
is available 24 hours a day.
6Business Information
- Consider your assigned country
- Assess state of economic development
- Trade sectors, best prospects, risk
- Locate financial and market information
- Analyze consumer behavior trends
- Identify companies operating there
- Develop entry strategies based on scan
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- Library Course and Subject Guides
- Finding Business Information in the Library
- International Business Resources
- WWW Resources for Business Industry
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- Choose a country from those provided
- CIA World FactBook
- Current statistical, background information
- U.S. Foreign Commercial Service
Country Commercial Guides - How to do business in any country
- Most useful in identifying entry strategies and
market opportunities
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- Choose a country continued
- Library of Congress Country Studies
- Deep, historical background information
- US Department of State Background Notes
- Political and economic risk assessment
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- Country Commercial Guides
- Select Country Commercial Guide in the Report
Type field, then choose your country in the
Country field Ch. 4 Leading Sectors gives best
prospects by industry
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- Library of Congress Country Studies
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- US Department of State Background Notes
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- Identify technological, political-legal,
economic, social-cultural and competitive
environments using the following resources - Search first by country, then by industry area or
other specific subject terms, such as consumer
behavior, a particular product line or industry
area
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- ProQuest Direct
- Click on select multiple databases to search
them all at once or select each individually
search by country in the location field - ABI/Inform Global
- Wall Street Journal
- Asian Wall Street Journal
- Wall Street Journal Europe
- Look for EIU Viewswire reports under the
Reference/Reports tab
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- RDS Business Reference Suite
- Click on Search all databases to search all
three simultaneously - Business Industry Database
- Business Management Practices
- TableBase annually aggregated data arranged by
multiple categories industry, marketing
activity, consumer, expenditure, etc.
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- Industry overviews from Library databases
Mergent Online Industry Reports are arranged by
industry and geographic location North America,
Asia Pacific and Europe ISI Emerging Markets
contains detailed country data (macroeconomic,
industry, financial, company, etc.) on most
developing countries use it to identify
potential partner or customer companies by
industry area
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Mergent Industry Reports also Country Profiles
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ISI Emerging Markets
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- Industry overviews Library databases
Update the information from ISI and Mergent with
current articles from the ABI/Inform Global
database and The Wall Street Journal family from
the RDS family of databases Business Industry,
Business Management Practices, and
TableBase. Use the geographic search fields in
conjunction with your chosen industry area.
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- Company analysis
- Use ISI Emerging Markets, ABI/Inform Global and
the RDS family of databases to identify specific
companies by name that are operating in your
chosen country
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- Use Chapter 4, Leading Sectors for US Export and
Investment in any Country Commercial Guide to
identify promising industry areas, such as
automotive components or information technology. - ISI Emerging Markets allows you to search for
companies by sector or industry within a country,
and retrieve a profile of matching firms.
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- ABI/Inform Global and RDS Business Industry and
Business Management Practices allow searching
by location (country) and industry area or NAICS
codes to identify specific companies by name. - Results will be most useful to you in determining
the key companies you may consider as potential
partners, customers and/or competitors.
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Company analysis ISI Emerging Markets, searching
within China by company in the automotive
industry sector
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Company analysis ABI/Inform Global, using
country and industry area
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Company analysis RDS family, using country,
industry area and SIC code in BI
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- Use print and online Library resources to examine
the characteristics of your potential customers. -
- International Marketing Data and Statistics REF
HA42 .I56 - Breaking into the trade game a small business
guide (US govt. online document) Breaking into
the Trade Game
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- Use ISI Emerging Markets, ABI/Inform Global and
the RDS databases to assess consumer behavior,
trends and market influences within developing
countries. Both B2B and B2C trends may be
available. - ISI Emerging Markets
- ABI/Inform Global
- Business Industry and Business Management
Practices and TableBase
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- Financial analysis
- Public company data is readily available, both
U.S. and internationally, if your competitors or
partners are publicly held. - Mergent Online
- 10K and full annual report data on US companies
- 17,000 public-equivalent companies
- Country profiles, including stock exchanges
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Financial analysis Mergent Online. Search by
country or by index.
33More information
- Questions??
- If you need to make an appointment
- Kate Randall Haley can be reached at
- email KRandall_at_UMassD.edu
- telephone 508.999.8670
- the Reference Desk
34More information
- Questions??
- Kate Randall Haley is available at
Krandall_at_UMassD.edu and by telephone x8670,
office on second floor of the Claire T. Carney
Library - Call or stop by the Reference Desk x8678 for
assistance from other librarians