LibGuides: Business: Global Business

Global Business Resources

Explore these helpful resources for economic, demographic, and financial information for countries around the world.

Web Resources: Country Information & Statistics

CIA World Factbook
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. The Reference tab includes: a variety of world, regional, country, ocean, and time zone maps; Flags of the World; and a Country Comparison function that ranks the country information and data in more than 75 Factbook fields.
Eurostat
Eurostat offers a whole range of important and interesting data that governments, businesses, the education sector, journalists and the public can use for their work and daily life.
Global Economic Indicators (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
Economic and financial conditions of the global economy are outlined in charts and other resources. The charts are updated daily.
IMF Country Information
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 189 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.
World Bank
With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries.

Web Resources: Maps

Google Earth
The world's most detailed globe.
Maps of the World (Thematic Maps)
The links for World thematic maps on this page are intended to serve as a medium for imparting highly specialized information (demographic, economic, geographic, etc.) for different users. The site also includes basic continent, country, and city maps.

Web Resources

International Business Etiquette
In these pages you will find a wealth of information and resources on international business etiquette and manners to utilize during your international travels and overseas assignments.
World Business Culture
The site pulls together in-depth, country-focused information from some of the world’s leading professionals who spend their lives advising clients on how to improve international business performance.

Books at Lakeland

Intercultural Business Negotiations by Jean-Claude Usunier
Call Number: HD58.6 .U78
Provides a guiding framework that is both refined and contextualized and provides managers with the key skills necessary to navigate difficult negotiations where partners may differ in terms of culture, communication style, time orientation, as well as personal and professional backgrounds.
Global Business Etiquette by Jeanette S. Martin; Lillian H. Chaney
Call Number: HF5389 .M375 2012
Provides critical information that businesspeople need to understand the dynamics of cross-cultural communication, avoid embarrassing and costly gaffes, and succeed in business outside of the United States.
Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands by Terri Morrison; Wayne A. Conaway
Call Number: HF5389 .M67 2006
Provides invaluable information on how to handle common business interactions with grace, respect, and an appreciation for different cultures.

Web Resources

Doing Business
Doing Business provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms in 190 economies. The study is completed annually by the World Bank Group.

Books at Lakeland

A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about International Business by George Cairns; Martyna Sliwa
Call Number: HD62.4 .C35 2017
The Second Edition of International Business includes recent impacts on international business such as the financial crisis, Brexit and the changing political landscape, Chinese steel prices and the Panama Papers revelations.
Globalisation Laid Bare: Lessons in International Business by Richard Branson
Call Number: HD62.4 .G5528
How does globalization affect our economy and how did it cause the current financial meltdown? Including contributions from 12 global thinkers and businesspeople, this book provides compelling views on the threats and opportunities that lie ahead.
Global Business by Mahesh Joshi; James R. Klein; J. R. Klein
Call Number: Electronic Book
With insights and observations from academics, practitioners, and practical thinkers from around the world this text demystifies the economic, social, and cultural impacts of globalism and globalization, and presents a balanced explanation of what is happening and how it affects everyone.

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window

Business Source Complete database includes detailed country reports from Business Monitor International, Countrywatch Inc., MarketLine (Formely Datamonitor), EIU, Global Insight, Going Global, Icon Group, OECD, and PRS Group. Country reports provide information about economic conditions, politics and government, and the general business environment of the country. To access reports, use the Advanced Search feature. Type a country name in the search box, then select Country Reports under Publication Type on the right side of the Search Options box.

country information search screenshot