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Provides index and full text for more than 3,000 scholarly business journals, including full text for nearly 1000 peer-reviewed business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business.
This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 300 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. Updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
Provides company and industry insight on a global scale. It is a comprehensive collection of company, industry and country information extending across all continents and every major industry.
MarketLine provides statistical modelling functions, interactive reports and databases along with an integrated news service updated on a daily basis. It is a dynamic access point to the world of market intelligence. It can be used in management and marketing courses, especially those with an innovation, entrepreneurship or global focus. In terms of student use: it would provide critical information for drafting assignments related to market plans or new business plans. This database could also be useful for finance classes that deal with investing, especially investing in global markets or emerging economies and industries. The country information could additionally be useful in economics classes.
The Global Consumption Database is a one-stop source of data on household consumption patterns in developing countries. It is designed to serve a wide range of users—from researchers seeking data for analytical studies to businesses seeking a better understanding of the markets into which they are expanding or those they are already serving.
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
The Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.
Statista is a statistics portal that provides statistics and data on over 1 million statistics and facts from more than 10,000 different sources including agriculture, advertising, health, hospitality, consumer goods, and much more. The content is geared towards business and marketing statistical needs, with a focus on current statistics.
Use Business Source Premier's "publications" link to search for information about your country in terms of economic risk, political environment and cultural norms
Access Business Source Premier from the link on the left
CLICK PUBLICATIONS (top of screen towards left)
Enter your country name; CLICK button for "By Subject and Description"
Review results; Look for publications like country guides, and country reviews; These will have information about everything from political and economic risk to etiquette.
Supplement your country research with information form the CIA World Factbook
Click the link on the left for CIA World Factbook
Use the pull down menu to select your country
ADVANCED TIP: Marketline also has country and city statistics that make great charts for presentations; Access the interactive country data by clicking "DATABASES" at the top center of the screen and use the interactive tool to create charts and graphs on key data points like population, economic growth, etc. You can even select two countries and compare them in the same chart
Global Industry Information
Marketline is your best bet for industry information. It contains industry reports by country for most major industries.
Access Marketline from the link on the left
Enter your country name and industry
Select INDUSTRY PROFILES from the pull down menu and click SEARCH
You may need to filter results by specific geography using the 'funnel' icons on the left of the results screen
ADVANCED TIP: Use the interactive industry statistics information to create charts and graphs by clicking "DATABASES" and selecting INDUSTRY DATA; Use the interactive forms to create charts about volume and value of the industry in a specific country compared to another
Global Consumer Information
Global consumer information and data is available in a variety of places; You may have to check more than one database to find the information for your countries and industries
Mintel is a great place to start
CLICK the link on the left to access Mintel
Enter your country name and industry/product to get reports and data about consumption trends and patterns
Mintel is also a great source of information about consumer behaviors suring COVID-19; Simply search a country name and 'covid-19' for the Covid-19 consumer report for that country
If one or two of your countries is a developing one, use the Gobal Consumption Database by accessing the link on the left and use the pull down menus to get consumption information from a country and industry or product
Statista can also be useful; Click the link on the left and enter your country and a product or industry; Access Statista from the link on the left and enter your country and product, service or industry to see charts and graphs related to everything from top brands to industry growth and future projections
ADVANCED TIP: Marketline has global consumer analytics. Access Marketline from the link on the left; CLICK DATABASES and select CONSUMER DATA ANALYTICS; Use the interactive form to select your country or countries and the value and per capital consumption of specific products
City Information
Use the links under helpful websites for city research to find information about everything from museums to night clubs to sporting activities and more
The Not for Tourists website is particularly helpful since it is aimed at people moving to a new location to live there as opposed to merely visiting
John F. Kennedy Memorial Library
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032-8300
323-343-3988
