Country Culture and Business Climate
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globalEDGE
Click on the name of your country, then click on “Culture” for information on culture and doing business in the country you are studying. Or, use globalEDGE to learn more about a country's economy, trade, political climate, and more. -
Country Commercial GuidesPublished by the International Trade Association (ITA) Use the pull down menus to select your country name, then use different sections on doing business in your country. Then, use the menu on the left or the topics in the center to view information. A good place to start is the Doing Business In section, and the Business Travel section.
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GoinGlobal
Access provided by the Career Services Center — GoinGlobal is useful for international job hunting, as well as researching the business environment and cultural considerations for over 120 locations including countries and select US and global cities. Key features include corporate profiles, a proprietary H1B visa search engine and 16 million-plus job and internship postings. It also includes international business resources including country and city career guides.
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CIA World FactbookCreated by the Central Intelligence Unit of the United States, use the pull down menu to select your country and learn more about its people, government, infrastructure, and more.
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EIU Viewpoint
Country profiles and economic reports, current economic events for nearly 200 countries or economic territories.
International Consumer and Industry Information
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Statista
Easy to use statistics search engine with access to more than a million statistics and facts.
Company Information
The first place you'll want to look is your company's web site. There you can find:
- Values, products, locations, information for employees, history
- Financials, annual reports (if it's a public company), investor information
- Information about strategies, partnerships, sustainability actions
- Look at everything! What graphics do they use? What information do they share? What do they NOT share? This is all useful information!
- Social media links
And, in addition to your company's web site, try these library databases!
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Access World News
Through nearly 7000 news sources, find diverse global, local, regional, and national perspectives on topics related to controversial issues, the environment, health, education, science, the arts, literature, business, economics, criminal justice, and more. -
PrivCo
Registration Required. See "more" for access information. PrivCo.com is a source for business and financial research on non-publicly traded corporations, including family-owned, private equity-owned, venture-backed and international unlisted companies.
Citing Your Sources
Whenever you do research, you will need to cite the information sources that you use. Most business scholars use APA style. Here are some tools that can help you with this task:
Gleeson Library's guide to citations: How? Why? When?
Tip: Look for citation tools within the databases that you use! These can be so helpful in helping you formulate your citations and works cited/bibliography. NOTE: Sometimes there are errors in these database-created citations, so it is a good idea to review them before submitting your paper/project/slides!!!
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APA 7th Edition Citations for Business SourcesAn excellent guide to using APA 7th edition style for popular business sources. Scroll through the guide to find an example for the business source you are using in your research. Compiled by librarians Naomi Schemm, Marcia Dellenbach, Zachary Grisham, Marianne Hageman, Natalia Tingle, Matt Trowbridge, and Amanda Wheatley
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Citing Business Databases in APA: Michigan State University GuideThis guide was created to help with citing some common business databases
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Citing Business Databases from the University of North Carolina at GreensboroThis guide has some additional business database examples in APA style.
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MLA Business Citations: Youngstown State UniversityScroll down the page to see citations for specific business web sites, reports, and databases cited in MLA style.
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Purdue OWLOur favorite style guide web site is the OWL from Purdue University.
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RefWorks
RefWorks allows users to create personal databases to manage, store, and share the information citations/references. Users can automatically insert references from their database into their papers and generate formatted bibliographies and manuscripts in seconds. See our RefWorks Guide for information about creating accounts, adding references, and using add-ons.
Getting Help!
There are several ways to obtain assistance with your research. Read on!
You have your very own librarian! She is Penny Scott, and you can contact her for help.
Her contact information is: email: plscott@usfca.edu * phone: 415-422-5389
It is best to email ahead, or make an appointment, to make sure she is available! Appointments are available virtually via Zoom, or in person, and are great for groups or individuals. If you don't see a time that works for you, email Penny.
If Penny is not available, or any time you need help, you can always get help, just Ask a Librarian!
You can also take a look at our Research Guides on many topics!