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GLOBAL CULTURAL PROJECT:
For the Global Cultural Project, you are asked to identify and outline a company’s global interests in general and within a specific country, discuss the business culture/etiquette of that particular country, and determine the cultural, political, geographical and social risks of note. Below is a select list of resources that can be used to research each area. Additional sources can be found in the Business/SPEA Information Commons International Business & Culture Research Guide.
Identifying global interests:
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ABI/INFORM contains more than 2,890 publications, offering the latest business and financial information, management techniques, business trends, management practice and theory, corporate strategy and tactics, and the competition environment. |
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Business Source Premier contains full-text for more than 2,300 journals and company, country, industry, and market research reports. |
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This resource is only available using Internet Explorer. ThomsonONE provides a collection of company information, reports, and financial statements for more than 70,000 public and private businesses worldwide. |
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Business/Culture etiquette:
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The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. |
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Going Global offers country career guides and advice on popular topics such as job search, daily living, office life, night life, and housing. | Video |
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IUCAT, the online library catalog, will tell you what books the IU Libraries own and where they are located. See the video on the right for guidance on how to search IUCAT for business etiquette and culture titles. Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands (HF5389 .M67) is available at the Business/SPEA Information Commons Reference Desk and in Wells Undergraduate Services Reference. |
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Risks:
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Use the "Country Reports" link from the main search page. |
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Produced by the World Bank, this database provides information on business regulations and their enforcement in many countries. Countries are ranked according to ease of doing business. |
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Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) provides a constant flow of analysis and forecasts for global business: regional business briefings, country profiles, and reports on commerce and finance regulations around the world. |
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Use the IUB Libraries' APA Citation Guide for help with references.
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Interview Preparation:
Being successful and confident in the interview process comes with preparation and research. Be prepared in as little as 15 minutes!
15 minutes: Look at a company profile/report, an industry report, and company news
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LexisNexis is international in scope and contains public and private company information, including contact information, recent stock activity, financials, executives, current news, and competitor lists. |
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MarketLine Business Information Center MarketLine company reports contain in-depth company information, including key executives and biographies, analysis, latest news, rankings, and financial deals. |
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Standard & Poor's Netadvantage Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage provides qualitative and quantitative research and analysis covering 55 industries. |
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30 minutes: Look at the above and investigate industry news and analyst reports
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Factiva contains more than 25,000 sources including The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, and the Dow Jones and Reuters newswires. |
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This resource is only available using Internet Explorer. ThomsonONE provides a collection of company information, reports, and financial statements for more than 70,000 public and private businesses worldwide. |
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45 minutes: Conduct a custom news search, look at company events/transcripts, and market research
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Factiva contains more than 25,000 sources including The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, and the Dow Jones and Reuters newswires. |
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This resource is only available using Internet Explorer. ThomsonONE provides a collection of company information, reports, and financial statements for more than 70,000 public and private businesses worldwide. Use ThomsonONE StreetEvents to find company events, transcripts, and briefings. |
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Passport GMID: Global Market Information Database Locate demographic, economic and marketing statistics for 205 countries, as well as detailed income, expenditure and lifestyle statistics. Access 4500 consumer lifestyle reports. |
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Additional company and industry resources can be found using our Company and Industry Research Guides.
