IBUS 2033
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Country information
Global Road Warrior
- In-depth country overviews with a focus on
- cultural, social, and business norms
- Includes
- country geo statistics, facts, maps, photos, and recipes
- Business Insights Global This link opens in a new window
- Case studies, company profiles & industry research reports
- Country economic reports, market research reports
- SWOT analyses, and video interviews with business executives, and selective full-text articles
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
- Company profiles, SWOT analyses where available, industry profiles, stocks and investment information, management-related articles
- Harvard Business Review case studies and streaming videos from the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series, and selective full-text articles
- JWU Library does not have access to Harvard Business Cases
Statista
- Statistics, market studies & reports for over 600 international industries, 37 countries, and 60,000 wide-ranging topics
- Company and industry reports
IBISWorld
- industry research for over 700 US industries
- research on hundreds of international industries
Watch the video below for a quick tutorial on how to navigate and access global industry data and reports
Database Share Out
Open this Google Doc
1. Break into groups. Enter your names next to the group.
2. Each group will search the four databases listed below.
3. Choose one person in your group to search one database (unless there are not enough people, then each of you may need to search multiple databases.
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Choose one person in your group to share out if we have time.
4. Once in the database, find at least one report/article that you may use for an upcoming assignment.
5. Answer the questions.
- CQ Researcher Online This link opens in a new window
- In-depth reports and analysis on hot topic issues in the news
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
- A great place to start for most topics
- Mostly full-text articles from scholarly peer-reviewed journals, trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers
- If full-text is not available, click link to Check for Full Text (Providence) to connect to Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request form
- Business Plans Handbooks This link opens in a new window
- A collection of authentic business plans in manufacturing, retail, and the service industries, as well as start ups, and submitted by entrepreneurs in North America (company names and addresses have been changed)
- Each volume includes a business plan template, a listing of organizations, agencies & consultants, glossary and more
- Click on the "i" icon for more examples of the types of businesses represented
