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Doing Business
http://www.doingbusiness.org/
From the World Bank, ratings and rankings of the risk and feasability of doing
business in countries. Ratings and data are available for such topics as dealing
with licenses, paying
taxes, getting credit, trading across borders, and more. When ratings are given,
an explanation of what constitutes these ratings is included. The criteria might
also be expressed in terms of estimated hours, days, and percentage cost. Regional,
national and topical reports which offer more narrative text are also offered
from the website, These include such titles as "Doing Business in East
Asia and Pacific", "Doing Business in Brazil", and"Doing
Business in 2007 - How to Reform". Users can also create customized reports
using the Get Full Data tab from the sidebar. Finally, the site also offers
an online collection of business laws and regulations. These can be browsed
by country or area of law (labor laws, land and building laws, trade laws, etc).
Intercultural
Center
for Intercultural Learning
http://www.international.gc.ca/cfsi-icse/cil-cai/index-eng.asp
From the Canadian Center for Intercultural Learning, a series entitled "Country
Insights" provides snapshot information for a country as well as valuable
information on customs and cultural norms. Selection a region or country, and
then select categories of cultural information such as "Communication Styles",
"Dress, Punctuality and Formality", "Preferred Managerial Qualities",
"Conflicts in the Workplace", and more. The site provides a brief to
lengthy narrative on the topic.
Business
Source Premier
http://lib.westfield.ma.edu/dbalpha.htm#Business_Source
Off-Campus Access: Select database from our listing.
At username and password prompt enter your WSC email username and password.
Username is first initial lastname and last four digits of CWID, password is
full CWID.
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Articles
Magazines such as Business Week, Forbes, Fortune, as well as regional trade
publications such as Business Asia, Business Europe,
etc.
Country Profiles
Reports discussing the history, politics,
infrastructure and economy for each nation by the Economist Intelligence Unit and Datamonitor.
Business Forecast Reports
SWOT analysis for political, economic, and social climates of the countries.
Industry Reports
Reports from the EIU and Datamonitor for industries respective to a country,
with titles such as Consumer Electronics Industry Profile: Japan, Healthcare
& Pharmaceuticals Forecast Asia & Australasia, Foodservice Industry
Profile: United Kingdom, and more.
General
BusinessFile ASAP
http://lib.westfield.ma.edu/dbalpha.htm#General_BusinessFile
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At username and password prompt enter your WSC email username and password.
Username is first initial lastname and last four digits of CWID, password is
full CWID.
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Search by a country. From your results choose Narrow by Subdivision for
a country.
The database lists categorized articles from trade publications, market research
companies, and magazines. Categories can include economic policy, forecasts
and trends, laws, regulations and rules, demographic aspects, political aspects,
and more.