For anyone considering doing business in a foreign country, it is imperative to conduct advance research in order to learn about the country: its culture, its economic system, its business practices and regulations, etc.
You can find country information in the following databases:
Print books in the Library's catalog (USMAI Book Search) and ebooks in ebook databases such as EBSCO eBooks contain country information as well.
A variety of country information is also available on the free Web.
Click on the links above to learn how to find country information in each of the sources listed.
Login to ABI/INFORM Collection.
First, click on the icon of three horizontal lines toward the top left-hand side of the page.
Next, click on the Browse link from the resulting sub-menu.
On the Browse page, scroll down to the "Country Reports" section to see available country reports.
Login to Business Source Ultimate.
Enter a country's name in the search box toward the top of the page and then scroll down the page to the "Publication Type" section, where you can select Country Report.
Login to Gale Business: Insights.
Click on the Browse All Countries/Territories button toward the bottom of the page, enter a country or territory’s name in the search box, and then click on the country’s or territory’s name on the search results page.
Login to Nexis Uni.
Click on the Market Insight link from the menu bar toward the top of the database's home page.
Click on the link for Selected Country Reports and then select a report category of interest. You can then enter a country name on the resulting search page.
Login to Statista.
Click on the Reports link from the menu bar toward the top of the page and then select Country & Region reports from the resulting sub-menu.
You can then use the Regions/Countries filter on the left-hand side of the Countries & Regions page to search for available information about a particular country.
You may be able to find additional country information in the databases listed above and in other UMGC library databases (Academic Search Ultimate, Dissertations & Theses Global, etc.) by conducting a keyword search for a country's name, along with a keyword search for an aspect of the country that you're interested in studying (e.g., japan AND "business etiquette").
There are numerous print books available in USMAI Book Search, the UMGC Library catalog, that discuss how to do business in other countries. These include:
You can find additional country information in print books in USMAI Book Search by clicking on the Advanced search link for the catalog. On the advanced search page, enter a country's name in the "Enter a search term" area and use the drop-down field selector menu to search for the country name in the subject field. Then enter additional terms of interest in the other "Enter a search term' area.
There are numerous ebooks available in EBSCO eBooks that discuss how to do business in other countries. These include:
You can find additional country information by using the Library's ebook databases to search for a country's name and other terms of interest (e.g., japan AND "business etiquette").
There are numerous free websites that contain reliable country information, including: