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No Passport Required
How GALILEO Can Help
You Travel the Globe to
Find International
Business Information
Casey Long & Roger Magnus
Georgia State University
A Possible Scenario at Your Library?
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A frantic young MBA shows up at your
desk and desperately needs your help.
He recently graduated with a degree in
international business and now must
relocate to France immediately because
his wife, also a student in the program,
just found a job with France Telecom.
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Fortunately, he has already secured an
interview for a management position with
Alcatel, another telecommunications
giant. In preparation for his interview, he
needs to find out more about the
company and French job-seeking
procedures and the overall employment
outlook.
• Unfortunately, he had also heard that his
wife’s company recently had laid off some
workers, so he is wondering if he should
even be looking at the French
telecommunications industry.
• If hired, he has been told he may be
managing a diverse team of individuals, so
he wants to know if there have been any
studies done on French management
practices.
Can you help him?
Summary of Information Needs
Type of Data
Potential GALILEO Source
International Company
Profiles
Business Source Premier
Industry Overview
Business Source Premier, Computer Source,
Electronics and Communications Abstracts
Business Culture &
Practices
Business Source Premier, netLibrary, Psych
Info, Sociological Collection, Sociological
Abstracts
Country Specific Economic
Trends & Data
Business Source Premier, SKS Webselect,
World Almanac
Note: Proquest Databases and Lexis-Nexis are additional resources for each of these types of
data. These resources, however, are not available at all Georgia libraries and are not covered in
this presentation.
Step One: Company Profiles
Synthesized Data and Analysis Business Source Premier: Datamonitor
Company Profiles
• 10,000+ public and private companies from
around the world
• Helpful Elements:
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Company Overview and History
Executive Biographies
Product and Services Analysis
SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and
Threats) Analysis
More Company Profiles
How to Search for
Company Reports
More Company Profiles
Company Reports Listing
More Company Profiles
How to Browse for Company Reports
More Company Profiles
More in-depth/Miscellaneous
Information and Current News Business Source Premier: articles
• Advanced Search research fields: Company
Entity, People, Geographic Terms, etc.
• Sort by: magazines or scholarly journals
More Company Profiles
How to Search for Articles
More Company Profiles
Article Listing
More Company Profiles
How to Search for Articles
More Company Profiles
Article Listing
More Company Profiles
Article Sorting
Step Two: Industry Overviews/Market
Research Reports
Synthesized Broad Industry Data and
Analysis Business Source Premier: Datamonitor
Industry Profiles
• Currently 1,600+ industry reports; same industry
covered for multiple countries
• Helpful Elements:
– Market Overview
– Competitive Landscape
- Market Segmentation
- Market Forecasts
More Industry Overviews/Market
Research Reports
How to Search for Industry Reports
More Industry Overviews/Market
Research Reports
Industry Report Listing
More Industry Overviews/Market
Research Reports
How to Search for Industry Reports
More Industry Overviews/Market
Research Reports
Industry Report Listing
More Industry Overviews/Market
Research Reports
Additional Industry Information and
Niche Sector Coverage Business Source Premier: articles
• Advanced Search research fields: Subject (Thesaurus),
Geographic, Default, All Text.
Computer Source Premier: articles
• Highly targeted information for computers, telecommunications
and other high tech industries
Other Resources • Findex – market research report directory
• Business Source Premier – COMING SOON: searchable
market research reports
More Industry Overviews/Market
Research Reports
How to Use Thesaurus
More Industry Overviews/Market
Research Reports
How to Search for Articles
More Industry Overviews/Market
Research Reports
Article Listing –
Business Source Premier
More Industry Overviews/Market
Research Reports
Article Listing –
Computer Source Premier
Step Three: Business Culture & Etiquette
Best Source: Business Source Premier
• Relevant Scholarly Journals and Magazines in the areas of:
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Human Relations (140)
Management (368)
Production & Operations (93)
Psychology for Business (154)
Sociology (233)
• Country Specific Reports (1307)
– Many include information on ethnic and religious composition.
– Country Watch reports provide information on cultural do’s and don’ts.
• Country Career Guides
– Provides job applications and interviewing tips, employment trends,
procedures for obtaining work visas, and cultural trend.
More Culture and Etiquette Resources
PsycINFO or Psychological & Behavioral Sciences Collection
Search for articles on management trends, employee/management
relationships, and factors influencing job satisfaction and productivity
Sociological Collection or Sociological Abstracts
Search for articles that describe cultural norms within a particular country
and differences in workplace etiquette.
Academic Search Premier
Search for general articles on the country.
netLibrary
Access books on various aspects of business and management.
Step Four: Economic Trends & Data
Business Source Premier
Contains reports from 9 economic information publishers
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Business Monitor International (49)
Country Watch Incorporated (190)
Datamonitor Industry and Country Profiles (3022)
EIU Reports (210)
Global Insight (219)
Icon Group International (465)
OECD Economic Survey (35)
PRS Group Inc (99)
ABS Energy Research (63)
Spotlight on In-depth Economic Reports
Report
Key Information
Country Monitor
(Global Insight)
Forecast & outlook summary; recent developments; economic
growth; exchange rates, inflation; and output prices. (monthly)
Country Profile
(Datamonitor)
Political landscape & structure; economic performance & statistics;
market & industry analysis; potential for business development;
and basic country facts. (annual)
Country Review
(Country Watch)
In-depth political overview (including foreign relations & domestic
agenda); economic conditions & macroeconomic activity; pollution
trends; investment strategies; and social overview. (annual)
Economic
Competitiveness
(Icon Group)
Examines the competitiveness of a country in terms of finanancial
competitiveness, labor, and productivity. Aggregates information
from firms across the country and compares the average to the rest
of the world. (annual)
Accessing Country Reports – Step One
Click on Publications
Accessing Country Reports – Step Two
Type in country name and click
Browse
Accessing Country Reports –
Alternative Method
1.) Enter
country in
search box
on main
menu
2.) Click on
Country
Economic
Data link
3.) Select
report from
list that is
returned
More Economic Trends & Data Resources
SKS Webselect
Links to key economic websites
– Region or country specific sites
– Historical overview
– Major economists
– Economic policy and statistics organizations
World Almanac
Lists potential reference sources, provides basic facts & statistics, and
includes biographies and encyclopedia entries.
netLibrary
Provides access to books that may contain relevant economic data.
Questions?
Casey Long
[email protected]
404-463-9932
Roger Magnus
[email protected]
404-651-3111