Research Guides: BUAD 6951: International Commercial Diplomacy: Home

Welcome

Welcome to the research guide for BUAD 6951: International Commercial Diplomacy, which is designed for MBA students enrolled in this course, taught by Professor Don Rahtz in Fall 2020. This guide aligns databases with the Intelligence Briefings weekly activity and any country research assignments that are part of the course.

Research Workshop Activities

BUAD 6951: Research Worksheet
Use this Google form to guide your participation in the group research activities.
Workshop Reflections (BUAD 6951)
Complete this reflection (Google Form) at the conclusion of the research workshop.

Getting Started with Country Research

CIA World Factbook
Facts and data about people, government, economy, military and more for each country.

Global Road Warrior This link opens in a new window
Practical information for travelers. Information by country on basic facts, climate, society & culture, demographics, telecommunications, money & banking, health & medical information, etc. Coverage: Current.
Fitch Connect This link opens in a new window
Country risk, industry, and company intelligence on global markets. Proprietary data, analysis, ratings, rankings, and forecasts covering 175 countries and 22 industry sectors. Coverage: Current. Formerly Business Monitor International.
MarketLine Advantage (now GlobalData Explorer) This link opens in a new window
MarketLine Advantage offers company, industry, and country profiles. This includes SWOT analyses, 12,000 company profiles, 16,500 company capsules, case studies, industry profiles in 215 countries and 46 political and geographic groupings. Includes case studies and management reports. A daily news feed is also included.

Google Trends
Google Trends allows you to see search volume for any term. You can narrow your search to periods of hours, days, weeks, months, and years, with data stretching back until 2004.

Factiva This link opens in a new window
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World news and business information, including information on US and foreign companies, stock prices, currency data, and financial profiles for companies worldwide. Newswires, newspaper, and magazine articles. Coverage: 1980-present.

Librarian

Anna Milholland

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McLeod Business Library
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Subjects: Business, Business: Accounting, Business: Company & Industry Profiles, Business: Country Research, Business: Entrepreneurship, Business: Finance, Business: Management & Organizational Behavior, Business: Marketing, Business: Statistics