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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?

• 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.

• 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.

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• 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: – 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

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Company Reports Listing

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How to Browse for Company Reports

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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

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How to Search for Articles

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Article Listing

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How to Search for Articles

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Article Listing

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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 - Market Segmentation

– Competitive Landscape - Market Forecasts

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How to Search for Industry Reports

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Industry Report Listing

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How to Search for Industry Reports

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Industry Report Listing

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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

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How to Use Thesaurus

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How to Search for Articles

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Article Listing – Business Source Premier

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Article Listing – Computer Source Premier

Step Three: Business Culture & Etiquette

Best Source: Business Source Premier

• Relevant Scholarly Journals and Magazines in the areas of:– 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 CollectionSearch for articles on management trends, employee/management

relationships, and factors influencing job satisfaction and productivity

Sociological Collection or Sociological AbstractsSearch for articles that describe cultural norms within a particular country

and differences in workplace etiquette.

Academic Search PremierSearch for general articles on the country.

netLibraryAccess books on various aspects of business and management.

Step Four: Economic Trends & Data

Business Source PremierContains reports from 9 economic information publishers

– 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 WebselectLinks 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.

netLibraryProvides access to books that may contain relevant economic data.

Questions?

Casey Longcaseylong@gsu.edu

404-463-9932

Roger Magnusrmagnus@gsu.edu

404-651-3111