+Library Goals
This guide should help you:
Explore sources to increase familiarity with the topic.
Use keywords or subject-specific vocabulary to search subject and discipline-specific tools.
Start to gather information for an assignment.
Evaluate potential sources for authority, reliability, credibility, purpose, viewpoint, and suitability.
Cite sources using an appropriate and consistent documentation style.
Research Need: Country-Management Audit Assignment
The audit involves analyzing a country's social, cultural, economic and political environment, as well as determining the management practices that are likely to be successful for operating an organization in that particular country and industry.
In a team, you will:
- Select a country
- Select an industry
- Research!
- Bring information together to understand the best management practices to operate within that industry, in that specific country.
Starting Out
Explore industries:
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North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
From the United States Department of Commerce - U.S. Census Bureau website. Search for the NAICS code that classifies your industry.
Explore countries:
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Global EdgeCreated by the International Business Center at Michigan State University (IBC), globalEDGE™ is a knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities.
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CIA - The World Factbook (.gov)
"The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map."
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The Statesman's Yearbook
Call Number: JA51 .S7 2015Publication Date: 2015This classic reference work presents a political, economic and social account of every country of the world together with facts and analysis.