David Lam Library

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David Lam Library

• Research Resources
• Summer, 2007

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www.library.ubc.ca/lam
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Find Books in the Catalogue
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www.library.ubc.ca/lam
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Research Guides
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Your first stop for international research
Country Research Guide
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Individual Project Cultural Differences
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From the Centre for Intercultural Learning (FAITC)

• Relationship-
• Building
• Favouritism
• Preferred
• Managerial
• Qualities
• Emotion in the
• workplace

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From Executive Planet Spain
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Group Project

• Requires that you look at a company and assess
  different countries where might best establish a
  new enterprise for product or service
• You must explain why your location is the best.
• Factors to consider
• Economic Environment
• Costs
• Risks
• Government Incentives
• Industry characteristics

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For example,

• Lets look at Caterpillar Inc. establishing a
  tractor plant in Spain.

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Justify your choice Strategis

• International Market Insights via Strategis are
  country specific industry sector analyses
• Spains IMI ISA include information on heavy
  equipment trade shows, information on the
  construction industry

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Justify your choice through articles ABI/ Inform
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Justify your choice through reportsGlobal
Market Information Database
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Where do I find Information on my Company?

• Web Sites (google your company name)
• Look for Investor Relations (annual reports,
  press releases)
• Librarys Company Research Guide
• ABI/Inform, Business Source Premier (Articles)
• Investext (investment analyst reports)
• Mergent Online, Hoovers (company financials)

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Your company

• Companys 10-K
• Companys web site

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SWOT analysis via Business Source Premier
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Investext
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Where do I find information on my Countries?

• Surf the Librarys Country Research Guide

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1 Source Business Source Premier
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Investment Climate
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What else is in Business Source Premier?

• Cultural Etiquette
• Economic Indicators
• Economic Forecasts
• Political Environment
• Social Environment
• Economic Policy
• Industry Profiles
• Product Reviews
• Articles
• SWOT analyses

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2 Source Strategis Market Research Reports

• Country Analysis Briefs
• Country Commercial Guides
• Foreign Labour Trends,
• Industry Sector Analysis
• International Market Insight,
• CIA World FactBook
• World Factbook Comparative Tables

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Strategis StatUSA Market Research Country
Commercial Guides include Taxes Tariffs
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3 Source US Government LABOUR ELECTRICITYU
S Bureau of Labor US Dept of Energy
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Source 4 ABI Inform
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Google Sermon
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Citing References
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APA Style

• Book
• Chaney, L.H., Martin, S.H. (2003).
  Intercultural Business Communication. Upper
  Saddle River, NJ Prentice Hall.
• WebPage
• United Nations Development Program. (2002). Human
  Development Report. Retrieved September 23, 2004,
  from http//www.undp.org/hdr2002/
• Online Journal Article from Database
• Allworth, R. Sylka, C. (2005). The use of
  handshakes in the Canadian business.
  Intercultural Etiquette, 18, 121-125. Retrieved
  June 01, 2005, from Business Source Premier
  database

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What do I use?

• Business Source Premier
• Strategis (Stat-USA Market Research Reports)
  Country Commercial Guides
• Specific US Government/International Agency web
  sites
• 4. ABI Inform
• 5. Global Market Info Database
• 6. Company Web Site

• - Etiquette, Incentives, Economics, Forecasts,
  Sector
• Etiquette Country Profiles, Trends, Economics,
  Forecasts, Tariffs, Taxes,
• Costs
• Country Risk
• Industry/Country Reports
• Understanding your companys vision

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Where to get more help

• For assistance with your course
  assignmentsThe Librarians!!!- Christina Sylka
• - Amber Lannon - Lily WangReference Desk, M-F,
  10-4 by email or phone

• For assistance with photocopy cards, using
  photocopiers, locating guest computersCirculati
  on Desk (just inside the David Lam Library)
  604.822.9400