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Business Articles: International Business

There is no question that international business is a very broad topic; however, one web site developed by Michigan State University called: MSU-CIBER (Michigan State University: Center for International Education and Research) does an excellent job of covering many of the principle reference resources available through their globalEDGE": http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp

globalEDGE is a global business knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals and students worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities.
By serving as a gateway to specialized knowledge on countries, cross-border business transactions, and cross-cultural management, globalEDGE responds to a real interest expressed by an increasing number of global business professionals. It also creates a virtual community of both executives and academics with like interests. Unfortunately, articles from journal and other commercial sources will require subscription (for example: the American Marketing Association's membership for students costs $50 domestic and $70 international.)
Your best bet is to use your library's subscription. As has been mentioned a number of times on the Business Research Sources web site, librarians appreciate knowing the interest which students and faculty express in obtaining new subscriptions.

A second portal that is both comprehensive and free is VIBES (Virtual International Business & Economic Sources) developed by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte: http://libweb.uncc.edu/ref-bus/vibehome.htm. This web site provides over 1,600 links to Internet sources of internatiional business and economic information that are in English and available free of charge. Links include:

• Full-text files of recent articles and research reports
• Statistical tables and graphs
• Portals

Another site that provides contacts for international business organizations is the United States Council for International Business(USCIB). They are affiliated with the International Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee of the OECD: www.uscib.org.

A second organization that works along these lines is the International Business Forum which provides information about business opportunities in the international market place: www.ibf.com. It also provides a useful "Business Education" section which provides information on web site learning, MBA programs and the like.

Additional Resources:
The Academy of International Business is an international association of scholars and specialists in the field of international business (3000 members in 65 countries): www.aibworld.net