Research Guides: Global Business: Start Your Research Here

Recommended Subject-Focused Reference Books

A Global Survey of Employer and Business Membership Organizations: Inside Impacts and Responses to COVID-19

Electronic Resource

AMA Handbook of Business Writing

Electronic Resource
(American Management Association)

Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of International Management

Electronic Resource

The Decarbonization Imperatvie

Electronic Resource 2021

Dictionary of Business and Management

Electronic Resource 2016

Encyclopedia of African American Business

Main Collection

Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Global Industries

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Leadership

Electronic Resource

Europa World Year Book

Reference Collection (Second Floor) 2016

Global Business: An Economic, Social, and Environmental Perspective 3rd Ed.

Electronic Resource 2021

Global Innovation

Electronic Resource 2020

Guide to Countries of the World

Electronic Resource 2016

Historical Encyclopedia of American Business

Electronic Resource

International Directory of Company Histories

Electronic resource.
v.59 (2004) - v.143 (2013)

Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurship

Electronic Resource

Oxford Handbook of International Business

Electronic Resource

Servant Leadership Across Cultures: Harnessing the Strength of the World’s Most Powerful Leadership Philosophy

Electronic Resrouce

Small Business Sourcebook

Reference Collection (Second Floor)

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life

Electronic Resource, Volumes 1-5 (2017)

Worldmark Global Business and Economy Issues

Electronic Resource 2015

Philosophy of Management and Sustainability

Electronic Resource 2019

Reference Databases

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Gale eBooks (Gale Cengage Learning) A comprehensive collection of reference resources such as subject-focused encyclopedias and dictionaries, available in a single database.
Political Handbook of the World (CQ Press/Congressional Quarterly) "Comprehensive country profiles chronicling national history, government, and political parties, as well as profiles on intergovernmental organizations, development banks, and the agencies and specialized bodies of the United Nations."
SAGE Knowledge Provides reference resources such as subject-focused dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference materials published by SAGE.

Recommended Company and Industry Databases

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Bloomberg Education "Bloomberg provides comprehensive data on various financial instruments, including over 5 million bonds, equities, commodities, currencies, and funds. The extensive database encompasses many publicly traded companies globally and includes profiles of more than a million individuals." NOTE: Access to this resource is limited to currently enrolled students, faculty, and staff of Kean University.
Business Market Research Collection (ProQuest) (VALE) Provides corporate data, in-depth industry analyses, summary financials, and information on company locations, top competitors, and officers. Also features worldwide market data reports and analytical articles covering economic and political topics. Includes information provided by Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch, and Snapshots (Snapdata International Group).
Note: To locate a company profile, search for the company name and Hoover's, e.g., Microsoft Hoover's.
Business Source Elite (EBSCOhost) (NJSL) Features articles from more than 1,000 business publications dating back to 1985. Also provides more than 10,000 company profiles from Datamonitor.
IBISWorld Provides industry market research and industry risk ratings on more than 700 American industries. Includes market conditions and forecasts, supply chains, and competitor activity ascertained from analysis of economic, demographic, and government data.
LexisNexis -- Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) (VALE) Offers business, news, and legal information from sources such as newspapers, magazines, journals, newsletters, wire services, and transcripts. Also features company profiles, detailed financials, SWOT analyses, industry reports, and SEC filings, as well as federal and state cases and statutes, federal regulations, and state administrative codes. This database replaces LexisNexis Academic.
MarketLine Advantage Offers company profiles (including SWOT analyses), case studies, country information, and comprehensive market information on a variety of industries.
Mergent Market Atlas (FTSE Russell) (VALE) Provides corporate information on over 50,000 current and historical public companies in the U.S. and internationally, covering the past 15 years. It includes industry reports, country insight reports, descriptions of public companies, financial statistics, ratios, annual reports, and data on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, long-term debt, capital stock, and insider trading. NOTE: Permits only five simultaneous users. Please Log Out when finished.
This new database will replace Mergent Online. Both databases will remain operational until June 30, 2025, after which Mergent Online will no longer be available.
Reference Solutions (formerly Reference USA) (JerseyClicks) (NJSL) -- Complimentary Contains essential information about companies in the U.S. and Canada, healthcare providers in the U.S., and residents of the U.S. and Canada. It facilitates research on U.S. businesses, provides tools for creating marketing and small business plans, aids in job searching, and much more.

Country Profile Databases

The following databases provide access to country profiles for numerous countries around the world.

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For statistics and demographic data for various countries, explore International Statistics Web sites.

MarketLine Advantage Offers company profiles (including SWOT analyses), case studies, country information, and comprehensive market information on a variety of industries.

Recommended Multimedia Databases

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Films on Demand (Infobase Learning) Films on Demand provides access to "video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content." Click "Collections" to access videos in various subject areas, such as Art & Architecture, Allied Health, Biology, Business & Economics, Criminal Justice & Law, Drama & Theatre, Education, English, Gender & Sexuality, Guidance & Counseling, Health & Medicine, History, Psychology, and more. The platform also offers Archival Films & Newsreels.

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Recommended Subject-Focused Reference Books

A Global Survey of Employer and Business Membership Organizations: Inside Impacts and Responses to COVID-19

AMA Handbook of Business Writing

Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of International Management

The Decarbonization Imperatvie

Dictionary of Business and Management

Encyclopedia of African American Business

Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries

Encyclopedia of Global Industries

Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Encyclopedia of Leadership

Europa World Year Book

Global Business: An Economic, Social, and Environmental Perspective 3rd Ed.

Global Innovation

Guide to Countries of the World

Historical Encyclopedia of American Business

International Directory of Company Histories

Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurship

Oxford Handbook of International Business

Servant Leadership Across Cultures: Harnessing the Strength of the World’s Most Powerful Leadership Philosophy

Small Business Sourcebook

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life

Worldmark Global Business and Economy Issues

Philosophy of Management and Sustainability

Reference Databases

Recommended Company and Industry Databases

Country Profile Databases

Recommended Multimedia Databases

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