BUS 401 & 560: International Business: Recommended Web Sites

This website provides you with insights in Hofstede's research and the research of his colleagues into national and organisational culture. Besides the research outcomes, such as country scores on the dimensions of national culture, you will find the Culture Compass, helping you to visualize your own cultural preferences, links to mobile applications for the same purpose, video clips and much more!

The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities

Information on a selected number of countries. Topics include language, useful phrases, the society, culture, business and social etiquettes. You can access Useful Phrases here or through the corresponding country.

Are you about to do business in another country? We'll show you some of the benefits of understanding the business culture – and we'll offer tips on things like dress, conversation, and social customs.

Provides a list of links to information on different business organizations.

The Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms in 189 economies and selected cities at the subnational level. An excellent source for research material.

The U.S. Commercial Service helps U.S. companies find new international business partners in worldwide markets.

The Office of Trade Policy & Analysis (TP&A), an office of Industry & Analysis within the International Trade Administration, provides data, analysis, and recommendations on policy, and trade promotion issues affecting U.S. industry competitiveness in a global setting.

A collection of information on U.S. economic accounts.

U.S. export information.

The OECD provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems. We work with governments to understand what drives economic, social and environmental change. We measure productivity and global flows of trade and investment. We analyse and compare data to predict future trends. We set international standards on a wide range of things, from agriculture and tax to the safety of chemicals.

Industry date and news.

Information on world currency, current exchange rates, and a currency converter calculator.

An Internet resource offered by the Levin Institute to promote a greater understanding of globalization.

Globalization101.org addresses the following issues:

What is globalization? Is it the integration of economic, political, and cultural systems across the globe? Or is it Americanization and United States dominance of world affairs? Is globalization a force for economic growth, prosperity, and democratic freedom? Or is it a force for environmental devastation, exploitation of the developing world, and suppression of human rights?