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This newly updated and expanded edition of an Oryx bestseller, by award-winning authors Ruth A. Pagell and Michael Halperin, is the only reference work available that guides business researchers and librarians to the most valuable sources for information on international business and shows how to interpret and use the data provided. The authors also describe business practices in various regions and countries, the basics of international trade and finance, international business organizations, and relevant political departments and agencies. An extensive number of exhibits and tables are featured, and the book's appendixes include glossaries, checklists for evaluating sources, and sample disclosure documents.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Exhibitsv
List of Tablesix
Prefacexiii
Acknowledgmentsxvii
PART I.
Introduction
CHAPTER 1. General Sources for International Business Research3PART II.
Company Information
CHAPTER 2. Accounting Standards and Practices19
APPENDIX A. Sample U.K. and French Balance Sheets44
APPENDIX B. Synthesis of Accounting Standards in 48 Countries47
APPENDIX C. Disclosure Requirements of Major Stock Exchanges49
CHAPTER 3. Company Information: Issues50
APPENDIX D. Selecting a Company Directory-A Checklist72
APPENDIX E. Company Definitions-A Glossary74
APPENDIX F. Size of Enterprises75
CHAPTER 4. Directory Sources77
APPENDIX G. Company WWW Sources-A Checklist103
CHAPTER 5. Financial Sources104
CHAPTER 6. Electronic Sources126
APPENDIX H. Selecting an International Database-A Checklist151
CHAPTER 7. Corporate Affiliations and Corporate Change154
CHAPTER 8. Special Topics: International Credit Information and Rankings173PART III.
Marketing
CHAPTER 9. Intern
CHAPTER 14. Industry Information341
APPENDIX J. International Coding Systems362PART V.
International Transactions
CHAPTER 15. International Trade and Payments367
CHAPTER 16. International Financial Markets389
Index411
Über den Autor / die Autorin
RUTH A. PAGELL is director of Business Information Services, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. From 1981 through 1993, she was at the Lippincott Library, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, serving the last five years as associate director. She has also been an adjunct associate professor at Drexel College of Information Studies, teaching the course in business resources. In 1989, she was an ALA/USIA Fellow, serving in Bangkok, Thailand. She holds an MBA and an MS in library science from Drexel University. Ms. Pagell writes and speaks extensively, both in the United States and internationally, on subjects such as international business information, online and CD-ROM databases, and management and evaluation of information technologies.
MICHAEL HALPERIN is the director of the Lippincott Library of the Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania). He holds an MBA and an MS in library science from Drexel University as well as a PhD in information studies. Dr. Halperin is a frequent contributor to Database and Online magazines. He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of Online magazine. In addition, he is an adjunct professor at Drexel University's College of Information Studies.
