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A guide to help K-State students get started with international business research.
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International Industry & Market Research
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Insights and facts across 600 industries and 50+ countries; includes Consumer Insights. Use as the starting point of your research to get facts and insights on topics that matter, expert research in condensed form, market outlooks, analyzed markets from 150+ countries, daily infographics, visualized global stories, and global consumer survey information. - IBISWorldIn addition to 700 US industry reports, IBISWorld publishes around 75 global industry reports.
MarketLine International Industry Profiles
- Business Source PremierMarketLine company and industry profiles are available in Business Source Premier. Industry profiles include Porter's Five Forces Analyses. The Five Forces is a framework, developed by Michael Porter, for analyzing the forces that shape an industry.
Find MarketLine Industry Profiles in Business Source Premier.
- Enter MarketLine (one word) in the Ti Title field.
- Enter United States in the GE Geographic Terms. MarketLine also covers other countries.
- Enter the search terms for your industry in the TX All Text field.
- After running the search, use menu on left to limit by source type (industry profile) and date (last few years).
Tips for finding MarketLine Industry Profiles in Business Source Premier.
Government Commercial Guides
The US and Canadian governments both publish resources to help businesses enter markets in other countries. Reports provide information on how to do business in other countries as well as limited information on markets in those countries.
- Country Commercial Guides (Export.gov)The US government publishes country commercial guides with market conditions, opportunities, regulations, and business customs for over 125 countries prepared by trade and industry experts at US embassies worldwide.
- Canadian Trade Commissioner Country Sector ReportsThe Canadian government provides more than 200 reports with analysis of specific industry sectors in international markets.
