- Canadian Trade Index. Toronto: Canadian Manufacturers' Association. Annual.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HF3223 .C25)- Covers over 16,000 firms. Main listings give name, address, telephone number, fax number, branch offices and plants, executive names, annual sales and number of employees. Indexed by product, geographically, and alphabetically. Also has product headings in French. Section F covers trade marks, trade names and brands.
- Caribbean Business Directory: International Edition. Grand Cayman, B.W.I.: Caribbean Publishing Company, Ltd. Annual.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HF5095 .C37)
- Covers businesses in 24 Caribbean countries, from Anguilla to the US Virgin Islands. First part gives brief facts about each country and an alphabetical listing of companies. Second part (Caribbean Yellow Pages) gives name, address, and telephone number by type of business.
- China Phone Book & Business Directory. Hong Kong: China Phone Book Company, Ltd. Semi-annual.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HF3833 .C44)- Companies are listed by province and city. Some are also listed by major industry category. Entries give name, address, telephone number, and fax number. Contains alphabetical index of company names. All information in both English and Chinese.
- Directory of Foreign Firms Operating in the United States. 9th ed. New York: Uniworld Business Pub. 1998.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HG4057 .D57 1998)
- Covers nearly 1,600 foreign firms and more than 2,500 businesses which they own in the U.S. Part One lists foreign firms by country. Part Two is an alphabetical listing of foreign firms. Part Three lists American affiliates. Entries include name, address, telephone and fax numbers, contact person, and industry.
- Directory of Foreign Trade Organizations in Eastern Europe. San Francisco: International Trade Press, 1990.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HF3500.7 .A48 D57 1990)- Coverage includes over 3,500 trade organizations from Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, the former East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the former USSR. Each entry gives name, address, telephone number, and a brief description of what the organization does. Also includes ministries, chambers of commerce, and banks involved in foreign trade.
- Stopford, John M. Directory of Multinationals. New York: Stockton Press: Macmillan, 1992. Irregular.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HD2755.5 .S79 1992)- Profiles 428 major multinational companies. Each entry provides company background, key strategic thrust, financial data, officers and major subsidiaries and affiliates. A detailed description of each company's product lines is also provided.
- Europe's 15,000 Largest Companies. London: ELC International. Annual.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HD2356 .E9 E93)- Firms from sixteen countries in Western and Northern Europe, including Great Britain and Ireland, are covered. First section lists the 500 largest companies by sales, profit, return on sales, and number of employees. Next three sections rank industrial companies, trading companies, and service companies by sales. Each entry lists rank, name, location, type of industry, sales (in thousands of dollars), percentage change in sales, and percentage change in sales in terms of local currency. Also includes alphabetical index.
- Export Directory of Denmark. Virum, Denmark: Kraks Forlag AS. Annual.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HF3643 .A1 D96)
- Contains information on over 3,000 export companies. List of Firms section gives name, address, telephone number, fax number, bank, contact person, and goods exported. Businesses also indexed by type of good exported (List of Goods section). Other sections list export/import services, main contact organizations, and the Danish diplomatic services abroad.
- General Trade Index & Business Guide: Poland. Warszawa, Poland: Business Foundation Co. Ltd. 1991.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HD2877.7 .G46 1991)- Over 3,200 companies are listed in alphabetical order, with each entry giving name, address, telephone number, telex number, date established, number of employees, annual sales, and contact person. Also listed are the type of business and what the companies are seeking. Other indexes include an alphabetical index of products and services, a numerical index of central product classification numbers, a geographical index, and an index of organizations.
- Hoover's Handbook of World Business. Austin: Reference Press, Inc. Annual.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HD4009 .H66)- Profiles 542 major companies, nonprofit organizations, and governmental units worldwide. Each entry gives brief history and current overview, brief financial information, names of officers, address of headquarters, telephone numbers, various rankings for the organization, and its competition. One section (A List-Lover's Compendium) provides rankings of companies by industry, usually the ten to twenty-five largest.
- International Directory of Corporate Affiliations. Wilmette: National Register Publishing Co. Annual.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HD2741 .I59)- Covers major multinational companies in three sections. Section 1 cross references over 30,000 divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, etc. with their parent company. Section 2 lists over 1,120 foreign parent companies. Information includes address, telephone number, ticker symbol, type of business and corporate officers of parent company. Similar information is given for divisions, subsidiaries, etc. Section 3 has the above data for over 1,500 U.S. companies with foreign holdings.
- Godin, Seth ed. The Information Please Business Almanac and Desk Reference. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1993.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HF5003 .N56x 1993) At Reference desk- An almanac and business reference. Provides information in virtually all areas of business. A valuable resource for all business information covering national and international business and public policy issues. Covers global market in stocks, currency and related issues.
- Polk's Bank Directory: International Edition. Nashville: R.L. Polk & Co. Annual.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HG2431 .P63)- Covers banks in all countries, territories, and dependencies of the world except the U.S. Banks are listed by country and city. Entries list name, address, telephone number, and fax number. Some entries give balance sheet information and a list of officers/directors. Also gives US banks with international banking services.
- Principal International Businesses: The World Marketing Directory. Parsippany, NJ: Dun's Marketing Services. Annual.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HF54 .U5 P74)- Lists 55,000 businesses in 133 countries by country, by Standard Industrial Classification number (SIC), and alphabetically. Main entry gives Dun's Number, parent company name, address, sales, number of employees, SIC number, chief executive, etc.
- Bennett, Roger. Selling to Europe: A Practical Guide to Doing Business in the Single Market. London: Kogan Page Limited, 1993. Irregular.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HF1416.6 .G7 B46x 1993)- A comprehensive guide to business information sources for the common market. Very useful for information on the governmental agencies that impact the common market policies and programs.
- Standard Trade Index of Japan. Tokyo: Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Annual.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HF3823 .S74)
- This volume lists over 8,000 firms. Main entries give name, address, telephone number, fax number, capitalization (in yen), and products manufactured. Other indexes include "Index to Commodities & Services," "Brand Names," "Advertisements Classified by Industry," and "Government Agencies, Trade and Industrial Organizations and Other Associations."
- William S. Loiry, ed. The U.S.-Soviet Trade Source book. Chicago: St. James Press, 1991.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HF3105 .U9x 1991)
- Divided into fourteen sections, each covering different types of businesses and organizations that conduct and promote trade between the US and the former Soviet Union. Appendix 1 lists registered joint ventures.
- Who Owns Whom: Australasia and Far East. London: Dun & Bradstreet Limited. Annual.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HD2927 .W48)
- Covers companies in twelve countries, from Australia to Thailand. Section One lists parent companies with their subsidiaries and associates. Section Two lists foreign companies with subsidiaries in Australasia. Entries give parent name, address, telephone number, direct subsidiaries, associate firms, country of incorporation, etc. Section Three is index of subsidiaries and associates. Percentage of ownership is also given.
- Who Owns Whom: Continental Europe. 2 vols. London: Dun & Bradstreet Limited. Annual
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HG4132 .Z5 W5)
- Covers fifteen countries, from Austria to Switzerland. Volume One contains two sections similar to the above-named item. Volume Two is an index of subsidiaries and associates.
- Who Owns Whom: United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. 2 vols. London: Dun & Bradstreet Limited. Annual.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HG4135 .Z5 W5 )
- Sections One and Two have parent companies with their subsidiaries and associates in the UK and the Republic of Ireland respectively. Section Three gives foreign parent companies with subsidiaries in the UK/Republic of Ireland. Volume Two is an index of subsidiaries and associates.
- WORLD SCOPE Financial and Service Company Profiles. 3 vols. Bridgeport, CT: Wright Investors' Service. Annual.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HG4009 .W67)
- Volume 1 (Users' Guide) explains how to find information about industries or companies, how to analyze international financial statements, and summarizes foreign accounting practices. It also gives country-wide and worldwide company rankings. Volumes 2 (Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe) and 3 (North America) list financial averages and ratios by company. Covers over 1,000 financial and service companies in 24 countries.
- WORLD SCOPE Industrial Company Profiles. 5 vols. Bridgeport, CT: Wright Investors' Service. Annual.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HG4009 .W675)
- Similar layout to the above-named title. Covers over 3,000 industrial companies from 24 countries.
- Global EDGE
LOCATION: Internet (http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp)- Provided by Michigan State University Center for International Business Education and Research. This site provides excellent links to many international business resources such as the International Trade Leads, country specific data, and other resources in the field.
- National Trade DataBank (NTDB. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration. Monthly.
LOCATION: Library Databases via STAT-USA- Electronic database containing full text of many reports and statistical data relating to exporting, foreign countries, export contacts, market/product information, and foreign investment opportunities.
- My Exports.Com
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.myexports.com/)- MyExports.com is a public-private partnership of the U.S. Department of Commerce and Global Publishers LLC. It provides referral services for the business communities and exporters.
- The International Trade Administration (ITA)
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.ita.doc.gov)- The International Trade Administration provides assistance and encouragement to U.S. exporters in accessing foreign markets for products. This sites provides information on most of the ITA's programes and services.
- The Bureau of Export Administration
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.bxa.doc.gov)- This is the official government web site of US Department of Commerce-Bureau of Export Administration. The Bureau has control over most of the regulated exports, and the sites provides useful information on international business issues.
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