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Citation
Cronau, D.A. (2002), "International Business Information on the Web: Searcher Magazine’s Guide to Sites and Strategies for Global Business Research", The Electronic Library, Vol. 20 No. 4, pp. 337-337. https://doi.org/10.1108/el.2002.20.4.337.3
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
“The biggest challenge for anyone seeking global business information today is that there’s too much out there, and so many places to look – especially on the Web. Finding dependable, timely information about a particular country, region, industry, or company can be overwhelming, even paralyzing. Where do you start? What Web sites offer the best (or most) international information? What government sites are available for a given country or region? Is the information regularly updated? How old is ‘too old’ when you need data about a small or remote country? How can you verify the legitimacy of Web‐based business information sources?”
If you are wrestling with these and similar questions, International Business Information on the Web could be your answer. The author is an experienced international business researcher and this book is a ready‐reference of sites for effective worldwide business research. This book, with its companion Web directory, is designed to aid in the identification of overseas buyers, location of foreign suppliers, the investigation of potential partners and competitors, and the uncovering of international market research and industry analysis.
It claims to present over 1,000 of the most important sites for readers and be an ideal starting point for any international business research projects. The book itself began with a series of articles for Searcher Magazine concentrating on open or public Web sites that any user could reach, identifying authoritative sources or, at least, those with their bias showing. The book is also worthy as an educational tool because it includes information and access to demonstrate the different levels of information available and how to find it when dealing with diverse economies and governmental forms.
This book is the first in the series and subsequent ones are planned to follow this model. Chapters are country based and have subheadings such as directories, search engines, banking, stock exchanges, yellow pages, news resources, government resources, regional resources, business directories, specific countries, and a “regional wrap‐up” to conclude. There are figures to show the essential, a good index, and an appendix of URLs of Web sites mentioned in each chapter, an appendix of country code top‐level domains, and an appendix of accepted country abbreviations.
This is a really great resource that is well worth considering for purchase. It is also well worth watching out for further books in the series.