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NBS Country Guides

NBS Country Guides. U. Srinivasa Rangan, Associate Professor, Strategy and Intl. Business Frances Nilsson, Manager, Collection Development, Horn Library Rachel Zyirek, Reference Librarian, Horn Library. National Business Systems Approach.

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NBS Country Guides

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  1. NBS Country Guides U. Srinivasa Rangan,Associate Professor, Strategy and Intl. Business Frances Nilsson, Manager, Collection Development, Horn Library Rachel Zyirek, Reference Librarian, Horn Library Rangan, Nilsson, and Zyirek

  2. National Business Systems Approach • The starting point was the National Business Systems stream that was designed to provide MBA students with a conceptual framework to analyze any country from the point of view of investing in, operating out of, or competing against firms from that country • Plan was to make it available as a useful guide for internationally focussed efforts -- courses, overseas programs, etc -- of others on campus Rangan, Nilsson, and Zyirek

  3. A Country Guide Template • Macroeconomic indicators • statistics, developments, and forecasts • National Business Systems Approach • institutional mechanisms such as human capital systems, corporate governance, and labor governance • policy mechanisms such as trade policy, industrial policy, and technology policy • Others • key industries, foreign investments, etc. Rangan, Nilsson, and Zyirek

  4. National Business Systems exam • In May, 150 Full time MBA students in 27 teams research a country over 3 days • 9 countries are researched • 3 teams, 1 per section, are researching the same country for presentation • In December, 6 Lucent teams have similar exam with 6 countries researched over 45 days for a written report Rangan, Nilsson, and Zyirek

  5. Country Study Guides May 1996 - May 1999 • Included: web-based and paper books, periodical sources & services, both free and subscribed • Organized by: type of publication & publishing agency with descriptions of contents Rangan, Nilsson, and Zyirek

  6. Country Study Guides Organization Sample • Basic Sources-EIU & U.S. Country Commercial Guide • Factual overviews • Country government web sites & publications • U.S. government publications & web sites • International organizations • Other commercial international services • Subscription services for further study • Statistical sources Rangan, Nilsson, and Zyirek

  7. Guides Found Useful by Others • Graduate and undergraduate courses • International Business Enterprises • Global Strategic Management • Global Industry Competition Simulation • Overseas Electives • Already: Lausanne, Paris, Ireland, Argentina, Chile • In future: Russia, Eastern Europe, China, Japan • International Programs • IMIP students, Semester Abroad students • Business plans Rangan, Nilsson, and Zyirek

  8. Enhancements Needed • Better subject access • More international organizations • More countries (at least all 50+ EIU) • Industry sources • Coordination with LA Institute, Asian Institute, Glavin Center, & International Programs Rangan, Nilsson, and Zyirek

  9. Database Options Investigated • Web interface with MS Access - not robust enough for intense use • Lotus Notes - required programming & firmer agreement on outcomes Rangan, Nilsson, and Zyirek

  10. Outcomes • Detailed Any Country Study guide • Subject guide along NBS exam topics with major industries section • 77 Simpler Country -Specific Guides • Separate U.S. & intl. agencies guides • Separate regional guides: Africa, Asia, Europe & Latin America Rangan, Nilsson, and Zyirek

  11. Updating • Students check EIU links weekly. • All links checked bi-monthly. Rangan, Nilsson, and Zyirek

  12. Questions or Suggestions? Rangan, Nilsson, and Zyirek

  13. Links Country Studies index - http://fusion.babson.edu/html/library/pg.cfm?ID=59 Any Country page - http://fusion.babson.edu/html/library/pg.cfm?ID=360 Resources by Topic - http://fusion.babson.edu/html/library/pg.cfm?ID=364 MOB7556: Geography & Competition-http://fusion.babson.edu/html/library/pg.cfm?ID=343 U.S. Government sites - http://fusion.babson.edu/html/library/pg.cfm?ID=362 International organizations - http://fusion.babson.edu/html/library/pg.cfm?ID=363 General Africa sites - http://fusion.babson.edu/html/library/pg.cfm?ID=367 General Asia sites - http://fusion.babson.edu/html/library/pg.cfm?ID=361 General European sites - http://fusion.babson.edu/html/library/pg.cfm?ID=366 General Latin American sites - http://fusion.babson.edu/html/library/pg.cfm?ID=365 Rangan, Nilsson, and Zyirek

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