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The following guide provides Web site links, a list of selected
books, and access to online periodical articles about this subject.
The Web site links have been researched, evaluated, and annotated by
Rio Hondo College Librarians. The librarians have specifically
selected these Web sites to meet the research needs of Rio Hondo
College students
Web Site Links
Business Etiquette
Doing Business in China : a Country Commercial
Guide for U.S. Companies
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_3265405.pdf
A large PDF file (227 pages) about doing business in China put out by
the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service and the U.S. Department of
State. Chapter 8 covers Business Travel which covers business
customs.
Getting Through Customs Article Library
http://www.getcustoms.com/2004GTC/articles.html
This site includes many Web sites. Particularly relevant are:
Doing Business Abroad, Passport to Success,
Doing Business in..., and The Business of Gifts.
Journal of Intercultural Communication
http://www.immi.se/intercultural/
Free journal with articles on intercultural communication and
competence. Features focus in language, culture, as well as
areas including nursing, business, and education.
Kwintessential : Language and Culture
Specialists
http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/country-profiles.html
A British consulting group offers information about language,
useful phrases, society, culture, and business and social etiquette on
many countries. Also click on Doing Business in ... Guides
(http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/etiquette/doing-business-in.html) to
get further information.
Country Information
Cultural Profiles Project http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/
Citizenship and Immigration Canada funds a site that offers
cultural profiles of many countries. These are the topics
covered : Landscape and climate ; Family life ; World of work ; Sports
and recreation ; Health care : Education ; Food ; Communication ;
Spiritually ; Holidays ; Arts and leisure ; etc. It is a very
informative site.
Export.gov http://www.export.gov/
Sponsored by the U.S. Commercial Service as the trade promotion arm
of the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade
Administration. Export.gov includes market research, trade
events, trade leads, and information on how to export. Country
commercial guides are accessible; free registration for market
research reports.
Portals to the World
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
The Library of Congress maintains a site listing most of the
countries of the world, with "links providing authoritative, in-depth
information about the nations and other areas of the world."
Some of the topics include: General Resources; Business, Commerce,
Economy; Culture; Education; Embassies; Government, Politics, Law,
etc.
U.S. Commercial Service : Market Research
Library
http://buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?
Search by industry, region, country, for country commercial guides
for many countries and regions.
Currency
Bloomberg.com
- Currency Calculator
http://www.bloomberg.com/invest//calculators/currency.html
Bloomberg has a currency calculator on its Web site.
Electrical Voltage
World
Electric Guide http://kropla.com/electric2.htm
Countries are listed alphabetically in a table with the voltages
and plugs needed for that country.
Health and Travel Warnings
Centers for Disease Control : Travelers' Health
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationList.aspx
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests
what vaccinations are needed for traveling to different areas of the
world.
U.S.
Department of State : Current Travel Warnings
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html
The State Department issues Travel Warnings, Public
Announcements, and Consular Information Sheets about individual
countries. If there are health problems, crime problems, security
problems, etc., the State Department will issue warnings about
traveling to particular countries. The entry requirements - whether a
passport or visa is needed - are listed for each country.
Time Zones
Time and
Date.com : The World Clock - Time Zones http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
Site lists various countries and the time and date for each
one.
World
Time Server.com http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_AR-BA.aspx
In left column, click on a country and the time will appear.
Books
The following books can be located in the
Rio Hondo College Library.
Countries and their cultures
Call number: Ref GN307.C68 2001
CultureGrams
Call number: Ref GT150.C85 2007
Worldmark encyclopedia of cultures
and daily life
Call number: Ref GN333.W67 1998
Suggested Subject Headings
For additional titles on this topic at Rio Hondo, click on the
following Library of Congress subject headings:
Media
The following media can be located in the Rio Hondo College Library,
to be viewed in the Library.
Valuing diversity : multi-cultural communication
Call number: Video 000445
A study of prejudice toward people who are different. Viewers learn
how to decrease their discomfort in communicating with people from
different cultures, social classes, age groups, or physical
disabilities.
Working together : managing cultural diversity
(A Crisp approach video/book program) (Fifty-minute series)
Video 000528
Based on the book by George Simons: "Working together : succeeding in
a multicultural organization."
Articles
The Rio Hondo College Library
provides online access to full-text articles through our
online
databases
http://library.riohondo.edu/online_databases/index.htm. Please note: you must be a Rio Hondo College
student, faculty, staff or board member to use these services.
The 4 sample searches
below are from the
ProQuest database.
Use Advanced Search
and type each term in a separate box:
1.
(SUB (business) and international and SUB (etiquette) )
2. (SUB (business etiquette) and GEO (Europe) )
3. (SUB (business etiquette) and GEO (Europe) )
4.
(SUB (business) and etiquette and Latin America)
Researched and evaluated by:
A. Enright,
J. Sevilla-Marzona, S. Valero, D. Yashar, Librarians 9/1997
last update: C. Oldham, Librarian 5/2010