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free resources available in the ‘General Info’ section on the right…hand
sidebar。 Also； see the ‘Related Library Topics’ and ‘Remended
Books’ referenced from the bo。。om of each topic’s page。
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。 Mind Tools （mindtools）： The purpose of this website is to
persuade you to sign up to The Mind Tools Career Excellence Club； but
you can get plenty of value without doing so。 Free on Mind Tools； you
can take its modules on leadership； personal effectiveness； goal se。。ing；
stress management； creativity； problem solving； time management and
munication skills； covering writing； presentations； speaking and
negotiating。 There are worksheets for such topics as SWOT and PEST
analysis； an anger management ‘Hostility Log’； examples of Gan。。 charts
and a speed reading tool to help you to read and understand wri。。en
information much more quickly； this is an essential skill for MBAs who
have to master large volumes of information quickly； as is usually on
offer in business schools as a pre…a。。endance learning option。
。 Money Terms （h。。p：//moneyterms。uk） is another website describing
a mass of financial terms； from abnormal return to zero coupon bond。
It also has a useful translator turning UK accounting and finance terms
from English into US English and vice versa。 So accountant bees
CPA； gearing translates as leverage and current account as checking
account。 As much of the teaching in business schools is still based on
US material； this is a helpful facility。
。 NetMBA （wwwmba）： Contains prehensive information
on key concepts in accounting； economics； finance； management；
marketing； operations and statistics。 You can read online free； but paper
or electronic copies have to be bought at 1。75 for individuals and 3
for panies。
。 Nobel Prize （h。。p：//nobelprize/nobel_prizes/economics/video_
interviews。html）： In 1968； Sveriges Riksbank （Sweden’s central bank）
established this Prize in memory of Alfred Nobel； founder of the Nobel
Prize。 The first Prize in Economics was awarded to Ragnar Frisch and
Jan Tinbergen in 1969。 You can watch videos of interviews with most
of the laureates since 1987 on this website。 This will definitely put a
feather in an MBA’s cap！
。 ProvenModels （provenmodels）： This site provides descriptions
of management models designed for use by a munity of MBA
graduates； executives； academic scholars and management consultants。
It is used by business schools and corporate universities； including
IMD； INSEAD and RSM Erasmus University； whose Vice…Dean is on
the board that vets content。
。 Rapid Business Improvement （rapidbi）： This business provides
consultancy tools for consultants。 The site has free details of over
100 business models and tools； with information on what they do and
how to use them。
。 Reference For Business （referenceforbusiness）： This is a
prehensive and easily accessible reference source for students
of business that want practical information that can be applied to
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their own organizations。 There are hundreds of articles that detail
information about financial planning； market analysis； sales； business
plans； tax planning and human resource issues。 Also provided are
in…depth business biographies with information on over 600 industry
leaders worldwide； from Bernard Arnault； chairman； chief executive
officer； Moét Hennessy Louis Vui。。on to Klaus Zumwinkel； chairman
and chief executive officer； Deutsche Post。 Details included cover
individuals’ biographical information； career paths； achievements；
leadership strategies and management styles。 There is an Encyclopaedia
of American Industries providing a prehensive guide to 460
manufacturing industries and over 500 non…manufacturing and service
industries as well as the outline histories of several hundred major
national and international panies。
。 SCORE （score/explore_score。html）： This is a non…profit association
dedicated to educating US entrepreneurs and is a resource
partner with the US Small Business Administration （SBA）。 The site；
though useful； is less than easy to navigate。 This link takes you to
a page with details on the most useful areas for an MBA – ‘How to’
articles； business templates （spreadsheets for preparing accounting
reports； ratio analysis and break…even charts） and online workshops
and learning。
。 Stat Trek （h。。p：//sta。。rek）： Here you will find everything you need
to know about statistics； probability； and survey sampling。 The goal of
this website is to help you solve mon statistical problems – quickly；
easily； and accurately – without having to ask anyone for help and
in nearly all cases without any cost。 There are free statistics tutorials
covering the central ideas of basic statistics： probability； distributions；
sampling theory； estimation； hypothesis testing； and survey sampling –
all explained in plain English。 Analytical tools eliminate putational
drudgery。 Everything is online and easy to use。 Frequently asked questions
and sample exercises steer you clear of potential problems。 An
online statistics glossary takes the mystery out of statistical jargon。
There is a cost…effective survey sampling telling you what sample size
you need。 Will it provide the precision you require？ Which sampling
method is best？ Would a different design be cheaper or offer more
precision？ This is one of the very few paid…for services provided by
purchasing a one…month Sample Planning Wizard licence for just 10。
。 StreetAuthority； LLC is a financial research publishing firm aimed at
private investors； giving them access to the ideas and insights of some
of the country’s top investment analysts and writers。 There are two free
resources well worth keeping in your ‘favourites’ file。 The Financial
Glossary （streetauthority 》 Education 》 Financial Glossary）
listing of financial terms should provide you with a handy reference
guide for those instances when you run into a term you don’t fully
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understand。 Industry Profiles （streetauthority 》 Education 》
Industry Profiles） offers the profiles of dozens of individual industries。
If you are interested in an industry’s history； present state or future
growth； this database lists the basic information on dozens of industries；
from aircra。。 to wineries。
。 The Management and Accounting Web （h。。p：//maaw。info）： This site is
developed and run by James R Martin； Professor Emeritus； University
of South Florida。 It is an ongoing project to systematically categorize
accounting literature from the past 100 years。 The site is freely accessible
to anyone on the web and is aimed at students； researchers and practitioners
interested in the eclectic field of management accounting。 It is
designed around 125 main topics accessed from the home page； the
main topics page； or the table of contents。 Each topic includes a main
page and an articles and books page that represents a bibliography for
that topic。 Many topics also include several other pages of summary
information； illustrations； links to other websites； and a list of questions
related to that topic。 The entire syllabus and teaching resources for a
Graduate Management Accounting Course is included on the site。
。 The Times （thetimes100。uk）： This link is to The Times newspapers
resource centre for business studies students and teachers； containing
teaching materials including lesson plans； worksheets； practice
exams and mark schemes。 There is a link to some 50 case studies on UK
businesses from Aegon to Vodafone； with the option to download an
MP3 file of the material。
。 Tutor2U （h。。p：//tutor2u）： This is a publisher of e…learning resources
for economics； business； politics； enterprise； law； sociology and related
subjects； including accounting； marketing； production； management
and strategy； its materials are used by over 3；500 schools and colleges
in the UK and in educational institutions in over 85 other countries。
It offers a range of free and subscription…based materials； designed
to support teachers and educate students。 While the subject ma。。er
is aimed primarily at A Level students and undergraduates； there is
plenty of material of interest to an MBA。 The strategy revision notes
cover all the key tools and concepts； accounting is prehensively
covered； including less mon areas； from absorption costing to
window dressing。 The site also has hundreds of short multiple…choice
quizzes on business topics such as the marketing mix； accounting ratios
and economics。 The questions are jumbled； so each time you take a test
the questions may be different。
。 Value Based Management （valuebasedmanagement）：
Value Based Management is a management portal specifically
aimed at the information needs of senior executives； providing learning
materials explaining management methods； models and theories on
strategy； performance； finance； valuation； change； corporate governance；
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munication； marketing； leadership and responsibility； with links
to additional resources in the field。 Over 200 business models； from
Ansoff to value chain； are described in sufficient detail to be ab