environment for collaboratively developing； freely sharing and rapidly
publishing scholarly content on the web。 Organized in small modules
that are easily connected into larger collections or courses； all content is
free to use and reuse under the Creative mons ‘a。。ribution’ licence。
There are over 70 business…related courses listed。
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。 Easy Calculation （easycalculation）： Free calculators and
converters are available here for every type of mathematical and
statistical activity； from the basic – mean； median； mode； standard
deviation – through to the more plex – binomial distribution；
negative binomial distribution； Poisson distribution； hypergeometric
distribution。 Every MBA should at least know what these terms mean。
。 Economy Professor （economyprofessor）： This is a free dictionary
of economic terms； concepts； theories and theorists。 Its purpose
is to provide its users – in the format of an open…content website – with
information on all economic theories and theorists。 With hundreds of
subjects listed； from ‘ability to pay principle’ to ‘x…efficiency’； passing
through ‘moral hazard’ and ‘Slutsky’s theorem’ on the way； the listing
appears prehensive。
。 Find Articles （h。。p：//findarticles） is a service provided by BNET
（bnet）； a publisher of business； puter and technology
news and information。 This search engine is geared up for hunting
through hundreds of magazines （The Wall Street Journal； Financial
Times； Harvard Business Review to name but a few）。 Alongside articles
are flagged up tools； tips and other useful resources such as its ‘Crash
Course’ related to the subject you are researching。 Looking for an
article on mergers； for example； produces ‘How to Plan a Merger’； a
very detailed article； as well as ‘Lessons from the Mega…Mergers’；
‘Five Signs That Your Merger Is Doomed’ and ‘M&A Quick Analysis
Worksheet and Video： Choosing a Merger Candidate’。 MagPortal。
（magportal） is another search engine and directory
for finding online business magazine articles and Wilson on the Web
（wilsonweb/research） claims to have the largest collection of
annotated links to select web marketing and e…merce articles and
resources ‘on the planet’。
。 Free Management Library （managementhelp）： This appears
to be a labour of love provided by Authenticity Consulting； LLC of
Minneapolis； Minnesota； which has refrained from adding pop…ups；
advertisements； flashing banners etc in the Library； keeping it clu。。er
free so that users can quickly identify and find the most useful content
in the Library。 The Library’s purpose is ‘to enlighten users； not only
from their reading the various articles in the Library； but also from
their understanding of the arrangement of the information in the
Library’。 Topics cover subjects such as Boards of Directors； Employee
Performance Management； Finances； Leadership； Marketing； Organizations；
Organizational Change and Development； Staffing； Strategic
Planning and also Training and Development。 There is a vast range of
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