Glossary
http://www.bized.ac.uk/glossary/bizglos.htm
This is an accounting glossary in which students can enter an accounting term. The definition of the term is provided as well as links to related diagrams, other terms, related URLs, and related acronyms.

Guide to Financial Statements
http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/tutorials/statements/
Explains three major financial statements: income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement. Includes interactive activities, quizzes and printable study guide.

Uniform CPA Exam Tutorial
http://www.cpa-exam.org/tutorial/html/index.html
The purpose of this tutorial is to allow candidates to review the new CPA exam's format, navigation functions, and tools. It also will familiarize candidates with the types of questions included in the exam, multiple-choice and case studies called simulations. The tutorial is not a replacement for exam practice material and does not cover exam content. The new CPA exam debut was in Spring of 2004.

Performance Ratio Analysis
http://www.bized.ac.uk/virtual/vla/bus_studies_ratios/ratiosIn.pfn
The objective of this simulation is to illustrate how to calculate and interpret a selection of business performance ratios. The business ratios under consideration include the current ratio, the acid test ratio and the gearing ratio. There are also Background information and Study Questions as well as a downloadable Excel spreadsheet.

 

Games Economists Play: Noncomputerized Classroom Games
http://www.marietta.edu/~delemeeg/games/
Searchable abstracts of over 100 noncomputerized classroom games to illustrate fundamental micro/macroeconomic principles. Sorted by subject area and other functional categories. Full references provided, often including original author email and URL.

 

Advertising Principles.com
http://fourps.wharton.upenn.edu/advertising/
This site contains information on developing and evaluating advertising campaigns, along with educational resources and additional related links. The author's stated objective of the site is to summarize all useful knowledge about how to create an effective advertising campaign so that researchers, practitioners, and students can use it. There is also an advertising glossary.

Great Ideas for Teaching Marketing
http://www.swlearning.com/marketing/gitm/gitm.html#4e4
Quick guide to a collection of ideas that can be used in the Marketing classroom, all submitted by Marketing professors. The ideas are categorized by sub-topic within Marketing (Consumer Behavior, Marketing Research, Advertising, etc.) and include a special "Teaching Tips" section. May be useful for a new instructor.

MARS Marketing Simulations
http://www.marssimulations.com/
MARS SMS is an internet-based, state-of-the-art sales management simulation for use in a sales management or personal selling class. It is a new approach to business simulations in that students submit their decisions online, the instructor can run the simulation by a click of the mouse, and results are displayed instantly. The site includes an online student manual, so there is no need to purchase a text for the simulation. There is a cost for each team that competes of $100, payable by the students. To obtain an ID and password to access the site, please contact Dr. Robert W. Cook at rwcook@adelphia.net. Another payment option is for the school to pay for each team.

Web Marketing Tutorial
http://www.web-marketing-tutorial.com/
This module is an introductory guide to marketing a web site. It presents basic information such as definitions of terminology and descriptions on how online tools work. This website is a marketing tutorial that covers the following areas: search engine optimization, search engine advertising, reciprocal link programs, site search, e-mail newsletters.

Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town
http://www.pbs.org/itvs/storewars/index.html
This website from PBS was designed to support a film that appeared regarding how Wal-Mart entered the town of Ashland, Virginia and how the townspeople fought against it. There are links to other articles as well as the ability to purchase the film. However, the information here could lead to a lively class discussion. The site also has 3 extensive lesson plans for instructors to cover the material.

 

Patents (Tutorial)
http://www.inc.com/guides/legal/20793.html
This site from Inc.com contains links to articles that help those who want to find out about patents. Specific topics include The Basics, Conducting a Patent Search, Cautionary Tales, Web Resources, and Protecting Your Patent.

Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
http://www.glin.gov/
The Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) maintains and provides a database of laws, regulations, and other complementary legal sources. The documents included in the database are contributed by the governments of the member nations from the original official texts. One can search by country and find links that will help explain the laws in each country. (Please note that if you try to access this resource through MERLOT, the URL is incorrect).

 

College-Cram.com
http://www.college-cram.com/library/study-finance.htm
Much of the material on this site is subscription but some free offerings for Finance include:

• Financial Statements (Balance Sheet)
• Ratios of Liquidity: Quick Ratio
• Simulation: Smart Stock
• Time Value of Money: Simple Interest
• Time Value of Money: Bottomless Worksheet of Compound Interest
• Time Value of Money: Bottomless Worksheet of Present Value
• Time Value of Money: Bottomless Worksheet of Simple Interest

Probably of more interest to students who want to practice.

Characteristics of Bivariate Distributions
http://home.ubalt.edu/ntsbarsh/zero/scientificCal.htm
A JavaScript that computes expected values, variances, standard deviations, covariance, and beta parameters for bivariate distributions. Moving down the introductory screen one can choose from a simple menu that links to various Decision Tools in Economics & Finance, Statistics and Probabilistic Modeling and from these sections calculations can be performed online.

 

global EDGE
http://globaledge.msu.edu/
As described by the authors a "knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities." (note: This is one of the best international sites available but it is freely available.)

NAFTA’s Promise and Reality (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
http://www.ceip.org/files/publications/NAFTA_Report_full.asp
This new report from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace examines the impact of NAFTA after ten years. The report asks: whether NAFTA has achieved-or is on track to achieve-its policy objectives; what impact it has had on the lives and livelihoods of North Americans, particularly Mexicans; and what lessons can be drawn for future trade policy for the US and for developing countries that negotiate trade pacts with the US. (Note: Again, free to anyone)

 

E-Commerce Tutorial
http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/99/04/index1a.html
This is an online tutorial produced by Kevin Hakman for Webmonkey. In five lessons, the tutorial attempts to " ... show how to generate a realistic e-business plan; create a site design that caters to your online customers; deal with things like credit cards, tax, shipping, and security; and decide whether you should build, buy, or rent an e-commerce solution to manage your site's transactions." It also addresses the issue of attracting customers through improved marketing strategies. Each of the lessons can be printed out free of charge.

BBC Ecommerce News
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/e-commerce/default.stm
This BBC website provides daily information on the ecommerce market.

 

Best Manufacturing Practices Surveys
http://www.bmpcoe.org/bestpractices/internal/index.html
The Best Manufacturing Practices (BMP) Program is a unique, innovative technology transfer effort that improves the competitiveness of the U.S. industrial base both here and abroad. Links to full surveys for approximately 82 companies and organizations.