Internet Guide – Semester 5 and 6

Executive Summary

What is the purpose of this guide? It serves two purposes. The first purpose is to introduce you to the possibilities of doing internet research. The second purpose is to introduce you to topic areas not specified on the course structure.

Part 1 covers the most popular search engines in use today. The two most popular search engines are google and yahoo. The Search Engine Watch web site has a wealth of information on search engines and other related topics. Why don’t you visit it in your spare time?

Part 2 covers various topic areas and a representative list of web sites relating to the topic areas. The web sites listed follow the guidelines using the CARS criteria.

Part 3 provides an introduction to using the CARS criteria in doing internet research. The referenced web site can be used for greater explanation. Utilizing the CARS criteria will provide for greater recognition of information obtained from the various web sites utilized in doing your internet research.

Finally, a soft copy of this document can be obtained by visiting my web site at: http://www.geocities.com/osprey_asia. Information from the Research Aids may be used at your discretion. Information from the other sections must be properly referenced, and provide credit where credit is due.

Search Engines

Search Engines	Search Engines
Google Search Engine http://www.google.com/	Lycos http://www.lycos.com
Yahoo http://www.yahoo.com	MSN Search http://search.msn.com
Ask Jeeves http://www.ask.com/	Open Directory http://dmoz.org/
AllTheWeb http://www.alltheweb.com/	Netscape Search http://search.netscape.com
HotBot http://www.hotbot.com	International Directory of Search Engines http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/
Teoma http://www.teoma.com	All the search engines http://www.allsearchengines.com/
AltaVista http://www.altavista.com/	Internet search Engines http://www.searchengineguide.com/searchengines.html
Gigablast http://www.gigablast.com	Search Europe http://www.searcheurope.com/
LookSmart http://www.looksmart.com	Business Search Engine http://www.aardvarkbusiness.net/

Reference: Major search engines and Directories - http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156221

Research Guides

Accounting/Finance

Accounting

http://www.quickmba.com/accounting/

Finance

http://www.quickmba.com/finance/

Financial Projection and Financial Statements

http://www.netaxs.com/home/y/bps/sample_business_plan_financial_projections.htm

Sensitivity analysis

http://www.entrepreneur.com/mag/article/0%2C1539%2C265352%2C00.html

Break even Analysis

http://www.hrsbdc.org/start/plans/breakeven.html

Activity Based Costing

Activity Based Costing

http://www.faa.gov/ait/bpi/handbook/chap5.htm

The ABC Portal

http://www.offtech.com.au/abc/Home.asp

ABC and Economic Value Added Definitions

http://www.pitt.edu/~roztocki/abc/abc.htm

Balanced Scorecard

The Balanced Scorecard Institute

http://www.balancedscorecard.org/

The Balanced Scorecard

http://www.rocketsoftware.com/portfolio/epm/balancedscorecard.htm

Merging the Balanced Scorecard and Six Sigma

http://www.isixsigma.com/me/balanced_scorecard/

Business Directories

Open Directory

http://dmoz.org/Business/Directories/

Business and Economy in the Yahoo! Directory

http://dir.yahoo.com/business_and_economy

BUBL Business Directories

http://bubl.ac.uk/link/b/businessdirectories.htm

The Global Edge

http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp

Business Directories

http://webstarts.net/globaltrade/business_directories.htm

The Internet Public Library

http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/bus15.00.00

Business Strategy

Better Management –

http://www.bettermanagement.com

Strategic Planning

http://www.planware.org/strategy.htm

Asian Business Strategy Ezine

http://www.apmforum.com/asia-business-strategy.php

Business Strategy

http://www.tutor2u.net/revision_notes_strategy.asp

Strategic Advantage

http://www.strategy4u.com/

Business Strategy – The Thinking Managers

http://www.thinkingmanagers.com/business-management/business-strategy.php

Strategic Management

http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/

Sun Tzu's Art of War (The War Manual)

http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Battlefield/8561/

Buzz Marketing

What is Buzz Marketing?

http://searchcrm.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid11_gci939341,00.html

Buzz Marketing Defined

http://www.onpoint-marketing.com/buzz-marketing.htm

How does Buzz Marketing work for teen?

http://store.warc.com/ProductInfo/35Henry.pdf

Buzz Marketing

http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/money/buzzmarketing/

Competitive Intelligence

The CI Resource Index

http://www.bidigital.com/ci/

Management Science : Competitive Intelligence

http://www.bpubs.com/Management_Science/Competitive_Intelligence/

Competitive Intelligence Handbook

http://www.combsinc.com/handbook.htm

Corporate Governance

http://www.corpgov.net/

What is corporate governance?

http://www.encycogov.com/WhatIsGorpGov.asp

Principles of Corporate governance

http://www.brtable.org/pdf/704.pdf

Customer Relationship Management

What is CRM?

http://www.crmguru.com/content/answers/whatiscrm.html

What is customer relationship management?

http://www.businessweek.com/adsections/care/relationship/crm_whatis.htm

Demand Chain Management

Beyond CRM: The Critical Path to Successful Demand Chain Management

http://supplychain.ittoolbox.com/browse.asp?c=SCMPeerPublishing&r=%2Fpub%2FLM090401.pdf

Demand Chain Management

http://www.circuitree.com/CDA/ArticleInformation/features/BNP__Features__Item/0,2133,68206,00.html

Demand Chain Management: Philosophy and Practice

http://www.inforte.com/knowledge/points_of_view/content/pov_demandchainmanagement.pdf

e-Business

e-Business Guide

http://e-business.trapeka.com/

e-Business Research Center

http://www.cio.com/research/ec/

The Premier Global Knowledge Network

http://www.brint.com/ebiz/

e-Business – TechWeb

http://www.techweb.com/tech/ebiz/

Management : e-business – The Register

http://www.theregister.co.uk/management/e_business/

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship Resource Online

http://www.zeromillion.com/entrepreneurship/

EnterWeb – The Knowledge Portal for Small Business

http://www.enterweb.org/

Entrepreneurship: Commerce on the Web

http://www.insead.fr/CALT/Encyclopedia/Economics/Commerce/entrepreneurship.htm

Comparison of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

http://www.quickmba.com/entre/

Social Entrepreneur

http://www.howtochangetheworld.org/text/faq.html

The New Entrepreneur

http://www.alwayson-network.com/comments.php?id=P6787_0_7_0_C

Entrepreneur Terms

http://www.wincom.net/~gibsonjs/dict1e2.htm

The New American Startup

http://www.inc.com/magazine/19880901/5953.html

The Entrepreneur's Checklist

http://www.sitepoint.com/print/636

The Global Wave of Entrepreneuralism

http://www.bollier.org/pdf/globwave.pdf#search='entrepreneur%20new%20wave'

Advancing Women

http://www.advancingwomen.com/business/

General Management

Management from BUBL Information Service
http://link.bubl.ac.uk:80/management/

Business Researcher's Interests
http://brint.com/interest.html

Business Reference on the Net
http://marylaine.com/busref2.html

Business Sources On the Net(British Library)
http://www.bl.uk/collections/business/bislinks.html

Green Marketing

Principles of Green Marketing

http://www.awea.org/policy/greenprins.html

Fundamental Requirements for an Effective Green Market

http://www.awea.org/policy/gm970530.html

The green Marketing Mix

http://www.awea.org/policy/gm970530.html

An Introduction To Green Marketing

http://egj.lib.uidaho.edu/egj02/polon01.html

Human Resources

HR Guide.Com
http://www.hr-guide.com/

Human Resource Professional's Gateway to the Internet
http://www.hrisolutions.com/index2.html

Workindex
http://www.workindex.com/

hrVillage.com
http://www.hrvillage.com/

HRGopher
http://www.hrgopher.com/

Internet Marketing

Internet Marketing Reference

http://www.marketingterms.com/

Internet Marketing – search Engine and Internet Marketing Tips

http://www.marketingfind.com/

The Marketing Resource Center

http://www.marketingsource.com/

B to B – The Magazine for Marketing strategists

http://www.btobonlinedirectory.com/client/BtoBM/BG1/search.asp

Internet Marketing Strategy

http://marketing.about.com/od/internetmarketingstrategy/

Internet Marketing Strategy

http://www.businessol.com/plan/internet_strategy.htm

Internet

Internet Trends

http://www.internettrends.org/

Internet News

http://www.internet.com/

Internet Statistics

http://www.webreference.com/internet/statistics.html

Knowledge Management

Knowledge Management Research Center

http://www.cio.com/research/knowledge/

Knowledge Management – Knowledge Base

http://knowledgemanagement.ittoolbox.com/

Lean Manufacturing

Lean Manufacturing Definition

http://www.isixsigma.com/dictionary/Lean_Manufacturing-116.htm

Lean Manufacturing Resources

http://www.superfactory.com/Community/BestPractices/Lean/default.aspx

Lean Manufacturing Information

http://www.strategosinc.com/resources.htm

Marketing Research

Marketing Research Resources

http://www.researchinfo.com/docs/library/index.cfm

Knowledge Source for Marketing

http://www.knowthis.com/

Internet Marketing Research

http://www.v7n.com/

Qualitative Research Web Sites

http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/web.html

Marketing Research

http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/marketing/research.html

Introduction to Marketing Research

http://www.marketingteacher.com/Lessons/lesson_marketing_research.htm

Marketing Strategy

Marketing Virtual Library

http://www.knowthis.com/general/marketplan.htm

Marketing Strategies on the Web

http://www.smartads.info/articles/sp/marketing_strategies.html

The Marketing Resource Infocentre

http://www.marketingresource.com/

Organisational Culture/Leadership

ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE DEMYSTIFIED

http://www.humanlinks.com/manres/articles/organisational_culture.htm

Articles and Research

http://www.hcgnet.com/ArticlesAndResearch.asp

Organizational Culture

http://www.family-business-experts.com/organizational-culture.html

Leadership – Organisational Behavior

http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadob.html

Cultural Change Planner

http://healthyculture.com/Articles/CCplanner.html

Five ways to develop Corporate culture

http://www.manyworlds.com/1/content/Articles/CO12300218412860.pdf

Metaphors and Meaning: An Intercultural Analysis of the Concept of Teamwork

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m4035/is_2_46/ai_79829823

An Exploration of Industry, Culture and Revenue Growth

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m4339/is_3_20/ai_57816041

Cracks in the Glass Ceiling - dealing with sex discrimination in corporate culture

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FXS/is_9_79/ai_65650779

Symbols in Organizational Culture

http://iew3.technion.ac.il/Home/Users/anatr/symbol.html

Organisation Culture and Leadership – Edgar Schein

http://www.onepine.info/pschein.htm

Organisation Culture and Leadership – Edgar Schein

http://www.sc.doe.gov/sc-5/benchmark/Ch%2011%20Organizational%20Culture%2006.08.02.pdf

The Leader’s Role in Mature Organisations

http://www.deprep.org/archive/oversight/OrgCultureList/ScheinOnChangingMatureCultures-1992.pdf

Small Business Management

Entrepreneur.Com: The Online Small Business Authority
http://www.entrepreneurmag.com

Entreworld
Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
http://www.entreworld.org

Idea Cafe: The Small Business Channel
http://www.businessownersideacafe.com

U.S. Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov

Online Women's Business Center
http://www.onlinewbc.gov

Clearlybusiness

www.clearlybusiness.com

Center for Business Planning
http://www.businessplans.org/

Microsoft bCentral –

http://sbd.bcentral.com/

Small Business Strategy

http://loopbiz.com/

Small Business Marketing Solutions

http://www.marketingsurvivalkit.com/

Small Business Marketing Ideas and Strategies

http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/

Startups – UK

http://www.startups.co.uk/dOM2LV8.html

Relationship Marketing

Introduction to Relationship Marketing

http://www.efuse.com/Design/relationship-marketing.html

5 Steps to Relationship Marketing Success!

http://www.sitepoint.com/article/marketing-success

Comparing Apples to Oranges:
Database Marketing vs. Relationship Marketing

http://www.customer.com/ccgsite/pages/crm_database.html

Attract, Develop and Retain Highly Profitable Customers with Relationship Marketing

http://www.vtrenz.com/relationship-marketing.cfm

Retailing

News for Retail Executives

http://www.chainstoreage.com/

Store Design : Growing the Brand

http://www.bettermanagement.com/library/library.aspx?LibraryID=11427

Retail Marketing and Management

http://www.competitionbusters.com/retail.htm

Retailing

http://www.clickz.com/stats/sectors/retailing/

Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management Research Center

http://www.cio.com/research/scm/

Supply Chain Management Resource Webpage

http://www.createcom.8m.com/

SupplyChainBrain

http://www.glscs.com/

Supply Chain Management

http://www.quickmba.com/ops/scm/

Total Quality Management

http://tkdtutor.com/05Instructors/TQM.htm

Deming Web sites

http://www.cafm-services.com/badug/websites.htm

The Eight Elements Of TQM

http://www.isixsigma.com/library/content/c021230a.asp

TQM Consultant

http://www.training-management.info/PDF/TQM%20Training.pdf

Total quality Management Fact sheet

http://www.iqa.org/information/d2-4.shtml

TQM – Juran

http://www.juran.com/

TQM Reference Library

http://www.articles911.com/TQM/

TQM – Crosby

http://www.philipcrosby.com/pca/C.Articles/articles/year.2002/philsbio.htm

Comparison of Lean Enterprise, Six Sigma and Philip Crosby
Quality Management Methodologies

http://www.philipcrosby.com/pca/C.Articles/articles/year.2002/Comparison.html

Six Sigma

http://www.isixsigma.com/

General Electric and Six sigma

http://www.ge.com/sixsigma/

Motorola and Six Sigma

http://www.qualitydigest.com/dec97/html/motsix.html

Superfactory Learning center

http://www.superfactory.com/Community/BestPractices/SixSigma/default.aspx

Value chain Analysis

Value chain analysis – strategy

http://www.tutor2u.net/business/strategy/value_chain_analysis.htm

Value chain analysis – A Strategic Approach to Online Learning

http://www.google.com.my/search?hl=en&q=Value+chain+analysis&btnG=Search&meta=

Porter’s Value chain

http://www.marketingteacher.com/Lessons/lesson_value_chain.htm

Value Chain Analysis for Assessing Competitive Advantage

http://www.aicpa.org/cefm/value_chain_02.asp

Viral Marketing

The Six Simple Principles of Viral Marketing

http://www.wilsonweb.com/wmt5/viral-principles.htm

Viral Marketing – Word of Mouth Marketing

http://www.marketingterms.com/dictionary/viral_marketing/

Viral Marketing – About.com

http://marketing.about.com/od/viralmarketing/

Summary of The CARS Checklist for Research Source Evaluation

Credibility	trustworthy source, author’s credentials, evidence of quality control, known or respected authority, organizational support. Goal: an authoritative source, a source that supplies some good evidence that allows you to trust it.
Accuracy	up to date, factual, detailed, exact, comprehensive, audience and purpose reflect intentions of completeness and accuracy. Goal: a source that is correct today (not yesterday), a source that gives the whole truth.
Reasonableness	fair, balanced, objective, reasoned, no conflict of interest, absence of fallacies or slanted tone. Goal: a source that engages the subject thoughtfully and reasonably, concerned with the truth.
Support	listed sources, contact information, available corroboration, claims supported, documentation supplied. Goal: a source that provides convincing evidence for the claims made, a source you can triangulate (find at least two other sources that support it).

For greater explanation please go to the following website:

http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm