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Related links

The website links listed have been divided into categories for ease of use. Most sites have free access or free registration though there are some, like Mintel and Keynote, where access is restricted unless you subscribe to them. Many educational establishments will have subscription to these sites and students can therefore access them via their own internal system.

The links are organized into following categories:



Strategy theory

http://www.Infotoday.com – some interesting articles relating to
knowledge management and advertising. Can also search by
industry sector.

http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/levels/ - offers discussion and
basic theory around all key aspects of management topics likely
to be covered on business studies programmes. Useful for all
business studies students, not just those studying for an MBA.

http://www.caseplace.org  - site from aspen University, New York.
Addresses social impact management; corporate and social
responsibility and business ethics.

http://www.examstutor.com/ - business theories, definitions,
examples on many aspects of business studies.

http://www.thetimes100.co.uk/ - online case studies and
information on leading companies e.g. Abbey, Dixons, Heinz.
Provides links within case studies to key theoretical concepts
and strategy frameworks.

http://www.alliancestrategy.com/  - gives examples of strategic
alliances and partnerships.

http://www.smartalliances.com/bahng/SilverDemo?PID
=Home.html&NGPgID=HOME&contType=TABLE&dispType=HTML
- articles of interest on strategic alliances.

http://www.hero.ac.uk/uk/reference_and_subject_resources/resources/
journals___publications471.cfm  - you can gain access to over 1000
scholarly journals, many of which are full text.

http://www.economist.com/index.html - lots of interesting articles
relating to current business and economic theory.

http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ - listings of current and past periodicals
and discussion opportunities and reviews around them.

http://www.marketing-week.co.uk – news and updates on new products
and services and what organisations are doing in relation to their
marketing and public relations activities. Good for career vacancies.

http://www.emerald-library.com/ - this is an online database of 82
management journals. Full text articles are available after 1994.

News sites

http://www.bbc.co.uk/business  - news items and TV programmes.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/default.stm - breaking news
stories with special sections on for example, the economy, e-commerce
and companies.  Archive material is also available.

http://www.businessweek.com/index.html - online version of the magazine.
Features on American and international industries and companies.

http://www.channel4.com/news - some good special reports on
industries and companies.

http://www.news.google.com/news - excellent site for drawing articles
from many other sites on companies and specific industries.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business - good site for business news
and archive material.

http://www.reuters.com - news agency website, editions of which can
be changed for different countries. The emphasis is on business and
financial news. Company information is also included.

http://www.cnn.com/index.html - news and current affairs. Includes
key management issues and debates. This is a good site for
company searches.

http://www.ft.com/ - lots of useful articles, which can be searched
by sector. Archive material available.

http://www.independent.co.uk/

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk

Company information

http://www.chamberonline.co.uk - provides useful information
and guidance for small to medium sized companies, links to
regional chambers, statistics etc.

http://www.bized.co.uk – this site offers lots of interesting material
on companies and industry sectors as well as current theory in all
aspects of business management.

http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk – you can search this site for
companies in alphabetical order. It contains basic company information
and accounts can be accessed for a fee.

http://www.apinfo.co.uk/dnb/br/  – information such as size,
number of employees, turnover etc. can be accessed.  A fee is
required for certain types of data.

http://www.kellysearch.co.uk/ - you can search this website by
company name, products or services as per the hard copy of the
directory. 

http://www.kompass.com - searchable by company name or
product/service. 1.5 million companies across a host of different countries.

http://www.eyp.co.uk/ - can search for companies alphabetically
and by location (Yellow Pages).

Scholarly societies and professional organisations
associated with strategic management

http://www.sps.org.uk/ - this is known as the strategic planning society.
This is essentially an academic site that looks at strategy research,
debate and discussion on key concepts.

Market research/reports

www.mintel.co.uk/ – market reports covering a vast multitude
of different products and services. Contains information and data
on: key players, market shares, segmentation and size, advertising
and sponsorship, distribution, basic financial details of key players, etc.

http://www.keynote.com – similar to Mintel (above).

http://www.euromonitor.com – global market reports similar to those above.

http://www.frost.com/ - search by keywords or industry sector. Many
reports are available but most will require a fee.

Consultancies

http://www.kpmg.co.uk – good site for general topical business
issues. Often has special reports on various industries or theory
e.g. mergers and acquisitions.

http://www.mckinsey.co.uk – publishes a quarterly online journal
which will be emailed to you on registration. Includes lots of good
research articles and many special highlights on cutting edge business issues.

http://www.pwc.com – Pricewaterhousecoopers offers an interesting
site with articles and news on current business issues. They also
include their own research articles and reports.

http://www.bcg.com – a well known consultancy for all of you studying
strategic management. Includes some interesting material on strategic planning.

http://www.fuld.com – this consultancy specialises in competitive
intelligence.  It provides some useful discussion on why this activity
is important and some useful examples of projects they have undertaken
in this area.



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