http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sun, 19 May 2013 05:08:10 PDT Sun, 19 May 2013 05:08:10 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90594 This site includes a wealth of information for a Business Strategy course. Included are readings for managers, cases, PowerPoint presentations, sample business plans and links to other relevant sites. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=88104 The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) uses the "case interview" when hiring potential new consultants for their firm. This site actually provides a good example of the thinking and analytical skills needed to solve a business case. The site provides feedback and is interactive. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=431584 Farmersi is not just another mindless multiplayer browser based game. It is a business simulation game in which players manage their virtual farms in the Wild West - they grow crops, raise cattle and make investments.Create your own farm and manage it better than other players to win! Make continuous progress with your character while you challenge opponents in normal, league, scenario, and team play!Individual games are 1-9 players at a time and last for 6-17 turns, with turns calculated every 4 or 8 minutes, 12h or 24h. While you are having fun you just might also learn helpful business skills and develop insight into how economies and markets function.You may play for free at http://farmersi.net http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=380758 Each year the USC Marshall School of Business has a case competition. Listed here are the cases from 2005 through 2008 along with a link to the case materials. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81897 This website promotes a book for sale, but most of the book is available to read on the web or to download as a pdf file. Designed for nonprofit organizations, the resource can be used by board, volunteers, and staff to consider carefully whether and how to develop alliances with businesses. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=394163 I am absolute pleased after listening the podcast "Task Significance״. It really makes sense to connect employees to the beneficiaries of their work. I did work as manager for small companies and I know how hard is to help employees to see the importance of their work, and it is really hard to increase productivity. Aaron Grant's research is very useful; it shows that employees are not only motivated by the amount of money they can make in their jobs, but they can be motivated by personal satisfaction in producing goods or service that have significance to others. Fascinating! http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=419848 This website has numerous business tutorials to help understand and or build a business. Current Tutorials Include: Planning is Modular- Mix and Match Business Planning Tips- Form Follows Function Planning is Management Strategy is the Heart of the Plan Business Plan Flesh and Bones Sales Forecast, Part 1: Structure Sales Forecast, Part 2: Logic Sales Forecast, Part 3: Back to the Spreadsheet Dress and Grow Your Business Plan The Formal Business Plan Document, Part 1 The Formal Business Plan Document, Part 2 The Formal Business Plan Document, Part 3 Content is subject to change. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78978 This is a case assignment that is prepared for a graduate strategy class. In addition to the assignment, there are links to a wide variety of readings on both Intel and AMD. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=566077 Clay Christensen, Professor at Harvard Business School, discusses the ramifications of the stimulus package - liquidity and tax cuts - and why it wont necessarily create much-needed jobs to pull the country out of the recession. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81306 This Bized site provides a lesson plan for an investigation to analyze a major business in terms of its current strategic position and to make some judgments about future strategy. Lesson objectives are provided as well as PowerPoint slides, a mind map, and an activity sheet that includes key issue questions and links to other resources.