http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:44:46 PDT Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:44:46 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=395218 This site resulted from the Wharton School's effort to deliver an online course on the global financial crisis, which has been viewed by 50,000 students, alumni, and members of the public worldwide. The site used experts in finance and economics who offered their insights on a weekly basis. This site offers videos that were done over a 16 week period and are now available for viewing. Professors could review these and use clips for their classes. Some topics include Accounting and the Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Tough Time Retailing, etc. Each video is from 1 minute to 15 minutes long. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=358746 This site contains links to breaking news regarding international financial accounting reporting standards in the form of pdf files and webcasts. Membership is free and required to gain access to the KPMG webcasts. The site is designed to help practitioners and accounting educators keep abreast of new developments. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=322985 Cultural Interviews with Turkish-Speaking Executives is a compilation of brief video clips in which Turkish executives discuss cultural issues that are of interest to North Americans. The objective of the interviews is three-fold: First, provide practical cultural information about business topics. Second, the interviews provide vocabulary in areas within a professional setting. Third, these materials provide non-native speakers of Turkish with multiple examples of natural speech. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=295496 This site, sponsored by Eldis, provides links to articles regarding Corporate Responsibility. The articles are current and up to date, with the latest article appearing first. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=295494 This site, sponsored by Eldis, contains links to current articles about trade policy. These articles are listed in chronological order with the most recent appearing first. This is a great source for current information in the international classroom http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=255081 This website provides (by country) the eating and drinking habits, along with recipes and etiquette, associated with various nations.  http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=235577 They thought it would be a great idea if someone created a web directory for the best business information sources.  A public directory that listed only the most relevant and useful business sites.  They knew if created,  Wall Street ExecutiveLibrary users would be amongst the web's intelligentsia, ... the cognoscenti.  They would be a tough, demanding, elite.  This group wouldn't need explanations, or how to guides, ... only quick access to the best of the web's resources! http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84883 business, economic, marketing, management & social trends research & news direct from Asia http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84839 The site provides various topics about international management from many sources. The reader can find a topic in many areas such as marketing, human resource, cross-culture, going global, accounting, and legal issues. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84840 This site is about interviewing CEO of many companies related to going global. The reader can find a lot of ideas from experienced CEO's view points about their decision and problems facing them.