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The administration of personnel and employee benefits.

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The administration and management of retirement and employee benefit plans.

Small Business & Entrepreneurship

Women & Minority-owned Business

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Big Dog's Human Resource Development Page

http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd.html

This site contains an online manual for applying a Systems Approach to Training (also referred to as Instructional System Design). The manual is extensive and provides a step by step approach to designing training for adults, primarily in a business setting. There are also training materials available free of charge, including information on Training the Trainer, mentoring programs, OSHA and safety training and a downloadable DOS program to do planning via CPM, a Critical Path Method.

Author: Donald R. Clark (donclark@nwlink.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management

Education--Adult

Keywords: Human Resources; Employee Training; Training Systems

Business Netiquette International

http://www.bspage.com/1netiq/Netiq.html

An article providing advice on e-mail netiquette between businesses, especially cross-border and cross-culture communications.

Author: Frederick Pearce (f.pearce@earthli^nk.net)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management

Business & Economics--International Business

Keywords: Communications; E-mail; Business Etiquette

Center for Business Planning

http://www.businessplans.org/

"The Center for Business Planning provides any business manager or entrepreneur with a set of resources to help in creating a businessor managing a business. Information is provided on every area of planning a business including: acquire venture capital, define new products, market analysis, competitive analysis, production management, tax problems, legal issues, prepare financial statements, write a business plan and much more."

Author: Business Resource Software, Inc. (info@brs-inc.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management--Small Business & Entrepreneurship

Business & Economics--Industry

Keywords: Entrepreneur

The Conference Board

http://www.conference-board.org/

"The Conference Board is the world's leading business membership and research organization, connecting senior executives from more than 2,200 enterprises in over 60 nations. A nonprofit, nonadvocacy organization, The Conference Board produces the Consumer Confidence Index, the Leading Economic Indicators, and a wide range of reports on best business practices and the latest economic trends, which leads to The Conference Board receiving more than 21,000 media citations per year. The Conference Board also provides a diverse program of conferences and forums for over 15,000 executives from different industries and nations to meet and share insights."

Author: The Conference Board Inc. (webmaster@conference-board.org)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management

Business & Economics--Economics

Business & Economics--Non-Profit Organizations

Keywords: Consumer Confidence Index; Leading Economic Indicators

Effective Interviewing: The Virtual Interviewing Assistant (VIA)

http://www.ukans.edu/cwis/units/coms2/via/index.html

This Website will help you with all stanges of the job interview process, plus other types of interviews, including performance interviews, counseling interviews, and focus group interviews. Written for both interviewers and interviewees.

Author: University of Kansas Department of Communication Studies (coms2@raven.cc.ukans.edu)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management

Business & Economics--Employment--Job Searching & Employee Recruiting

Keywords: Interviews

The Foundation Center

http://fdncenter.org/

The Foundation Center is a non-profit organization devoted to serving the information needs of grantmakers and grantseekers. They publish an extensive list of books and provide libraries and training sessions related to the non-profit sector. The Website's Reference Desk has a FAQ page organized by topic, a long list of annotated links for finding online sites related to non-profits, and an online reference librarian who takes questions by e-mail. There are also some informational materials online such as a "A Proposal Writing Short Course."

Author: The Foundation Center (library@fdncenter.org)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management

Business & Economics--Non-Profit Organizations

Education--Higher Education--Financial Aid, Scholarships & Fellowships

Keywords: Grants; Charitable Organizations

HealthExecOnline

http://www.phoenixhealth.com/html/sitemap.html

"Resource site for healthcare managers, providing reviewed links to industry and professional resources and news, plus news commentary, book reviews, conference calendar and more."

Author: Phoenix Health Systems, Inc.

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management

Health & Medical Sciences--Health Care Management & Policy

ManagementFirst

http://www.managementfirst.com/

"ManagementFirst provides management articles, networking and expertise on a range of topics including business management, workplace leadership styles, strategic management, electronic commerce, marketing research, training and development, customer relationship management, human resources, time management and global marketing strategies. At the core of ManagementFirst is a 110,000 strong database ofabstracts, management articles and book reviews dating back to 1989... It also serves as a gateway to recommended sources of management information including management-related web sites, professional associations and management consultants." Articles in their database are available to order online, with some free articles available each month.

Author:

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management

Money Hunter

http://www.moneyhunter.com/

Money Hunt Properties is a commercial venture capital broker which has provided a downloadable business plan for use in any word processing program. Its site also includes links to venture capital sources and information.

Author: Money Hunt Properties (loop@moneyhunter.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management

Business & Economics--Finance

Keywords: Venture Capital; Financing; Business Plan

Planet IT

http://www.planetit.com/

An "exclusive online community where IT (information technology) executives collaborate, exchange ideas, and find the critical technology and business information they need." This site offers: in-depth news, analysis, and feature articles; product reviews and market trends; expert opinion and advice; strategic direction and implementation guidance; message boards for communicating with other IT professionals; links to other IT Web sites.

Author: CMPnet

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management

Computers & Internet--System Administration

Keywords: computers; information technology; networking

PowerPointers

http://www.powerpointers.com/

This site offers tips and articles on how to create a winning presentation. The information is divided into four sections: the art of communicating effectively, building a presentation, communicating in your specialty, and planning a presentation. The site also offers users a free subscription to its monthly newsletter - 2ThePoint.

Author: Presenting Solutions

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management

Keywords: business presentations; communicating

Sookoo! The Business Strategy Search Specialist

http://www.sookoo.com/

A search engine featuring Web sites and articles on the subject of business strategy. "Sookoo.com was developed...to make it easier to find high-quality business strategy and management information on the web."

Author: Alan Wickham and Danny Capparelli (comments@sookoo.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management

Keywords: Business schools

U.S. Business Advisor

http://www.business.gov/

"The U.S. Business Advisor exists to provide business with one-stop access to federal government information, services, and transactions." Sections available include: Common Questions, How-to and News. Searchable.

Author: U.S. Small Business Administration

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--US Federal Government

Keywords: United States; Government

The Virtual Meeting Assistant: Effective Meetings (VMA)

http://www.ukans.edu/cwis/units/coms2/vma/vms.htm

A tutorial on planning and running meetings, including writing agendae and chairing, plus information on the different types of meetings: Informational; Problem Solving; Brainstorming; Specific Conflict; Training.

Author: University of Kansas Department of Communication Studies (coms2@raven.cc.ukans.edu)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management

Keywords: Meetings

Virtual Presentation Assistant (VPA)

http://www.ukans.edu/cwis/units/coms2/vpa/vpa.htm

"The Virtual Presentation Assistant is an online tutorial for improving your public speaking skills. This site is designed to help you target your specific needs as a speaker by allowing you to access any or all of the contents listed below: Determining your purpose; Selecting your topic; Researching your topic; Analyzing your audience; Supporting your points; Outlining your points; Using visual aids; Presenting your speech; Public Speaking Links."

Author: University of Kansas Department of Communication Studies (coms2@raven.cc.ukans.edu)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management

Keywords: Public Speaking; Resources

WorkIndex

http://workindex.com/

Annotated guide to Internet resources in "human resources, labor relations, benefits, training, technology, staffing, recruiting, leadership, motivation, insurance, relocation, legal issues and more." Search the collection or browse by subject.

Author: School of Industrial Labor Relations, Cornell University

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Business Administration & Management

Business & Economics--Employment

Business & Economics--Labor & Workplace

Keywords: Resources

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