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Management.
Marketing.
Business statistics.
Economics.
Human resources management
International business.
Corporate government.
Case study and Working papers.

Google Scholar

Internet Resource Collection

@AreejMBA
http://areejmba.blogspot.com.au/

Good References
MANAGEMENT WEBSITES
Australian Human Resources Institute
Australia's leading professional body for people with Human Resources responsibilities and
interests. Includes extensive links and reading material for the HR professional

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Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is the peak council of Australian
business associations.

Australian Institute of Management (AIM)

Australia's largest professional body represensenting management in Australia.

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Intute : Social Sciences

Produced by a network of UK universities and partners providing access to a selection of high

quality resources which have been evaluated by staff.

Labour Market Information Portal

The Labour Market Information Portal (LMIP) provides up to date labour market information to
help people to better understand their local area

The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia

(APESMA)

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Non-profit organisation for professional employers in public and private employment across
Australia.

Free Management Library

Compiled by Carter McNamara, offers links to resources on leadership and management.

International Labour Organization

Including labour standards & recommendations

International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS)

Technorati
International search engine for blogs

10
Top 25 tools webpage

MARKETING WEBSITES
Organisations and departments

The Australian Market and Social Research Society

Association for Consumer Research

American Marketing Association

Consumer behaviour: the psychology of marketing

Market Research Portal

Adweek.com-articles which cover the entire advertising industry

Australian Marketing Institute

Brandchannel

Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy

Wilson web- site devoted to Web marketing

BUBL Link: Marketing Provides links to a range of marketing websites

Intute Social Sciences

Government information

Austrade

Australian Bureau of Statistics

ANZ Industry Reports

Productivity Commission

Australian Government

Media research

AC Neilson
Australian market research company

Roy Morgan Research

Australias longest established market research and public opinion polling

SPORTS MARKETING WEBSITES

Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism

Participation in Sports and Physical Recreation

Sports
Australian Society of Sports Administrators

Tourism Statistics

International

UNESCO Culture Sector - Cultural Tourism

Tourism Satellite Accounting - World travel & Tourism Council
World Tourism Organization - "WTO exists to help nations throughout the world maximize the
positive impacts of tourism, such as job creation, new infrastructure and foreign exchange
earnings, while at the same time minimizing negative environmental or social impacts."
World Travel and Tourism Council

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT WEBSITES

CAPS Research
This is a non-profit, independent research organization. Complete the free registration to access full text
research reports are offered free of charge.

Logistics Management
A free-to-access online magazine.

MaritimeGlobalNet
Designed for the international maritime community, this site features bulletins, news, and event
information. Also includes links to trade associations, government resources, marine and intermodal
transportation companies.

Social Science Research Network (SSRN)

SSRN is in two parts: an Abstract Database containing abstracts scholarly working papers and
forthcoming papers & an Electronic Paper Collection containing downloadable PDF full text documents.

Select "Download Anonymously" or create an account.

SupplyChainBrain.com
As above. From the publishers of the magazine Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies. Excellent
news and resources on all aspects of Logistics.

The Transport Web

Includes a search engine for transport web resources and links to online magazine sites.

TRIS Online
Bibliographic database of transportation research hosted by the National Transportation Library in the
USA.

Transport and Logistics News

Published by the USA Bureau of Transportation

WWW Virtual Library of Logistics

Provides starting points for logistics professionals to locate and share logistics resources on the Internet.

Organisations

The MIT forum for Supply Chain innovation

Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia
Institute for Logistics and Supply Chain
Cardiff Business School Working Papers

TOURISM MARKETING WEBSITES

Australian

ABS tourism page

Tourism Australia News, markets, industry, events, research and statistics.
Tourism - Department of Resources Energy and Tourism Policy, initiatives, programs and markets.
Territory and Municipal Services
South Australian Tourism Corporate. Consumer.
Tourism New South Wales Corporate and consumer.
Tourism Northern Territory Corporate. Consumer.
Tourism Queensland Corporate. Consumer.
Tourism Tasmania Corporate. Consumer.
Tourism Victoria Corporate. Consumer.
Tourism Western Australia Corporate. Consumer.
Travel by Australians: quarterly results of the National Visitor Survey 2002+
Research document - Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre
Tourism Futures conference website
Ian Yeoman's website

International

UNESCO Culture Sector - Cultural Tourism

Tourism Satellite Accounting - World travel & Tourism Council
World Tourism Organization - "WTO exists to help nations throughout the world maximize the
positive impacts of tourism, such as job creation, new infrastructure and foreign exchange
earnings, while at the same time minimizing negative environmental or social impacts."
World Travel and Tourism Council

Business Statistics
Economic

DFAT Country, Economic and Regional Information

Economic and trade statistics between individual countries and Australia.

Economagic.com - Economic Time Series

GDP, monetary, government finance, rates, share markets, price indices, labour, spending and production. Various
dates from 1970's to current.

Economic Roundup
The Treasury, Australian government. Data varies from 1997 to current. Selected data from 1973 to current.

IRIS - Illawarra data

Selected extracts from statistical reports by the Illawarra Regional Information Service.

NOSI database
Compensation based statisitcs by Safe Work Australia. Summary reports

Reserve Bank Statistical Tables

Selected economic data from the Reserve Bank of Australia, including exchange rates and interest rates.

Labour Market Analysis

Employment unemployment, skill shortages, labour markets. Includes regional information.

INTERNATIONAL

ASEAN Statistics Trade and economic indicators from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

eco5.com Financial and Economic data for USA, Japan, Germany, UK, France, Americas, Europe, Asia/
Africa/Pacific, global. Data varies from last 10-20 years to current.

Economic Data - FRED II US economic time series, covering financial, employment and population data.
Statistics from selected 1930's data to current.

European Central Bank - Statistical Data Warehouse Economic and finance data. Data varied 1990's to
current.

FAOSTAT International food production and trade statistics from the Food and Agriculture Organization.

FITA Country Profiles and Resources Trade, markets, risk. Federation of International Trade
Associations.

ILO (International Labour Organization) International Labour Standards and Labour Statistics

LABORSTA Employment,unemployment, hours, labour costs, comsumer price indices, occupational

injuries, strikes & lockouts, households income & expenditure, international labour migration. Search by
country. ILO.

Middle East Statistics Business, economics and finance.

Nationmaster Allows graphic comparison of nations on issues such as food, crime, economy, health,
education, food, labour, industry and lifestyle.

OECD Statistics Broad range of economic data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation &
Development. OECD iLibrary database - includes statistics from OECD (economic, trade, industry,
investment, development, economic indicators, national accounts, employment, health, social and
telecommunications) and the International Energy Agency.

UNIDO Country Information Industrial and trade data by country and commodity. United Nations Industrial
Development Organization.

United Nations - National Accounts downloads data from 1970's, Environmental Indicators.

World Bank:
World Bank Country Data Country comparisons and data, also links to topic data.
World Development Reports. Development themes, includes statistics on theme, economic,
finance, education and health indicators.
Prospects for Development Links to Prospects for the Global Economy Growth, commodities,
inflation, interest & exchange rates, trade, risks, regional outlooks.

World Economic Outlook International Monetary Fund.

WTO International Trade Statistics

AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL STATISTICS

Australian Economic Statistics 1949/50-1996/97

Includes finance, government, labour and income/expenditure statistics. Reserve Bank of Australia

Monthly Social and Economic Indicators (MESI) - Historical

Data 1960/1970's to 1998. Parliamentary Library of Australia.

INTERNATIONAL HISTORICAL STATISTICS

International:

Asian Historical Statistics Project Includes statistics from China, Taiwan, Vietnam and Cambodia. Institute
of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Japan.

EH.net Databases Economic and financial data from a variety of countries. Data starts from the 1800's.

Penn World Tables GDP, economic, price and consumption statistics. Center of International
Comparisons, University of Pennsylvania, 1950-2004.

Economics
WEBSITES
Environmental economics

Australian Greenhouse Office

Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Bureau of Rural Sciences
Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources
Greenpeace
Department of the Environment and Heritage
World Bank Group Energy

Financial economics

Australian Government Treasury

Australian Government Budget
biz/ed- Financial Economics
Foreign Investment Review Board
Reserve Bank of Australia
Jim Garven's Blog (risk management, insurance and finance)
G8 Information Centre
Europa World and/or the Regional Surveys of the World

International economics

Alta Plana International Economics Gateway

Asian Crisis Homepage
Asian Development Bank Institute
CIA World factbook
WWW.Virtual Library: International Business Economics
WWW.Virtual Library: International Development Resources
Penn World Trade:Center for International Comparisons

Trade

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade

ENTERweb (Enterprise Development Agency)
globalEdge: Trade portals

VIRTUAL LIBRARIES

BUBL's Economic Links

BUBL's Financial Links
BUBL's Banking Links
RePEc (Research Papers in Economics)
Public Health-Health Economics

ORGANISATIONS

EDIRC (Directory of Economics organisations worldwide)

International governmental Organizations
US-Asean Business Council
Asean Development Bank
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
IMF (International Monetary Fund)
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
UN (United Nations)
World Bank
World Economic Forum
WTO (World Trade Organization)
ILO (International Labour Organization) International Labour Standards and Labour Statistics

Human Resource Management

ORGANISATIONS & DEPARTMENTS
Australia
AIRAANZ- Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia & New Zealand
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is the
peak council of Australian business associations

Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)This web site provides information about Australia's peak council and
national centre representing the nation's workforce
Australian Human Resource Institute (AHRI) Australia's national association representing human resource and
people management professionals
Australian Industry Group The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) is a leading industry association in Australia
Australian Trade Archives Australian Trade Union Archives [ATUA] is an online gateway for researchers and scholars
of labour history

Business Council of Australia The Business Council of Australia is an association of the CEOs of 100 of Australias
leading corporations

Labor Council of New South Wales Unions NSW website and affiliate portal
The Workplace Research Centre (WRC) The Workplace Research Centre provides high quality research, training
and conferences on all aspects of work and working life.
Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) The Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) is an
independent, national tribunal dealing with employment issues
Office of the Employment Advocate The Workplace Authority has responsibility for providing advice, assistance,
information and education on workplace agreements
NSW Department of Commerce Office of Industrial Relations

International Business
WEBSITES

Alta Plana International Economics Gateway

Asian Crisis Homepage
Asian Development Bank Institute
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
Doing business: includes rankings, business regulations,etc in 181 countries
GlobalEdge:International Business Resource Desk - research, topics, trade, international business
statistics
Penn World Trade:Center for International Comparisons
Resources for International Business Rutgers Uni
WWW.Virtual Library: International Business Economics
WWW.Virtual Library: International Development Resources
SSRN MRN: International Business and Management (working papers)
Academy of Management: International Management Division
Harzing.com: Cross-cultural resources

COUNTRY INFORMATION
Europa World and/or the Regional Surveys of the World
Website.

VIRTUAL LIBRARIES

Virtual International Business & Economic Sources

Internet Public Library - International Business
International Economics Network

ORGANISATIONS

International governmental Organizations

US-Asean Business Council
Asean Development Bank
APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation)
Australian APEC Study Centre: Links & resources
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
IMF (International Monetary Fund)
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
UN (United Nations)
World Bank
World Economic Forum
WTO (World Trade Organization)

Corporate Governance
AUSTRALIAN
ACCSR: Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility
Australian Corporate Governance
Australian Corporate Governance contains a large number of annotated corporate governance links from an Australian
perspective. Developments in Australia largely mirror US and UK initiatives.

Australian Institute of Company Directors:

AICD is Australia's pre-eminent member organisation for directors, dedicated to making a difference in the quality of
governance and directorship.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)

ASIC is Australia's corporate, markets and financial services regulator.

Australian Securities Exchange: Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (2007) 2nd ed.
A guide for listed companies to cover corporate governance compliance issues.

Australian Stock Exchange (2003):Principles of Good Corporate Governance and Best Practice
Recommendations.
An ASX paper on Corporate Governance in Australia

Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation

The Centre was established by The University of Melbourne in January 1996 in recognition of the growing
importance of corporate law and securities regulation nationally and internationally and also in recognition of the
strength of The University of Melbourne in these areas.

Chartered Secretaries Australia (CSA)

CSA is the peak professional body delivering accredited education and the most practical and authoritative training
and information on governance, as well as thought leadership in the field. The website provides the leading range
of technical information and support in best practice governance and corporate administration. See especially the
Good Governance Guides in the Reference Centre.

CPA Australia
CPA Australia is one of the world's largest accounting bodies with a membership of finance, accounting and
business professionals across the globe. Information and services relating to corporate governance.

IFSA (2002) Investment and Financial Services Association Limited

Corporate Governance: A Guide for Fund Managers and Corporations (also known as the blue book)

Not-for-Profit Network
Not-For-Profit Network helps the people working in non profit organisations in Australia and New Zealand to be
more successful and their organisations to be more sustainable

INTERNATIONAL

European Corporate Governance Institute

Provides a forum for debate and dialogue on corporate governance issues so as to promote best practice. This
website has links to the most comprehensive international collection of codes, principles and recommendations.

Euorpean Corporate Governance Insitute

Working Papers

Global Corporate Governance Forum

Contains speeches and other publications relating to a wide range of countries.

International Business Ethics Institute

Offers a great number of websites that are either devoted to or treat substantively the subject of business ethics.

International Chamber of Commerce Corporate Governance

Page provides a guide to corporate governance for business managers. It includes a wide range of topical
commentaries.

OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) - Corporate

Governance

Rapid Response
is a World Bank organization which provides a knowledge resource dealing with policy advice on topics relating to
investment in developing countries. This website provides links to many corporate governance papers and other
resources.

UN (United Nations) - Governance

World Bank - Governance and Anti corruption

World Council of Corporate Governance

is an independent network aimed at improving corporate governance particularly in emerging countries. It publishes
a journal which may be accessed on this site.

World Economic Forum

Case Studies and Working Papers

CASE STUDIES
eech
ecch offers the largest and most up-to-date collection of management case study materials to be found anywhere in
the world

WORKING PAPERS
Reserve Bank of Australia - Research Discussion Papers
SSRN (Social Science Research Network)
SSRN is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of
specialized research networks in each of the social sciences.

Peterson Institute for International Economics

The Peterson Institute for International Economics is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to
the study of international economic policy.

World Bank - New Policy Research Working papers

The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange
of ideas about development issues. Use the Document Search function to locate a policy research working paper
by date, topic, type/series, language, and country/region.

Giblin Working Papers

Working papers in economics, finance, accounting, banking, international trade, management, marketing and
employee relations.Mainly Australia, Europe and the U.S.A

NBER Working Papers (National Bureau of Economic Research)

National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to
promoting a greater understanding of how the US economy works.

OECD Working Papers

Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development

RePEc
Research Papers in Economics archive

OTHER PLACES TO FIND WORKING PAPERS

Harvard Business School Working Papers
MIT Sloan Management Working Papers
Melbourne Business School: Working and Research Papers
University of Tasmania - School of Economics & Finance Discussion Papers