Marketing

http://ciber.bus.msu.edu/jim/: This link leads to the journal of International marketing published quarterly. It provides a selection of original articles, executive insights, and book reviews.

www.interscience.wiley.com/jpages/1094-9968/: The journal of interactive marketing published quarterly consists of research papers and case studies.

www.adage.com: The site has wide range of articles on advertising industry as well as media news. Other interesting features include special reports, career and data centre.

www.emeraldinsight.com/ejm.htm: This subscription-based site provides latest ideas in marketing theory and practice based on research by world class thinkers. It covers the areas of marketing strategy, globalisation marketing, marketing research, marketing communications, consumerism and relationship marketing.

www.emediaplan.com/: This is India’s first online media services agency. This site enables media planning for print and television. It also allows you to search for publications and the normal TRP and GRP rates.

http://advertising.utexas.edu: This site has everything on advertising!! From quotes to researched articles to courses that one can take in the creative business! A must check out!

www.warc.com: From consumer behaviour to brand and channel management, this site covers every component of marketing. It also provides case studies on every functional area and daily news updates on advertising industry. The site is subscription-based after an initial trial offer.

www.brandknowledge.com : this is one great site on everything you wanted to know about branding - right from brand equity to internal branding. This site has it all with a quick reference glossary.

www.advertisingage.com : Source of marketing, advertising and media news, information and analysis.

www.brandera.com : A business-to-business marketplace for creative, advertising and marketing professionals. Timely news articles, free online portfolios for freelancers, comprehensive ad agency listings, a fully searchable resource centre and whitepages directory, job classifieds, an online collaborative teamspace, and more.

www.sellingpower.com : A leading magazine that keeps you up-to-date on selling and sales management. Every issue brings you expert advice and motivational aids to help readers reach their goals. The magazine helps you expand your selling skills, sharpen your business mind, and use new technologies to your advantage.

www.quirks.com : Practical applications in marketing research. Case histories, discussion of technique articles and Data Use columns.

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Career Planning

www.ualberta.ca : This site is meant for job seekers who have been recently laid-off, who are new to using the internet or are interested in planning for a career change or intending to upgrade their current job search skills. It also offers the references of leading career development websites in addition to tips and techniques for conducting an effective job search strategy.

www.careerbuilder.com: Provides useful information on professional skills in demand, salary wizard, career assessment, resume builder and job search.

www.careerplanning.about.com : An excellent one-stop site for information regarding career planning process, career choices, employer research, resume writing tips and so on.

www.jobweb.com/catapult/ : This site is a spring board to other career and job related sites. Resources include information on relocation, industry, job search sites, educational institutions, assessment tools and articles on career planning.

ww.hr-guide.com : A one-stop site for career & HR resource. Ask any related query, and you will get the answer in a jiffy.

www.onlinehobbies.com : Various hobbies to spend time pleasantly and productively

www.selfcreation.com : A nice site for those with a philosophical bent of mind. The areas addressed include self-awareness, relationships, self-acceptance, happiness, self-empowerment, and philosophy.

www.careermosaicindia.com : Provides a medium for the corporate to access Indian Talent and a platform for the Job seekers to search for the jobs abroad and in the Indian Subcontinent. The site has tie-up with Careermosaic which has emerged as one of world's largest recruitment boards after its merger with headhunter.net.

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Finance

www.dripadvisor.com: www.dripadvisor.com As the name indicates, this site provides all that an investor needs to know about Dividend ReInvestment Plans (DRIPs).

http://si1.streetinsider.com: This site takes investors virtually inside wall street. It's features range from portfolio tracker that helps investors manage their investments, company spotlights, market research and stock market news that it claims appears first here even after hours.

www.contraryinvestor.com/: It is a subscriber-based portal that provides research, commentary, technical analysis and perspective to current financial market activities and environment. It believes in questioning the conventions of stock market.

www.finance.indiamart.com/: It contains comprehensive information on stock market, EXIM policies, investment in India, taxation etc.

http://iic.nic.in/: This site provides information on India's investment climate, highlight on economic policies, Union budget highlights and some useful contact addresses - highly relevant for any one looking at financial venture.

www.cob.ohio-state.edu/fin/journal/jofsites.htm#iwp: It provides a collection of weblinks for those interested in understanding and teaching financial ideas.The categories include finance journals, instituional working paper sites, personal working paper sites etc.

www.indiainfoline.com: Provides information on Indian stocks and bonds; and contains a comprehensive database of information on listed Indian companies (categorised sector-wise, along with a stock market ticker, among several other features).

www.economist.com: Online version of The Economist, a famous magazine aimed at both economists as well as the general public. Contains general and business news updates from around the world, as well as a library, databank, city and country guides among other things.

www.economictimes.com : Established by The Times of India group, the site provides information on Indian business, economy and finance. ET Taxcentre provides News & Views, Tax calculator, Saral and other IT forms.

www.walletwatch.com : Established by Satyam group the site provides online BSE & NSE quotes. Market news,discussions and Market roundup are additional features.

www.mckinsey.com : Established by the international consulting group, the site offers useful articles, quarterly journal and research publications.

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Human Resources

www.workingwoman.com: This site provides interesting articles, book reviews and case studies.

www.workingwoman.com: Working Woman.com is the online presence for Working Woman and Working Mother magazines. Designed as an online business centre specifically for entrepreneurial women, this site is loaded with information that career-minded women will find useful.

www.strategy4u.com: Strategic Advantage is consulting company for strategic planning, founded by Richard Z. Gooding, a former professor of management at Arizona State University. The site offers brief case studies, access to industry benchmarking information, and articles written by and about Gooding and his strategic planning ideas.

http://web.mit.edu/smr-online: It contains some serious HR resources.

www.shrm.org: It has a wealth of information on compensation and benefit, education and training, international HR, career planning etc - A must see for any HR person.

www.flexibility.com: This site answers questions related to workplace flexibility. It brings together research and opinion about innovations in employment practice, organisational development, technological change and public policy. The site is designed mainly for managers, employees, workplace designers, IT and telecommunications suppliers, government and public policy makers, home workers, and researchers.

www.salary.com: This site will arm you with information to guide you through the touchy process of establishing salary levels. Salary.com is a strong resource to answer questions on almost any aspect of a salary situation.

www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/: The Centre for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS), Cornell University exemplifies industry-academia partnership. Representatives of major corporations faculty, students and intellectual leaders together explore HR issues. Information regarding the research conducted can be accessed from the website.

www.managementlearning.com: The site covers topics ranging from motivation to corporate culture to team building. The glossary is a handy starting point for learning about unfamiliar concepts. Exercises in self-discovery and knowledge will help in self-evaluation and in evaluating management skills.

www.Benefitnews.com : A complete online resource for HR professionals. The Web site delivers the information benefits decision makers need to keep current, conduct research, benchmark and share ideas and solutions with their peers.

www.Managerwise.com : Your source for marketing communication knowledge and advancing the Practice of Management

www.Hrworld.com : It a place to find information, resources and opportunities and it is an online journal for senior managers.

www.romeroconsulting.com : Helps companies solve difficult employee relations issues besides providing customised training to managers.

www.workplaceissues.com : Covers a wide range of articles on work place issues ranging from coflict resolution to employee recognition events.

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Online Tests

www.eskimo.com/%7Emiyaguch: It consists of quantity and vocabulary tests and collection of links that provide online IQ tests, which it claims, are uncommonly difficult!

www.puzz.com/: This site has a collection of online tests on IQ, riddles, difficult analogies, online puzzles etc.

www.humanmetrics.com/: This site offers online typology test, marriage test, risk attitudes profiler, role model profiler and entrepreneur tests.

www.test.com : This site has an exhaustive collection of online tests. These are interactive and practice tests ranging from preparatory entrance tests for college goers to assessment tests, to screen job applicants. The site also enables you to administer online surveys. All this at a cost of course!

www.educationinfoindia.com/Counselling/b_aptitudetest.html : Want to know your aptitude in the different walks of life, have a look to know yourself more and judge yourself by taking these tests.

www.keirsey.com/scripts/kcs.cgi : This test will help you to know your personality and what type of human you are. It is scientific and a well appreciated test worldwide.

www.humanlinks.com : If you are interested to know about your personality, managerial skills and yourself in your organization, this is a place where you would like to spend some time.

www.emode.com : A site, which is having more than fifty tests. Take a test on career, health, personality, and discover the latent skills, emotions, and individuality in you.

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IT

http://tax.indiainfo.com/
Indiainfo offers basic information in an easy-to-understand form. Do you fall under the tax payee bracket at all? If yes, then what percentage are you likely to pay. The standard deductions you are entitled to, rebates for senior citizens and more. NRIs can check on the tax implications of repatriating money to India, double taxation and investment income.

www.formsindia.com
Bookmark this site for future use. It's a collection of forms for both business and personal use. Income tax forms are available. And so are passport applications, visa, FEMA, patents, motor vehicle forms and so on. You can download these forms or fill them online. Registration is required.

www.lexsite.com
Lexsite is a huge legal resource network with a finger in the income tax pie. The material is excellent and is available only to members. To sample the resource, register for free and view the Acts, industry features and other value-adds. But the cream is only available for a fee, Rs 5990 for a year. If you're looking for informative material on Income tax statutes, Rules, circulars, case laws, notifications, FAQs and forms, it would be worthwhile to subscribe.

www.filemyreturns.com/fmr/main.htm
Modelled on the lines of a FAQ, the site's articles are its mainstay. Their section on women and tax will be of considerable interest to all women, working or otherwise. It has everything on special rebates, planning a child's future and property matters. Learn how to start an office at home and cut tax corners at the same time. Articles on VRS and NRI follow on the same lines.

www.timesofmoney.com
All your tax related information, with an important difference. Assess your liability and select your method of savings. Then calculate your earnings on them and invest online in PPF, NSC or others. The site offers assistance in calculating returns, filing them etc, for a fee.

www.iinvestor.com
Intelligent Investor with its focus on the average individual, is worth frequenting. The salaried and the self-employed have their tax calendar, tax breaks and returns worked out for them. It even tells you how to restructure your salary so that you can keep more of it. Content is simple and focused.

www.incometaxdelhi.nic.in/
Everything you need to know about income tax in India, straight from the horse's mouth. The official web site of the Income Tax Department is a matter-of-fact compilation, though not exhaustive (according to the disclaimer). You can find out if you've committed an act which is likely to be penalised or understand your rights in case of a raid. You can also download all income tax related forms. If you have any questions or suggestions, write to the department.

www.etinvest.com/ettax/index.html
Team ETinvest's focus this season is tax planning. The channel is carrying a series with articles, features and tips on how to save more and hence earn more. The guide is content- rich, readable and very helpful. Get the low-down on how to pay less tax if you're a NRI, a salaried person and more. You can download forms, and also get help on filling them. Besides the routine tax calculator, you also have a HRA, VRS and Budget Impact calculator.

www.Vstore.com
Vstore.com helps you set up a free Web-based retail business and to sell its products. With little clutter and a straightforward interface, this is a very well-designed site. Now open your own online store in a jiffy, choosing from over 77 product categories, which range from jewellery to toys and DVDs. Commissions fall between 5-25 percent. Do note that VStore's customer reach is confined to the US. As an online retailer, however, you can make your money from anywhere in the world.

www.Vjungle.com
On offer is not just communication services, but also design and hosting of Web sites for free. The free Online Office allows files storage and contact lists. You can administer and control tasks with Manage Your Tasks. The site also includes a headlines and tools section. With the featured tools, you can create letter heads and business cards online.

www.Hotoffice.com
Provides free online intranet services. At $13 a month per user (or $12 with 21 or more users), you can use the remote file sharing, group scheduling, bulletin boards, Web-based e-mail and company directory services. This eliminates the need to maintain a site yourself. A free version is available too with 40 MB of storage per account, irrespective of the number of users. The only baggage is advertisements, the inability to upload your company logo and lack of free CD backup.

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Manufacturing

www.cam-i.org/ It is an international consortium of companies, consultancies and academics who have collaborated to providing implementable solutions to real-world manufacturing problems specific to industry.

www.infobanc.com
It is a directory of Indian manufacturers, exporters, importers and service providers. The site consists of over 44 categories ranging from pharma to marine products to electricals etc.

www.indiamarkets.com/imo/
It is a B2B portal that provides eCommerce services including Supplier Catalogs, eProcurement and Sales & Distribution Solutions, Online auctions/ reverse auctions and Business Communication systems. These services are delivered through appropriate internet technologies, online marketplace (an aggregation of 30 vertical industries) and a nationwide on-ground network of eBusiness Centres.

www.manufacturing.net
It combines the manufacturing industry's most comprehensive product and supplier databases with news, original editorial content, and powerful search and retrieval capabilities.

www.sme.org
SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) is the world's leading professional society serving the manufacturing industries. Through its publications, expositions, professional development resources and member programs, SME influences thousands of manufacturing executives, managers and engineers

www.themanager.org
An Internet portal that focuses on management-topics like Operations and Production Management, Quality and Standards, Procurement and Purchasing, Performance Management and Measurement and Just-In-Time (JIT) management.

www.logistics.about.com
This site explores new concepts and applications in the areas of Supply Chain Management (SCM) especially Inventory Management, Warehouse Management, 3PL (Third Party Logistics), 4PL (Fourth Party Logistics), Supplier Partnerships and Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI).

www.cutter.com
This site provides advisory services, publications, databases/ benchmarking, and consulting in the areas of manufacturing, information technology and software engineering, environment and business.

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