Using the Internet.

a. Visit the websites of professional organizations whose members have expertise in the area of strategic management, including:

The Strategic Management Society (www.strategicmanagement.net).

The Business Policy and Strategy Division of the Academy of Management (www.bpsdiv.org).

b. Visit the websites of professional organizations whose members have special expertise in the area of strategic change, including:

The Academy of Managements Division of Organizational Change and Development (http://division.aomonline.org/odc/).

The Tavistock Institute (www.tavistockinstitute.org/index.php).

c. Find out what you can learn about economic conditions and trends by visiting the Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.gov).

d. Learn more about the domestic labor market from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), U.S. Census Bureau (www.census.gov), and the U. S. Department of Labor (www.dol.gov).

e. Learn about recent developments in HRIM technology from the International Association for Human Resource Information Management (www.ihrim.org).

f. For more information on world events and facts, see:

The World Economic Forum (www.weforum.org/en/index.htm).

The World Bank (www.worldbank.org). The Doing Business project (www.doingbusiness.org).

Organization of American States (www.oas.org).

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (www.oecd.org). g. Learn about assessment tools that can be used during organizational analysis, including:

KEYS, a survey published by the Center for Creative Leadership that is designed to assess the organizations climate for creativity (www.ccl.org).

An expert system (OrgCon) intended to identify strategic misalignments that was developed by EcoMerc (www.ecomerc.com). h. For more information on aging and its impact on the workplace, see:

The National Council on Aging (www.ncoa.org).

The Microsoft Accessibility home page (www.microsoft.com/enable/aging/ workforce.aspx).

Aging Workforce (www.agingworkforcenews.com).

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging (www.aoa.gov/prof/notes/notes_workforce.asp).

The AARP Money and Work page (www.aarp.org/money/).