Article
Other

Workplace Violence: What a Ceo Can Do to Reduce the Risk

For Students 9th - 10th
Workplace violence is defined and discussed in relation to what the CEO of a company can do to prevent it.
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Other

Ceo Refresher: Gung Ho!

For Students 9th - 10th
Book review of Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles book, "Gung Ho!" Lists the three secrets from the book and provides an explanation and an example.
Article
Other

The Ceo Refresher: Who Are You? And What Do You Want?

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the attributes of an effective leader.
Article
Other

The Ceo Refresher: There's No Communication Around Here!

For Students 9th - 10th
The art of communication and its need by all managers and leaders is discussed. Examples of communication lines is provided.
Article
Other

The Ceo Refresher: Motivating a Workforce That Can't Be

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what motivation is and what will and will not motivate a person. Also provides an example of this philosophy.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Renewable Energy Living Lab: The Bright Idea

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use real-world data to evaluate the feasibility of solar energy and other renewable energy sources in different U.S. locations. Working in small groups, students act as engineers evaluating the suitability of installing solar...
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Jeffrey P. Bezos

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of e-commerce giant Amazon.com. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Larry J. Ellison

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Larry Ellison, CEO and founder of Oracle Corporation. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Larry Page

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Larry Page, founder and CEO of Google Inc., along with Sergey Brin. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
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Other

Les Echos: Le Web De L'economie

For Students 9th - 10th
Daily news about French and International economy. Very complete. You can search by company name, CEO/manager name, or by topic. Stock quotes.
Activity
Trinity University

Trinity University: Social Inequality

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site that explores social inequality. Includes tables and graphs to allow visual representations of the distribution of income and wealth. Also includes links to other sites.
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Other

The Delphi Group: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page to The Delphi Group. contains links to various Knowledge Management information: what's new, articvles, methodology, books, research, papers, throughts, and surveys and statistics.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: The Hall of Public Service

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the lives of exemplary people in the public services who discuss how they were able to succeed and achieve their goals.
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Free Management Library

Managementhelp: Introduction to Management

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief introduction to the world of management. Many links are provided to specific management points.
Handout
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: 75 Remarkable African Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
A bibliography collection of 75 notable African Americans. A valuable compilation of famous African American writers, CEOs, scientists, performers, athletes, politicians, and leaders in their field.
Article
CNN

Cnn en Espanol: Week of 10 14 13: Mark Zuckerberg Compra Una Manzana

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. Article reports that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has purchased an entire block in Palo Alto, California in order to avoid having neighbors.
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Alan's Pizzeria

For Students 4th - 6th
Welcome to Alan's Pizzeria! Put your pizza-making skills to the test with this exciting restaurant game. After you take your customer's order, work fast to create and cook the perfect pizza. But be careful not to mix up the peppers with...
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Other

Dell: Michael S. Dell

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Michael Dell, the chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Dell, the company he founded with $1000 in 1984 at the age of 19.
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Other

Inequality.org

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is dedicated to teaching people about the potential problems with an increasingly unequal distribution of income. The site exposes greed and excess, and includes a variety of links.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Picturing Business in America: Mary Kay Ash

For Students 9th - 10th
Mary Kay Ash believed in women's talents. Read about the development of her successful cosmetics company and see a hedcut from an exhibit of these dot drawings in the Wall Street Journal.
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Steve Jobs' Stanford University Commencement Speech" by Steve Jobs

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Steve Jobs' Stanford University Commencement Speech" by Steve Jobs, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Picturing Business in America: Martha Stewart

For Students 9th - 10th
See the two hedcuts of Martha Stewart from an exhibit of Wall Street Journal hedcuts and read a brief biography of her business life.
Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Ursula Burns

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Ursula Burns, an American chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the international document-management and business-services company Xerox Corporation, who was the first African...
Handout
Other

Girl Geeks: Ann Winblad

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find a brief biography of Ann Winblad, co-founder and CEO of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Content focuses exclusively on her career.