Instructor Supplements:

The Instructor’s Resource CD-ROM ( 0077246306 )

This CD-ROM provides electronic files for the author prepared Instructor’s Manual, the author prepared Test Bank, and the PowerPoint Presentation, Case Study Teaching Notes, Case Study PowerPoints, and Video Guide & Grid. The IM features the best chapter teaching notes available! Revised PowerPoints feature exhibits from the text as well as the Learning Objectives from each chapter. The files are divided by chapter, and instructors can use them during class lectures or reviews as visual aids.

Instructor’s Manual (Available on the Instructor’s Resource CD & on the Instructor OLC)

Prepared by the textbook authors, the accompanying IM contains a variety of pre-time reducing features such as summary/objectives, lecture/discussion outline, discussion questions, extra examples not included in the text, teaching tips, experiential exercises and more.

Test Bank (Available on the Instructor’s Resource CD & at www.EZTestOnline.com)

Prepared by the authors, the test bank contains more than 1,000 true/false, multiple choice, and essay questions. It will now be tagged with learning level, learning objective number, Bloom’s taxonomy question type, and AACSB knowledge category to help meet the criteria for assurance of learning standards. McGraw-Hill’s EZ Test, a computerized version of the test bank, can also be found on the Instructor’s Resource CD-ROM. This flexible and easy-to-use electronic testing program allows instructors to create multiple versions of tests from book-specific items with a wide range of question types, including adding their own. EZ Test Online allows you to create paper and online tests or quizzes in this easy to use program! And any test can be exported for use with course management systems. McGraw-Hill EZ Test Online is accessible to busy instructors virtually anywhere - in their office, at home or while traveling - and eliminates the need for software installation. It gives instructors access to hundreds of textbook question banks and millions of questions when creating tests. Instructors can view question banks associated with their textbook or easily create their own questions. Multiple versions of tests can be saved for future delivery as a paper test or online. When created and delivered with EZ Test Online individual tests are immediately scored, saving instructors valuable time and providing prompt test feedback to students. To register please visit: http://www.eztestonline.com/

PowerPoint Presentation (Available on the Instructor’s Resource CD & on the Instructor OLC)

PPTs for the text consist of more than 400 slides incorporating an outline for the chapters tied to learning objectives. Case Study PowerPoint slides are also available to facilitate case study coverage.

Videos on DVD ( 0077246276 )

A set of videos related to selected cases accompanies the text to support your classroom, student lab, or for home viewing. These thought-provoking video clips are available upon adoption of this text.

Online Learning Center (OLC) www.mhhe.com/dess5e is a website that follows the text chapter-by-chapter. OLC content is ancillary and supplementary germane to the textbook. The instructor section also includes the Instructor’s Manual, PowerPoint Presentations, Case Study Teaching Notes, Interactive Case Grid, Video Guide, and Case Web Links as well as all student resources.

The Business Strategy Game and GLO-BUS Online Simulations both allow teams of students to manage companies in a head-to-head contest for global market leadership. These simulations give students the immediate opportunity to experiment with various strategy options and to gain proficiency in applying the concepts and tools they have been reading about in the chapters. To find out more or to register, please visit www.mhhe.com/thompsonsims

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Student Supplements:

The following resources are available to students:

• Chapter quizzes students can take to gauge their understanding of material covered in each chapter.
• A selection of PowerPoint slides for each chapter.
• Links to strategy simulations The Business Strategy Game & GLO-BUS. Both provide a powerful and constructive way of connecting students to the subject matter of the course with a competition among classmates on campus and around the world.