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Collection of links that I found useful for my own research and that I continue to access periodically to stay current.

Consulting Firms

I've found that consulting firms have the pulse on some of the most recent current topics and trends. Be it from digital transformation to management consulting, there is a plethora of information on many topics. For the researcher, these firms provide quite a lot of relevant and current research, not always in much detail, whereas others may provide research white papers on current management and technology topics. Keep in mind that the purpose of these firms is to convince you of their subject subject matter expertise to get your business. Don't expect to find overly detailed studies/solutions for your research on their websites.

  1. *click here* McKinsey & Company - is a world-renowned management consultancy. The company is based in America and was founded 92 years ago in 1926 by James O McKinsey and Marvin Bower. The company provides its service worldwide. Its headquarters is located in New York City with 127 offices spread across the world. It has a network of more than 27,000 (2022) employees making it a billion dollar company with a revenue of more than 10 Billion!
  2. *click here* Deloitte Consulting LLP - is the world’s largest consulting firm and one of the big four accounting firms and has one of the largest professional networks worldwide. It was founded in 1845 by William Welch Deloitte in London and further expanded its operation in New York in 1880. The major services provided by Deloitte include Audit, Tax, Management Consulting, Financial Advisory, Risk Advisory, and Legal
  3. *click here* Boston Consulting Group (BCG) - is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges. Strategic management consultants. BCG is a privately incorporated management consulting firm. It was founded by Bruce Henderson in the year 1963. The company has more than 90 offices across the world. It has more than 16,000 employees (2017) worldwide. Many Canadian banks have used BCG for workforce optimization advice.
  4. *click here* Bain and Company - this is a top consulting firm specialized in the area of management consultancy. It was founded in the year 1973 and its headquarters are located in Boston, Massachusetts. The company is an incorporated partnership with William W. Bain and Patrick F as its founders. The company has its network spread in 59 locations worldwide with a force of 8,000 (2017) employees.
  5. *click here* PricewaterhouseCoopers - is a multinational business offering professional service to its clients since 1998 The company’s headquarters is based in London, United Kingdom and is known as the second largest professional services firm and also has its name amongst the big four auditors. PricewaterhouseCoopers offers services in assurance, advisory, tax advisory, strategy consulting, tax controversy, data and analytics, management consulting, financial advisory, actuarial and legal.
  6. *click here* EY Parthenon - is a management consulting firm focusing on delivering services in strategy, marketing, and operations. The Parthenon Group was founded in the year 1991 and later EY merge with Parthenon Group to expand and diversify their traditional auditing roots into additional profitable businesses. Its headquarters is located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
  7. *click here* Strategy& - is a renowned management consulting firm and a subsidiary alliance of PwC. It is recognized in providing excellent services in strategic consulting. Its headquartered in New York City, USA. It was founded in the year 1914 as the Business Research Service, which was later renamed as Booze and Company. In 2008, Booze and Company was dissolved and was succeeded by Strategy&.
  8. *click here* Booz Allen Hamilton - Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and information technology consulting firm based in America. Its headquarters is located at Virginia in Greater Washington. It was founded in 1914 by Edwin G. Booz, James L. Allen, and Carl L. Hamilton.
  9. *click here* Capgemini - is the only French company which is globally recognized for offering professional services and business consulting. Capgemini was founded in the year in 1967 by Serge Kampf. Its headquarters is located in Paris, France and is a European Society company. Capgemini provides IT services and is one of the world’s largest IT consulting, outsourcing and professional services companies with over 200,000 employees in over 40 countries.
  10. *click here* Lockheed Martin Corp. - is the number 1consulting firm in the field of aerospace and defense consulting. It is a global security consulting firm with partner clients like the U.S. Department of Defense and other government agencies. The company is based in America and has its headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. Lockheed Martin Corp has a large network of more than 97,000 employees working in 500 cities in 46 U.S. states and 75 foreign countries.
  11. *click here* Gartner Inc. - is a multinational public company founded in 1979 by Gideon Gartner. It is top research consulting firm extending its services in providing expert advice and tools for leaders in IT, Finance, HR, Customer Service, and Support, Legal and Compliance, Marketing, Sales, and Supply Chain functions across the globe. Its headquarters is located in Connecticut, USA. Gartner has a large client network including big corporations, government agencies, technology companies, and the investment community. They have a strong client association with more than 12,000 organizations in over 100 countries. Gartner has a number of 15,000 employees working across the world.
  12. *click here* L.E.K. Consulting - is an international management consulting firm that offers professional services in corporate strategy, mergers, acquisitions, and operations. It has its headquarters in London, the UK with another in Boston, Massachusetts heading the US counterpart. L.E.K. was founded in 1983 by three individual partners from Bain & Company – James Lawrence, Iain Evans, and Richard Koch. It has 1,200 employees in its 19 offices across the globe.
  13. *click here* Capco (Wipro) - is a global technology and management consultancy specializing in driving digital transformation in the financial services industry. With a growing client portfolio comprising of over 100 global organizations, Capco operates at the intersection of business and technology. Capco delivers end-to-end data-driven solutions and fast-track digital initiatives for banking and payments, capital markets, wealth and asset management, insurance, and the energy sector.
  14. *click here* IBM Services - IBM has been in the IT services consulting business for quite a long time. Most of IBM's revenue these days comes from services as opposed to hardware and software sales. IBM is an American multinational technology corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, with operations in over 171 countries. The company began in 1911, founded in Endicott, New York, by trust businessman Charles Ranlett Flint, as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) and was renamed "International Business Machines" in 1924. IBM is incorporated in New York. IBM is one of 30 companies included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and one of the world's largest employers, with over 282,100 employees as of 2022.
  15. *click here* Mercer LLC - is a globally acclaimed multinational company and also the world’s largest human resource consulting firm. Founded in 1945, the company is a subsidiary firm of Marsh and McLennan. Mercer has its offices in more than 180 cities across 40 countries with an employee network of more than 21,200. The company has international relations in more than 130 countries.

Institutes

  1. *click here* CIHI - Canadian Institute for Health Information is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides essential information on Canada’s health system and the health of Canadians.
  2. *click here* IDEAS - IDEAS is the largest bibliographic database dedicated to Economics and available freely on the Internet. Based on RePEc, it indexes over 4,200,000 items of research, including over 3,800,000 that can be downloaded in full text. RePEc is a large volunteer effort to enhance the free dissemination of research in Economics which includes bibliographic metadata from over 2,000 participating archives, including all the major publishers and research outlets. IDEAS is just one of several services that use RePEc data. For some statistics about the holdings on this site, see https://ideas.repec.org/stats.html .
  3. *click here* The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) - is the world’s oldest and the UK’s leading defence and security think tank. Our mission is to inform, influence and enhance public debate to help build a safer and more stable world. Since its foundation in 1831, RUSI has relied on its members to support its activities. Together with revenue from research, publications and conferences, RUSI has sustained its political independence for nearly two centuries. Note: this is a very comprehensive content site.
  4. *click here* IISS.org - International Institute for Strategic Studies. For 65 years, the IISS has helped to shape the strategic agenda for governments, businesses, the media and experts across the world. We earn our revenue from the sale of our databases and publications, host-nation support for conferences, corporate sponsorship, research work, consultancy, and donations from private individuals and foundations.
  5. *click here* Middle East Institute - Founded in 1946, the Middle East Institute is the oldest Washington-based institution dedicated solely to the study of the Middle East. It is a non-partisan think tank providing expert policy analysis, educational and professional development services, and a hub for engaging with the region's arts and culture.
  6. *click here* The Brookings Institute - is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level. Excellent site for public policy research.
  7. *click here* Pew Research Center - Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. We do not take policy positions.
    Mission: We generate a foundation of facts that enriches the public dialogue and supports sound decision-making. We are nonprofit, nonpartisan and non-advocacy. We value independence, objectivity, accuracy, rigor, humility, transparency and innovation.
  8. *click here* Chatham House - UK based think thank for independent analysis on global affairs. Originators of the "Chatham House Rule": When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.
  9. *click here* Institute for Fiscal Studies - is the UK’s leading independent economics research institute. Our world-class research helps policymakers – and those who hold them accountable – understand the impact that policy decisions have on individuals, households and businesses.
  10. *click here* RAND Corp. - The RAND Corporation is an American nonprofit global policy think tank created in 1948 by Douglas Aircraft Company to offer research and policy analysis to the United States Armed Forces. It is financed by the U.S. government and private endowment, corporations, universities and private individuals.
  11. *click here* Clayton Christensen Institute - is an education reform organization based in San Mateo, California and led by Ann Christensen. The organization was founded as the Innosight Institute in 2009 by Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen, Michael Horn and Jason Hwang to create a continuing discussion of public education and health research.
  12. *click here* Innosight Institute - Strategy and Innovation. We are a growth strategy consulting firm for leaders who aim to design and create the future.
  13. *click here* W. Edwards Deming Institute - Enriching society through the Deming philosophy. Through new programs, learning events, and digital resources we will increase the adoption of The Deming System of Profound Knowledge in our schools and in small to mid-sized businesses and organizations. We will strengthen nonprofits that are as committed as we are to making people’s lives better. Our vision is for the System of Profound Knowledge to be the standard lens people use to understand and improve the world.
  14. *click here* C.D. Howe Institute - is a registered charity, and an independent not-for-profit research institute whose mission is to raise living standards by fostering economically sound public policies. Widely considered to be Canada's most influential think tank, the Institute is a source of trusted policy intelligence, distinguished by research that is nonpartisan, evidence-based and subject to definitive expert review.
  15. *click here* Fraser Institute - Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, the Fraser Institute has regional offices in Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. We produce research about government actions in areas that deeply affect Canadians’ quality of life such as taxation, health care, aboriginal issues, education, economic freedom, energy, natural resources and the environment.
  16. *click here* International Development Research Centre (IDRC) - IDRC was established by the Parliament of Canada in 1970 under the International Development Research Centre Act, which directs IDRC "to initiate, encourage, support and conduct research into the problems of the developing regions of the world and into the means for applying and adapting scientific, technical, and other knowledge to the economic and social advancement of those regions.
  17. *click here* Conference Board of Canada - we are the foremost independent, applied research organization in Canada. We deliver unique insights into Canada’s toughest problems.
  18. *click here* The Mackenzie Institute - an independent think tank, brings a strategic and pragmatic approach to security matters that affect both domestic and global audiences. The Mackenzie Institute brings together external independent thinking for policymakers, governments, private sector entities, and educational institutions. We propose an open forum for global conversations on the threats and security vulnerabilities we face in order to best advise these various entities.
  19. *click here* Macdonald Laurier Institute - Canada’s only truly national public policy think tank based in Ottawa. MLI is rigorously independent and non-partisan, as symbolized by its name. The Macdonald-Laurier Institute for Public Policy exists to renew the legacy of these two towering figures of our history, and the legacy of all those who had the courage and the wisdom to found Canada. We will do this by helping to make poor quality public policy in Ottawa unacceptable to Canadians and their political and opinion leaders by proposing thoughtful alternatives through non-partisan and independent research and commentary
  20. *click here* Global Risk Institute - is the premier Canadian organization that defines thought leadership in risk management for the financial industry globally. It brings together leaders from industry, academia, and government to draw actionable insights on emerging risks globally.
  21. *click here* Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) - is an independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social, economic and environmental justice. Founded in 1980, the CCPA is one of Canada’s leading progressive voices in public policy debates. The CCPA produces the research and analysis necessary for policymakers, activists, and everyday Canadians to make informed decisions and press for social change.
  22. *click here* The Canadian Global Affairs Institute (Global Affairs) - is an independent, non-partisan research institute based in Calgary with offices in Ottawa. Incorporated as a charitable organization in 2000, the institute pursues new ideas to focus the national debate and understanding of Canada's international policies with the ultimate aim of ensuring a more globally engaged Canada. Global Affairs believes that doing so enhances Canadian security and prosperity. Global Affairs is dedicated to educating Canadians, and particularly those who have leadership roles in shaping Canadian foreign policy, about the importance of Canada being proactive in world affairs with tangible diplomatic, military and aid assets.
  23. *click here* Centre for Global Challenges (UGlobe) - The Utrecht University Centre (Netherlands) for Global Challenges (UGlobe) is a centre for research, education and impact addressing major global issues.
  24. *click here* Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) - is an independent, non-partisan think tank whose peer-reviewed research and trusted analysis influence policy makers to innovate. Our global network of multidisciplinary researchers and strategic partnerships provide policy solutions for the digital era with one goal: to improve people’s lives everywhere. Headquartered in Waterloo, Canada, CIGI has received support from the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario and founder Jim Balsillie.
  25. *click here* Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) - is an independent public policy think tank with offices in Montreal and Calgary and a joint venture in Paris. Through its publications, media appearances, and free advisory services offered equally to all policy-makers, the MEI stimulates public policy debate and reforms based on established principles of market economics.
  26. *click here* Canadian International Council - the CIC’s mission is to provide a platform for all Canadians to engage in global affairs. As a non-partisan, charitable organization, we provide a platform for citizens to help shape our country’s place in the world. On a daily basis, our organization works towards this mission through hosting events with our 19 branches, explaining global issues through the International Journal, Behind the Headlines, and Open Canada, and developing foreign policy initiatives for leaders around the world.
  27. *click here* Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - in a complex, changing, and increasingly contested world, the Carnegie Endowment generates strategic ideas and independent analysis, supports diplomacy, and trains the next generation of international scholar-practitioners to help countries and institutions take on the most difficult global problems and safeguard peace.
  28. *click here* Centre for Future of Work - is a progressive research institute, founded in 2016, with operations in Canada and Australia. The Centre is a unique centre of excellence on the full range of economic issues facing working people: including the future of jobs, wages and income distribution, skills and training, sector and industry policies, globalization, the role of government, public services, and more. The Centre also develops timely and practical policy proposals to help make the world of work better for working people and their families. The Centre is independent and non-partisan. In Canada, the Centre operates in collaboration with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
  29. *click here* Naval Postgraduate School - site for science of warfare research and courses.
  30. *click here* Institute for the Study of War (ISW) - advances an informed understanding of military affairs through reliable research, trusted analysis, and innovative education. We are committed to improving the nation’s ability to execute military operations and respond to emerging threats in order to achieve U.S. strategic objectives. ISW is a non-partisan, non-profit, public policy research organization.
  31. *click here* CSET - Center for Security and Emerging Technology produces evidence driven analysis in a variety of forms, from informative graphics to expert testimony to published reports. Our key areas of inquiry are the foundations of artificial intelligence - such as talent, data and computational power as well as how AI can be used in national security settings. We also do research on the policy tools that can be used to shape AI's development and use, and on biotechnology.
  32. *click here* UBC - University of British Columbia. Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention. The mission of the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention is to create and use new knowledge to enhance healthy living and chronic disease prevention through the development of interdisciplinary and community-based collaborations.
  33. *click here* The Modern War Institute - at West Point generates new knowledge for the profession of arms, enhances the West Point curriculum, and serves as an intellectual resource for solving military problems. Includes research resources, podcasts, events and special series. A very comprehensive site.

Economics and Finance

"The reason to care about economics, and the reason to study it, is not just to understand material well-being, but instead it's about a much bigger picture: how we cooperate in a world of strangers and diversity, and how we turn that cooperation into better and longer and more peaceful lives for more people." Steven Horwitz (1964-2021), Distinguished Professor of Free Enterprise, Ball State University.

  1. *click here* EDIRC - Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World. There is now an amazing number of economics institutions on the Internet. This site is an attempt by Christian Zimmermann (Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) to index them. Currently 15,180 institutions in 232 countries and territories are listed as of 2022.
  2. *click here* World Bank - home page
  3. *click here* European Central Bank - the European Central Bank (ECB), we work to keep prices stable in the euro area. We do this so that you will be able to buy as much with your money tomorrow as you can today. We also contribute to the safety and soundness of the European banking system.
  4. *click here* BEA - Bureau of Economic Analysis (US Government). The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis is your source of accurate and objective data about the nation's economy. BEA's economists produce some of the world's most closely watched statistics, including U.S. gross domestic product, better known as GDP. We do state and local numbers, too, plus foreign trade and investment stats and industry data.
  5. *click here* Bank of Canada - We are Canada's central bank. We work to preserve the value of money by keeping inflation low and stable.
  6. *click here* The Baltic Dry Index - measures the cost of shipping goods worldwide.
  7. *click here* IMF - International Monetary Fund.
  8. *click here* SIFMA - is the voice of the U.S. securities industry. We advocate for effective and resilient capital markets.
  9. *click here* Global Maritime Hub - International Shipping Index Report.
  10. *click here* World Economic Forum (WEF) - is an international non-governmental and lobbying organization based in Cologny, canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer and economist Klaus Schwab. The foundation, which is mostly funded by its 1,000 member companies – typically global enterprises with more than five billion US dollars in turnover – as well as public subsidies, views its own mission as "improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas".
  11. *click here* Canadian Bankers Association - is the voice of more than 60 domestic and foreign banks that help drive Canada’s economic growth and prosperity. The CBA advocates for public policies that contribute to a sound, thriving banking system to ensure Canadians can succeed in their financial goals.
  12. *click here* VIX Volatility Index - Interactive historical chart showing the daily level of the CBOE VIX Volatility Index back to 1990. The VIX index measures the expectation of stock market volatility over the next 30 days implied by S&P 500 index options.
  13. *click here* Treasury Direct - TreasuryDirect.gov is the one and only place to buy and redeem U.S. savings bonds and other securities directly from the U.S. Treasury! Your investments are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government. Also contains research resources related to bonds.
  14. *click here* European Central Bank - great source of news, podcasts, research and publications as applied to the European common market.
  15. *click here* NUMBEO - Numbeo is the world’s largest cost of living database. Numbeo is also a crowd-sourced global database of quality of life data: housing indicators, perceived crime rates, healthcare quality, transport quality, and other statistics.

Universities

Links to Universities and educational resources.

  1. *click here* MIT Open Courses - Since 2001, MIT OpenCourseWare has been creating new opportunities for millions of learners and educators, sharing Open Educational Resources (OER) from MIT and helping to lead a global revolution in free access to knowledge. MIT OpenCourseWare continues to build on this foundation. With a new web platform, ever-growing content, and collaborations across the vibrant open education ecosystem, we're creating a world of more equitable and inclusive education for all.
  2. *click here* Oxford University Distance Learning - The Department for Continuing Education offers online courses across a wide range of subjects. Course formats include weekly classes, flexible short courses, single day and weekend events, lecture series and Oxford qualifications.
  3. *click here* Harvard University - free on-line courses from Harvard.
  4. *click here* Open University - Produced by The Open University, a world leader in open and distance learning, all OpenLearn courses are free to study. We offer nearly 1000 free courses across 8 different subject areas.
  5. *click here* Stanford University - Our free online courses provide you with an affordable and flexible way to learn new skills and study new and emerging topics. Learn from Stanford instructors and industry experts at no cost to you.
  6. *click here* University of Toronto - self-contained learning modules may be used in online, blended or flipped classes, or may be used as part of the curriculum for a fully online course.
  7. *click here* Ecole Polytechnique - École Polytechnique (Paris, France) offers a wide array of online courses made for students interested in sciences, technology and engineering from the secondary education level up to the PhD level.
  8. *click here* University College London - Learn anywhere, anytime, at a pace that suits you. Our online courses cover a wide range of subjects and some are free.
  9. *click here* University of British Columbia - free courses via EDX. University of British Columbia courses found below can be audited free or students can choose to receive a verified certificate for a small fee.
  10. *click here* McMaster University - Links to free business cases from a variety of sources, Arthur Andersen, Arcadia University, Toulouse School of Economics, etc.
  11. *click here* Case Centre (UK) - The Case Centre was set up in 1973 as the Case Clearing House of Great Britain and Ireland. It was the result of a joint initiative by 22 higher education institutions who wanted a reliable facility for sharing case materials among business teachers.

Political Studies

Links regarding conflict zones.

  1. *click here* Jadaliyya - Arab issues website.

Government

Links to government sites and NGOs.

  1. *click here* Government of Canada - Home page.
  2. *click here* Government of Portugal - Home page.

Other Useful Links

Links to models, other items not matching prior classifications above.

The survival "Rule of Threes": "You can survive three minutes without breathable air or in icy water, three hours in a harsh environment (extreme heat or cold), three days without potable water, three weeks without food!"

  1. *click here* Gallup - We're a global analytics and advice firm that helps leaders and organizations solve their most pressing problems.
  2. *click here* The Royal Society Publishing - The Dunbar Number - Dunbar's number is the notion that there exists a cognitive limit on human groups of about 150 individuals. This because to maintain group cohesion, individuals must be able to meet their own requirements, as well as coordinate their behaviour with other individuals in the group.
  3. *click here* Oxford University Press - academically rigorous and policy relevant research. Analytics and research source site.
  4. *click here* ICAO - ICAO is funded and directed by 193 national governments to support their diplomacy and cooperation in air transport as signatory states to the Chicago Convention (1944). Its core function is to maintain an administrative and expert bureaucracy (the ICAO Secretariat) supporting these diplomatic interactions, and to research new air transport policy and standardization innovations as directed and endorsed by governments through the ICAO Assembly, or by the ICAO Council which the assembly elects.
  5. *click here* Cirium - Airline analytics provider. The Cirium story began in 1909, with Flight Magazine. Since then, we have added multiple partners and brands to our portfolio including FlightStats Diio, Innovata and Snowflake Software, building on our 112 years of aviation experience. Today we are the largest, most complete provider of aviation data to the travel, finance, aerospace and aviation industries and the first choice for executives in commercialization, operations and business development.
  6. *click here* Pew Research Center - is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. We do not take policy positions. We generate a foundation of facts that enriches the public dialogue and supports sound decision-making. We are nonprofit, nonpartisan and non-advocacy. We value independence, objectivity, accuracy, rigor, humility, transparency and innovation. Pew provides a free short course on how to conduct surveys, ideal for researchers, at: https://mailchi.mp/pewresearch.org/polling-email-course
  7. *click here* MIT Sloan Business School - the MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sloan was founded in 1914 and is named for Alfred Pritchard Sloan, the MIT graduate who drove General Motors to dominance in 23 years as a CEO. Some interesting topics and events are posted on the website home page.
  8. *click here* Capgemini - Annual World Health Report, published annually by Capgemini.
  9. *click here* National Academies - The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our work helps shape sound policies, inform public opinion, and advance the pursuit of science, engineering, and medicine.

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Compiled on 01-04-2025 08:20:19