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Business Communication for Success
Business Communication for Success (BCS) provides a comprehensive, integrated approach to the study and application of written and oral business communication to serve both student and professor.
Includes: Learning objectives, introductory exercises, key takeaways, in-chapter assignments, and post-chapter assessments
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library
Business Law I Essentials (OpenStax) [New]
Business Law I Essentials is a brief introductory textbook designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of courses on Business Law or the Legal Environment of Business. The concepts are presented in a streamlined manner, and cover the key concepts necessary to establish a strong foundation in the subject. The textbook follows a traditional approach to the study of business law. Each chapter contains learning objectives, explanatory narrative and concepts, references for further reading, and end-of-chapter questions. Business Law I Essentials may need to be supplemented with additional content, cases, or related materials, and is offered as a foundational resource that focuses on the baseline concepts, issues, and approaches [Description from resource].
Includes: Instructor resources, assessment questions, answer keys
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Communication for Business Professionals: Canadian Edition
Communication for Business Professionals – Canadian Edition is adapted from Business Communication for Success which was in turn adapted in 2013 by University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing through the eLearning Support Initiative. This 2018 adaptation has significantly reduced the size and scope of the original publication and added Canadian examples, where practical, to better suit an Ontario community college context. In particular, the writing chapters 6 through 10 have been moved to a separate supplementary resource Business Communication for Success Writing Workbook (Description from resource).
Includes: Instructor slides, essay questions, and test bank (under Additional Resources)
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Fundamentals of Business: Canadian Edition
An introductory textbook in business that covers a variety of topics: The Foundation of Business, Economics and Business, Ethics and Social Responsibility, Business in a Global Environment, Forms of Business Ownership, Entrepreneurship: Starting a Business, Management and Leadership, Structuring Organizations, Operations Management, Motivating Employees, Management Human Resources, Union/Management Issues, Marketing: Providing Value, Accounting and Financial Information, and Personal Finances (Description of resources).
Includes: instructor resources (text bank, slides, essay questions)
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Reviews: Available through eCampusOntario Open Library
Fundamentals of Business, 4th Edition [New]
Fundamentals of Business, fourth edition (2023) is an 434-page open education resource intended to serve as a no-cost, faculty-customizable primary text for one-semester undergraduate introductory business courses. It covers the following topics in business: Teamwork; economics; ethics; entrepreneurship; business ownership, management, and leadership; organizational structures and operations management; human resources and motivating employees; managing in labor union contexts; marketing and pricing strategy; hospitality and tourism, accounting and finance, personal finances, and technology in business. [Description from resource].
Includes: Access to slide deck and test bank.
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Reviews: Available through Open Textbook Library.
Fundamentals of Business, 3rd Edition
This textbook is designed as a primary text for one-semester undergraduate introductory business courses. It covers the following topics in business: Teamwork; economics; ethics; entrepreneurship; business ownership, management, and leadership; organizational structures and operations management; human resources and motivating employees; managing in labour union contexts; marketing and pricing strategy; hospitality and tourism, accounting and finance, and personal finances. The textbook was adapted for use in Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business introductory level business course, MGT1104 Foundations of Business.
Includes: Learning objectives, exercises, key takeaways
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library
Organizational Behaviour (OpenStax)
This OpenStax resource aligns to introductory courses in Organizational Behavior. The text presents the theory, concepts, and applications with particular emphasis on the impact that individuals and groups can have on organizational performance and culture. An array of recurring features engages students in entrepreneurial thinking, managing change, using tools/technology, and responsible management (Description from resource).
Licence: CC BY 4.0
Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library
Change Management
Organizational Behaviour (OpenStax)
This OpenStax resource aligns to introductory courses in Organizational Behavior. The text presents the theory, concepts, and applications with particular emphasis on the impact that individuals and groups can have on organizational performance and culture. An array of recurring features engages students in entrepreneurial thinking, managing change, using tools/technology, and responsible management (Description from resource).
Licence: CC BY 4.0
Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library
Human Resource Management
Business Communication for Success
Business Communication for Success (BCS) provides a comprehensive, integrated approach to the study and application of written and oral business communication to serve both student and professor.
Includes: Learning objectives, introductory exercises, key takeaways, in-chapter assignments, and post-chapter assessments
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library
Communication for Business Professionals: Canadian Edition
Communication for Business Professionals – Canadian Edition is adapted from Business Communication for Success which was in turn adapted in 2013 by University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing through the eLearning Support Initiative. This 2018 adaptation has significantly reduced the size and scope of the original publication and added Canadian examples, where practical, to better suit an Ontario community college context. In particular, the writing chapters 6 through 10 have been moved to a separate supplementary resource Business Communication for Success Writing Workbook (Description from resource).
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Fundamentals of Business: Canadian Edition
An introductory textbook in business that covers a variety of topics: The Foundation of Business, Economics and Business, Ethics and Social Responsibility, Business in a Global Environment, Forms of Business Ownership, Entrepreneurship: Starting a Business, Management and Leadership, Structuring Organizations, Operations Management, Motivating Employees, Management Human Resources, Union/Management Issues, Marketing: Providing Value, Accounting and Financial Information, and Personal Finances (Description of resources).
Includes: instructor resources (text bank, slides, essay questions)
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Reviews: Available through eCampusOntario Open Library
Fundamentals of Business, 4th Edition [New]
Fundamentals of Business, fourth edition (2023) is an 434-page open education resource intended to serve as a no-cost, faculty-customizable primary text for one-semester undergraduate introductory business courses. It covers the following topics in business: Teamwork; economics; ethics; entrepreneurship; business ownership, management, and leadership; organizational structures and operations management; human resources and motivating employees; managing in labor union contexts; marketing and pricing strategy; hospitality and tourism, accounting and finance, personal finances, and technology in business. [Description from resource].
Includes: Access to slide deck and test bank.
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Reviews: Available through Open Textbook Library.
Fundamentals of Business, 3rd Edition
This textbook is designed as a primary text for one-semester undergraduate introductory business courses. It covers the following topics in business: Teamwork; economics; ethics; entrepreneurship; business ownership, management, and leadership; organizational structures and operations management; human resources and motivating employees; managing in labour union contexts; marketing and pricing strategy; hospitality and tourism, accounting and finance, and personal finances. The textbook was adapted for use in Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business introductory level business course, MGT1104 Foundations of Business.
Includes: Learning objectives, exercises, key takeaways
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library
Human Resource Management
Human Resource Management teaches HRM strategies and theories that any manager—not just those in HR—needs to know about recruiting, selecting, training, and compensating people (Description from resource).
Includes: case studies, activities, summaries
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library
Human Resources Management – 2nd Ontario Edition [New]
Human Resources Management – 2nd Ontario Edition teaches HRM strategies and theories in a Canadian context that any manager—not just those in HR—needs to know about recruiting, selecting, training, and compensating people. Most students will be managing people at some point in their careers and not necessarily in a human resource management capacity. As businesses cut back, they may outsource HR duties to outside vendors. Or, in smaller businesses, the HR department is sometimes small or non-existent, and managers from other departments have to perform their own HRM. Therefore, teaching HRM from the perspective of a general manager, in addition to an HR manager, provides more relevance to students’ careers and will give them a competitive advantage in the workplace. This book is a cloned version of Human Resources Management – Canadian Edition by Stéphane Brutus and Nora Baronian, published using Pressbooks under a CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) license. It may differ from the original. [Description from resource].
Includes: exercises
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Human Resources Management – 3rd Edition [New]
Human Resources Management (HRM) takes a strategic approach to recruit/hire, train, and retain the right people, for the right job, at the right time. The goal of HRM is to support the organization in achieving its strategies and goals. Companies understand “employees” are their biggest asset. This text covers the foundational knowledge and skills required for HRM in all businesses, whether local, regional, or global. It outlines challenges faced by human resources (HR) departments, and offers solutions on how to overcome them. The text also offers technology, tools, and processes to improve the efficiency of the HR department in an organization. The important role HR plays is also stressed throughout the text. The principles and concepts learned can be applied to all functions within HR. The text includes engaging critical thinking and reflective activities for students, as well as, videos to enhance learning at an in-depth level; and offers teacher resources in lesson planning. This book is a cloned version of Human Resources Management – Canadian Edition by Stéphane Brutus and Nora Baronian, published using Pressbooks under a CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) license. It may differ from the original [Description from resource].
Includes: key terms, knowledge check activities, exercises, case studies, slide decks (ancillary resources)
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Introduction to Human Resource Management: First Canadian Edition [New]
This work is the result of a collaborative project between BCcampus and the College of New Caledonia to adapt a text made available by the Saylor Foundation [Description from resource]. This open textbook covers the role of human resource management (HRM), the legal environment in Canada, strategic HRM plans, diversity and multiculuralism, recruitment and selection, onboarding processes, communication, employee performance and assessment, health and safety, and working with labour unions.
Includes: case studies, activities, and glossary
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Mastering Strategic Management: Evaluation and Execution, 1st Canadian Edition
Mastering Strategic Management is designed to enhance student engagement in three innovative ways. The first is through visual adaptations of the key content in the book. It is well documented that many of today’s students are visual learners. To meet students’ wants and needs (and thereby create a much better teaching experience for professors), Mastering Strategic Management contains multiple graphic concept pages in ever section of every chapter of the book. Think of graphic concept pages as almost like info-graphics for key concepts in each section. This feature sets Mastering Strategic Management apart from any strategic management book on the market today. The second way the authors capture student interest through their textbook is by using a real-world company as the running example in each chapter. For example, Chapter 1 in Mastering Strategic Management utilizes Blackberry to harness the conceptual coverage of the chapter in a running, corporate, application to which students will relate. The third inventive way Mastering Strategic Management holds the attention of strategic management students is through the “strategy at the movies” feature in each chapter that links course concepts with a popular motion picture (Description from resource).
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Organizational Behaviour (OpenStax)
This OpenStax resource aligns to introductory courses in Organizational Behavior. The text presents the theory, concepts, and applications with particular emphasis on the impact that individuals and groups can have on organizational performance and culture. An array of recurring features engages students in entrepreneurial thinking, managing change, using tools/technology, and responsible management (Description from resource).
Licence: CC BY 4.0
Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library
Marketing
Fundamentals of Business: Canadian Edition
An introductory textbook in business that covers a variety of topics: The Foundation of Business, Economics and Business, Ethics and Social Responsibility, Business in a Global Environment, Forms of Business Ownership, Entrepreneurship: Starting a Business, Management and Leadership, Structuring Organizations, Operations Management, Motivating Employees, Management Human Resources, Union/Management Issues, Marketing: Providing Value, Accounting and Financial Information, and Personal Finances (Description of resources).
Includes: instructor resources (text bank, slides, essay questions)
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Reviews: Available through eCampusOntario Open Library
Fundamentals of Business, 4th Edition [New]
Fundamentals of Business, fourth edition (2023) is an 434-page open education resource intended to serve as a no-cost, faculty-customizable primary text for one-semester undergraduate introductory business courses. It covers the following topics in business: Teamwork; economics; ethics; entrepreneurship; business ownership, management, and leadership; organizational structures and operations management; human resources and motivating employees; managing in labor union contexts; marketing and pricing strategy; hospitality and tourism, accounting and finance, personal finances, and technology in business. [Description from resource].
Includes: Access to slide deck and test bank.
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Reviews: Available through Open Textbook Library.
Fundamentals of Business, 3rd Edition
This textbook is designed as a primary text for one-semester undergraduate introductory business courses. It covers the following topics in business: Teamwork; economics; ethics; entrepreneurship; business ownership, management, and leadership; organizational structures and operations management; human resources and motivating employees; managing in labour union contexts; marketing and pricing strategy; hospitality and tourism, accounting and finance, and personal finances. The textbook was adapted for use in Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business introductory level business course, MGT1104 Foundations of Business.
Includes: Learning objectives, exercises, key takeaways
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library
An Open Guide to Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) [New]
The how-to guide for building marketing campaigns for non-profits, activists, and advocates.
The Open Guide to Integrated Marketing Communications is an OER that was written and edited by KPU students in 2020. It covers a range of topics related to designing and launching integrated marketing campaigns, such as research, audience segmentation, creative briefs, content calendars, and more. The authors have also included reusable materials and templates to support the marketing and communications efforts of those organizations with the smallest of budgets and most limited resources, namely not-for-profit organizations, NGO’s, charities, advocacy groups, and climate & social activists. The Open Guide to IMC is centred around the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals and created as an inclusive, equitable, and accessible resource to support quality education [Description from resource].
Includes: glossary, “text your knowledge” activities, templates
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
Security Management
Fundamentals of Business: Canadian Edition
An introductory textbook in business that covers a variety of topics: The Foundation of Business, Economics and Business, Ethics and Social Responsibility, Business in a Global Environment, Forms of Business Ownership, Entrepreneurship: Starting a Business, Management and Leadership, Structuring Organizations, Operations Management, Motivating Employees, Management Human Resources, Union/Management Issues, Marketing: Providing Value, Accounting and Financial Information, and Personal Finances (Description of resources).
Includes: instructor resources (text bank, slides, essay questions)
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Reviews: Available through eCampusOntario Open Library
Fundamentals of Business, 4th Edition [New]
Fundamentals of Business, fourth edition (2023) is an 434-page open education resource intended to serve as a no-cost, faculty-customizable primary text for one-semester undergraduate introductory business courses. It covers the following topics in business: Teamwork; economics; ethics; entrepreneurship; business ownership, management, and leadership; organizational structures and operations management; human resources and motivating employees; managing in labor union contexts; marketing and pricing strategy; hospitality and tourism, accounting and finance, personal finances, and technology in business. [Description from resource].
Includes: Access to slide deck and test bank.
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Reviews: Available through Open Textbook Library.
Fundamentals of Business, 3rd Edition
This textbook is designed as a primary text for one-semester undergraduate introductory business courses. It covers the following topics in business: Teamwork; economics; ethics; entrepreneurship; business ownership, management, and leadership; organizational structures and operations management; human resources and motivating employees; managing in labour union contexts; marketing and pricing strategy; hospitality and tourism, accounting and finance, and personal finances. The textbook was adapted for use in Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business introductory level business course, MGT1104 Foundations of Business.
Includes: Learning objectives, exercises, key takeaways
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library
Organizational Behaviour (OpenStax)
This OpenStax resource aligns to introductory courses in Organizational Behavior. The text presents the theory, concepts, and applications with particular emphasis on the impact that individuals and groups can have on organizational performance and culture. An array of recurring features engages students in entrepreneurial thinking, managing change, using tools/technology, and responsible management (Description from resource).
Licence: CC BY 4.0
Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library
Strategic Management
Mastering Strategic Management: Evaluation and Execution, 1st Canadian Edition
Mastering Strategic Management is designed to enhance student engagement in three innovative ways. The first is through visual adaptations of the key content in the book. It is well documented that many of today’s students are visual learners. To meet students’ wants and needs (and thereby create a much better teaching experience for professors), Mastering Strategic Management contains multiple graphic concept pages in ever section of every chapter of the book. Think of graphic concept pages as almost like info-graphics for key concepts in each section. This feature sets Mastering Strategic Management apart from any strategic management book on the market today. The second way the authors capture student interest through their textbook is by using a real-world company as the running example in each chapter. For example, Chapter 1 in Mastering Strategic Management utilizes Blackberry to harness the conceptual coverage of the chapter in a running, corporate, application to which students will relate. The third inventive way Mastering Strategic Management holds the attention of strategic management students is through the “strategy at the movies” feature in each chapter that links course concepts with a popular motion picture (Description from resource).
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Principles of Macroeconomic Literacy
This textbook emphasizes basic economic concepts such as value and cost in developing macroeconomic ideas. Students learn concepts involving credit markets, economic planning, and money through short fictional stories in which characters interact in an attempt to make themselves better off.
Includes: Exercises
Licence: Please note that while free to access, this resource is not openly licensed for distribution or editing as an OER.
Principles of Macroeconomics (Lyryx)
Principles of Macroeconomics is an adaptation of the textbook, Macroeconomics: Theory, Markets, and Policy by D. Curtis and I. Irvine, and presents a complete and concise examination of introductory macroeconomics theory and policy suitable for a first introductory course. Examples are domestic and international in their subject matter and are of the modern era — financial markets, monetary and fiscal policies aimed at inflation and debt control, globalization and the importance of trade flows in economic structure, and concerns about slow growth and the risk of deflation, are included. This textbook is intended for a one-semester course, and can be used in a two-semester sequence with the companion textbook, Principles of Microeconomics. The three introductory chapters are common to both textbooks [Description from resource].
Includes: key concepts, exercises and solutions, glossary
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
Principles of Macroeconomics 3e (OpenStax) [New]
Principles of Macroeconomics 3e covers the scope and sequence of most one semester introductory macroeconomics courses. The third edition takes a balanced approach to the theory and application of macroeconomics concepts. The text uses conversational language and ample illustrations to explore economic theories, and provides a wide array of examples using both fictional and real-world scenarios. The third edition has been carefully and thoroughly updated to reflect current data and understanding, as well as to provide a deeper background in diverse contributors and their impacts on economic thought and analysis. For example, the third edition highlights the research and views of a broader group of economists. Brief references and deeply explored socio-political examples have also been updated to showcase the critical – and sometimes unnoticed – ties between economic developments and topics relevant to students [Description from resource].
Includes: Test bank, discussion questions, video guide, and test bank.
Licence: CC BY
Reviews: Available through Open Textbook Library.
Principles of Microeconomics (Lyryx)
This book available through Lyryx Learning focuses upon the material that students need to cover in a first introductory course. It is slightly more compact than the majority of principles books in the Canadian marketplace. Decades of teaching experience and textbook writing has led the authors to avoid the encyclopedic approach that characterizes the recent trends in textbooks. While this book avoids calculus, and uses equations sparingly, it still aims to be rigorous.
Includes: Key terms, exercises and solutions, glossary
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Principles of Microeconomics 3e (OpenStax) [New]
Principles of Microeconomics 3e covers the scope and sequence of most one semester introductory microeconomics courses. The third edition takes a balanced approach to the theory and application of microeconomics concepts. The text uses conversational language and ample illustrations to explore economic theories, and provides a wide array of examples using both fictional and real-world applications. The third edition has been carefully and thoroughly updated to reflect recent developments, as well as to provide a deeper background in diverse contributors and their impacts on economic thought and analysis. For example, the third edition highlights the research and views of a broader group of economists [Description from resource].
Includes: Test bank, discussion questions, video guide, and test bank.
Licence: CC BY
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