Digital library
Textbooks, references and open learning resources.
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COLL 175: Reading Strategies Across the Curriculum
Peter Mancini · Johnson County Community College
In this course, students identify and apply evidence-based text strategies that improve high-level comprehension of paired-course materials.
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JPP 207 Substantive Criminal Law
matthew.mackelly · Concordia University Wisconsin
Criminal Law begins with the foundations of law and the legal system and then extensively explores criminal laws and defenses using general state principles, federal law, the Constitution, and the Model Penal Code as guidelines. Although it is neither possible nor desirable to discuss every criminal law, this textbook provides a basic yet thorough overview of the American criminal justice system.
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An Introduction to Cooperation and Mutualism
Michael Boland · University of Minnesota
This textbook introduces readers to the idea of cooperation and mutualism. Cooperatives and mutuals are participatory organizations in which members participate in control and governance, receive economic benefits through patronage refunds or net income, and become owners through equity. These mutual-benefit organizations exist alongside non-profit organizations and investor-benefit organizations through the global economy.
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COLL 110- Introduction to Personal Leadership
Valerie Mann · Johnson County Community College
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Developing New Products and Services
Anonymous · LibreTexts
This text outlines the important ideas of cultural intelligence and the steps that must be considered and then practiced to become a culturally intelligent leader. This text emphasizes that cultural intelligence is both a strategy and a tool towards cultural competency and proficiency. This book outlines the importance of understanding culture and its impact on organizations, the strategic value of cultural intelligence, and the significance of integrating and practicing cultural intelligence.
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Leadership and Adult Supervision in ECE
Laura Daly · Woodland Community College
Leadership and Adult Supervision in Early Childhood Education explores the relational and ethical work of supervising, mentoring, coaching, and leading adults in early care and education settings. Grounded in the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct, the text emphasizes ethical decision-making, reflective practice, and relationship-based leadership. Designed for students and emerging leaders, it integrates theory with real-world application in adult supervision and professional practice.
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Legal Basics for Entrepreneurs
LibreTexts · LibreTexts
This text covers the broad spectrum of legal issues that entrepreneurs must understand when starting and running a business. The text is organized to permit instructors to tailor the materials to their particular approach. The authors take special care to engage students by relating law to everyday events with their clear, concise and readable style.
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BMT1570: Small Business Management
Thomisha M Duru-Nnebue · Prince George's Community College
This text offers a unique perspective and set of capabilities for instructors. The authors designed this book with a “less can be more” approach, and by treating small business management as a practical human activity rather than as an abstract theoretical concept.
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Business Law I
Timothy Durfield · Citrus College
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Strategies for Success in a Health Career
OpenStax · LibreTexts
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Principles of Management
Lumen Learning · LibreTexts
Regardless of setting, there is value in practicing effective management principles. This course teaches students how to think as managers and actively manage organizations and teams using effective practices around planning, decision making, organizational structure, culture, leadership, motivation, and communication.
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Introduction to Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations
Jayme Renfro · University of Northern Iowa
This book is meant to be a practical guide to he major parts of strategic planning in a way that is intended to be clear, useful, and grounded in how organizations actually work. It does not assume that there is a perfect formula for planning or that any plan can remove uncertainty. No organization can predict the future cleanly. The point is not to produce certainty. The point is to help organizations think more clearly, act more intentionally, and adapt with more purpose.
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Medical Office Practicum
Kaitlyn Junk · Western Technical College
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Sustainability, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Anonymous · LibreTexts
This book is suited for the Entrepreneurship or Innovation course with an emphasis on Sustainability or for a course devoted entirely to Sustainability.
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Information Systems for Business and Beyond
David T. Bourgeois · Biola University
Welcome to Information Systems for Business and Beyond. In this book, you will be introduced to the concept of information systems, their use in business, and the larger impact they are having on our world.
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BPM 1020 - Maintenance for Residential Property Management (Phillips and Roberts, 2021)
A. Roberts · Prince George's Community College
This text is designed to prepare students to develop and implement maintenance systems for residential properties. Topics includu the property manager’s role in maintenance; conducting inspections; developing and scheduling maintenance programs; budgeting for maintenance; staffing and contracting; energy management; customer service; government codes and regulations; and safety and security.
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Consulting and Evaluation to Nonprofit and Community-Based Organizations
Judah Viola and Susan Dvorak McMahon · National Louis University and DePaul University
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Saylor BUS300: Operations Management (Lumen)
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BUS 350: Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship
Buch · Folsom Lake College
This text covers the various elements in starting and operating a small business. Students will learn about the components necessary to develop a business plan, how to find financial resources, meet legal requirements, develop management techniques, understand marketing concepts and techniques, and investigate other topics of interest to the small business entrepreneur.
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INT 2080: Database Design (Watt and Eng)
Kunle Elebute · Prince George's Community College
Fundamentals of Database Management gives students a solid foundation in the fundamental concepts of relational database management. Students are introduced to database architecture, data migration and recovery, high availability techniques, database performance tuning, and basic database security tasks. Students will be able to install and configure relational database server and also run queries to retrieve data from the database.