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INT 2080: Database Design (Watt and Eng)
Kunle Elebute · Prince George's Community College
In the contents: 06: Classification of Database Management Systems
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Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector
Dyana P. Mason · University of Oregon
This book was designed to be used in an undergraduate-level introductory course in the nonprofit sector. It provides an overview of the vocabulary used in defining the work of nonprofit organizations, topics of interest to nonprofit managers, and describes the primary roles nonprofits play in American (and to a lesser extent international) communities. The book also considers the growing numbers and influence of social enterprises and other “social innovation” organizations.
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Workplace Safety for US Workers
Kimberly Mosley · Long Beach City College
Over 160 million persons are employed in the US according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022). The efficient and functioning parts of any society require a willing and trained labor force. A very important aspect of skilled and trained labor in civil society is the safe workplace. This resource considers the history of work in the US and the intersection of social, economic, and environmental justice issues that undergird the included OSHA safety standards all workplaces must follow.
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Corporate Governance
de Kluyver · LibreTexts
In the contents: 3.03: The Boards Role - Governance Not Management · 06: Oversight Compliance and Risk Management · 6.04: Red Flags in Management Culture Strategies and Practices
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Critical Employment, Ethical, and Legal Scenarios in Human Resource Development
Claretha Hughes · University of Arkansas
This OER contains problem-based, teaching scenarios for instructors to use as they seek to develop the ability of students to critically think about employment, ethical, and legal situations that can occur in the workplace. As organizations seek to achieve their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, difficult situations and conversations may occur between workers. Using teaching case methodology does not seek to provide answers but opens up questions and debates among students.
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Corporate Governance
William Frey and Jose a Cruz-Cruz · University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to ethics in business and provides modules in Ethical Leadership, Ethical Decision-Making, Social Responsibility, and Corporate Governance. Students will actively study ethical theory by carrying out exercises to help them build theory-based tools for encountering ethical problems in business practice.
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Organizational Behavior
Jamie Hammond · Western Technical College
In the contents: 01: Work and Management · 1.03: Management and Organizational Behavior · 1.3.03: The Nature of Management
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Strategies for Success in Nursing School From Start to Finish
Leslie Jennings, RaeAnna Jeffers, Laura Haygood, and Craig Keaton · University of Texas at Arlington
In the contents: 01: Successful Time Management · 1.06: Email Management · 4.02: Stress Management and Your Best Self
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Project Planning and Control - A Practicum
Sukhjit "Bob" Singh · De Anza College
In the contents: 1.12: Project Management Basics
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Employee Benefits
Mabel Gehrett · Western Technical College
I developed the new Employee Benefits course to be used in the HR Management program at Western Technical College. This course is designed to explore the area of employee benefits with HR students including regulations, health insurance, retirement plans, time off programs, and other total rewards.
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Workplace Safety for US Workers - Workbook
Kimberly Mosley · Long Beach City College
This workbook complements the Workplace Safety for US worker textbook and is meant to provide "hands" on activity and reference material to aid understanding of workplace safety standards and the bases for those standards. It will foster student comprehension on both an introspective and practical level creating a contextual perspective that allows student reflection as both benefactor and steward of workplace safety.
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Leading with Cultural Intelligence
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. The most important aspect covered within this book is that cultural intelligence is both a strategy and a tool towards cultural competency and proficiency.
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Operation of a Small Business for College Students
Sarah Maokosy · Reedley College
In the contents: 09: Organizational Planning and Total Quality Management · 9.03: Total Quality Management (TQM) · 11.02: Cash Flow Management
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Guidelines for Improving the Effectiveness of Boards of Directors of Nonprofit Organizations
Murray & Harrison · University at Albany and University of Victoria
The purpose of this book is to help boards of directors of nonprofit organizations improve their performance after completing the online board self-assessment tool found at www.boardcheckup.com. However, it can also be used as a stand-alone resource for any board seeking to enhance its effectiveness in that it also contains the diagnostic questions on which the online tool is based.
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Fundamentals of Business
Northeast WisconsinTechnical College · Fundamentals of Business
In the contents: 06: Management and Leadership · 09: Operations Management
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Business Information Systems - Design an App for That
Anonymous · LibreTexts
This text is designed to help students get a feel for what a career in Management Information Systems (MIS) would be like. Our students report that they learn more about information systems from their internships than from their IS courses. Consequently, we designed a course that looks very much like an internship—an introduction to the field followed by a substantial project.
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A Handbook of Higher Education Leadership
Ed Ray · Oregon State University · 2024
Thirty-five experienced and accomplished higher education leaders have come together to provide twenty-five essays on twelve topics about which all leaders, aspiring leaders and students of higher education should be informed. This is a labor of love, provided for free electronically, and there are no star turns here. Each essay is focused on providing the reader with advice based on wisdom acquired from lessons learned. Some topics covered include: beginning and completing a leadership position, responding to authority, establishing accountability, budget policy, long-term planning, affordability and student success, creating a safe community, fundraising, research funding, college athletics, and crisis management.
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Business Information Systems: Design an App for That
Raymond Frost; Jacqueline Pike; Lauren Kenyo; Sarah Pels · Saylor Foundation · 2011
We set out to design an introductory course governed by four themes: Give students a good idea of what a career in MIS looks like by doing MIS. Enhance the professionalism of deliverables by teaching design and usability concepts. Promote creativity by assigning projects that demand it. Teach students about cloud computing by having them do cloud computing. Students in an introductory Management Information Systems (MIS) course often ask what a career in MIS looks like. Lacking a clear vision, they make their own assumptions. Often they assume the career involves programming with little human interaction. That MIS is a technical field could not be further from the truth. MIS job descriptions typically require candidates to be able to collaborate, communicate, analyze needs and gather requirements. They also list the need for excellent written and communication skills. In other words, MIS workers are constantly interacting with other people both inside and outside the organization. They are coming up with creative solutions to business problems. This course is designed to help students get a feel for what a career in MIS would be like. Our students report that they learn more about information systems from their internships than from their IS courses. Consequently, we designed a course that looks very much like an internship—an introduction to the field followed by a substantial project. Chapter 1 begins by introducing the information systems landscape. Here we discuss all the usual suspects: the information systems triangle, the systems development life cycle, transaction systems (ERP, SCM, CRM), collaboration systems, and business intelligence systems. Other aspects of the landscape such as usability, outsourcing, database concepts and so forth are introduced throughout chapter in Chapter 2 where they fit in naturally with the flow of the project. Chapter 2 is the substantial project which runs over a number of chapters. Over the course of the semester, students pl
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Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality in BC
Morgan Westcott; Wendy Anderson · BCcampus · 2021
This textbook is an introduction to the tourism and hospitality industry in British Columbia, and is written with a first year college and university audience in mind. It is a collaborative work with input from educators, industry leaders, employers, and past graduates of BC’s tourism and hospitality management programs. All chapters have been reviewed by experts in the field. Each chapter is organized thematically moving from a global, then national, and finally provincial context. Chapters contain "Spotlight On" boxes that highlight an organization, business, or other key component and "Take a Closer Look" features that encourage further reading on particular subjects. There are also interactive H5P activities throughout the book. And key terms, exercises and case studies can be found at the end of each chapter.
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The Fundamentals of Healthcare Administration: Navigating Challenges and Coordinating Care
Whitney Hamilton; Dorothy Howell; Melissa Jordan · University of North Georgia Press · 2021
This book is written for those interested in acquiring a thorough knowledge base relative to the intricacies of the organizational theories, customs, and insights significant to the management of health service organizations. It examines the foundational aspects of leadership and management as they relate to establishing and maintaining the principles and practices within healthcare organizations. The book opens with a discussion on the differences between health, healthcare, and health care while providing an overview of healthcare management and organizational trends. It culminates in discussions of leadership, management, motivation, organizational behavior, and management thinking. Additionally, it discusses topics of information technology, teamwork, health disparities, organizational culture, performance, and change.