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Textbooks, references and open learning resources.
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Organizational Behavior Human Relations
Lumen Learning · LibreTexts
In this course, students are introduced to the field of organizational behavior and learn how to analyze the impact human behaviors have on an organization. Students will also learn strategies to influence the behaviors of individuals to improve an organization. The course covers topics from individual and organizational differences, to motivation and stress, to management and organizational structure.
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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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SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Elijah Cooks · Prince George's Community College
LibreTexts
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Constitutional Law
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
Constitutional law is a branch of law that deals with the interpretation and application of a country's constitution. A constitution serves as the supreme law of the land, setting out the fundamental principles, structure of government, and rights of individuals within a nation. Constitutional law governs the relationships between different branches of government, as well as the rights and duties of citizens.
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Managing People
Mabel Gehrett · Western Technical College
This course is designed to establish a foundation for front line supervisory effectiveness. Concepts in this course will develop practical skills in hiring, training, communication, motivation, counseling, employee evaluation and conflict resolution. The course includes important theories and readings, case studies, relevant videos, and self-assessment to develop a supervisory philosophy of their own.
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Principles of Management
OpenStax · LibreTexts
This Introduction to Business course develops students’ understanding of business fundamentals with learning design structured around timely, real-world case studies and examples. Key topics include the role of business, the global economic and legal environment, ethics, marketing, accounting and finance, and managing processes and operations.
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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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Family Financial Planning: Principles and Practice
Xiaohui Sophie Li · Northern Illinois University
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Strategies for Success in a Nursing Program
Lisa Harding, Alex Rockey and Joselle Merritt · Bakersfield College
This course will provide information and skills that facilitate student success in any college-level course as well as in the allied health programs. An overview of the registered Nursing program requirements and expectations are discussed. Career options, time management skills, budget management, personal values, and cultural diversity are additional topics of exploration.
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MVCC Sleep Technologies Project
Ellen Lawrence · Moraine Valley Community College
This textbook outlines the essential components of effective sleep centers and laboratories, emphasizing both clinical and managerial aspects of sleep medicine. They describe the roles of key personnel—including Medical Directors, Physician Sleep Specialists, Advanced Practice Practitioners, Managers, Clinical Sleep Educators, and Sleep Technologists—highlighting their contributions to patient care, education, and improved outcomes. A supportive, patient-centered environment and adherence to Ame
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Project Management - A Practicum
Sukhjit Singh · De Anza College
The book immerses students in the real work of leading a project, not just the theory behind it. Centered on C-Bay Inc., a fictional but realistic organization, the book follows a project through its full lifecycle, teaching students to navigate ambiguity and make defensible calls through authentic documents and decisions. Built on Problem-Based Learning, it gives students a practical, working understanding of what project leadership actually demands.
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Introduction to Legal Studies and Legal Ethics
Beth R. Pless, J.D. and Anne E. Oestreicher, J.D. · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
This textbook is an introduction to legal studies and ethics for paralegals. It provides an overview of the US legal system, legal ethics, legal research, communication in the law office, careers in transactional law, areas of civil practice, legal careers in government, and paralegal career paths.
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Sustainable Property Management (Hopkins)
Erin A. Hopkins · Virginia Tech
This textbook explains how ecologically sustainable concepts may be implemented throughout the property management operation functions while also considering the other spheres of sustainability. It also incorporates the theme of sustainable building practices as a human science as well as a building science by highlighting motivations and impacts to various stakeholders.
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BUS 018: Legal Environment of Business
Anonymous · LibreTexts
A comprehensive introduction to the study of law, with specific emphasis on the legal environment of business. Includes the legal process, legal institutions, ethics, jurisdiction, U.S. Constitution, contracts, agency, the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), torts, employment law, property, bankruptcy law, forms of business organization, corporations, consumer protection, government regulation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), along with ethical concerns and current public policy issues.
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Organizational Behavior
Jamie Hammond · Western Technical College
I developed a new Organizational Behavior course that will be used in the Business Management program at Western Technical College. This is the first core course in the program and it is designed to introduce students to human behaviors in the workplace. Additionally, effective communication is emphasized throughout the course and students are encouraged to cultivate a growth mindset.
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Toolkit
Lee A. Swanson · University of Saskatchewan
This book is designed for upper year undergraduate students and graduate students studying fundamental entrepreneurship concepts. The business world is often equated to an ecosystem: the environment is comprised of interacting organizations and individuals much like the biological ecosystem. Entrepreneurship is no different, as it can be thought of as its own ecosystem, with new ventures being created, maturing, needing to adapt, or becoming extinct.
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INT 2080: The Missing Link - An Introduction to Web Development (Mendez)
Kunle Elebute · Prince George's Community College
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Building Information - Representation and Management Principles and Foundations for the Digital Era
Alexander Koutamanis · Delft University of Technology
The book presents a coherent theory of building information, focusing on its representation and management in the digital era. It addresses issues such as the information explosion and the structure of analogue building representations to propose a parsimonious approach to the deployment and utilization of symbolic digital technologies like BIM. It also considers the matching representation of AECO processes in terms of tasks.
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Safety in the Workplace
Andrew Paasch · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
This text addresses safety awareness, federal/state/local compliance, inspections, risk analysis, workplace violence, substance abuse, health hazards, first aid, CPR, fire and electrical safety, and emergency preparedness.
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Efficacious Technology Management: A Guide for School Leaders
Gary Ackerman · Greenfield Community College
This text supports, enables, and facilitates students as they are become full participants in the computer and network-rich communication landscape of society. Differences between how IT is provided and managed in other organizations compared to educational organizations can pose challenges for school leaders and the IT professional they hire from other industries.