LibGuides: Business Textbooks: Library Subscription and Open Access: Management

Titles in OER Repositories: Management

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Strategic Management 2e
By John Morris. This open source textbook is derived from many sources, initially from the Principles of Management by Carpenter, Bauer, and Erdogan, but there is abundant new content as well. It is published under a Creative Commons license and as such there is no charge ever for this textbook.
The most important change from 1e is that static content was removed to make room for student-generated dynamic content. Throughout the book look for the names of contributing students in the red colored example boxes.
Principles of Management
Updated Jan 2022. Bright et al.
Principles of Management is designed to meet the requirements of the introductory course on management. This is a traditional approach to management using the leading, planning, organizing, and controlling approach. Principles of Management course human resource management and strategic management, as well as behavioral areas such as motivation. Specialists in a variety of areas have authored individual chapters.
Principles of Management for Leadership Communication
From the University of Arkansas.
Principles of Management (course)
From the Lumen Learning "Course Hero" series. Not the most wonderful UI, but there is a great deal of potentially useful content, including discussion questions and exercises.
Principles of Management (BUS208)
From Saylor, constructed as a "course". Includes a syllabus and links to textbooks, which are also linked in this page. Includes chapter text, videos, and exercises.
Instructor Resources for Principles of Management by Bright et al, (Openstax)
Includes Test bank, instructor' manual, getting started guide. Some ancillaries require a log-in.
Business Management: Saylor
This is a Saylor online course with much content that can be reused.
Principles of Management (Libretexts)

Financial Management for Small Businesses: Financial Statements & Present Value Models by Robinson et al. 2020
2020. Lindon J. Robinson, Steven D. Hanson, J. Roy Black, Michigan State University.
adapt the traditional financial management themes emphasized in corporate financial management courses to meet the needs of small businesses.
Many financial managers of small businesses come from farms or agribusinesses. Others are interested in working for or starting businesses in the food or retail sectors. In most cases, these businesses aren’t organized as C-corporations impacting things like taxes, depreciation, and legal requirements around compiling and reporting financial data. They are rarely publicly traded which creates unique constraints to raising debt and equity capital and calculating required risk-adjusted returns.
Small Business Management in the 21st Century
2012, by Sandra L. Lueder, Southern Connecticut State University.
Small Business Management in the 21st Century 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.
BUS.305: Small Business Management (Saylor)
This course will introduce you to entrepreneurship and business planning.
Principles of Management
PDF from Saylor Foundation.

Unlimited User Ebooks in UML Library

Principles of Management by T. Ramasamy 2010
ISBN: 9789350243466

Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Principles of General Management by John L. Colley 2007
ISBN: 9780300134919

Publication Date: 2007-06-01
Principles and Practice of Management by P. Subba Rao
ISBN: 9789350243602

Publication Date: 2010-01-01