Private: John Molson School of Business
Management
Open Textbooks and Concordia Courses
| Open Textbook Title | Potentially Relevant Courses |
| Leading with Cultural Intelligence | IBUS 492 |
| Organizational Behaviour | MANA 341, MANA 366 |
| Mastering Strategic Management- 1st Canadian Edition | MANA 343, MANA 420 |
| Human Resources Management – Canadian Edition | Has been integrated in MANA 362 |
| Human Resources Management | MANA 362 |
| Strategic Management | MANA 362, MANA 463 |
| Good Corporation, Bad Corporation: Corporate Social Responsibility in the Global Economy | MANA 369 |
| A Primer on Sustainable Business | MANA 369, MANA 374 |
| Principles of Management | MANA 420, MANA 447 |
| Small Business Management in the 21st Century | MANA 451, MANA 480 |
Description and Access
Leading with Cultural Intelligence
This textbook outline 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. 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 in everyday business life.
Includes: Chapter Summaries, Cases.
May suit: IBUS 492 Cross-Cultural Communication and Management
Organizational Behaviour
Published through the University of Minnesota, this text has been successfully adopted and has received positive reviews from other faculty. This text is meant to provide students with the necessary critical thinking skills, vocabulary, and framework to navigate situations that may arise effectively. This version is an adaptation of a former resource provided by a publisher. It includes an “Organizational Behaviour ToolBox” which incorporates an experiential component of understanding the concepts.
Includes: exercises, summaries, references, and organizational behaviour toolbox.
May suit: MANA 341 Organization Theory and Design, MANA 366 Industrial Relations and Collective Barganing
Mastering Strategic Management – 1st Canadian Edition
This Canadian edition includes Canadian specific content, images, and references. It contains multiple graphic concept pages and real-world company examples in each chapter.
Includes: PowerPoint slides.
May suit: MANA 343 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, MANA 420 Management Research for Decision Making
Human Resources Management – Canadian Edition
This textbook introduces students to the basic aspects of managing human resources in a Canadian context. The strategies and theories outlined in this book will be of use to any manager—not just those in HR—who needs to know about recruiting, selecting, training, and compensating people.
Includes: In-class Exercises, take Home exercises, and mini Cases
Suits: Has been integrated in MANA 362 Human Resource Management
Human Resources Management
The conversational style of this textbook engages students, while the academic rigor of its content provides them with the tools that any manager needs-whether they work in HR or a different department.
Includes: cases and team activities
May suit: MANA 362 Human Resource Management
Strategic Management
This textbook is designed as an introduction to the key topics and themes of strategic management. The open textbook is intended for a senior capstone course in an undergraduate business program and is suitable for a wide range of undergraduate business students including those majoring in marketing, management, business administration, accounting, finance, real estate, business information technology, and hospitality and tourism.
Includes: Glossary of terms
May suit: MANA 362 Human Resource Management, MANA 463 Strategic Human Resource Management
Good Corporation, Bad Corporation: Corporate Social Responsibility in the Global Economy
This text was developed through the Open SUNY project by the State University of New York, specifically by business professors. This text has been positively reviewed by faculty and has been successfully adopted.
Includes: instructor resources, case studies, external resources, exercises, applications, examples
May suit: MANA 369 Business and Sustainability
A Primer on Sustainable Business
This textbook outline how sustainability impacts all perspectives of Business, from three major functions of Business: Operations Management, Finance, Marketing, to the other areas of Business such as Human Resources, Information System and etc.. It summarizes a variety of resources and best business practices, which give college students and practitioners a good introduction.
Includes: glossary, and cases
May suit: MANA 369 Business and Sustainability, MANA 374 Sustainable Management
Principles of Management
This OpenStax textbook takes a traditional approach to management, which is the leading, planning, organizing, and controlling approach. It covers many management areas such as human resource management and strategic management, as well as behavioral areas such as motivation.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, PowerPoint slides, test bank, exercises, and questions
May suit: MANA 420 Management Research for Decision Making, MANA 447 Leadership and Motivation
Small Business Management in the 21st Century
The textbook covers all traditional topics of entrepreneurship such as value creation, family business, business plan, marketing strategy, accounting, financing, and organization. I found it especially valuable today that the book also has chapters on E-business and international business, which are increasingly common venues for entrepreneurial small businesses. As a result, I think the book provides aspiring entrepreneurs with what they need to know in order to start, operate, expand, or close a business in today’s world.
May suit: MANA 451 Managing a Small Business, MANA 480 Entrepreneurial Family Business
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