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Fundamentals of Global Strategy
Copyright Year: 2012
Contributor: de Kluyver
Publisher: Saylor Foundation
License: CC BY-NC-SA
The globalization of the competitive landscape has forced companies to fundamentally rethink their strategies. Whereas once only a few industries such as oil could be labeled truly global, today many—from pharmaceuticals to aircraft to computers—have become global in scale and scope. As a consequence, creating a global competitive advantage has become a key strategic issue for many companies, and students need to possess an understanding of the impact of global strategies on a business.
(1 review)
Human Resource Management
Copyright Year: 2016
Publisher: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
License: CC BY-NC-SA
Human Resource Management teaches HRM strategies and theories that any manager—not just those in HR—needs to know about recruiting, selecting, training, and compensating people.
(23 reviews)
International Business
Copyright Year: 2011
Contributors: Carpenter and Dunung
Publisher: Saylor Foundation
License: CC BY-NC-SA
International Business is one of the most challenging and exciting courses to teach in the Business School. To teach a current, dynamic and complete course you need a textbook by authors as passionate and informed about International Business as you are.
(5 reviews)
Strategic Management
Copyright Year: 2020
Contributor: Reed
Publisher: Virginia Tech Publishing
License: CC BY-NC-SA
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT offers an introduction to the key topics and themes of strategic management. The authors draw on examples of familiar companies and personalities to illustrate the different strategies used by today’s firms—and how they go about implementing those strategies. Students will learn how to conduct a case analysis, measure organizational performance, and conduct external and internal analyses. In short, they will understand how organizations operate at the strategic level to be successful.
(13 reviews)
Sustainability, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Copyright Year: 2011
Contributor: Larson
Publisher: Saylor Foundation
License: CC BY-NC-SA
This book is suited for the Entrepreneurship or Innovation course with an emphasis on Sustainability or for a course devoted entirely to Sustainability.
(8 reviews)
The Power of Selling
Copyright Year: 2010
Contributor: Richmond
Publisher: Saylor Foundation
License: CC BY-NC-SA
The Power of Selling is the perfect textbook to teach students about the proven process of selling. More important, it teaches students how to apply the tenets of selling to how to sell themselves and get the job they want, with the same process professional sales people learn (or brush up) on their own selling skills.
(8 reviews)
Risk Management for Enterprises and Individuals
Copyright Year: 2009
Contributors: Baranoff, Brockett, and Kahane
Publisher: Saylor Foundation
License: CC BY-NC-SA
This book is intended for the Risk Management and Insurance course where Risk Management is emphasized.
(4 reviews)
Principles of Management
Copyright Year: 2015
Publisher: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
License: CC BY-NC-SA
Principles of Management teaches management principles to tomorrow's business leaders by weaving three threads through every chapter: strategy, entrepreneurship and active leadership.
(17 reviews)
Project Management from Simple to Complex
Copyright Year: 2016
Publisher: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
License: CC BY-NC-SA
In a world that is becoming more virtual, more global, and more complex, the project manager's ability to function in this environment becomes critical to the success of the project. Project Management from Simple to Complex explores project management within this complex, virtual, and global environment.
(7 reviews)
Exploring Business
Copyright Year: 2016
Publisher: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
License: CC BY-NC-SA
The author's goals in writing Exploring Business Version 2.0 was simple: introduce students to business in an exciting way.
(12 reviews)