Open Educational Resources (OERs) for Business
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BCcampus OpenED
Intech Open
- Books - Social Sciences and Humanities - Business, Management and Economics
Libretexts
- Business – choose Bookshelves for textbooks.
Lyryx Learning
MERLOT
Catalog from California State University Long Beach
- From Browse – View discipline index – select Business – click on materials link. On the results page use filters on the left
Milne Open Textbooks
Catalog of open textbooks authored and peer-reviewed by SUNY faculty and staff.
- Browse by subject – business ethics
OASIS
Catalog from SUNY Geneseo
OER Commons
Catalog from ISKME
- Discover – Resources – Subject areas - Business and communication
OERTX Repository
Catalog from Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
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OpenStax
Catalog from Rice University
- Subjects - Business
Open Textbook Library
Catalog from University of Minnesota
- Browse by subject – Business
OERU
Catalog from Oregon State University
- Subject - business and management
Pressbooks Directory
- Find a book - Filters - Subject - Business and management
The Saylor Academy Open Textbooks
- Textbooks by subject: Accounting, Management and Leadership, Advertising, Sales, and Marketing, Business Law, Business – General/Miscellaneous
Wikibooks
- Click on All subjects – go to Social Sciences – click on Shelf: Business
Business OER examples
The following titles are examples of open textbooks from the business field. There are numerous titles available in OER repositories listed under Find OERs.
Introduction to BusinessISBN: 9781947172555Publication Date: September 19, 2018Introduction to Business covers the scope and sequence of most introductory business courses. The book provides detailed explanations in the context of core themes such as customer satisfaction, ethics, entrepreneurship, global business, and managing change. Introduction to Business includes hundreds of current business examples from a range of industries and geographic locations, which feature a variety of individuals.
744 pages
Introductory Business StatisticsISBN: 9781947172470Publication Date: November 29, 2017Introductory Business Statistics is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the one-semester statistics course for business, economics, and related majors. Core statistical concepts and skills have been augmented with practical business examples, scenarios, and exercises.
631 pages
The following titles are examples of open textbooks from the business field. There are numerous titles available in OER repositories listed under Find OERs.
EntrepreneurshipISBN: 9781947172708Publication Date: January 16, 2020This textbook is intended for use in introductory Entrepreneurship classes at the undergraduate level. Due to the wide range of audiences and course approaches, the book is designed to be as flexible as possible. Theoretical and practical aspects are presented in a balanced manner, and specific components such as the business plan are provided in multiple formats. Entrepreneurship aims to drive students toward active participation in entrepreneurial roles, and exposes them to a wide range of companies and scenarios.
705 pages
Introduction to EntrepreneurshipISBN: 9781989864500Publication Date: 2021Learn about entrepreneurship and what makes entrepreneurs successful, all while developing your entrepreneurial skills.
73 pages
The following titles are examples of open textbooks from the business field. There are numerous titles available in OER repositories listed under Find OERs.
- Introduction to Financial AnalysisPublication Date: 2022This Open Textbook is a dynamic guide incorporating the essential skills needed to build a foundation in Financial Analysis. Students and readers will learn how to insightfully read a Financial Statement, utilize key financial ratios in order to derive forward-looking investment-related inferences from the accounting data, engage in elementary forecasting and modeling, master the theory of the Time Value of Money, and learn to price stocks and bonds in an environment in which interest rates constantly change. Ample problems and solutions, and review questions are provided to the student so that s/he can gauge his/her progress.
489 pages 
Principles of Managerial AccountingISBN: 9781940771458Publication Date: December 31, 2018The University of North Georgia Press and Affordable Learning Georgia bring you Principles of Managerial Accounting. Well-written and straightforward, Principles of Managerial Accounting is a needed contribution to open source pedagogy in the business education world. Written in order to directly meet the needs of her students, this textbook developed from Dr. Jonick's years of teaching and commitment to effective pedagogy.
126 pages
The following titles are examples of open textbooks from the business field. There are numerous titles available in OER repositories listed under Find OERs.
Principles of ManagementISBN: 9780998625775Publication Date: March 20, 2019Principles of Management is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the introductory course on management. This is a traditional approach to management using the leading, planning, organizing, and controlling approach. Management is a broad business discipline, and the Principles of Management course covers many management areas such as human resource management and strategic management, as well as behavioral areas such as motivation.
673 pages
Strategic ManagementISBN: 9781949373950Publication Date: August 2020Strategic Management (2020) is a 325-page open educational resource 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 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. The text presents examples of familiar companies and personalities to illustrate the different strategies used by today's firms and how they go about implementing those strategies. It includes case studies, end of section key takeaways, exercises, and links to external videos, and an end-of-book glossary. The text is ideal for courses which focus on how organizations operate at the strategic level to be successful. Students will learn how to conduct case analyses, measure organizational performance, and conduct external and internal analyses.
The following titles are examples of open textbooks from the business field. There are numerous titles available in OER repositories listed under Find OERs.
Principles of MarketingISBN: 9781951693886Publication Date: January 25, 2023Principles of Marketing is designed to meet the scope and sequence for a one-semester marketing course for undergraduate business majors and minors. Principles of Marketing provides a solid grounding in the core concepts and frameworks of marketing theory and analysis so that business students interested in a major or minor in marketing will also be prepared for more rigorous, upper-level elective courses. Concepts are further reinforced through detailed, diverse, and realistic company and organization scenarios and examples from various industries and geographical locations. To illuminate the meaningful applications and implications of marketing ideas, the book incorporates a modern approach providing connections between topics, solutions, and real-world problems. Principles of Marketing is modular, allowing flexibility for courses with varied learning outcomes and coverage.
713 pages
Principles of MarketingISBN: 9781946135193Publication Date: Ocotber 27, 2015Principles of Marketing teaches the experience and process of actually doing marketing - not just the vocabulary. It carries five dominant themes throughout in order to expose students to marketing in today's environment: Service dominant logic, sustainability, ethics and social responsibility, global coverage, and metrics.
497 pages
