Human Resources Textbooks
Critical Employment, Ethical, and Legal Scenarios in Human Resource Development
Contributor: Hughes
Publisher: University of Arkansas
This book provides mini-cases for HRD and other disciplines to use for engaging students in incident discussions. Exploring ways to solve problems and make decisions about situations that occur at work.
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Problem Solving in Teams and Groups
Contributor: Piercy
Publisher: University of Kansas Libraries
This textbook covers content relevant to COMS342 Problem Solving in Teams and Groups at the University of Kansas.
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Organizational Behavior
Publisher: OpenStax
This OpenStax resource aligns to introductory courses in Organizational Behavior. The text presents the theory, concepts, and applications with particular emphasis on the impact that individuals and groups can have on organizational performance and culture. An array of recurring features engages students in entrepreneurial thinking, managing change, using tools/technology, and responsible management; furthermore, the unique chapter on Social Media and Communication contextualizes the importance and implications of various platforms and communications methods.
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Health and Safety in Canadian Workplaces
Contributors: Foster and Barnetson
Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Workplace injuries happen every day and can profoundly affect workers, their families, and the communities they live in. This textbook provides workers with an introduction to effective injury prevention. The book pays particular attention to how issues of precarious employment, gender, and ill health can be better handled in Canadian occupational health and safety (OHS).
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Guidelines for Improving the Effectiveness of Boards of Directors of Nonprofit Organizations
Contributors: Harrison and Murray
Publisher: Open SUNY
The purpose of this book is to help boards of directors of nonprofit organizations improve their performance after completing the online board self-assessment tool found at www.boardcheckup.com. However, it can also be used as a stand-alone resource for any board seeking to enhance its effectiveness in that it also contains the diagnostic questions on which the online tool is based.
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Small Business Management in the 21st Century
Contributors: Cadden and Lueder
Publisher: Saylor Foundation
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.
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Focusing on Organizational Change
Contributor: Judge
Publisher: Saylor Foundation
Never before have strategic leaders been confronted with so much overwhelming change. The traditional approach is to teach the leader or leaders how to direct or control the organizations' reaction on a monthly, weekly, or even daily basis. This approach is stressful and overwhelming for executive leaders, makes middle managers feel torn between honoring their senior leaders and listening to the demands of front line employees, and is alienating for front line employees.
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Leading with Cultural Intelligence
Contributor: Moua
Publisher: Saylor Foundation
Organizations in the 21st century are in need of culturally intelligent managers and leaders. The pressure to build authentic global networks and to cultivate an appreciation and respect for cultural differences and similarities has driven cultural intelligence to the forefront of diversity and inclusion work.
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Corporate Governance
Contributor: de Kluyver
Publisher: Saylor Foundation
Corporate Governance by de Kluyver is a primer on corporate governance. It is designed to help students understand corporate governance by looking at the subject from both a macro- and micro-perspective.
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Human Relations
Contributor: Dias
Publisher: Saylor Foundation
Human Relations by Laura Portolese-Dias addresses all of the critical topics to obtain career success as they relate to professional relationships.
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