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This guide can help you find Technology Management materials from various OER providers.
Please visit the Open Educational Resources Subject Guide to learn more about the following:
These textbooks are open educational resources (OER) that are free to use without first seeking permission from the author. However, how they may be used is determined by their licensing.
Risk Management for Enterprises and Individuals
"Risk management will be a major focal point of business and societal decision making in the twenty-first century. A separate focused field of study, it draws on core knowledge bases from law, engineering, finance, economics, medicine, psychology, accounting, mathematics, statistics, and other fields to create a holistic decision-making framework that is sustainable and value-enhancing. This is the subject of this book." - Saylor Academy
Adapted by Saylor Academy
Licensing CC BY NC SA 3.0
"This book is aimed squarely at the new learning styles evident in today’s students and addresses accounting industry changes." - Saylor Academy
Adapted by Saylor Academy
Licensing CC BY NC SA 3.0
"The authors use the lexicon of international business, and additionally, develop students’ knowledge of international contexts with the aim that they may launch, run, and work in any organization that is global in scope (or is wrestling with global competition or other global threats)." - Saylor Academy
Adapted by Saylor Academy
Licensing CC BY NC SA 3.0
Mastering Strategic Management
This textbook covers "all of the traditional topics that standard strategic management texts cover, but in an exciting way that will assist you in engaging your students in your course." - Saylor Academy
Adapted by Saylor Academy
Licensing CC BY NC SA 3.0
Introductory Business Statistics
This textbook "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. The result is a meaningful understanding of the discipline, which will serve students in their business careers and real-world experiences." - OpenStax
Written by Alexander Holmes, et. al.
Licensing CC BY 4.0
"On average, a worker in the USA will change jobs 10 times in 20 years. In order to succeed in this type of career situation, individuals need to be armed with the tools necessary to be life-long learners. To that end, this book is not be about giving students all the answers to every situation they may encounter when they start their first job or as they continue up the career ladder. Instead, this book gives students the vocabulary, framework, and critical thinking skills necessary to diagnose situations, ask tough questions, evaluate the answers received, and to act in an effective and ethical manner regardless of situational characteristics." - Open Textbook Library
Adapted edition is produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
Licensing CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
The purpose of these discipline specific pages is to showcase content that might be of interest to faculty who are considering adopting open educational resources for use in their classes.