Research Guides: Open Educational Resources by Subject Disciplines: Performance Management

Boundless

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Open Textbook Library

Human Relations
"Knowing how to get along with others, resolve workplace conflict, manage relationships, communicate well, and make good decisions are all critical skills all students need to succeed in career and in life. "
Focusing on Organizational Change
"Focusing on Organizational Change offers an alternative to the traditional approach by focusing on building the change capacity of the entire organization in anticipation of future pressures to change."
Human Resource Management
"...HRM strategies and theories that any manager—not just those in HR—needs to know about recruiting, selecting, training, and compensating people.

Saylor

Saylor Foundation

Saylor is a unique resource that can be used in a couple of different ways.

Anyone wanting to take a class and not get any credit can take a "course" at Saylor.
Resources that they use can be viewed to incorporate into your class.
Students can use this as supplemental material.

BUS 208 Principles of Management
". Understanding how managers work is just as beneficial for the subordinate employee as it is for the manager. This course is designed to teach you the fundamentals of management as they are practiced today. "
BUS 209 Organizational Behavior
"This course will cover five major OB areas including managing individuals, managing groups, power and politics, conflict management, and organizational change. "
BUS 301 Human Resource Management
To effectively manage human capital, you have to learn how to step outside of your comfort zone and make strategic decisions in the best interest of the company, rather than those that make you "comfortable.”
BUS 401 Management Leadershiop
"This course will begin with an introduction that will help further the distinction between leadership and management, and then you will be introduced to major theories and models of leadership and of leadership development from a variety of perspectives."

MIT Open Course Sloan School

People and Organizations
" People and Organizations examines the historical evolution and current human and organizational contexts in which scientists, engineers and other professionals work. It outlines today's major challenges facing the management profession."
Managerial Psychology
"This course introduces you to behavioral science theories, methods, and tools and provides opportunities to use and apply them to problems you will encounter in your work and career. "