Class Textbook & Required Resources
TEXTBOOK
Fundamentals of Business, 3rd edition
Author: Adapted by Stephen Skripak with Ron Poff
Book Description:
FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS, 3rd edition is an open education resource intended to serve as a no-cost, instructor-customizable primary text for one-semester undergraduate introductory business courses. It covers the following topics in business: Teamwork; economics; ethics; entrepreneurship; business ownership, management, and leadership; organizational structures and operations management; human resources and motivating employees; managing in labor union contexts; marketing and pricing strategy; hospitality and tourism, accounting and finance, and personal finances. The textbook was adapted for use in Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business' introductory level business course, MGT1104 Foundations of Business.
MORNING BREW
Morning Brew, a media company committed to helping you, the business leader of tomorrow, become smarter in minutes.
Take the time to register to receive daily emails OR visit the following link to stay up to date with the latest business news.
Morning Brew news items will be included quizzes and covered when the items relate to material being covered in the chapter readings.
YAHOO FINANCE
At Yahoo Finance, you get free stock quotes, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, international market data, social interaction and mortgage rates. As we move through the semester, we will be reviewing stocks and company profiles - this link will provide you with free access to up to date information. You can also set up your own dashboard as well.
Yahoo Finance link Links to an external site.
COLLEGE SUCCESS TEXTBOOK (OPTIONAL)
OpenStax College Success Links to an external site. is a comprehensive and contemporary resource that serves First Year Experience, Student Success, and College Transition courses. Developed with the support of hundreds of faculty and coordinators, the book addresses the evolving challenges and opportunities of today’s diverse students. Engagement, self-analysis, personal responsibility, and student support are reflected throughout the material. College Success also includes an array of student surveys and opinion polls, and OpenStax will regularly provide the results to adopting faculty.
Based on OpenStax’s open (CC-BY) license and its wide array of formats, faculty may remix and reuse these elements according to their approach. OpenStax textbooks are always free online, as a PDF, and through our mobile app, OpenStax + SE.
Senior Contributing Authors
Amy Baldwin, University of Central Arkansas
Contributing Authors
Lisa August, Canisius College
James Bennett, Herzing University
Sabrina Mathues, Brookdale Community College
Susan Monroe, Northern Virginia Community College
MJ O’Leary, WellnessMultiplied
Ann Pearson, San Jacinto College
Joshua Troesh, El Camino College
Margit Watts, University of Hawaii at Manoa