OER - Business

Accounting Principles: A Business Perspective
James D. Edwards, University of Georgia
Michael W. Maher, University of California at Davis
Roger H. Hermanson, Georgia State University

• Accounting Principles: A Business Perspective uses annual reports of real companies to illustrate many of the accounting concepts in use in business today.

Managerial Accounting
Joe Hoyle, University of Richmond
Kurt Heisinger, Sierra College

• Managerial Accounting was written around three major themes: Ready, Reinforcement and Relevance. This book is aimed squarely at the new learning styles evident with today’s students and addresses accounting industry changes as well.

Introduction to Financial Accounting
David Annand, Athabasca University
Henry Dauderis

• This text, originally by D. Annand and H. Dauderis, is intended for a first course in introductory financial accounting. It has been extensively edited by Athabasca University and reflects current International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). A corporate approach is utilized versus beginning with a sole proprietorship emphasis and then converting to a corporate approach

Financial Accounting

• This book is intended for an undergraduate or MBA level Financial Accounting course. It covers the standard topics in a standard sequence, utilizing the Socratic method of asking and answering questions.

Intermediate Financial Accounting (Volume 1)
Glenn Arnold, Suzanne Kyle, Athabasca University, Lyryx Learning Team

• This text is intended for a first course in Intermediate Financial Accounting. It presumes that students have already completed one or two Introductory Financial Accounting courses. The book reflects current International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), such as IFRS 15 - Revenue from Contracts With Customers. It focuses on more difficult intermediate accounting topics that match prerequisite requirements for students advancing to a second level Intermediate Financial Accounting course. Advanced topics that are covered in Advanced Financial Accounting courses, such as consolidations and foreign exchange, are not included here. The text is written with an approachable style that focuses on key concepts that will be relevant to students' future careers as accountants. The book provides a review of Introductory Accounting concepts and covers all topics essential to a first level Intermediate Accounting course: the conceptual framework and current landscape of financial reporting; statements of financial position, comprehensive income, cash flows and shareholders' equity; cash and receivables; revenue; inventory; property plant and equipment; intangible assets; and intercorporate investments.

Intermediate Financial Accounting (Volume 2)
Glenn Arnold
Suzanne Kyle

• This text covers all topics essential to a second level Intermediate Accounting course: current, long-term and complex liabilities, income taxes, pensions, leases, shareholders’ equity, earnings per share, statement of cash flows including the direct approach, effects of changes and errors, and disclosures and analysis.

Basic Income Tax
William P. Kratzke, University of Memphis

• This book is the 4th edition of a basic income tax text.

Beginning Excel
Noreen Brown, Barbara Lave, Julie Romey, Mary Schatz, Diane Shingledecker

• This textbook was written for a community college introductory course in spreadsheets utilizing Microsoft Excel. While the figures shown utilize Excel 2016, the textbook was written to be applicable to other versions of Excel as well. The book introduces new users to the basics of spreadsheets and is appropriate for students in any major who have not used Excel before.

Business Math: A Step-by-Step Handbook
Jean-Paul Olivier; Red River College of Applied Arts, Science, & Technology

• Business math is the study of mathematics required by the field of business. Business professionals will work with taxes, gross earnings, product prices, and currency exchange; they will be offered loans, lines of credit, mortgages, leases, savings bonds, and other financial tools. This textbook covers all of these topics and how these financial tools can maximize their earnings and minimize their costs. It also discusses how to execute smart monetary decisions both personally and for their business. There are two versions for this book: The "Basic Edition" and the "Premium Edition." While they cover the same content, the Premium Edition includes additional features such as Excel integration, Excel templates, Excel screenshots, along with lots of extra visuals and graphics to help student wrap their heads around the numbers, procedures, and concepts that they work with. The Basic Edition does not include Excel and those extra visuals and graphics in order to streamline the book.

Principles of Business Statistics

• This textbook provides a brief introduction to the field of statistics, including examples of how these topics shows up in a variety of real-life examples. Optional classroom exercises are included in the text.

Introductory Business Statistics
Alexander Holmes, The University of Oklahoma
Barbara Illowsky, De Anza College
Susan Dean, De Anza College

• Introductory 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. The result is a meaningful understanding of the discipline, which will serve students in their business careers and real-world experiences.

Introduction to Probability
Charles M. Grinstead, Swarthmore College
J. Laurie Snell, Dartmouth College

• This text is designed for an introductory probability course taken by sophomores, juniors, and seniors in mathematics, the physical and social sciences, engineering, and computer science. It presents a thorough treatment of probability ideas and techniques necessary for a firm understanding of the subject. The text can be used in a variety of course lengths, levels, and areas of emphasis.

Teaching aids and resources

Introduction to Statistics
David Lane, Rice University

• Introduction to Statistics is a resource for learning and teaching introductory statistics. An instructor’s manual is available by contacting the author.

Introductory Statistics
Douglas S. Shafer, University of North Carolina
Zhiyi Zhang, University of North Carolina

• Shafer and Zhang wrote Introductory Statistics by using their vast teaching experience to present a complete look at introductory statistics topics while keeping in mind a realistic expectation with respect to course duration and students’ maturity level.

Introductory Statistics
Multiple Authors, Openstax College

• Introductory Statistics follows the scope and sequence of a one-semester, introduction to statistics course and is geared toward students majoring in fields other than math or engineering.

Resources for instructors

OpenIntro Statistics
Christopher D. Barr, Harvard School of Public Health
David M. Diez, Harvard School of Public Health
Mine Cetinkaya-Rundel, Duke University

• OpenIntro Statistics 3rd Edition strives to be a complete introductory textbook of the highest caliber. Its core derives from the classic notions of statistics education and is extended by recent innovations. The textbook meets high quality standards and has been used at Princeton, Vanderbilt, UMass Amherst, and many other schools. We look forward to expanding the reach of the project and working with teachers from all colleges and schools.

Resources for teachers

Introductory Business Statistics
Thomas K. Tiemann, Elon University

• The book "Introductory Business Statistics" by Thomas K. Tiemann explores the basic ideas behind statistics, such as populations, samples, the difference between data and information, and most importantly sampling distributions.

Financial Strategy for Public Managers
Justin Marlowe, University of Washington
Sharon Kioko, University of Washington

• Financial Strategy for Public Managers is a new generation textbook for financial management in the public sector. It offers a thorough, applied, and concise introduction to the essential financial concepts and analytical tools that today’s effective public servants need to know.

International Finance: Theory and Policy
Steve Suranovic, George Washington University

• International Finance: Theory and Policy is International Finance Theory and Policy is built on the author's belief that to understand the international economy, students need to learn how economic models are applied to real world problems. Economic models provide insights about the world that are simply not obtainable solely by discussion of the issues.

Money and Banking
Robert E. Wright, NYU

• This book is intended for the Money and Banking course.  Wright and Quadrini’s book is the first Money and Banking text to emerge from the financial crisis of 2007-2008 with ample coverage.

Personal Finance
Carol Yacht, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee
Rachel Siegel, Lyndon State University

• Personal Finance by Rachel Siegel and Carol Yacht is a comprehensive Personal Finance text which includes a wide range of pedagogical aids to keep students engaged and instructors on track.