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Textbooks - Winter 2013

Following is a list for all of the books required for each course offered during the current term. If a book is optional, it will be listed as such. Otherwise, students are required to have all books listed per course.

A SUBSCRIPTION TO QUESTIA
Subscription to Questia, an on-line library for accessing books and periodicals relevant to the program is available (not required) at http://www.questia.com

ACCT 2310-Principles of Accounting I (undergraduate accounting; pre-requisite to ACCT 5310)
John wild, Ken Shaw, & Barbara Chiappetta, Connect Plus W/Learnsmart 2S Access Card for Fundamental Accounting Prin., 21st Edition. ISBN: 0077525086/9780077525088.

ACCT 5310-MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen, & Peter Brewer, Managerial Accounting, 14th edition, New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 2012. ISBN-13: 9780078111006.

BUSN 5000-ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
John M. Ivancevich, Robert Konopaske and Michael T. Matteson, Organizational Behavior and Management, 9th edition, McGraw-Hill Irwin Company. ISBN: 9780073530505.

John Kotter, Leading Change, Harvard Business School Press, ISBN: 0-87584-747-1.

BUSN 5100-ISSUES IN PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
William H. Shaw, Wadsworth., Business Ethics: A Textbook with Cases, 7th edition, Cengage Learning. ISBN: 1111498741. If ordering from Amazon, students must request WebTutor ToolBox ISBN: 978-0-534-27489-4 in addition to textbook ISBN 978-0-534-27488-7.

Stapleford, John E., Bulls, Bears and Golden Calves, 2nd edition, InterVarsity Press, 2009. ISBN: 9780830827244.

The Poverty and Justice Bible, CEV, American Bible Society. ISBN: 9781585169733. Students must take care to obtain this edition, not the earlier one.

BUSN 5315-SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP (online)
Hisrich R., Peters, M., & Shepherd, D., Entrepreneurship, 9th edition. Boston: McGraw Hill. ISBN-13: 978-0078029196.

BUSN 5320-QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN BUSINESS
Anderson, D., Sweeney, D., Williams, T., Essentials of Statistics for Business and Economics, 6th edition, 2012. South-Western, Cengage Learning . ISBN: 9781111533847.

**As part of the requirement for this course, you will need to bring a laptop to each class. Excel software StatPlus may be required for Mac users.

BUSN 5340-HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
French, Wendell, Human Resource Management, 6th edition, 2007, Cengage Houghton-Mifflin Publishers, New York. ISBN-13: 978-0618507214.

Nkomo, Fottler, McAfee.Human Resource Management Applications,7th Edition, 2011. Cincinnati, OH: South-Western College Publishing. ISBN-10: 0538468076; ISBN-13: 9780538468077.

BUSN 5342-HUMAN RESOURCE COMPENSATION (online)
Martocchio, Joseph J., Strategic Compensation, 7th ed., 2013. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education Inc. ISBN-13: 978-0132620758.

Martocchio, Joseph J.,Strategic compensation, Student Manual, 7th ed., 2013. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education Inc. ISBN:

BUSN 5350-RESEARCH METHODS IN BUSINESS
Cooper, D. R. & Schindler, S. S.Business Research Methods, 11th edition, 2011. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 9780073373706.

BUSN 5360-OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (online)
Collier, David Allan & Evans, James R., OM4, 4th edition, 2013. Cengage. ISBN: 9781133372424.

BUSN 5380-FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Ross, Westerfield, and Jaffe, Corporate Finance, 9th Edition, 2010, McGraw- Hill Irwin, ISBN: 978-0-07-338233-3.

BUSN 5382-INVESTMENTS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
Gitman, L. J. and Joehnk, M. D. Personal Financial Planning, 12th edition, Cengage Learning/South Western: 205. ISBN: 9781439044476.

General Principles of Financial Planning, Kier Educational Resources; KierFinancial.com; ISBN: 9781933259857.

BUSN 5383-FUNDAMENTALS OF RISK MANAGEMENT AND RETIREMENT PLANNING (online)
Gitman, L. J. and Joehnk, M. D.Personal Financial Planning, 12th edition, Cengage Learning/South Western: 205. ISBN: 9781439044476.

General Principles of Financial Planning, Kier Educational Resources; KierFinancial.com; ISBN: 9781933259857.

BUSN 6300-BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGY (online)
Thompson, A; Peteraf, M; Gamble, J.,Strickland, A.J. III, Crafting Strategy: Concepts and Cases, 18th edition, New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2012. ISBN: 9780078112720.

ECON 5310-MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS (online)
Thomas, C. R. and Maurice, S. C., Managerial Economics, 11th edition, New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2011 ISBN: 9780078021718.

MRKT 5310-THE MARKETING PROCESS
Kotler, Philip & Keller, Kevin. C., Marketing Management, 14th edition, 2012. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 9780132102926.

Textbooks - Spring 2013

Following is a list for all of the books required for each course offered during the current term. If a book is optional, it will be listed as such. Otherwise, students are required to have all books listed per course.

A SUBSCRIPTION TO QUESTIA OR COMPARABLE ON-LINE LIBRARY SUBSCRIPTION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL COURSES.
Subscription to Questia, an on-line library for accessing books and periodicals relevant to the program. This subscrition is not optional. Use the link on the Graduate School tab of the NGU website or http://www.questia.com/onlineInstitutionSubscribe?OFFER_CODE=NGU for our negotiated rate.

ACCT 5310-MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (online)
Managerial Accounting, 14th edition, by Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen, & Peter Brewer. New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 2012. ISBN-13 9780078111006.

BUSN 5000-ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (online)
Organizational Behavior and Management, 9th edition, John M. Ivancevich, Robert Konopaske and Michael T. Matteson. McGraw-Hill Irwin Company. ISBN 9780073530505.
Leading Change, John Kotter, Harvard Business School Press, ISBN 0-87584-747-1.

BUSN 5100-ISSUES IN PROFESSIONAL ETHICS (online)
Business Ethics: A Textbook with Cases, 7th edition, William H. Shaw, Wadsworth. Cengage Learning. ISBN 1111498741. If ordering from Amazon, students must request WebTutor ToolBox ISBN 978-0-534-27489-4 in addition to textbook ISBN 978-0-534-27488-7.

Stapleford, John E., Bulls, Bears and Golden Calves, 2nd edition, InterVarsity Press, 2009. ISBN: 9780830827244.

The Poverty and Justice Bible, CEV, American Bible Society. ISBN 9781585169733. Students must take care to obtain this edition, not the earlier one.

BUSN 5315-SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Hisrich R., Peters, M., & Shepherd, D., Entrepreneurship, 9th edition. Boston: McGraw Hill. ISBN-13: 978-0078029196.

BUSN 5320-QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN BUSINESS
Essentials of Statistics for Business and Economics (Revised), Anderson, D. R., Sweeney, D. J., & Williams, T. A. (2012) South-Western Pub. ISBN: 9781111533847.

Microsoft Excel package, with Add-ins, is required for this course. apple users may be required to purchase Stat Tools or other statistical software.

You must bring a laptop computer to each class.

BUSN 5340-HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Human Resource Management, 6th edition, French, Wendell, 2007. Cengage Houghton-Mifflin Publishers, New York. ISBN: 9780618507214.
Human Resource Management Applications: Cases, Exercises, Incidents, and Skill Builders, 7th edition, Nkomo, Fottler, McAfee, 2011. Cincinnati, OH: South-Western College Publishing. ISBN: 10: 0538468076 ISBN 13: 9780538468077.

BUSN 5343-INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES (online)
International Human Resource Management: Managing People in a Multinational Context, 5th ed., Dowling, P. J. and Welch, D. E. 2009. Cincinnati, OH: South-Western College Publishing. ISBN: 0324580347.
Readings and Cases in International Human Resource Management, 3rd ed., Mendenhall, M. and Oddou, G. 2000. Cincinnati, OH: South-Western College Publishing. ISBN: 0324006349.

BUSN 5350-RESEARCH METHODS IN BUSINESS
Business Research Methods, 11th edition. Cooper, D., & Schindler, P. (2011). McGraw-Hill/Irwin. ISBN: 9780073373706.

BUSN 5360-OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Om4., Collier, D., & Evans, J. (2013). Mason: South-Western/Cengage Learning.
ISBN: 9781133372424. [Make certain that you purchase OM 4 (with Review Cards and Decision Sciences & Operations Management CourseMate with eBoook Printed Access Card), 4th, for access to proprietary software and data sets.]

You must bring a laptop computer to each class.

BUSN 5380-FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Corporate Finance, 10th Edition, by Ross, Westerfield, and Jaffe, 2013, McGraw- Hill Irwin, ISBN: 9780078034770.

BUSN 5383-FUNDAMENTALS OF RISK MANAGEMENT AND RETIREMENT PLANNING
Personal Financial Planning, 12th edition, by Gitman/Joehnk/Billingsly. Cengage Learning/South Western: 205. ISBN: 9781439044476.

BUSN 5384-INCOME TAXATION AND FUNDAMENTALS OF ESTATE PLANNING
Personal Financial Planning, 12 edition, by Gitman/Joehnk/Billingsly. Cengage Learning/South Western: 205. ISBN: 9781439044476.

BUSN 6300-BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGIC PLANNING
Crafting & Executing Strategy: The Quest for Competitive Advantage, Concepts and Cases, 18th edition, Thompson, Arthur A., Peteraf, Margaret A., Gamble, John E., and Strickland III, A. J. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2012. ISBN-13: 978-0-07-811272-0.

ECON 5310-MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
Managerial Economics, 11th edition, by Thomas, C. R. and Maurice, S. C. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2011 ISBN: 9780078021718.

MRKT 5310-THE MARKETING PROCESS (online)
A Framework for Marketing Management, 5th edition. Kotler, Philip & Keller, Kevin. C. 2011, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 9780132539302.

Annual Editions. Marketing 12/13. Richardson, John E. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2011. ISBN: 9780073528700.

Textbooks - Summer 2013

Following is a list for all of the books required for each course offered during the current term. If a book is optional, it will be listed as such. Otherwise, students are required to have all books listed per course.

A SUBSCRIPTION TO QUESTIA
Subscription to Questia, an on-line library for accessing books and periodicals relevant to the program is available (not required) at http://www.questia.com.

ACCT 5310-MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen, & Peter Brewer, Managerial Accounting, 14th edition, New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 2012. ISBN-13: 9780078111006.

BUSN 5000-ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Organizational Behavior and Management, 10th edition, John M. Ivancevich, Robert Konopaske and Michael T. Matteson. McGraw-Hill Irwin Company. ISBN 9780078029462.
Leading Change, John Kotter, Harvard Business School Press, ISBN 0-87584-747-1.

BUSN 5100-ISSUES IN PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
Business Ethics: A Textbook with Cases, 7th edition, William H. Shaw, Wadsworth. Cengage Learning. ISBN 1111498741. If ordering from Amazon, students must request WebTutor ToolBox ISBN 978-0-534-27489-4 in addition to textbook ISBN 978-0-534-27488-7.

Stapleford, John E., Bulls, Bears and Golden Calves, 2nd edition, InterVarsity Press, 2009. ISBN: 9780830827244.

The Poverty and Justice Bible, CEV, American Bible Society. ISBN 9781585169733. Students must take care to obtain this edition, not the earlier one.

BUSN 5315-SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP (online)
Entrepreneurship, 9th edition. Hisrich R., Peters, M., & Shepherd, D. (2013). Boston: McGraw Hill. ISBN -10: 0078029198, ISBN-13: 9780078029196.

BUSN 5320-QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN BUSINESS (online)
Essentials of Statistics for Business and Economics (Revised), Anderson, D. R., Sweeney, D. J., & Williams, T. A. (2012) South-Western Pub. ISBN: 9781111533847.

Microsoft Excel package, with Add-ins, is required for this course. apple users may be required to purchase Stat Tools or other statistical software.

You must bring a laptop computer to each class.

BUSN 5340-HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (online)
Human Resource Management, 12th edition, Ivancevich, John and Konopaske, Robert (2013). McGraw-Hill: NYC. ISBN-10: 0078029120, ISBN-13: 9780078029127.
Human Resource Management Applications, 7th edition, Nkomo, Fottler, McAfee, 2011. Cincinnati, OH: South-Western College Publishing. ISBN-10: 0538468076 ISBN-13: 9780538468077 (casebook).

BUSN 5344-STRATEGIC ISSUES IN HUMAN RESOURCES (online)
Human Resource Management: A Strategic Approach. Anthony, W. P., Kacmar, K. M. and Perrewe, P. Thompson/Cengage. 6th Edition 2010. ISBN: 1-424-06393-0.

BUSN 5350-RESEARCH METHODS IN BUSINESS
Business Research Methods, 12th edition. Cooper, D. R. & Schindler, S. S. (2011). New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. ISBN: 9780073521503.

BUSN 5360-OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (online)
OM4. Collier, D., & Evans, J. (2013). Mason:South-Western/Cengage Learning. ISBN: 9781133372424. [Make certain that you purchase OM 4 (with Review Cards and Decision Sciences & Operations Management CourseMate with eBook Printed Access Card), 4th, for access to proprietary software and data sets.]

BUSN 5380-FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Corporate Finance, 10th Edition, by Ross, Westerfield, and Jaffe, 2013, McGraw- Hill Irwin, ISBN: 9780078034770.

BUSN 5381-FINANCIAL PLANNING (online)
Personal Financial Planning, 12th edition, by Gitman, L. J. and Joehnk, M. D. Cengage Learning/South Western: 205. ISBN 9781439044476.
General Principles of Financial Planning, Kier Educational Resources; KierFinancial.com; ISBN 9781933259857.

BUSN 5384-INCOME TAXATION AND FUNDAMENTALS OF ESTATE PLANNING
Personal Financial Planning, 12th edition, by Gitman, L. J. and Joehnk, M. D. Cengage Learning/South Western: 205. ISBN 9781439044476.
General Principles of Financial Planning, Kier Educational Resources; KierFinancial.com; ISBN 9781933259857.

BUSN 6300-BUSINESS POLICY ANDSTRATEGICPLANNING (online) Crafting & Executing Strategy: The Quest for Competitive Advantage, Concepts and Cases, 18th edition, Thompson, Arthur A., Peteraf, Margaret A., Gamble, John E., and Strickland III, A. J. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2011. ISBN-13: 978-0-07-811272-0.

ECON 5310-MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
Managerial Economics, 10th edition, by Thomas, C. R. and Maurice, S. C. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2011 ISBN 9780073375915.

MRKT 5310-THE MARKETING PROCESS
A Framework for Marketing Management (4th edition), Kotler, Philip & Keller, Kevin. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall 2012. ISBN: 0-13-9780132539302.

Annual Editions. Marketing 12/13. Richardson, John E. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2011. ISBN 9780073528700.

Textbooks - Fall 2012

Following is a list for all of the books required for each course offered during the current term. If a book is optional, it will be listed as such. Otherwise, students are required to have all books listed per course.

A SUBSCRIPTION TO QUESTIA
Subscription to Questia, an on-line library for accessing books and periodicals relevant to the program is available (not required) at http://www.questia.com.

ACCT 5310-MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (online)
Managerial Accounting, 14th edition, by Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen, & Peter Brewer. New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 2012. ISBN-13 9780078111006.

BUSN 5000-ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Organizational Behavior and Management, 9th edition, John M. Ivancevich, Robert Konopaske and Michael T. Matteson. McGraw-Hill Irwin Company. ISBN 9780073530505.
Leading Change, John Kotter, Harvard Business School Press, ISBN 0-87584-747-1.

BUSN 5100-ISSUES IN PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
Business Ethics: A Textbook with Cases, 7th edition, William H. Shaw, Wadsworth. Cengage Learning. ISBN 1111498741. If ordering from Amazon, students must request WebTutor ToolBox ISBN 978-0-534-27489-4 in addition to textbook ISBN 978-0-534-27488-7.
The Poverty and Justice Bible, CEV, American Bible Society. ISBN 9781585169733. Students must take care to obtain this edition, not the earlier one.

BUSN 5315-SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Entrepreneurship, 8th edition. Hisrich R., Peters, M., & Shepherd, D. (2010). Boston: McGraw Hill. ISBN: 9780073530321.

BUSN 5320-QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN BUSINESS
Essentials of Statistics for Business and Economics, 6th edition. Anderson, D., Sweeney, D., Williams, T. South-Western, Cengage Learning 2012. ISBN: 9781111533847.

BUSN 5340-HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Human Resource Management, 6th edition, French, Wendell, 2007. Cengage Houghton-Mifflin Publishers, New York. ISBN: 9780618507214.
Human Resource Management Applications, 7th edition, Nkomo, Fottler, McAfee, 2011. Cincinnati, OH: South-Western College Publishing. ISBN: 10: 0538468076 ISBN 13: 9780538468077.

BUSN 5341-HUMAN RESOURCE SELECTION AND PLACEMENT (online)
Strategic Staffing(2e). Phillips, J. M., & Gully, S. M.(2011). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. ISBN-10: 0136109748; ISBN-13: 9780136109747.

BUSN 5350-RESEARCH METHODS IN BUSINESS (online)
Business Research Methods, 11th edition. Cooper, D. R. & Schindler, S. S. (2011). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 9780073373706.

BUSN 5360-OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Operations and Supply Management: The Core with Student DVD, 2nd edition. Jacobs, F. Robert and Chase, Richard B. (2010). New York, NY: McGraw Hill. ISBN 9780073403335.

BUSN 5380-FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (online)
Corporate Finance, 9th Edition, by Ross, Westerfield, and Jaffe, 2010, McGraw- Hill Irwin, ISBN 978-0-07-338233-3.

BUSN 5381-FINANCIAL PLANNING
Personal Financial Planning, 12th edition, by Gitman, L. J. and Joehnk, M. D. Cengage Learning/South Western: 205. ISBN 9781439044476.
General Principles of Financial Planning, Kier Educational Resources; KierFinancial.com; ISBN 9781933259857.

BUSN 5382-INVESTMENTS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT (online)Personal Financial Planning, 12th edition, by Gitman, L. J. and Joehnk, M. D. Cengage Learning/South Western: 205. ISBN 9781439044476.
General Principles of Financial Planning, Kier Educational Resources; KierFinancial.com; ISBN 9781933259857.

BUSN 6300-BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGIC PLANNING
Crafting & Executing Strategy: The Quest for Competitive Advantage, Concepts and Cases, 18th edition, Thompson, Arthur A., Peteraf, Margaret A., Gamble, John E., and Strickland III, A. J. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2012. ISBN-13: 9780078112720.

ECON 5310-ECONOMICS FOR MANAGERS
Managerial Economics, 10th edition, by Thomas, C. R. and Maurice, S. C. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2011 ISBN 9780073375918.

MRKT 5310-THE MARKETING PROCESS (online)
A Framework for Marketing Management, 5th edition. Kotler, Philip & Keller, Kevin. C. 2011, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN 9780132539302.

Annual Editions. Marketing 12/13. Richardson, John E. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2011. ISBN: 9780073528700.