MBA Program: Textbook List for Summer 2021

Online GDBA/MBA students are responsible for sourcing and ordering their own books.
The following textbook titles are effective for Summer 2021. You may be able to order
the text through the TRU Bookstore.

Please note that publishers may offer several package options that include additional
resource material not required in your course. You may purchase any package of
your choice as long as it includes the correct author, title, and edition listed for
your course.

If you have any questions about obtaining the correct textbook, please email
OL Materials. They will be happy to assist you.

BUSN 5011: Managerial Statistics

Anderson, D. R., Sweeny, D. J., Williams, T. A., Camm, J. D., Cochran, J. J., Fry, M.J., & Ohlmann, J.W.
(2020). Essentials of statistics for business and economics (9th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage.
ISBN-13: 978-0-357-04543-5

BUSN 5021: Financial Accounting

Annand, D. (2018). Introduction to financial accounting: Based on international financial reporting

BUSN 5031: Management Accounting

Garrison, R. H., Libby, T., & Webb A. (2020). Managerial accounting (12th ed., Cdn). Toronto, ON:
McGraw-Hill.
ISBN-13: 978-1-26-019327-5

BUSN 5041: Global Economics

Mankiw, N. G., & Scarth, W. (2020). Macroeconomics with Sapling Plus for Macroeconomics (6th ed.,
Cdn). New York, NY: Worth Pub.
ISBN-13: 978-1-319-35671-2

Note: Sapling Plus for Macroeconomics is not required for successful completion of this course, but is
recommended for supplemental learning. The ISBN for the standalone text is 978-1-3191-1559-3.
BUSN 5051: Marketing Management

Kotler, P., Keller, K. L., Sivaramakrishnan, S., & Cunningham, P. H. (2013). Marketing management (14th
ed., Cdn). Toronto, ON: Pearson.
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-216107-7

BUSN 5061: Human Resources Management

Noe, R. A., Hollenbeck, J. R., Gerhart, B., Wright, P. M., & Eligh, L. (2016). Strategic human resource
management: Gaining a competitive advantage (2nd Cdn. ed.). Toronto, ON: McGraw-Hill.
ISBN-13: 978-1-25-902468-9

Additional materials: Students will be required to make an online purchase of several case studies at an
approximate total cost of $52.06. Instructions for ordering these case studies are found within the
course.

BUSN 6011: Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

Trevino, L., & Nelson, K. (2017). Managing Business Ethics: Straight Talk about How to Do It Right (7th
ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
ISBN-13: 978-1-119-19430-9

Additional materials: Students will be required to make an online purchase of several case studies at an
approximate total cost of $11.00. Instructions for ordering these case studies are found within the
course.

BUSN 6021: Corporate Finance

Ross, S. A., Westerfield, R. W., Jordan, B. D., Roberts, G. S., Pandes, J.A., & Holloway, T. (2019).
Fundamentals of corporate finance (10th ed., Cdn) with Connect with Smartbook. Toronto, ON:
McGraw-Hill.
ISBN-13: 978-1-26-030586-9

BUSN 6031: International Business

Hill, C. W., Hult, G. T., & McKaig, T. (2018). Global business today (5th ed., Cdn). Toronto, ON: McGraw-
Hill.
ISBN-13: 978-1-25-927125-0

Additional materials: Students will be required to make an online purchase of a case study at an
approximate total cost of $5.00. Instructions for ordering the case study are found within the course.

BUSN 6041: Leadership and Organizational Development

Beerel, A. (2009). Leadership and change management. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
ISBN-13: 978-1-84787-341-5
BUSN 6051: Supply Chain Management

Meredith, J.R. & Shafer, S.M. (2016). Operations & Supply Chain Management for MBAs (6th ed., Cdn).
John Wiley & Sons.
ISBN-13: 978-1-119-23953-6
Additional materials: Students will be required to make an online purchase of a case study at an
approximate total cost of $5.00. Instructions for ordering the case study are found within the course.

BUSN 6061: Strategic Management Information Systems

Bourgeois, D. (2019). Information Systems for Business and Beyond. Retrieved from:
https://opentextbook.site/informationsystems2019/

Gallaugher, J., (2018). Information Systems: A Manager’s Guide to Harnessing Technology (v. 7.0).
ISBN-13: 978-1-4533-9404-5
https://students.flatworldknowledge.com/course/2590168

Harvard Business Publishing Course Pack: BUSN 6061. Students are responsible for purchasing
Course Pack at an approximate total cost of $25.00 here:
https://hbsp.harvard.edu/import/811969

BUSN 6071: Project Management and Consulting Methods

Block, P. (2011). Flawless consulting: A guide to getting your expertise used (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA:
Pfeiffer.
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-62074-8

Koomey, J. G. (2017). Turning numbers into knowledge: Mastering the art of problem solving (3rd ed.). El
Dorado Hills, CA: Analytics Press.
ISBN-13: 978-1-938377-06-8

Stackpole Snyder, C. (2013). A user's manual to the PMBOK guide (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
ISBN-13: 978-1-118-43107-8

Additional materials: Students will be required to make an online purchase of several case studies at an
approximate total cost of $36.00. Instructions for ordering these case studies are found within the
course.

BUSN 6081: Strategic Management

Hitt, M. A., Ireland, R. D., & Hoskisson, R. E. (2020). Strategic management: Competitiveness and
globalization: Concepts and cases (13th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage.
ISBN-13: 978-0-357-03383-8
Additional materials: Students will be required to make an online purchase of several case studies at an
approximate total cost of $30.00. Instructions for ordering these case studies are found within the
course.

Please note that you will be expected to use your textbook and one of the case studies during your
BUSN 6081 Final Examination.
You will only be allowed to bring printed materials into the exam environment.

BUSN 6151: Advanced Marketing Management

Kotler, P. T., Keller, K. L., Sivaramakrishnan, S., & Cunningham, P. H. (2013). Marketing management
(14th ed., Cdn) Toronto, ON: Pearson Canada.
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-216107-7*
* Throughout the course, we will refer to chapters from this textbook required for the prerequisite class,
BUSN 5051, but any marketing management textbook from previous classes is acceptable.

Wood, J. D., Leenders, M. R., Mauffette-Leenders, L. A., & Erskine, J. A. (2018). Learning with cases (5th
ed.). London, ON: Leenders and Associates.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7714-3106-7
https://www.casemethodbooks.com/book-details

Harvard Business Publishing Course Pack: BUSN 6151. Students are responsible for purchasing the
Course Pack at an approximate total cost of USD 32.75, and will purchase it from the link that is
provided in Moodle.

BUSN 6211: Advanced Corporate Finance

Ross, S. A., Westerfield, R. W., Jordan, B. D., Roberts, G. S., Pandes, J.A., & Holloway, T. (2019).
Fundamentals of corporate finance (10th ed., Cdn) with Connect with Smartbook. Toronto, ON:
McGraw-Hill.
ISBN-13: 978-1-26-030586-9
Note: The same text is used in BUSN 6021.

BUSN 6251: Decision Analysis and Modelling

No textbook is required.

BUSN 6311: Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Baron, R. A., & Shane, S. A. (2008). Entrepreneurship: A process perspective (1st ed.). Toronto, ON:
Nelson.
ISBN-13: 978-0176103347

Note: You may also use the 2nd edition of Entrepreneurship: A process perspective.
IBSN-13: 978-0324365580
Osterwalder, A., & Pigneur, Y. (2010). Business model generation: A handbook for visionaries, game
changers, and challengers. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-87641-1

Wise, S. E. (2011). Hot or not: How to know if your business idea will fly or fail? Toronto, ON: Ryerson
Entrepreneur Institute.
ISBN-13: 978-1-46802-449-4

Recommended:

Kawasaki, G. (2015). The art of the start 2.0: The time-tested, battle-hardened guide for anyone starting
anything. New York, NY: Penguin.
ISBN-13: 978-1-59184-784-7