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This open textbook has been compiled, edited and partially adapted by the Laura Westmaas in partnership with the OER Design Studio and the Library Learning Commons at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. This work is part of the FanshaweOpen learning initiative and is made available through a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License unless otherwise noted.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge and thank the following authors/entities who have graciously made their work available for the remixing, reusing, and adapting of this text:

  • An Introduction to Organizational Behaviour by Saylor Academy is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, except where otherwise noted.
  • Business Communication for Success by Southern Alberta Institute of Technology is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
  • Communication @ Work by Jordan Smith is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
  • Communication in the Real World by University of Minnesota is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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  • Human Relations  by Saylor Academy under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License without attribution as requested by the work’s original creator or licensor, except where otherwise noted.
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  • Introduction to Psychology – 1st Canadian Edition.by Charles Stangor and Jennifer Walinga is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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  • Organizational Behaviour by Seneca College is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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  • Professional Communications by Olds College is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
  • Psychology 2nd Edition by Rice University is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
  • Type A/B Personality by Stewart Black; Donald G. Gardner; Jon L. Pierce; and Richard Steers is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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Collaborators

This project was a collaboration between the author and the team in the OER Design Studio at Fanshawe.  The following staff and students were involved in the creation of this project:

  • Andrew Stracuzzi – Faculty Lead, Instructional Design, and Quality Assurance
  • Shauna Roch – Project Lead
  • Robert Armstrong – Graphic Design 
  • Davandra Earle – Ancillary Developer

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