The Portable MBA

The Portable MBA
Author: Kenneth M. Eades
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2010-04-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470627255

A totally revised new edition of the bestselling guide to business school basics The bestselling book that invented the "MBA in a book" category, The Portable MBA Fifth Edition is a reliable and information-packed guide to the business school curriculum and experience. For years, professionals who need MBA-level information and insight-but don't need the hassle of business school-have turned to the Portable MBA series for the very best, most up-to-date coverage of the business basics. This new revised and expanded edition continues that long tradition with practical, real-world business insight from faculty members from the prestigious Darden School at the University of Virginia. With 50 percent new material, including new chapters on such topics as emerging economies, enterprise risk management, consumer behavior, managing teams, and up-to-date career advice, this is the best Portable MBA ever. Covers all the core topics you'd learn in business school, including finance, accounting, marketing, economics, ethics, operations management, management and leadership, and strategy. Every chapter is totally updated and seven new chapters have been added on vital business topics Includes case studies and interactive web-based examples Whether you own your own small business or work in a major corporate office, The Portable MBA gives you the comprehensive information and rich understanding of the business world that you need.

The Portable MBA in Strategy

The Portable MBA in Strategy
Author: Liam Fahey
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Over 525,000 Copies of the Portable MBA Series Sold Learn the best new ideas in BUSINESS STRATEGY from the brightest lights in the field This Second Edition of the phenomenally successful Portable MBA in Strategy brings you the latest developments in strategic thought, analysis, and implementation from an all-star team of teachers, authors, and consultants. Harvard's Michael E. Porter shows you how to enhance competitive advantage through a global strategy. C. K. Prahalad explains how to create and leverage core competencies-a strategy that has led many organizations to overwhelming success. Jeffrey Sampler of the London Business School demonstrates how the Internet and the rapidly evolving e-business economy challenge many of our fundamental ideas about strategy. H. Kurt Christensen and Anil Gupta map strategy alternatives for the corporate organization and its business units. Irene Duhaime demonstrates the relevance of strategy for small businesses. And John F. Mahon, Barbara Bigelow, and Liam Fahey explore political strategy-the need to manage relationships with the concerned segments of the public, trade associations, governmental agencies, community groups, and other stakeholders. You'll find penetrating insights about strategy-making from David Collis of Yale, George Day of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Ellen Hart of Gemini Consulting, and many others. To take advantage of the newest, most innovative, most effective ideas in business strategy from minds that thrive on the cutting edge, start reading The Portable MBA in Strategy, Second Edition today.

The Portable MBA in Marketing

The Portable MBA in Marketing
Author: Alexander Hiam
Publisher:
Total Pages: 488
Release: 1992-04-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Includes market research, sales forecasting, product development, and pricing.

The Portable MBA in Finance and Accounting

The Portable MBA in Finance and Accounting
Author: Theodore Grossman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 628
Release: 2009-10-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470526327

The most comprehensive and authoritative review of B-School fundamentals—from top accounting and finance professors For years, the Portable MBA series has tracked the core curricula of leading business schools to teach you the fundamentals you need to know about business-without the extreme costs of earning an MBA degree. The Portable MBA in Finance and Accounting covers all the core methods and techniques you would learn in business school, using real-life examples to deliver clear, practical guidance on finance and accounting. The new edition also includes free downloadable spreadsheets and web resources. If you’re in charge of making decisions at your own or someone else’s business, you need the best information and insight on modern finance and accounting practice. This reliable, information-packed resource shows you how to understand the numbers, plan and forecast for the future, and make key strategic decisions. Plus, this new edition covers the effects of Sarbanes-Oxley, applying ethical accounting standards, and offers career advice. • Completely updated with new examples, new topics, and full coverage of topical issues in finance and accounting—fifty percent new material • The most comprehensive and authoritative book in its category • Teaches you virtually everything you'd learn about finance and accounting in today's best business schools Whether you’re thinking of starting your own business or you already have and just need to brush up on finance and accounting basics, this is the only guide you need.

The Portable MBA in Project Management

The Portable MBA in Project Management
Author: Eric Verzuh
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2003-04-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The Portable MBA in Project Management covers the most pressing topics in project management and features all the leading thinkers in the field. While most project management books address only the techniques for managing individual projects, The Portable MBA in Project Management widens the scope to include insights for managing project-based organizations. In doing so, this comprehensive volume will help managers combine the power of individual project successes to drive the organization to new levels of productivity and customer responsiveness. Eric Verzuh, best selling author of The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, brings together the leading lights of project management in this volume, including Robert G. Cooper, Randall Englund, Jack Meredith and Neil Whitten. In addition to his role as editor, Verzuh draws on his own expertise to address how and why project management is a strategic strength, how to integrate project management into your enterprise, and several other topics for which he is well-known. Together they effectively address the full spectrum of the issues in project management today.

The Portable MBA

The Portable MBA
Author: Eliza G. C. Collins
Publisher: New York : Wiley
Total Pages: 412
Release: 1990
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780471619970

Very Good,No Highlights or Markup,all pages are intact.

The Portable MBA in Investment

The Portable MBA in Investment
Author: Peter L. Bernstein
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 454
Release: 1995-10-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The bestselling author of Capital Ideas presents a landmark investment book. The Portable MBA in Investment includes in-depth discussions on the nature of today's markets, setting objectives, asset valuation, investment strategies, managing risks, and performance measurement.

The Portable MBA

The Portable MBA
Author: Robert F. Bruner
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2003-02-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780471222842

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Real-Time Strategy

Real-Time Strategy
Author: Lee Tom Perry
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1993-04-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780471585640

Updates strategic thinking by delivering a wide assortment of empowering tools that not only work but have also been site-tested in more than 50 companies. Also shows members of self-directed teams how to use these tools together to improvise operational strategies. Uses an inside-out and outside-in approach to strategic thinking by paying coincident and equal attention to both organizational capabilities and opportunities in the business environment.