For help preparing for, and support during your MBA course, The Essential MBA brings together a comprehensive overview of the main subjects taught on MBA and business and management programmes in one book. Each chapter is written by a specialized contributor and offers students a helpful introduction to each topic of study, including: Sections on research methods and study skills Further reading recommendations and questions for reflection A critical perspective of the subject matter and reviews of alternative approaches. This text is an invaluable guide for MBA students, as well a useful introduction for undergraduate and postgraduate students of business and management. Susan Miller is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Hull University Business School

The Physician's Essential MBA: What Every Physician Leader Needs to Know is the essential resource for physicians who are seeking sophisticated business and managerial skills in order to survive in today's health care environment. This comprehensive text covers everything from change and strategy to effective data utilization.

Master the fundamentals, hone your business instincts, and save a fortune in tuition. The consensus is clear: MBA programs are a waste of time and money. Even the elite schools offer outdated assembly-line educations about profit-and-loss statements and PowerPoint presentations. After two years poring over sanitized case studies, students are shuffled off into middle management to find out how business really works. Josh Kaufman has made a business out of distilling the core principles of business and delivering them quickly and concisely to people at all stages of their careers. His blog has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to the best business books and most powerful business concepts of all time. In The Personal MBA, he shares the essentials of sales, marketing, negotiation, strategy, and much more. True leaders aren't made by business schools-they make themselves, seeking out the knowledge, skills, and experiences they need to succeed. Read this book and in one week you will learn the principles it takes most people a lifetime to master.

The authors give the most comprehensive, authoritative and compelling account yet of the troubled state of business education today and go well beyond this to provide a blueprint for the future.

The secret to owning the right franchise business is no secret if you understand what it takes to succeed. The single most important factor is preparation. This book will help with your preparation. Designed to help busy professionals understand and apply the concepts and methodologies essential to accurate franchise analysis, this workbook enables readers to test their knowledge and comprehension of the tools and techniques described in the The Franchise MBA before putting them to use in real world situations. This informative study guide contains carefully constructed exercises with detailed solutions, as well as specific learning outcomes and franchise component overviews. Internationally renowned franchise authority and author Nick Neonakis presents a personal hands-on companion to the landmark book The Franchise MBA - Mastering the Four Essential Steps to Owning a Franchise, which has become a guide book for individuals, families, and businesses around the world. The success of his principle-centered philosophy of investigating franchise business is based upon his years of real world franchise experience. Now, with The Franchise MBA Workbook, you can further explore and understand this tried-and-true approach to finding the perfect franchise through a wide range of thought provoking exercises. With the same clarity and assurance Neonakis' fans have come to appreciate, this individualized workbook helps readers to fully internalize the 4 Steps approach to finding the ideal franchise through private and thought-provoking exercises, whether they have owned a franchise or not. This workbook offers solutions to both personal and professional questions by promoting and teaching emotional intelligence, integrity, financial honesty, and goal setting. An engaging companion to the renowned classic, The Franchise MBA Workbook will help readers set goals, understand franchising, and create a path to self-sufficient independence.

MBA in a Book provides readers with a priceless foundation of business principles, sales techniques, and leadership advice—a perfect gift for rising professionals. MBA In a Book offers the kind of information graduates of MBA programs ought to have, but usually gain only after years of hard-won experience. This volume contains essential advice about the fundamentals of business, sales, and leadership from some of history's most influential thinkers and doers: entepreneurs, executives, scholars, statesmen, and philosophers. The business principles section includes wisdom about the fundamentals of business practice and theory and important advice on investment, leadership, management, marketing, and success. The following section includes observations and insights that offer useful sales advice and ingenious techniques. Readers will discover gems of wisdom that address both the daily practicalities and the grand ideals of leadership in the final section. Updated with a new introduction, this valuable collection will provide readers with the keys to mastering timeless and essential business skills. MBA In a Book will inspire, guide, and support anyone interested in mastering the complex strategies that lead to success in business.

Discover the secrets and tips to get the business education you need, the faster and cheaper way. The average debt load for graduates of the top business schools has now exceeded $100,000. For most young professionals, this means spending the first half of their career in the red and feeling pressure to take the first position offered to them so that they can start paying off their debt. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. Author and businesswoman Laurie Pickard discovered a way to get the business education she needed to land her dream job while avoiding the massive school loans that plague so many. In Don’t Pay for Your MBA, she shares all that she learned so that others can benefit as well. Pickard discovered that the same prestigious business schools that offer the MBAs so many covet also offer MOOCs (massive online open courses) for low or even no cost. Within these pages, you will learn how to: Define your goals and tailor a curriculum that is geared toward your dream job Master the language of business Build a strong network Choose a concentration and deepen your expertise Showcase your nontraditional education in a way that attracts companies Don’t fall for the lies that pressure countless graduates every year into MBA programs and insurmountable debt. Self-directed online learning can fill gaps in your training, position you for promotions, and open new opportunities--at a fraction of the cost!