The Vest-Pocket MBA, Third Edition [Paperback]

Jae K. Shim (Author), Joel G. Siegel (Author), Abraham J. Simon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 6, 2004

This bestselling soup-to-nuts book teaches the techniques and methods used in the country’s finest MBA programs. And now it’s fully revised with the latest information for today’s busy businesspeople.

Presented in an accessible question-and-answer format, The Vest-Pocket MBA helps readers quickly pinpoint all the formulas, ratios, and rules of thumb they need to analyze and evaluate nearly any problem. Among the many topics it covers: accounting, finance, break-even analysis, investment evaluation, capital budgeting, business law, risk minimization, marketing, and international trade.

The Vest-Pocket MBA offers a wealth of guidelines, illustrations, and how-to’s for the modern decision-maker, from the B-school student to the senior executive.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jae K. Shim, Ph.D., is professor of business at California State University, Long Beach, and CEO of Delta Consulting Company, a management consulting and training firm. He has been a consultant to commercial and nonprofit organizations over 30 years, and has over 50 college and professional books to his credit, including The Vest-Pocket CPA and The Vest-Pocket CFO.

Joel G. Siegel, Ph.D, CPA, is a professor of accounting and finance at Queens College of the City University of New York, and is a financial consultant. He is the author of 65 published books and over 300 articles.

Abraham J. Simon, Ph.D, CPA, is a professor of accounting and information systems at Queens College of the City University of New York.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Portfolio Trade; 3 edition (December 6, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591840511
• ISBN-13: 978-1591840510
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #442,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Required by every MBA student and business manager!!!!, April 25, 1999

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This review is from: The Vest-Pocket MBA: Second Edition (Vest-Pocket Series) (Paperback)

This is one of the best fast references for business decision making and calculations. Rather than looking throught the voluminous texts which are required materials of business schools, this reference book holds all calculation procedures and examples of formula application required in MBA programs. Additional statistics tables are also included. This is a must for MBA students and business managers.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Handy but, February 19, 2005

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Catherine Michael "catherinemichael" (Sacramento CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Vest-Pocket MBA, Third Edition (Paperback)

there are 'way too many typos in the formulas and calculations; really needed a better proofreader and/or formula and table typist. So if you don't already have some experience with the subject matter, you will find working through the examples frustrating as you encounter these errors.

Another caveat: the examples are headed in big bold type, while the principles they illustrate are in smaller italic type. This makes it more difficult than necessary to find the subject you're looking for and to determine what the example is illustrating.

Could also use a Glossary and an Index.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars New Edition Doesn't always mean improved, September 12, 2005

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J. F. Miles - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Vest-Pocket MBA, Third Edition (Paperback)

I have purchased the first and second edition in the past and would rate them both 5's. This new edition does not flow as well. I have used these books in the past to train my assistants who usually work with me for two years anmd the results have always been impressive. My current assistant is even more eagar to learn yet we seem to get "stuck in the mud with this edition. " I seriously considered rating this a three but relented when I realise that I was punishinmg the editors for failing to live up to the expectations they created in me due to past stellar performances, so in justice, I rated it a 4.