What the Best MBAs Know: How to Apply the Greatest Ideas Taught in the Best Business Schools (Hardcover)

~ Peter Navarro (Author) "Each year, from the ivy-covered halls of Harvard and Wharton and the sun-drenched campuses of Stanford and USC to the intellectual vineyards of France's INSEAD,..." (more)
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Product Description

Easy access to the essential knowledge and skills of a top-level M.B.A. program--without having to attend a lecture

What the Best MBAs Know provides professionals who don't have the coveted M.B.A. designation with the skills and knowledge taught in today's finest programs. Professors from Stanford, MIT, Northwestern, and other influential programs contribute detailed chapters on broad-scope topics such as strategy, functional areas including accounting, and key disciplines from managerial economics to decision analysis.

The resulting application-based book gives readers complete mastery over the most important concepts of an M.B.A. education, leveling the playing field between M.B.A. and non-M.B.A. professionals. Organized according to the subject matter of the core M.B.A. curriculum, this unique and valuable book features:

Fascinating boxes discussing real-world situations and applications

Companion website with interactive exercises, key links, and more

Focused review questions and exercises for each chapter and area

Contributors

Charles P. Bonini, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University

Leslie K. Breitner, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington

Richard J. Lutz, Warrington College of Business Administration at the University of Florida

Steven L. McShane, Graduate School of Management at the University of Western Australia

Steven Nahmias, Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University

Stephen A. Ross, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Daniel F. Spulber, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Mary Ann Glinow, Florida International University

Barton Weitz, Warrington College of Business Administration at the University of Florida

Jeffrey F. Jaffe, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania

Randolph W. Westerfield, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California

From the Back Cover

Get the knowledge and skills taught in today's top MBA programs--without ever setting foot inside a classroom

What the Best MBAs Know presents the key concepts, tools, and wisdom being taught in leading MBA programs from Northwestern's Kellogg School and the Wharton School to Stanford and USC. Featuring contributions from the most accomplished business school professors, each chapter takes you inside their classrooms for a detailed look at topics from marketing, finance, and managerial economics to leadership, corporate strategy, and more. Theoretically solid and applications-based, What the Best MBAs Know is both a valuable resource and a ready reference to the core knowledge obtained with an MBA.

Includes contributions by:

• Charles P. Bonini, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
• Leslie K. Breitner, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington
• Jeffrey F. Jaffe, The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
• Richard J. Lutz, Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida
• Steven L. McShane, Graduate School of Management, University of Western Australia
• Steven Nahmias, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University
• Peter Navarro, Graduate School of Management, University of California, Irvine
• Stephen A. Ross, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Daniel F. Spulber, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• Mary Ann Von Glinow, Florida International University
• Barton Weitz, Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida
• Randolph W. Westerfield, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California

What the Best MBAs Know covers the breakthrough strategies, techniques, and ideas that are being taught in the classrooms of today's top MBA programs. University of California business professor Peter Navarro joins more than a dozen of his colleagues--including Stephen A. Ross of MIT's Sloan School, Daniel Spulber of Northwestern's Kellogg School, and Charles P. Bonini of Stanford University's Graduate School of Business--to provide you with the key concepts, tools, and knowledge that, until now, could only be obtained through an MBA degree. This comprehensive book--as engaging as it is informative--covers virtually every subject taught in an intensive MBA program, including:

• The Big Picture: An Overview of the MBA Curriculum
• Management Strategy: Five Steps to Successful Strategic Analysis
• Macroeconomics & the Well-Timed Business Strategy
• Strategic Marketing: Delivering Customer Value
• Operations and Supply Chain Management: Getting the Stuff Out the Door
• Financial Accounting: "Doing the Numbers" for Investors, Regulators and Other External Users
• Managerial Accounting: "Doing the Numbers" for Decision Making and Control
• Corporate Finance: Big Questions and Key Concepts
• Organizational Behavior: The Power of People and Leadership
• Statistics, Decision Analysis, and Modeling: How the Numbers Help Us Manage
• Managerial Economics: Microeconomics for Managers

In each chapter, What the Best MBAs Know first identifies the key concepts of a subject like strategy or finance. One of the world's top business professors then illustrates how these concepts are applied on a daily basis in the rough-and-ready world of international business. The insights of these top professors throw open the doors of the best business schools as they highlight the latest strategies and tactics driving today's intensely competitive landscape.

Whether you are currently pursuing an MBA, already have an MBA but need to refresh and update your information, or simply want to arm yourself with MBA-level knowledge without the time and financial commitments involved in obtaining the degree, this all-in-one resource will help to place you on the same strategic playing field as your competitors.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (February 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071422757
• ISBN-13: 978-0071422758
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #154,670 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great B-school refresher, August 1, 2005

By	Avid business book reader (Ohio, United States) - See all my reviews

I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting a business school refresher b/c it thoroughly covers the all the topics. You'll find yourself saying "oh, yes, I remember that!"

The approach throughout the book is to highlight "the big questions" around each topic, then discuss them in detail. I've found this a great way to hit the just high points when I want to refresh myself and to have a more in-depth read when I want more.

It has become a great desk reference for me. A co-worker just finishing an MBA has also read it and found it a great complement to his MBA program.

While all the chapters are well-written and full of information, the chapter on macroeconomics was outstanding. I was surprised to learn in the book how few of the top business schools teach macroeconomics. Fortunately, the book covers it well.

Great book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good intro to b-school for the non-MBA, March 14, 2008

By	A. Rastagar "mixer" (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Good intro to b-school for the non-MBA person or for someone who is looking to enter b-school soon. Also, can be used as a little refresher for long-time graduates, but don't expect to be able to run a business simply by reading this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars New Insights In MBA, August 22, 2008

By	Ugochukwu Odimba (Abuja, Nigeria) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have always had interest in Business, though a software developer and database administrator. I'm currently running and MBA program with a University and was looking for a book that would enrich my knowledge. This book gives different dimensions and insights to the regular MBA Curriculum with life case studies and practical tools for each topic covered.

I have read a few other books on MBA and so far this is the best I have come across, though I wish there were chapters on Entrepreneurship and Business Negotiation.