The Portable MBA, 4th Edition
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Book Description
Praise for The PORTABLE MBA THIRD EDITION "This is a first-rate book by a first-rate group of scholars. It provides a clear distillation of some very powerful new concepts and integrates [them] into a practical general management framework that will help managers meet the challenges of the twenty-first century." W. Carl Kester Industrial Bank of Japan Professor of Finance Harvard Business School "The Portable MBA is an outstanding resource. Every prospective MBA student should read it to jump-start their course work; every practicing manager, even those with MBAs, would also profit greatly from time spent with this excellent book." Dennis E. Logue, Dean and Fred E. Brown Chair Michael F. Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma "The Portable MBA will appeal to those who recognize that the tired old rules of business no longer apply in todays rapidly changing global environment. This book offers students and business professionals an up-to-date approach that integrates all the key functional areas of the business enterprise." John D. Finnerty, PhD, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Professor of Finance, Fordham University "[The Portable MBA] offers an interdisciplinary, succinct, and practical approach to tools, concepts, and emerging trends facing executives who compete in the global economy." Barry D. Leskin Chief Learning Officer, Chevron Corporation
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3 out of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Very poor quality, poorly written bookFriday, August 06, 2004
I will strongly advise not to purchase this book. The book is a superficial look at the topics covered in an MBA program.
8 out of 14 people found the following review helpful:
A scratch on the surface, or not even thatFriday, November 21, 2003
This book is totally void of content. The authors state the obvious over and over again, and never get to saying anything meaningful.
9 out of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Good MBA Reference BookFriday, March 21, 2003
This is a good BASIC LEVEL reference book for MBA studies. It shows the basic theories e.g. in strategy, finance, accounting etc. If you need deeper & focused knowledge of any of those areas, maybe you should buy another book (e.g. Portable MBA in Stretegy).
24 out of 39 people found the following review helpful:
Not even a beginner's levelMonday, March 10, 2003
I buy a lot of books. In general I average about $600/year in books. I hold an MSEE and an MBA. So I buy a lot of business and technical books.
This is the first time that I feel that a book I baught was so worthless that I felt it my duty to write about it.
Sometimes it is hard to keep voluminous books about a particular area. So I thought I could buy a condensé that just reminds me what I need to remember if need be.
Well, I got the wrong book. This is the lowest level book I have come across and I am surprised it's writen by so called "eminent" professors and endorsed by so called "Harvard business school" professors.
A blunt breach of credibility for those who wrote this leaflet and those who endorsed it.
8 out of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Great book a must for every young manager or executive.Friday, August 23, 2002
During the tech boom in 2000 I snared a job with a Fortune 500 technology company. I was bright but as a history major my business knowledge was limited to what I had in econ 101 and CNN MoneyWatch. Needless to say I needed some help. Boom this book was recommended and I went from lost to in command in a matter of months. Written by the professors at UVA's highly regarded Darden School of Business this book covers all aspects of an MBA from Marketing to finance and then some. For all you who want to be a VP someday I hardily endorse this book.