The Portable MBA

By: Kenneth M. Eades, Timothy M. Laseter, Ian Skurnik, Peter L. Rodriguez, Lynn A. Isabella, Paul J. Simko

Narrated by: Adam Hanin

Length: 18 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

A totally revised, new edition of the best-selling guide to business school basics.

The best-selling 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.

©2010 Kenneth M. Eades, Lynn A. Isabella, Timothy M. Laseter, Peter L. Rodriguez, Paul J. Simko, (P)2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Challenging Audio Book

The material covered was a good overall picture of what it entails to select an MBA school and what the MBA curriculum entails. However many topics involve math or other abstract concepts therefore reading portions of the book will be required. Additionally after completing the book one may want to study areas addressed by the book in more detail.

Just ok

Has too much diversity crap in it saying how it's good without giving a reason why. Diversity for diversity sake. Some of the econ in the early part is pretty weak. Too much demand side "keynesian Econ".

Should be a PDF attachment

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

It will be a good movie

Any additional comments?

I just start listening and it was not long until I realized something is missing. The Author
refers to graphs and exhibitions that are most likely in the hard copy book, but are not attached to this audio book. I can not rate the whole work overall since I have not completed the book.

Good book

The book meet my expectations and I was most impressed with the chapter on teams. The narrator does a great job of reading some difficult sections (equations) in a way that makes it understandable.

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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.

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