The Economist Pocket Mba: Essentials of Management Thinking and Theory from A to Z ("The Economist" books)

by TheEconomist (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1994

  $3.24

  This guide defines the essentials of management thinking and theory through concise essays on management education, management literature, business information: sources and uses, and the MBA grows up. The book also includes an A-Z of leading management thinking and theory on economics, finance and accounting, human resources, information technology, marketing, production and strategy as well as lists, features and appendices on leading business schools, leading management consultants and leading management books and journals.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2000

  $3.24

  Aimed at aspiring MBAs or those who already are MBAs but need to refresh their memories on tried and tested management theory and bring themselves up to date with the new ideas. This new and completely revised edition of this populare title contains concise essays on management development, business schools, the management skills that make a difference, the qualities managers need in the new knowledge-based connected economy, and strategies for keeping up with the pace of change. It also includes an A-Z with entries that range from Abilene Paradox and Active Learning, through Cognitive Dissonance and Comparative Advantage, all the way to Theories X, Y and Z and Zipf's Law. With wide-ranging appendices that include leading business schools, and recommended reading.