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Written by faculty members, covers first year MBA program topics such as marketing, economics, and management; and includes case studies, an entrepreneurship guide, and discussion about the future of business.

From management and marketing to finance, strategy, leadership, and innovation, "MBA in a Box" covers all the bases and gets right to the heart of the ideas that make business tick.

Written to inform, challenge and entertain, this book explains alternative ways of thinking about management. The author draws on a range of disciplines, including philosophy and linguistics.

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Presenting a major retrospective and prospective overview of strategy, this Handbook is an important benchmark volume for management scholars worldwide. The Handbook frames, assesses and synthesizes the work in the field. Chapters are grouped under four specific areas of strategy and management: Mapping a Terrain; Thinking and Acting Strategically; Changing Contexts; and Looking Forward. Within these parts, leading international scholars provide historical...

"For Nearly Half a Century Peter Drucker has inspired and educated managers - and influenced the nature of business - with his landmark articles in the Harvard Business Review. Here, gathered together and framed by a thoughtful introduction from the Review's editor Nan Stone, is a collection of his most significant work." "One of our leading thinkers on the practice and study of management. Drucker has sought out, identified, and examined the most...

"Today's companies don't need better managers. They need better value creators - individuals who understand not only the organizational process but the organizational dynamics that ensure continuing profits for a company and its shareholders. In this book, Anjan Thakor presents managers with a pragmatic guide to creating value and boosting the success of their companies - while enhancing their own careers." "Becoming a Better Value Creator tackles...