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The brand-new edition of the ultimate desktop tool
The PORTABLE MBA DESK REFERENCE
Substantially revised, completely updated
How do I analyze a balance sheet? What is business process reengineering? Where can I get financial information about overseas companies? What kinds of services does the Department of Commerce provide to exporters?
When it comes to finding quick answers to these and other important business questions, thousands of people depend on The Portable MBA Desk Reference—the complete all-in-one guide to business terms, facts, ideas, and resources.
Now this Second Edition has been extensively revised to include the very latest business topics and data, plus new cutting-edge sections on technology, and much more. Organized into two easy-to-use sections, it contains an A-to-Z encyclopedia covering key topics ranging from accounting and marketing to manufacturing and strategy, plus a comprehensive resource guide for finding specific information—in print and on line—on dozens of subjects. Ideal for a quick-take or a fast refresher, this edition of The Portable MBA Desk Reference is the best colleague you'll ever have.
A selection of Book-of-the-Month Club, Money Book Club, and Quality Paperback Book Club.
Being in business today means navigating a daunting array of jargon, theories, and data covering hundreds of topics—any one of which could have the power to make or break your success at any time.
That's why thousands of people depend on The Portable MBA Desk Reference—the complete one-stop source of quick-access information on hundreds of key business terms, concepts, and resources. From accounting and advertising to management and manufacturing, this ready reference puts a wealth of essential knowledge right at your fingertips.
Now substantially revised and updated, this outstanding second edition of The Portable MBA Desk Reference keeps pace with the latest developments in business practice, including cutting-edge information on the Internet and electronic commerce, plus up-to-the-minute business facts, figures, and more. Like its successful predecessor, this new edition offers the combined wisdom of experts from every field of business—all skillfully presented in two user-friendly sections.
PART ONE is an easy-to-use A-to-Z encyclopedia of major business topics, with plain-English coverage of crucial terminology and subjects in accounting, economics, finance, international business, management, manufacturing, marketing, and strategy. You'll also find helpful mini-case studies and real-life examples, plus time-saving cross-references to related entries.
PART TWO is a comprehensive and up-to-date directory of sources of vital business information. It tells you exactly where to look—in print and on line—and whom to contact for information on dozens of business areas, including advertising, marketing demographics, corporate and industrial financial data, economic data, international business, and more. You'll also find appendices packed with hard business facts, numbers, and lists—perfect for beefing up an important report or preparing for that last-minute meeting.
Whether you're looking for a quick-take or a complete business refresher course, The Portable MBA Desk Reference, Second Edition is an essential companion for your trip to the top.
The Portable MBA Series
The Portable MBA series, with over 450,000 copies sold, provides instant "MBA literacy" to managers, professionals, and business owners. Portable MBA books provide comprehensive coverage of the primary business functions taught in MBA programs, as well as focused coverage of today's vital business topics. As such, The Portable MBA series provides the most authoritative continuing business education available.
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The Portable MBA, Third Edition
The New Portable MBA
The Portable MBA in Marketing, Second Edition
The Portable MBA in Finance and Accounting, Second Edition
The Portable MBA Desk Reference, Second Edition
The Portable MBA in Management
The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship, Second Edition
The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship Case Studies
The Portable MBA in Strategy
Customer Reviews:
Still a niche to fill.......2005-09-27
I had a comprehensive exam to cover all of my core classes as the end of my MBA, in place of a dissertation. Having sold all of my books on Amazon (oops) after finishing the individual classes, I needed something to catch me back up in all the core disciplines. Well this book didn't quit do it. It was good in the more numberless skills such as strategy, marketing and some econimics but fell way short of the mark in the more number intensive areas of statistics, finance, and accounting. When I say way short of the mark, I don't believe you could find even the subject for the latter three areas in the book. It is a decent reference and provides good information on the areas it covers but I would expect more from a 'desk reference'.
This book is GOLD in any business person's library!.......2002-09-21
This desk reference is a wonderful tool. I thank God for the publishing of this book. I am a busy Mom/Wife/Accountant/MBA Student/Entrepreneur. This book saves me a lot of time and energy when I am doing research. I can get a quick synopsis of the topic, which makes it easy to narrow down my research efforts for more information on that particular topic. Or it helps to refresh my memory of an area of study. It reminds me of all the different essentials involved in certain consulting projects or research papers. GET THIS BOOK, THE INVESTMENT IS EXTREMELY WORTHWHILE!
A handy reference book for a managent consultant or manager.......2002-06-09
I bought this book (all new, but from Amazon market place seller for [lower than retail cost] - the only thing missing was a dust jacket, and I figured it was not worth paying an extra [money] on Amazon for the jacket). At [the lower price] I think it's a book worth having as a reference. I often need to go into details of any project that I handle, but this book provides reliable references I can go check out instead of using a shot-gun approach.
I would highly recommend buying this book in [a lower than retail price range]. At [retail], it's overpriced!
Recommended for: MBA students, management consultants, business managers
Portable vs. Useful.......2002-03-12
The concepts: 'board' (as in 'board of directors'), 'trustee' and 'non-profit organization' were not found in this book.
A world of facts and figures at your fingertips.......1999-12-07
Being in business today means navigating a daunting array of jargon, theories, and data covering hundreds of topics-anyone of which could have the power to make or break your success at any time.
That's why thousands of people depend on The Portable MBA Desk Reference-the complete one-stop source of quick-access information on hundreds of key business terms, concepts, and resources. From accounting and advertising to management and manufacturing, this ready reference puts a wealth of essential knowledge right at your fingertips.
Now substantially revised and updated, this outstanding second addition of The Portable MBA Desk Reference keeps pace with the latest developments in business facts, figures, and more. Like its successful predecessor, this new edition offers the combined wisdom of experts from every field of business-all skillfully presented in two user-friendly sections.
Part One is an easy-to-use A-Z encyclopedia of major business topics, with plain-English coverage of crucial terminology and subjects in accounting, economics, finance, international business, management, manufacturing, marketing, and strategy. You'll also find helpful mini-case studies and real-life examples, plus time-saving cross-references to related entries.
Part Two is a comprehensive and up-to-date directory of sources of vital business information. It tells you exactly where to look-in print and on line-and whom to contact for information on dozens of business areas, including advertising, marketing demographics, corporate and industrial financial data, economic data, international business, and more. You'll also find appendices packed with hard business facts, numbers, and lists-perfect for beefing up an important report or preparing for that last-minute meeting.
Whether you're looking for a quick-take or a complete business refresher course, The Portable MBA Desk Reference, Second Edition is an essential companion for your trip to the top.
Nitin Nohria is Professor of Business Administration at The Harvard Business School, where he focuses on leadership and organizational change. An active speaker at industry and company forums, he is coeditor-with James Champy-of Fast Forward, a collection of Harvard Business Review articles on change, and with Robert Eccles, of Networks and Organizations: Structure, Form, and Action. He is also coauthor of Beyond the Hype, with Robert Eccles; The Differentiated Network, with Sumantra Ghoshal; and The Arc of Ambition, with James Champy.
Reviewed by Azlan Adnan. Formerly Business Development Manager with KPMG, Azlan Adnan is currently Managing Partner of Azlan & Koh Knowledge and Professional Management Group, an education and management consulting practice based in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysian Borneo. He holds a Master's degree in International Business and Management from the Westminster Business School, London.
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A convenient, accurate, one-stop, comprehensive source of business information. The ``Quick Reference'' section offers a concise, cross-reference encyclopedia of terms and definitions. ``Vital Statistics'' is a directory which provides data and shows where to locate it. The ``Tool Kit'' section is composed of formulas frequently used in business.
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International Business Teaching in Eastern and Central European Countries
George, Ed. Tesar
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Despite some well-publicized hiccups, e-commerce remains an incredibly powerful and lucrative channel for businesses both small and large. Selling Online is the leading authority for Canadians who want to build online retail enterprises that will last. Updated to reflect the most current tools, information, and success strategies, this hands-on book continues to provide everything necessary to launch a successful online storefront solution, including improved security, innovative marketing strategies, and critical mistakes to avoid.
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The Defining Moment: The Great Depression and the American Economy in the Twentieth Century (National Bureau of Economic Research Project Report)
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The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies
ASIN: 0226065898 |
Book Description
In contemporary American political discourse, issues related to the scope, authority, and the cost of the federal government are perennially at the center of discussion. Any historical analysis of this topic points directly to the Great Depression, the "moment" to which most historians and economists connect the origins of the fiscal, monetary, and social policies that have characterized American government in the second half of the twentieth century. In the most comprehensive collection of essays available on these topics, The Defining Moment poses the question directly: to what extent, if any, was the Depression a watershed period in the history of the American economy? This volume organizes twelve scholars' responses into four categories: fiscal and monetary policies, the economic expansion of government, the innovation and extension of social programs, and the changing international economy. The central focus across the chapters is the well-known alternations to national government during the 1930s. The Defining Moment attempts to evaluate the significance of the past half-century to the American economy, while not omitting reference to the 1930s.
The essays consider whether New Deal-style legislation continues to operate today as originally envisioned, whether it altered government and the economy as substantially as did policies inaugurated during World War II, the 1950s, and the 1960s, and whether the legislation had important precedents before the Depression, specifically during World War I. Some chapters find that, surprisingly, in certain areas such as labor organization, the 1930s responses to the Depression contributed less to lasting change in the economy than a traditional view of the time would suggest. On the whole, however, these essays offer testimony to the Depression's legacy as a "defining moment." The large role of today's government and its methods of intervention—from the pursuit of a more active monetary policy to the maintenance and extension of a wide range of insurance for labor and business—derive from the crisis years of the 1930s.
Customer Reviews:
Uneven but worth a look.......2000-03-15
The editors of "The Defining Moment" pose an interesting set of questions: Did the Great Depression cause a quantum increase of the federal government's involvement in the U.S. economy? If so, how and why?
Given the multitude of federal interventions into various sectors of the economy, the editors sensibly subdivided the questions into twelve topic areas, so that each chapter pertains to a particular program or sector. They then assigned the topics to respected academic economic historians affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most of the authors actually try to answer the editors' questions, which gives the collection unusual coherence for a conference volume. Still more remarkable, most of them write well. They offer arguments and evidence that are far more accessible than those a reader will typically find in academic economics journals. The authors do not examine the question of whether the new roles played by the federal government during the 1930s contributed to, rather than only resulted from, the length and severity of the depression.
In their introduction to the volume, the editors set forth the quantum-increase or "defining moment" hypothesis and summarize the authors' answers. They provide useful line charts plotting the growing size of total government spending during the twentieth century, as a share of GNP and as divided among federal, state, and local governments. To my eyes, the time series for total government purchases of goods and services as a share of GNP shows two distinct upward steps. It first rises from a plateau of around 8 percent in the 1920s to a higher plateau of 14 to 15 percent in 1932-40. It then (after the spike associated with World War II) rises to a still higher plateau of around 21 percent after 1952. As is consistent with the theme developed by Robert Higgs in "Crisis and Leviathan" (1987), the crisis of the Great Depression is associated with the first upward "ratchet effect." The second ratcheting upward is a puzzle not examined in the current volume, beyond a passing reference or two to "the cold war."
Like most conference volumes, "The Defining Moment" is a mixed bag; some chapters are stronger than others. Few readers will want to read it cover to cover, but anyone seriously interested in the economic history of the United States in the twentieth century particularly those called upon to teach that subject should give the volume a look.
Great Teacher.......1998-12-15
Prof. Bordo is my instructor for my Financial & Monetary History of the US class here at Rutgers University. He is a brilliant guy and I am sure this book is great. I have never read it but he is no slouch.
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The Defining Moment: The Great Depression and the American Economy in the Twentieth Century.(Review): An article from: Independent Review
Lawrence H. White
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An excellent delve into the Saatchi & Saatchi story!.......1999-03-03
As a new reader on the subject of Saatchi & Saatchi and the industry as a whole I was pleased to read such a frank, sufficiently detailed, and well-written account. I would strongly recommend this book as a first read this topic.
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Saatchi and Saatchi: The Inside Story
Philip Kleinman
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Here are cutting-edge techniques that will boost the productivity and slash the costs of your facility department
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Holistic Disaster Recovery: Ideas for Building Local Sustainability After a Natural Disaster
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