What the Best MBAs Know : How to Apply the Greatest Ideas Taught in the Best Business Schools

**Easy access to the essential knowledge and skills of a top-level M.B.A. program—without having to attend a lecture** __What the Best MBAs Know__ provides professionals who don't have the coveted M.B.A. designation with the skills and knowledge taught in today's finest programs. Professors from Stanford, MIT, Northwestern, and other influential programs contribute detailed chapters on broad-scope topics such as strategy, functional areas including accounting, and key disciplines from managerial economics to decision analysis. The resulting application-based book gives readers complete mastery over the most important concepts of an M.B.A. education, leveling the playing field between M.B.A. and non-M.B.A. professionals. Organized according to the subject matter of the core M.B.A. curriculum, this unique and valuable book features: - Fascinating boxes discussing real-world situations and applications - Companion website with interactive exercises, key links, and more - Focused review questions and exercises for each chapter and area **Contributors** - **Charles P. Bonini**, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University - **Leslie K. Breitner**, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington - **Richard J. Lutz**, Warrington College of Business Administration at the University of Florida - **Steven L. McShane**, Graduate School of Management at the University of Western Australia - **Steven Nahmias**, Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University - **Stephen A. Ross**, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - **Daniel F. Spulber**, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Easy access to the essential knowledge and skills of a top-level M.B.A. program—without having to attend a lecture

What the Best MBAs Know provides professionals who don't have the coveted M.B.A. designation with the skills and knowledge taught in today's finest programs. Professors from Stanford, MIT, Northwestern, and other influential programs contribute detailed chapters on broad-scope topics such as strategy, functional areas including accounting, and key disciplines from managerial economics to decision analysis.

The resulting application-based book gives readers complete mastery over the most important concepts of an M.B.A. education, leveling the playing field between M.B.A. and non-M.B.A. professionals. Organized according to the subject matter of the core M.B.A. curriculum, this unique and valuable book features:

• Fascinating boxes discussing real-world situations and applications
• Companion website with interactive exercises, key links, and more
• Focused review questions and exercises for each chapter and area

Contributors

• Charles P. Bonini, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
• Leslie K. Breitner, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington
• Richard J. Lutz, Warrington College of Business Administration at the University of Florida
• Steven L. McShane, Graduate School of Management at the University of Western Australia
• Steven Nahmias, Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University
• Stephen A. Ross, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Daniel F. Spulber, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Publisher's description: What the Best MBAs Know provides professionals who don't have the coveted M.B.A. designation with the skills and knowledge taught in today's finest programs. Professors from Stanford, MIT, Northwestern, and other influential programs contribute detailed chapters on broad-scope topics such as strategy, functional areas including accounting, and key disciplines from managerial economics to decision analysis. The resulting application-based book gives readers complete mastery over the most important concepts of an M.B.A. education, leveling the playing field between M.B.A. and non-M.B.A. professionals. Organized according to the subject matter of the core M.B.A. curriculum, this unique and valuable book features: fascinating boxes discussing real-world situations and applications; companion website with interactive exercises, key links, and more; and focused review questions and exercises for each chapter and area Each year, from the ivy-covered halls of Harvard and Wharton and the sun-drenched campuses of Stanford and USC to the intellectual vineyards of France's INSEAD, the fabled London School of Business, and the teeming campus of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, more than 100,000 students graduate from full or part-time regular and executive MBA programs. Whether you are pursuing an MBA; already have an MBA but need to refresh and update your information; or simply want to arm yourself with MBA-level knowledge; this all-in-one resource will help place you on the same playing field as your competitors. -- Edited summary from book A professor of business and economics outlines the skills and knowledge necessary for success in an M.B.A. program, presenting companion focused review questions and boxes discussing real-world scenarios. 15,000 first printing.