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SOME MBA PROGRAM PRE READING

We are often asked for suggestions of things to read before an MBA program. If you have accepted a place at a particular School, you should ask them what is either their required or suggested pre-program reading/study. If you don't yet have a place on a program, and are wanting to prepare yourself some of the following might be of interest to you. Note that these are not course texts - but just fairly 'light' reading to get you 'tuned in'. Do not attempt to read them all. Just select one nor two that are easy for you to obtain.

MBA Management Models
by - Sue Harding, Trevlor Long
pub- Gower, 1998: ISBN 0 566 07674 8
45 management models are described - you will use many of them in your MBA program.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to MBA Basics
by - Tom Gorman
pub- Alpha Books, 1998, ISBN 9814096199

The Ten-Day MBA: A Step-by Step Guide to Mastering the Skills Taught in America's Top Business Schools
by - Steven Silbiger
pub- Quill, 1999 (revised edn): ISBN 06881137881

The 12 Hour MBA
by - Milo Sobel
pub- Prentice Hall Press, 1993: ISBN - 0130453528
An introduction to key concepts and techniques

The Portable MBA
by - Robert F Brunner et al
pub- John Wiley and Sons, 1997: ISBN 0471180939
A condensed general management program

MBA Planet: The Insiders Guide to the Business School Experience
by - Stuart Crainer, Des Dearlove
pub- Financial Times Management, 2000: ISBN 0273650181

The Complete MBA Companion: The Latest in Management Thinking form the World's Leading Business Schools
by - Faculty of IMD
pub- Financial Times Prentice Hall, 1997: ISBN 0273627295
A substantial book (678 pages) that will be of value to you during your program also.

The MBA Handbook: Study Skills for Managers
by - Sheila Cameron
pub- Financial Times Management, 2000: ISBN 0273646532

The Ultimate Business Library: 50 Books that Shaped Management Thinking
by - Stuart Crainer
pub- AMACOM, 1997: ISBN 0814403956

Executive Learning: Successful Strategies for College Reading and Studying
by - Jeanne Shay Schumm, Shawn A Post
pub- Prentice Hall, 1996: ISBN 0131848968

The Kellogg-Recanati MBA Handbook
This is an on-line service provided by Alumni of the two Schools. 27 courses from their MBA program are summarized http://www.kro4.net

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