MBA Handbook, The (9^th Ed.) Academic and Professional Skills for Mastering Management

Get the best value out of your MBA studies with this practical course companion

The MBA Handbook, 9th Edition, by Cameron, is a vital resource for MBA and other postgraduate management students to gain maximum learning benefits from their programme. This clearly structured handbook addresses the specific challenges of management study and the transferable skills required to meet these, including:

• Managing self-time, stress and the risks associated with study
• Learning and professional development, including reflective and action learning, critical reading and thinking and using data and other evidence
• Working with others, including teamwork and leadership, group creativity and problem-solving
• Demonstrating learning, including academic writing for assignments and exams, making presentations, building portfolios, and assessing for and during employment
• Consultancy, research and project management

With real-life case studies, business examples, new activities and exercises in every chapter, this successful text is designed to prepare and support you early in your studies, at key points during the programme, and well into your subsequent career. It also aids distance learning students and covers issues relating to EFL and ESL students.

Praise for The MBA Handbook

"A practical and thorough handbook, that prepares MBA students to balance work and study."
Harriet Richmond, Subject Leader of HRM and Organisational Behaviour, University of Northampton

"The MBA Handbook appropriately introduces theoretical concepts and real-life examples to underpin practice-based exercises and thinking."
Jayne Mothersdale, National Teacher Fellow, Leeds Beckett University

"The main strength is the generic nature of the book. This makes it a very useful "one-stop"resource for MBA students."
Dr Angela McGrane, Senior Lecturer, Northumbria University

Sheila Cameron has years of experience of the particular needs of these students as MBA Director at the Open University Business School. She was involved in the development of the school's pioneering MBA programme, and subsequently developed its Masters in HRM. She has been external examiner for management programmes at a wide range of universities. Sheila is also the author of The Business Students Handbook.

Hallmark Features of this title

The chapters address the practical needs and concerns of MBA students

• The text draws on the author's experience as MBA Director, recognising the challenges faced by students.
• Students are provided with guidance on each step of the MBA process, such as choosing the right course in the first place.
• Chapters help students develop critical skills, such as research, teamwork and leadership skills, to help them benefit from their course.

Support offered by the book goes beyond the classroom - and beyond the MBA

• Further reading material encourages students to dig deeper and develops critical learning skills.
• The text goes beyond the degree program, considering post-MBA opportunities.