The Ten-Day MBA: A Step-By-Step Guide to Mastering the Skills Taught in America's Top Business Schools - Paperback

by Steven A. Silbiger (Author)

Revised and updated to answer the challenges of a rapidly changing business world, the 4th edition of The Ten-Day MBA includes the latest topics and core business concepts taught at America's top business schools, from corporate ethics and compliance to financial planning and real estate to leadership and negotiation. With more than 400,000 copies sold around the world, this internationally acclaimed guide distills the lessons of the most popular business school courses taught at Harvard, Stanford, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Chicago, Northwestern, and the University of Virginia. Author Steven A. Silbiger delivers research straight from the notes of real MBA students attending these top programs today--giving you the practical business skills and tools you need to get ahead in business and in life.

This comprehensive guide distills an entire MBA curriculum into key lessons on:

• Leadership & Negotiation: Master the art of influence and decision-making with strategies taught in the country's most competitive programs.
• Financial Planning: Understand the core principles of finance and real estate to make smarter, more profitable business decisions.
• Corporate Ethics & Compliance: Navigate the complexities of the modern business world with a strong foundation in ethical conduct and regulatory compliance.
• MBA-Level Coursework: Get exclusive insights distilled from the notes of actual MBA students at Harvard, Stanford, and the University of Pennsylvania.

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Steven Silbiger's international bestseller, The Ten-Day MBA, has already helped thousands master the skills taught at America's top-ten business schools--and at a fraction of the time and staggering cost that acquiring an MBA typically demands. This newly revised fourth edition contains the most up-to-date information available for understanding the intricacies of today's complex global business world. Distilling the material contained in most popular business courses presently offered at Harvard, Stanford, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Chicago, Northwestern, and the University of Virginia--including leadership, corporate ethics and compliance, financial planning, real estate, and all the latest topics--this invaluable volume will teach you how to:

• Read and understand financial statements
• Draft and adopt effective and comprehensive marketing plans
• Comprehend accounting rules and methods
• Manage your relationship with your boss
• Develop corporate strategies
• Understand the present value concept
• Use quantitative techniques to evaluate projects
• Value stock, bond, and option investments
• Interpret the language of business law
• Master the most-used MBA jargon . . . and more

The information, the expertise, and the confidence you need for success are all in the pages of this remarkable book--at the rate of one easy-to-follow chapter per day.