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In addition to facilitating active learning, Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, Skills & Best Practices meets the needs of those instructors looking for a brief, paperback text for their OB course, who do not want to sacrifice content or pedagogy. This book provides lean and efficient coverage of topics such as diversity in organizations, ethics, and globalization, which are recommended by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Timely chapter-opening vignettes, interactive exercises integrated into each chapter, four-color presentation, lively writing style, captioned color photos, cartoons, and real-world in-text examples make Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, Skills & Best Practices the right choice for today’s business/management student. The topical flow of this 16-chapter text goes from micro (individuals) to macro (groups, teams, and organizations). Mixing and matching chapters and topics within chapters in various combinations is possible and encouraged to create optimum teaching/learning experiences.
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Corporate finance principles play an important role in most management decisions from everyday choices to strategic determinations. Minor decisions do not exist in the financial arena. All decisions have major implications for an organization's success. Gain the working knowledge you need to make financially sound decisions. In straightforward terms, this book explains the six key principles critical to the effective financial management of healthcare organizations: Managing the capital cycle Creditworthiness
Integrated strategic and financial planning
Capital allocation
Strategic budgeting
Capital structure management
New in this edition The third edition includes new information about the factors that will influence credit ratings, as well as new approaches to determining your organization's debt capacity. It also discusses how to link financial planning with organizational strategy. A new chapter provides guidance on achieving the right capital structure. It explains what new debt vehicles are available to healthcare organizations and includes advice on how to select the most appropriate capital structure. Examples describe the experiences of actual healthcare organizations in implementing best practice credit analysis and financial planning, capital allocation, and budgeting. Use the lessons learned to jump-start the implementation of these approaches at your organization.
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Governance is an easy-to read introduction to an increasingly important concept in political science. It provides a clear overview of how the concept has been used in the sub-fields of public administration and public policy, international relations, European studies and comparative politics. There is no universally accepted and agreed definition of 'governance'. It remains an elusive theory, defined and conceptualized in various ways. In this book, Anne Mette Kjaer guides the reader through the key theoretical debates which have given rise to distinct interpretations of governance. Drawing on a wide range of empirical examples to illustrate her arguments, the author explores how governance has been used in different ways to describe political changes in the modern world. She goes on to weigh up the pros and cons of governance as an analytical term, and concludes with a discussion of the World Bankrsquo;s role as an international organization which aims to promote lsquo;good governancersquo; in poor countries across the globe. This is the first textbook to offer a systematic assessment of current debates around the concept of governance. It will be a valuable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of politics, international relations and public policy.
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Project Management Fundamentals takes the mystery out of project management through a step-by-step, detailed approach. Filled with practical examples of project management methodology, tools, and techniques, this book will help you manage projects successfully, no matter the size or complexity. Apply basic project management concepts. Adapt the project management methodology to your project and organization. Learn how to implement project management tools and techniques effectively. Elevate your organization's project management maturity level to Level II or higher. PLUS — You'll further enhance your project management knowledge and skills with special sections about risk management, procurement management, maturity models, virtual teams, and IT projects — Project Management Fundamentals is your all-inclusive guidebook to implementing project management and achieving project success!
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A Solid Effort!.......2003-04-11
In The 12-Hour MBA Program, Milo Sobel presents an overview of the major topics graduate students learn in pursuit of a master's degree in business administration. He offers chapters on marketing and product management, accounting and finance, human resources and operations management, statistics, economics, technology management, business policy and ethics, strategic planning, education and career planning. This good, solidly written introduction to the field will probably be of most interest to college students and other beginners, who will benefit from this broad overview of different spheres of knowledge. However, managers and executives will find this too basic, more like a field of iceberg tips. The text is clearly written and well-organized, though it is primarily a summary, with a few examples and only occasional charts and tables. We from getAbstract recognize what this basic book is trying to accomplish, but warns that - having been written in 1993 - it's somewhat dated and lacks current thinking in such areas as marketing, management, leadership and strategy.
An OK overview, but..........2002-05-12
...I didn't need 12 hours to read it. This is a cursory approach to material that demands more, much more. The entire book is easily digested in a half hour or so. This book provides an OK overview of the MBA curriculum, much like a one-day seminar or an expanded "B" school marketing brochure might. This book is by no means a useful tool, let alone a replacement for the formal education.
I can see why many people gave this a good review. It is easy to read and it does offer a brief summary of many of the concepts found in "B" school. However, it is really lightweight stuff. I would equate this to a Cliffs notes MBA, i.e. what's the point. There is really nothing of substance in this book that you can bite into. Just when you are ready to dig into the concept the chapter ends with a list of further reading. A better title for this book would be, "So Your Thinking Of Getting An MBA." I don't find this even a good reference tool to refresh a concept or calculation.
For a far more useful business reference tool that will provide meaty information found in a formal MBA program check out the "The Vest-Pocket MBA" instead. The VP MBA is much better value.
Are You Both Willing and Able?.......2001-06-20
Frankly, I had the same reservations before I read this book as I did when about to read Steven Silbiger's The Ten-Day MBA. The titles seem ludicrous. In fact, both Silbiger and Sobel fully understand the obvious differences between reading a book and earning an MBA degree. They have the same objective: In a single volume, to provide as much information and instruction as possible to those unwilling and/or unable to enroll in an MBA program, even if accepted. The subtitle of Sobel's book correctly indicates that he offers "the key concepts and techniques in a fraction of the time." (So does Silbiger.) About 15 years ago, Sobel created what he called "MBA in a Nutshell" and it was very well-received. What we have here is an extension and expansion of that.
According to Sobel in "Orientation to the Program", this book delivers three major benefits that few MBA programs offer: "The emphasis in this book is on practical and utilitarian applications rather than on abstruse matter that a student may learn in order to pass an exam and soon forget, since it has little or no meaning in everyday life....The chapter on education and career pathing (not an academic subject in the MBA curriculum) will serve as a guide to help you ascertain whether you really need the MBA degree or whether other degreed or nondegreed alternatives would be viable for your purposes....[and finally] there is a hidden "psychological agenda" which provides a "grounding in key concepts, techniques, and the terminology or jargon used by MBAs" as well as a "sense of greatly increased confidence in your own new capabilities and enhanced ability to thrive in the business world."
The material is organized within nine chapters: Marketing and Product Management, Accounting and Finance, Human Resources and Operations Management, Statistics, Economics, Technology Management, Business Policy and Ethics, Strategy Planning, and finally, Education and Career Pathing. Sobel then adds an Epilogue: "Reflection, Retrospection, and Enlightenment." I have a few quibbles with Sobel. Perhaps he thinks the "Orientation" is sufficient. I don't. I also question the sequence of the material other than placing Education and Career Pathing last. However, on balance, I think this is a well-written book, offering solid content. The full responsibility for deriving various benefits rests with each reader. Henry Ford once said "Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right." The same is true of those who purchase this book.
Forget about a 12-hour or 12-year timeframe. First, read the entire book from cover-to-cover at least twice. Then re-read it using a highlighter pen. (I prefer a Sanford "Pocket Access" with optic yellow ink.) In the "Orientation", Sobel offers six excellent "ground rules" to follow while reading and studying. Point is, effective study is hard work. VERY hard work. Most of those who purchase this book and then begin to absorb and digest its contents probably lack the structure of a formal classroom and the guidance provided by an onsite instructor. They also have lots of distractions. Unless you are both willing and able to give to this course of study the attention it requires, and then sustain that commitment over an extended period of time, forget about it.
Which book to buy, Silbiger's or Sobel's? My answer is both. Why? Years ago while at work on a Ph.D. in comparative literature, I took graduate-level courses from three professors who were at that time considered to be among the most eminent scholars of the Italian Renaissance. They covered much of the same material but each brought to the given subject entirely different perspectives, issues, questions, biases, etc. Each offered exceptional intellectual stimulation but also what I characterize as "intellectual nourishment." Obvioiusly, you will not have (nor could you have) the same experience while reading one or both books. However, there are substantial benefits to be derived from each...and a value-added benefit from reading both (in whatever order) as you correlate their respective analyses of essentially the same topics and issues. Reiteration: Be willing and able to sustain a rigorous commitment to your course of study, at whatever personal sacrifice, or don't bother.
Reaching MBA heights in a fraction of the time.......2000-09-19
This text is a practical review for those with an MBA or a clear concise presentation for those of us who wish we had an MBA. For the profit or non-profit manager or CEO, this book gives the reader the tools to move to a new level of competance. Marketing, strategy planning, statistics, accounting and finance are all explored in a simple but complete manner. Its the best read available for those of us who find ourselves in business with no business background.
The Ideal Quick and Dirty MBA Program.......1999-07-13
If one had to learn common sense in a hurry, then there is no better book for the task than Milo Sobel's The 12 Hour MBA Program. Dr. Sobel distills in a few hours what MBA grads pay thousands to learn over a two year period. Sobel's no-nonsense writing style and easy to understand prose make this book a thoroughly satisfying read.
The style and organization of the book are excellent. Dr. Sobel does a very good job of introducing and summarizing the main points, but does not delve too deeply into any particular topic. Though most of the content can be put to immediate use, some topics, such as queing theory, may not be of much value, while others, such as new venture information,would be most helpful.
In terms of content, the book presents a lot of useful information. The first two chapters give a good treatment of marketing, product management, and accounting. The book really pays for itself by the third chapter on human resources and operations management. The reader gets fresh insight into the corporate world, puts the various forms of learning into proper perspective, and presents the essence of operations management, all with an eye towards common sense. The fourth chapter presents an excellent introduction to statistics for business. However, the fifth chapter, economics, contains a few errors, and those who have had a rigorous economics course will be quick to catch them. Chapters six, seven and eight each focus on technology, ethics, and strategy, respectively. Finally, Dr. Sobel devotes chapter nine to education and career pathing, and includes an epilogue which encourages the reader to pursue what he calls the 'everyman's MBA'.
The book has two major strengths. The first is its no-nonsense approach to a topic that is made out to be too difficult for mere mortals to comprehend. The second is its practical perspective on business, the firm, and most importantly, the individual. By far the most useful chapters in the book are those devoted to human resources and career pathing. Moreover, after presenting the main MBA topics, without any hesitation Dr. Sobel asks the reader to consider well if an investment in time and resources to obtain the MBA is really worth it for oneself. Dr. Sobel does provide a good discussion on the pros and cons of getting an MBA, and strongly encourages the reader to live up to the words of Joseph Campbell and 'follow your bliss'.
Yet, the book does have a few minor weaknesses. The first and foremost weakness is that the reader does not learn the MBA jargon in-depth so that one can hold one's own against the top ten MBA school spin doctors. Second, most of the resources Dr. Sobel points the reader to for further reading are textbooks which may only be available in many cases at a university library. Third, in the age of the internet, he does not provide the web addresses for the organizations that he lists as contacts- a definite no-no. Finally, because Dr. Sobel presents only the bare basics of each topic, advanced readers may find this book a bit underdone.
Dr. Sobel successfully manages to bring up many interesting topics that one would definitely want to look into further. Overall, Dr. Sobel has created a fine text, and as such, is definitely worth putting prominently on one's bookshelf.
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A combination dictionary, encyclopedia, and how-to guide with definitions, formulas, checklists, examples, and applications of key terms in marketing, sales, advertising, public relations, direct-marketing, sales promotion, and market research. The Marketing Glossary is an acclaimed reference work whose hardcover edition was published by the American Management Association. Newly updated, it contains more than 1,400 entries.
Customer Reviews:
Great tool for entrepreneurs.......2003-07-09
Starting out in business is difficult enough without having to then build a full-fledged marketing and advertising department. With buying product and stocking inventory, and running the business, I just didnt have the time or know-how to deal with the positioning, targeting, and awareness campaigns to take my business to the next level. Enter THE MARKETING GLOSSARY (the CD version)in a new and cutting edge form. Just having the disk on my desktop saved me the cost of a marketing manager and the embarassment of not having a formal MBA in marketing. It's lightning fast and real easy to move from term to term and back again. It gave me my basic training within a week. Since then, any time I'm on the phone with a client or vendor and they speak about reach, frequency, semantic differential, or A.B.A. (no not the American Bar Association), I am no longer struggling to keep up. All my employees have a copy on their desktop as well. And the information provided isn't one word quips - these are jargon-free, detailed explanations that allow me to zoom between sections faster than a paper glossary would allow me. This is like a marketing degree in a jewel case. Great tool. I strongly recommend this tool to anyone starting in or attempting to maintain a successful business.
"Where was this book when I started out in the business!".......2003-06-26
"Let's do a heavy up in the top ten DMAs so we can increase our GRPs."
If that sentence confuses you, you're not alone.
Like any business, the marketing world has its own jargon. Sometimes confusing, occasionally humorous, the vocabulary of the modern marketing professional may often seem confusing -- especially for small business owners, who often wear many hats and whose expertise must cover a broad spectrum of tasks. But with the help of Mark Clemente's excellent reference work, you too can talk the talk just like the corporate pros.
Even those who study marketing, on either a graduate or undergraduate level, will often find that they are woefully unprepared when it comes to the real world. Textbooks are long on theory and short on practical advice. Even more troubling, few of those teaching marketing have had practical experience.
Thus the enterprising young marketing person is often left to sink or swim. Unless they begin their careers with a firm that offers training -- more of a rarity these days -- the novice marketer will usually be expected to "pick it up on the street" just as their elder colleagues did. That can work, but with The Marketing Glossary on their shelf, they will be well ahead of the game.
Among the many appealing aspects of Clemente's book is the lucidity of his prose. When attempting to find out what a GRP is, unsuspecting marketers will often be confronted with a turgid definition written by a media professional, replete with brain-numbing formulae. By contrast, Clemente lays it out nicely:
"Gross rating point (G.R.P.) A measurement of audience size (viewership or listenership) to quantify a medium's ability to reach a target audience. G.R.P.s estimate the number of people a communication will reach, irrespective of audience duplication. G.R.P.s are stated in terms of percentage: each G.R.P. represents 1% of the people or households tuned to a TV program (as compared to the total number of TV sets in the market being studied). G.R.P.s are calculated by multiplying the total reach of the media schedule by its frequency. Thus, the product of reach and frequency expresses the gross duplicated percentage of audience that would be reached by the advertising vehicle."
Where was this book when I started out in the business? (And if you want to know what a "heavy up" is, you'll have to buy the book.)
On occasion, there are some curious omissions. Anyone who works on a consumer packaged goods account will undoubtedly come across the term "slotting fee." Alas, that is nowhere to be found in The Marketing Glossary.
Understandably it would be nearly impossible to include every single bit of cant that might come up in the course of a marketing career, but Clemente does an outstanding job of aggregating the most important words. More importantly, the Glossary is up-to-date and includes the latest online slang. This will undoubtedly appeal to some of the senior marketers who still find the whole "Internet thing" confusing.
Finally, The Marketing Glossary is also available as an e-book. Just buy the PDF and keep it on your laptop. Imagine the points you can score in meetings with all that knowledge at your fingertips.
The reviewer: Jonathan Jackson is an independent consultant based in New York City. He has written extensively on internet advertising and e-mail marketing since the inception of the internet. A frequent guest speaker, Jonathan has addressed global audiences on marketing and advertising topics and also teaches marketing at colleges around the world.
Average customer rating:
- Glossary is not Cross Referenced as Advertised
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Every Manager's Guide to Information Technology: A Glossary of Key Terms and Concepts for Today's Business Leader
Peter G. W. Keen
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Glossary is not Cross Referenced as Advertised.......1997-02-07
Mr. Keen's idea for the format of this book is good and the front cover tauts 40 additional new terms that were not included in the First Edition.
The idea behind this book is that if you look up one term in the glossary (95% of this book is a glossary) at the end of the entry for the term you looked up there is a list of additional terms to cross reference for a more in-depth understanding of the concepts presented.
For example: You can look up EDI or Electronic Data Interchange. It will cross reference you to an entry for "PLATFORM". You can look up the term "Architecture" and it will also cross reference and guide you to read the entry for "PLATFORM". You can look up the term "Network" and it will also instruct you to cross reference the listing for the term, "PLATFORM".
HOWEVER, WHEN YOU GO TO LOOK UP "PLATFORM", IT IS NOT LISTED ANYWHERE IN THE BOOK! IT IS ALSO NOT INCLUDED IN THE INDEX. The copy editors get paid big bucks to check out this kind of thing and they totally blew it!..Especially, Harvard Business School Press as the publisher should know better. You can expect this kind of thing to happen with the first edition must it should not happen in the 2nd edition.
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In addition to facilitating active learning, Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, Skills & Best Practices, by Kinicki and Kreitner, meets the needs of those instructors looking for a brief, paperback text for their OB course, who do not want to sacrifice content or pedagogy. This book provides lean and efficient coverage of topics such as diversity in organizations, ethics, and globalization, which are recommended by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Timely chapter- opening cases, interactive exercises integrated into each chapter, four-color presentation, lively writing style, and real-world in-text examples make Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, Skills & Best Practices the right choice for today's business student. The topical flow of this 16-chapter text goes from micro (individuals) to macro (groups, teams, and organizations). Mixing and matching chapters and topics within chapters in various combinations is possible and encouraged to create optimum teaching/learning experiences.
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The competitive healthcare market demands leadership with a strategic plan that generates a positive bottom line. Do you have the working knowledge of finance you need to make sound strategic decisions? This book can help! Finance in Brief: Six Key Concepts for Healthcare Leaders is an easy-to- understand guide on what is often considered a daunting subject-- corporate finance. Ideal for busy executives, this book focuses on the six key principles of effective healthcare financial management. Information is organized in an approachable question-and-answer format so you can locate answers to specific financial questions quickly and easily. The six key concepts covered: * The capital management cycle * Financial planning * Creditworthiness * Risk * Capital allocation * Cost management
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