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‘An absolutely vital resource for anyone doing an MBA. It will help you at every ‭stage: before, during and after your MBA.’‭
‭Alex Elferink, MBA Graduate, Cass Business School, City University ‭Praise for previous edition

‭‭’The MBA Handbook appropriately introduces theoretical concepts and real-life ‭examples to underpin practice-based exercises and thinking.’‭
‭Jayne Mothersdale, Governor and Principal Lecturer, Learning & Teaching, ‭Leeds Beckett University

‭Undertaking any postgraduate management study is a big investment on many levels. ‭The MBA ‭Handbook‭ is the definitive text in this area and explains what will be expected from you on a ‭personal, professional and academic level. Designed to prepare and support you throughout ‭your studies and your career, the book is clearly structured and simply written around the ‭following sections:

Understanding the MBA and postgraduate study: Covering self-management, time-‭management and planning as well as common challenges and how to overcome them;
‭‭Transferable learning skills: Covering professional development, diagrams, numbers and ‭data analysis, teamwork and leadership and, crucially, case studies and problem-solving;
Skills for assessment: Covering preparation for the unique assessments that await in MBA and postgraduate study, including speaking and presentations, writing, exams, projects and theses; and
Afterwards: How to start and shape your career.‭‭
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This successful text has been thoroughly updated to include:

New and updated activities, examples and exercises in every chapter to help evaluate your ‭progress and put ideas into practice;
Mini-cases and real-life study and business examples integrated throughout the book; and
Support for distance learning students and extended coverage of issues relating to EFL and ‭ESL students.‭

Visit the companion website at www.pearsoned.co.uk/cameron for worksheets and self-assessment ‭exercises.
Sheila Cameron has worked for the Open University Business ‭School since its inception. She has been involved in its MBA ‭programme since its earliest design stages in a variety of roles, ‭including a period as MBA Director. Sheila is also the author of ‭‭The Business Students Handbook.‭

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