Overview

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

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Author:   Sheila Cameron
Publisher:   Pearson Education Limited
Imprint:   Pearson Education Limited
Edition:   9th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.983kg
ISBN:  

9781292304298

ISBN 10:   1292304294
Pages:   592
Publication Date:   07 December 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Guided tour Part 1 Understanding the challenge Orientation to postgraduate management learning and the role of the handbook Theory, practice and ethics in management learning Part 2 Transferable personal skills Managing yourself and other stakeholders Managing your time Part 3 Transferable learning skills Managing your learning Professional development Critical use of ideas and information Diagrams and infographics Teamwork, communication and leadership Case studies, complexity and consultancy Information from numbers Part 4 Skills for assessment Assessment methods, stakeholders and grades Writing for business and assessment Effective presentations Examinations Part 5 Completing your qualification and using it Academic and work-based projects, and dissertations Applying your skills to your career References and bibliography Index

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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.

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