Publisher's Synopsis
This is designed for MBA students doing part time, full time and distance learning courses and for managers keen to develop the skills relevant to enhanced job performance and career prospects.;Written as an interactive study guide, activities take readers from the point of reviewing their reasons for seeking an MBA through to taking positive career development steps having gained the qualification. In this text, Sheila Cameron guides readers through the pitfalls that they will undoutedly face. "The MBA Handbook" should help students to pass their MBA and to develop their managerial skills in the process. It should enable them to choose the programme and mode of study best suited to their needs; improve their time management skills and free the time needed for study; develop skills in rapid reading, note-taking, case study analysis, group discussion and project management; improve their report-writing and oral presentation skills; tackle examination papers successfully and integrate MBA study into career development and progession.;Designed for use by those embarking on an MBA, the information in this book should also be relevant to management students and others for whom project work or a dissertation forms a large component of their course. The interactive nature of the material presented in the text is useful for students studying part-time or on distance learning programmes. Managers who are not sure that they want a qualification should still benefit from the advice in the book on developing the many skills relevant to their job performance and career prospects.
