"The 10-day MBA" is an essential business reference, summarising a top business school education in one easy-to-read volume. Cutting through the long-winded academic jargon, Steven Silbiger devotes a concise chapter to each discipline you will encounter on an MBA course - Marketing, Ethics, Accounting, Organisational Behaviour, Quantitative Analysis, Finance, Operations, Economics, and Strategy. On Day 10 the author gives a series of MBA mini courses on research, public speaking, negotiating, international business, and more. Significantly revised and updated, this third edition of Steven Silbiger's bestselling book has the latest facts, figures and trends, as well as new material on ethics in business post-Enron and personal finance. All-new mini-courses in property investment, business writing, leadership coaching, and financial planning have also been added. Prospective MBAs can use "The 10-day MBA" to decide if they want to pursue a degree; those about to enter business school can use it to get a big head start on the competition; and those without the time and money can get the equivalent of an MBA education at 99 per cent off the list price. It places MBA skills within reach

The Ten-day MBA includes the latest topics taught at America's top business schools, including leadership, corporate ethics and compliance, financial planning, and real estate. It enables readers to absorb the material, speak the language, and acquire the confidence and experience needed to succeed in the competitive global business world of the 21st century. You will learn how to: read and understand financial statements; develop effective and comprehensive marketing plans; understand 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; understand the language of business law; master the most-used MBA jargon.