The Fast Forward MBA Pocket Reference

When those big business decisions loom and success hangs in the balance, you need reliable, authorative information immediately — not tomorow, not next week, NOW! With The Fast Forward MBA Pocket Reference as your constant companion, you've got it!

In this unpralleled resource you'll find clear, concise coverage of the complete range of essential business topics in a format designed especially for people in a hurry. You'll also find cutting-edge business ideas from highly regarded thinkers and doers and an exhaustive list of sources for up-to-the-minute info that you can use every day. In this indispensible guide you'll find:

• A comprehensive reference of essential business issues — key terms, tools, and topics from management, economics, strategy, accounting, finance, manufacturing, marketing, and international business
• The latest methods and suggestions for solving your toughest business problems
• Complete coverage of the business and technological innovations of the past decade
• A convenient format with short, lively entries that tell you what you need to know without getting bogged down in theory

Whether you're a hard-criving entrepreneur or professional, a busy executive or manager, or a student eager to make your way in the business world, The Fast Forward MBA Pocket Reference puts the knowledge you need where you need it most — right in the palm of your hand.

• Introduction
• Chapter 1 — Accounting
• Management Accounting: Different from Financial Accounting
• Management Accounting Information
• Functions of Management Accounting
• Changing Competitive Environment
• Behavioral Implications of Manageemnt Accounting Information
• Principal Financial Statements
• The Income Statement
• Net Working Capital
• Financial Cash Flow
• Financial Accounting: Measurement of Accounting Income versus Cash Flow
• Statement of Cash Flows
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Uses and Limitations of Ratio Analysis
• The Federal Income Tax System
• Summary
• Accounting Key Concepts
• More Readings
• Chapter 2 — Communication
• Management Communication
• Corporate Communication
• Summary
• Communication Key Concepts
• More Readings
• Chapter 3 — Economics
• Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics
• Summary
• Economics Key Concepts
• More Readings
• Chapter 4 — Entrepreneurship
• The Entrepreneurial Profile
• Entrepreneurial Opportunities
• Promising Business Areas
• Business Forms
• Business Plans
• Sources of Financing
• Summary
• Entrepreneurship Key Concepts
• More Readings
• Chapter 5 — Finance
• Goals of the Modern Corporation
• What Is Financial Management?
• The Role of the Modern Financial Manager
• Management Decisions and Shareholder Value
• A Basic Methodology for Measuring Value
• Recent Innovations in Applied Value Measurement
• Summary
• Finance Key Concepts
• More Readings
• Chapter 6 — International Business
• The Global Marketplace
• The Competitive Advantages Needed for Global Competition
• Benefits and Opportunities Associated with a Global Approach
• Summary
• International Business Key Concepts
• More Readings
• Chapter 7 —Marketing
• What Is Marketing?
• Is Marketing Really a Soft Discipline?
• The Customer
• The Product
• Summary
• Marketing Key Concepts
• More Readings
• Chapter 8 — Organizational Behavior
• Individual Level of Analysis — Managing Individuals
• Group Level of Analysis
• Organizational Level of Analysis
• Summary
• Organizational Behaviour Key Concepts
• More Readings
• Chapter 9 — Strategic Management
• Historical Overview of Strategic Management
• Strategy Formation: Three Widely Used Approaches
• The Last Conventional Wisdom
• Strategic Management Key Concepts
• More Readings
• Chapter 10 — The Job Search
• Why Look for a New Job … Or Any Job?
• When to Look for a New Job
• Strategic Inflection Points
• What Do I Look for in a New Job? Do I Have to Like My Coworkers?
• Laundry List
• Resume Writing for Success
• Some Other Things to Think About
• Resume Types
• Resume Red Flags
• Interview
• Using the World Wide Web
• Internet Resources
• Networking
• Summary
• Job Market Key Concepts
• More Readings

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