Strategic Management 13th Edition, John Pearce

Contemporary research in strategic management, with an emphasis on conceptual tools and skills created by scholars and practitioners in the field are evident throughout Strategic Management, 13e. This thirteenth edition of Strategic Management has a refined message and a new subtitle: Planning for Domestic & Global Competition. This new edition is specially designed to accommodate the needs of strategy students worldwide in our fast-changing twenty-first century. The authors complement the focus on strategic planning for success within U.S. borders with unprecedented attention on how U.S. firms can leverage their domestic success by forming international partnerships and can achieve international success by becoming actively involved in global trade. These are exciting times, and they are reflected in this book. The new edition includes NEW or revised chapter material, 30 NEW cases, and dozens of NEW illustrations.

This text was required for my final Master's level class, so I had no choice in buying it. With that being said, it presented great up-to-date company examples within in each chapter. This text pulled together information from many other classes, and integrated them into usable methods for any size organization. Also noteworthy, is that globalization is addressed constantly. The glossary was low to moderate, and there was an abundance of case studies.

I should start by saying this book is not user-friendly; with a note that a text like this really shouldn't be when you consider it is a collegiate-level business tomb aimed at the B.S. of Business to M.B.A. level student. Socio-political stories, geared towards appeasing left-leaning professors, that do nothing to enhance the topic at hand found in many of today's "business" textbooks are thankfully wholly absent here. No frills, and no politically/affirmative action friendly pictures tucked neatly between sub-headings--just a well executed factual analysis of what you need to know in a rapid-fire format.

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Hardcover: 976 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 13 edition (January 19, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0078029295
ISBN-13: 978-0078029295
Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 1.6 x 10.4 inches

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Successful Project Management (with Microsoft Project 2010) 5th Edition, Jack Gido

Gido/Clements' best-selling SUCCESSFUL PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 5E presents everything you need to know to work successfully in today's exciting project management environment, from how to organize and manage effective project teams, to planning, scheduling and cost management. Revised chapters now closely align with the PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) framework to ensure you are mastering today's best management practices. Coverage of the latest business developments and challenges introduce issues, such as project constraints, the project charter, and how projects relate to an organization's strategic plan. You even gain experience working with the latest version of today's most popular project management software — Microsoft Project 2010 — using the trial version that comes with each new book.

Very good book, very useful and easy to understand. The only thing I didn't like about it is the glossary terms in the chapter are not listed at the end of the chapter. However, they are highlighted within the chapter and in the glossary section in the back of the book. Also the CD-Rom is only a trial and you will need to learn and play around with it. It helps make project management much easier to understand if you never knew anything about it before.

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Hardcover: 528 pages
Publisher: South-Western College Pub; 5 edition (February 18, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0538478977
ISBN-13: 978-0538478977
Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.8 x 9.7 inches

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Understanding Business 9th Edition, William Nickels

Understanding Business by Nickels, McHugh, and McHugh has been the number one textbook in the introduction to business market for several editions for three reasons: (1) The commitment and dedication of an author team that teaches this course and believes in the importance and power of this learning experience, (2) we listen to our customers, and (3) the quality of our supplements package. We consistently look to the experts – full-time faculty members, adjunct instructors, and of course students – to drive the decisions we make about the text itself and the ancillary package. Through a series of focus groups, symposia, as well as full-book, single-chapter, revised manuscript reviews of both text and key ancillaries, we have heard the stories of more than 600 professors and their insights and experiences are evident on every page of the revision and in every supplement. As teachers of the course and users of their own materials, the author team is dedicated to the principles of excellence in business education. From providing the richest most current topical coverage to using dynamic pedagogy that puts students in touch with today’s real business issues, to creating groundbreaking and market-defining ancillary items for professors and students alike, Understanding Business leads the way.

Being somewhat of an entrepreneur, I decided to enhance my business background by taking an introductory course in business this Fall, 2011. This is the assigned text, and I prefer to get familiar with course materials as soon as published. Honestly, this text is not what I expected from an introductory textbook. It gives a solid overview of past and current business science. The online materials augmenting the text are impressive, and downloadable for the most part.

The topics discussed in the text are pertinent and current to issues being experienced both locally, nationally, and internationally: Business Trends; Business Ownership; Business Management; Human Resources; Marketing; Financial Resources.

The text is easy to read. It includes highlights of business personalities from the local, national, and international arenas, and why they are significant in the business world. The layout of the subject materials is highly organized and makes the taking of notes easy as well.

The online materials are designed to augment the text by offering study aides that can be downloaded and printed including practice tests, case studies with practice tests, videos, and more.

Overall, I find this text both informative and worth reading for anyone interested learning the foundations of business science regardless of whether it is for a college course or personal interest.

Product Details :
Hardcover: 569 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 9 edition (October 6, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0073511706
ISBN-13: 978-0073511702
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 1.2 x 11.2 inches

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