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With 50 percent new material, including new chapters on such topics as emerging economies, enterprise risk management, consumer behavior, managing teams, and up-to-date career advice, this is the best \u003ci\u003ePortable MBA\u003c\/i\u003e ever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers all the core topics you'd learn in business school, including finance, accounting, marketing, economics, ethics, operations management, management and leadership, and strategy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvery chapter is totally updated and seven new chapters have been added on vital business topics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes case studies and interactive web-based examples\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether you own your own small business or work in a major corporate office, \u003ci\u003eThe Portable MBA\u003c\/i\u003e gives you the comprehensive information and rich understanding of the business world that you need.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Downloadable Materials vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The MBA Degree Experience 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Accounting Principles 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Principles of Economics 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Introduction to Business Ethics 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Marketing Management 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Financial Management 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Operations Management 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Managing People 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Supply Chain Management 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Strategy—Defining and Developing Competitive Advantage 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Financial Analysis and Firm Valuation 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Consumer Behavior 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 New Product Creation 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Entrepreneurship 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Emerging Markets and Development 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Enterprise Risk Management 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Leading from the Middle 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Managing Teams 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Starting Your New Career with an MBA 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 339\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Comprehensive overview of all business basics and [an] excellent resource.\" (\u003cem\u003eCPO Agenda,\u003c\/em\u003e Summer 2010)   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKENNETH M. EADES,\u003c\/b\u003e Professor of Business Administration, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLYNN A. ISABELLA, \u003c\/b\u003eAssociate Professor of Business Administration, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIMOTHY M. LASETER, \u003c\/b\u003eSenior Lecturer, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePETER RODRIGUEZ, \u003c\/b\u003eAssociate Dean for International Affairs and Associate Professor of Business Administration, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePAUL J. 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