The Ten-Day MBA 4th Ed.: A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering the Skills Taught In America's Top Business Schools

I am a Wharton MBA graduate who will be teaching a survey course on business on the MBA level. To do this, I researched far and wide for the best book I could find to serve as a textbook and this beats all others hands-down. Thumbs up. It is comprehensive, current, well-written, and delivers the skills taught in America's top business schools in a highly reader-friendly manner. Every "nook and cranny" of business is covered. Day 10 with its Minicourses closes the loop. Certainly, it is not a substitute for the in-depth manner by which these principles, concepts, theories, practices would be garnered by taking numerous courses needed to earn an MBA degree. It is not a substitute for earning an MBA degree. However, it will serve as a valuable source of material upon which to learn to some depth of the various business disciplines as you move into or early-on through earning an MBA degree. To serve you well post-degree as a reference relative a comprehensive view of business. Enabling one to go out into the business world with an interdisciplinary, synthesized knowledge of business' various disciplines upon which to draw upon and be effective, successful. This book delivers on its promise of a step-by-step guide to mastering the skills taught in America's top business schools. The best "guide" available.

I'm a software developer who's always had a mind for business. I've worked for a few start-ups and even started a few myself. My wife has an MBA and I had been thinking of going to school for an MBA when I found this book. My wife read parts of it and confirmed that it is the same material in an MBA program. Now I won't claim this book will teach you everything you'll learn in an MBA school (obviously), but I will claim this is a great book for anyone considering an MBA as well as for anyone who has one and wants to brush up on the material. The author presents the most important information tought in business schools, at a high level although full of real examples. What I liked most was how he gave specific real life examples, sometimes true and sometimes ficticious. For example, one that I remember off the top of my head, he explains how Quaker bought Snapple when it was popular but couldn't win the battle against Coke and Pepsi and ended up selling it at a huge loss. There's tons of real life examples like that. I like the style of the book, because he presents the material at a high level and if you want to go into detail you can pursue the subjects that interest you on your own. I also like his touch of humor, which keeps the book interesting. Overall I cannot recommend this book enough!

I bought this book as kind of a "Business Speak for for the Computer Geek" self-study course. It's worthwhile from that standpoint, well written, and probably about as entertaining as such a book can be. But it is limited. That's not saying anything about the tome's quality, though. There is a limited amount to what you can learn from any single book, and Silbiger's book is no exception. Generally, there is only one example given to explain every concept, and for some concepts, that's not enough. For instance, I came away from his explanation of double-entry bookkeeping totally baffled, and had to go to the web for help. You also won't get the repetition, practical exercises, interaction with classmates and teachers, and pacing that you'd find in a real classroom. "The Ten-Day MBA" won't replace two years in B-school. But it's useful if you want to learn the lingo, and if you know enough to know what you don't know (and are persistent enough to seek the explanations from other sources.)

I started with the second edition of the Ten Day MBA around the year 2000. I used both the second and third editions as a primer for business and MBA concepts over the last decade. At the time, I did not know if I would go back to get an MBA. Several years ago, I enrolled in an evening Professional MBA program at Radford University. I am about 80% complete with the PMBA; and I used the fourth edition to help consolidate my knowledge before moving on to the last few classes. Reading the fourth edition was a much richer experience, now that I had classroom experience to relate the material. It is true that you can use this book as a primer if you aren't going to get the MBA in the near term; and as a review if you are about to complete an MBA. I have purchased the second, third and fourth editions over the years, and read each of them with different purposes and goals in mind, depending on my situation. This book has never disappointed, no matter what stage of career and education I was in at the time. For the price, it is an amazing value.

Clear and concise, using the right jargon which is great to understand more in-depth other books on the subject. I'd recommend it to anyone considering an MBA program seriously, even to someone who just wants to see if this field is for them. I'd include recommended reads at the end of each chapter, doing so will remove the need to take a formal MBA program.

I do like this book. However, it is heavy on academics and short on applicable real world knowledge. I took a college economics class that distilled much of the same information as the economics section of this book, except in a much more down to earth and easy to understand way. When a college textbook is easier to understand, and easier to apply the knowledge than this book, well you get the picture... its very academic and not very practical. More or less each chapter reads like a summary or notes that would be taken in the respective business class (economics, ethics, organization etc.). It lacks detail on one hand, on the other hand it also lacks many examples of how to apply the info to the real world. I mean I would like to start a small business, invest etc. I find it somewhat useful but this is more of a refresher course for someone who actually has an MBA rather than for the do it yourself business guy. Nonetheless, I think this is a good starting point for a self taught business person (or refresher for those who studied business in college). It outlines all the basic subjects. It is somewhat difficult to read, in respect to the fact that some of the information gets complicated, but that's a good thing. It presents college level material. I think it would be good to read this book as a review or else to get started- it will introduce you to the basic terms and concepts- then proceed to get other books on business to continue your study. I don't think mastering this book in ten days is realistic either. Maybe 10 months, but I wouldn't even try to master it personally. I would just review as much as you can then get other books that might explain these concepts in more down to earth terms or better explain ways to apply the knowledge to your business practices.

Great book!

Before getting this book, I was really considering getting an MBA. I already took MOOC courses from business schools, and I ordered the GMAT study book. I run an e-commerce business, and it has been doing pretty well. I learned a lot from just watching other people on YouTube and paying attention to the work they did in order to succeed. I am also a freelance writer, and I wanted to break out of my former genre and get into finance and business writing. At the time, I thought getting an MBA would be one of the only ways to be taken seriously in that setting. When I heard about The Ten Day MBA, I knew I wanted to at least see what it was all about. I realized that all of my independent research had already prepared me for pretty much everything that was covered in this book. It was just re-affirming what I already knew about business. I think it's a really good way to either open your eyes to how much you don't know, or in my case, help me calm down and realize that paying for the MBA would actually be a huge waste of time and money.

I am, self educated fluent in 4 languages and doing my GMAT in order to register in a MBA. This book is a must read before you jump and commit into a MBA program it gives you a clear intro and picture of what lyes ahead. Up date and with current issues but will like to see GMAT intro for us who didn't have an opportunity to have a Higher Education. Presently, enroll and was accepted to Queen University,Canada. Thank you, for writen this book.:)

本書の日本語訳をパラパラと眺めてみたけれど、それほど難しくはない、じゃ！ってんで、いきなり原書に挑戦したが、これもそれほど難しくはない。ある程度の会計知識、経済学の大学1−2年生程度の学習経験があれば、何ら難しくは感じないだろう。 簿記なんか日本の商業高校のレヴェル。 ただ、"Day6 Finance"の部分は、初学者にはよくわからないかもしれないので、訳本をザラッと速読してもいいかもしれない。 で、なんでそんな簡単なＭＢＡ読本を、それも原著で読む意味があるのかっていうことになるけど、そこはそれ、現地アメリカで使われている最新のビジネスからみのテクニカル・タームを覚えるためである。それも、自分の理解している分野からの方が圧倒的にいいから、この程度のレヴェルの本でも、原書で読む意味はそれなりにあるのだ。 本当にアメリカのビジネス・スクールがこの程度のレヴェルのことしか教えていないなら、何も年間400−500万円もどぶに捨てることもなかろうに。ただ単にＭＢＡ資格が欲しいばっかりに・・・・・ ＡＭＡＺＯＮでは、1600‐1700円くらいでゲットできるので、この安さはなかなかいい。ただ、ペーパーバックということもあって、お気軽なんだけど、紙質も装丁もあまりよくない。ばらけたら、もう一冊買えばいいだけのことだけど・・・・ 英語が読める法・経・商出身の文系サラリーマンには絶対的におすすめの好著、いきなりこの原書を読むべし。

El libro está cumpliendo con todas mis expectativas. Creo que es un libro de referencia útil tanto para los iniciados como para los interesados en profundizar en este campo. El libro está muy bien organizado y escrito de una manera muy didáctica y comprensible, siempre dando ejemplos para comprender mejor los conceptos. Recomendado!

Doing an MBA and one of my lecturers recommended I buy this. He said its a great way to get a good overview of each core subject. Chapters are not too long and cover all the stuff you need to get a good idea of business and doing an MBA.

Natürlich steckt in dem Buch kein kompletter MBA! Dennoch überzeugt das Buch mit unglaublicher Fülle an nützlicher und anwendbaren Informationen. Vieles kommt BWLern natürlich bekannt vor, dennoch auf keinen Fall eine Zeitverschwendung. Speziell der Schreibstil des Autors finde ich extrem gelungen, keine Sekunde war ich gelangweilt von dem gelesenen, ein wahrer spitzen Autor. Ich kann das Buch jedem mit den richtigen Erwartungen empfehlen, wer aber denkt hier 2 Jahre voll Schule zu bekommen der ist fehl am Platz.