This book addresses the thorny question of What is an MBA really about? It does this by describing a personal journey through the degree programme at one of the most successful Business Schools. There is no doubt that the MBA is an unusual educational event and there has been some debate as to whether it should really be considered a Masters degree. There has been no simple answer to this and neither is there likely to be one. But maybe there is an even more interesting question to ask which is What can be learnt from an MBA? In my case I learnt that I could work 80 hours a week or more,...

Academic research is a different world to that which is normally encountered in everyday life and as such it has a unique set of concepts and issues with which it operates.

Learning the vocabulary required understanding these concepts and issues is a non-trivial challenge.

This book A Dictionary of Research Concepts and Issues has been prepared to assist students, lecturers and others who wish to improve their command of the language of research.

The 600+ concepts and issues is not a definitive list of the ideas which a researcher could encounter but it is a solid basis on which to build a...

The first management development institute in the UK and at one time with probably the largest number of MBA students in the world, Henley Management College has made a significant impact on how many executives think about management and leadership, both in practice and in theory. Located on the River Thames approximately 35 miles from London, in what used to be the country seat of Viscount Hambleden (formerly WH Smith Esq.) it was an institution with true global reach from which tens of thousands of individuals have graduated. Henley Management College had to evolve and reinvent itself...

The first management development institute in the UK and at one time with probably the largest number of MBA students in the world, Henley Management College has made a significant impact on how many executives think about management and leadership, both in practice and in theory. Located on the River Thames approximately 35 miles from London, in what used to be the country seat of Viscount Hambleden (formerly WH Smith Esq.) it was an institution with true global reach from which tens of thousands of individuals have graduated. Henley Management College had to evolve and reinvent itself...