Hi!

Well, as the topic title says, I wanted to ask, specially to those that are currently studying a MBA, or those who already finished one, to any recommendation for literature to read before starting this programme.

I will start studying one on September, so would be glad to have any recommendation on what to read in order to prepare myself.

I dont mean anything specific, like reading a calculus book or corporate finances, but something more general.

Any ideas?

Thank you!

I don't understand what non-specific sort of recommendation you would like. Read about ethics? 

I don't understand what non-specific sort of recommendation you would like. Read about ethics? 

I don't understand why those are not specific. 

I don't understand why those are not specific. 

I really don't understand. I'm not joking. 

I was looking for some pre-enrolment reading lists and came across these:

http://business-school.exeter.ac.uk/study/masters/mba/offerholder/
https://www.baylor.edu/business/mba/news.php?action=story&story=221925

I’d start with Financial Intelligence by Berman & Knight and something light from Kotler like Ten Deadly Marketing Sins.  Your business school will probably provide reading lists before you start.

Before even considering the MBA I enjoyed anything by Jim Collins, Beyond Entrepreneurship or How The Mighty Fall. Most people go for Good to Great but I found more value in the other two.

[Edited by MBA podcaster on Feb 17, 2023]

Thank you both, very kind!

Thank you both, very kind!

Maybe try Snapshots from Hell: The Making of an MBA. It's based on a first year MBA student's experience at Stanford. It was published in the mid-2000s and I read it when I was thinking of doing an MBA back then. If you search, I am sure you'll find newer equivalents and maybe one for the geographic region you will be studying in. 

[Edited by aslamo on Feb 17, 2023]