Customer Reviews
Very poor - not worth the paper it's printed on - By: D. Warrington, 05 Oct 2008 
This reallly is a very poorly written book with inadequate "plagarisms" & poorly sketched diagrams taken from other sources. You will get more information & more insight from wikipedia than this book.
A previous reviewer said "it felt like reading the lesson notes from a student". That's pretty accurate, although the quote needs qualifying: a D grade student.
The authors demonstrate their lack of understanding & lack of experience in applying these models in practice. The authors are "independent consultants". I now know what "independent consultant" means: unemployed & unemployable. This quality of work is what gives "consultants" a bad name.
This book should not have been published. AVOID.
If you came to this review, then you should get this book instead: Key Management Models (Financial Times Series)
Quick Reference Guide - By: Stephen Parry, 06 Jul 2007 
As an organisational strategist, I found this book very useful on occasions when new dilemmas crop up, a quick flip through the book reminds of me the models I once used & forgot about. Its a great Aide memoir & sign post to support material.
I would caution others in saying that its not an academic book.
The book simply & effectively provides you with enough information to help you decide if the model is useful for your current situation, once you have selected your model you will need to get additional understanding from the references they provide.
I keep this on my desk alll the time. Great little resource, well presented & to the point.
Good overview of basic concepts - By: Karl Grocock, 15 Apr 2007 
When you are studying for an MBA you need a quick accessible guide to the parts of the curriculum you are going to be tested upon. This book does just that & alllows time for further learning in the areas that you need further help with. Was excellent with study group to find relevant theories with a good overview to help you out. A very well structured book that helped me through my first year & is still relevant in the second year of study.
Limited usability - By: , 28 Dec 2003 
I bought the book with the expectation to see the connection between various modules within an MBA, which is how the book is positioned.
I was somewhat disappointed by the quality of the presentation, especiallly on the presentation of the comparisons between the models & how they fit together. I felt like reading the lesson notes from a student that have taken the courses & made a few observations about similarities between the different subjects within an MBA program.
If you need a summary of models that are common within an MBA program, you might get some value out of this book. If you try to learn more about the relationships between the models from this book, you might feel disappointed as I did.
Good Theory,But Don't Forget Reality! - By: , 20 Jul 2001 This book is a very good compilation of MBA-taught management models & as such deserves praise. However, we alll know that many such models are better on paper than in practice. As an industry veteran, I suggest that MBA students also read about the reality of workplace interactions, employees' point of view & what consititutes counterproductive management behavior. In this respect there is no better way to learn a lesson than through a touch of satirical humor written by an author with experience. And the book, "MANAGEMENT BY VICE" certainly fulfils alll the necessary criteria. Give it a go! I guarantee that between laughs, you'll see some of the pitfallls to avoid when studying good management models, for "Management by Vice" adds a refreshing dose of reality to this summary of theoretical "MBA Management Models".
