I was browsing in Boffin’s Bookstore in Perth looking for some engineering book, mostly I was looking for PLC, that is programmed logic control, automation and pneumatic/electronic controllers when I had a look around in the business section.

Boffin’s specialises in technical and reference books, needless to say, their business book section is pretty comprehensive. There are a number of MBA books around and I don’t have much interest in purchasing another MBA overview book when I already have What the Best MBAs Know, The Ten Day MBA and MBA in a Day. But whist I was browsing I saw The MBA Advantage and decided to flick through. Much to my surprise I noticed this book was published by UWA Press, this is the publications section of the University of Western Australia. All of a sudden, this publication had relevance to me.

The bookshop was closing so I didn’t have an opportunity to browse further but I was certainly interested. As I am from Perth, I expected the experiences and perspective of the multiple authors would tend to hold a west coast view. Most MBA course overview books tend to be American and thus promote American perspectives; all good, but an Australian perspective is particularly attractive to me. When I read What the Best MBAs Know, this inspired me to undertake a mature age MBA.

So this book is by far my most influential read and I am so glad I took the time to read this interesting and ultimately inspiring book. I still use as a quick reference book as whilst it is not as comprehensive as a reference book, I can use it as a quick guide when I need to recall a model or read up on a theory I have trouble recalling.

Business books such as MBA course overview publications tend to follow a specific overview of an MBA course and present the theories, models and methodologies of an MBA education. Now that I already own three MBA course overview books, I would be interested in something a little different and The MBA Advantage makes an interesting reference book for me.