Cornell Tech MBA Academic Preparation

Consider purchasing or renting Essentials of Accounting by Anthony and Breitner (Pearson, 11th Edition) to use as a course primer. This will not be your textbook, but past students who have used this to prepare have found it to be valuable.

Our Strategy faculty point to Competitive Strategy by Michael Porter as the best preparatory reading for the core course.

Your classes will often refer heavily to the daily business press, and you’ll be expected to keep up a working knowledge of major business events and activities. Once you have received and activated your Cornell NetID, you will be able to review the full text of many business publications through the Johnson Management Library. Stay up to date with business publications like Businessweek, the Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times.

• Sign up for a Financial Times account and Wall Street Journal account using your Cornell email address.
• Video – how to access Factiva and other Management Library resources.
• Video – how to read the Harvard Business Review full text.

Questions? Email the research team at the Management Library for business research assistance or to learn about other resources.