Executive Master of Business Administration (eMBA)

Although some ethical viewpoints are considered universal and consistent across cultures, others are of a local or personal nature. As ethical perceptions evolve and change due to interactions with different people and contexts, the ability of business leaders and managers to make ethical decisions and respond appropriately is paramount for contemporary organizations. This subject assists students in critically exploring the ethical viewpoints and moral standards that are relied upon to reach conclusions and make ethical decisions within a business and organizational context.

In this course, students will learn how diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences impact organizations and examine the common challenges and opportunities of a diverse workplace. Throughout the subject, students will develop leadership and management skills to build diverse teams that are high performing.  Specifically, students will study how to identify staff differences which inform the design of effective management policies, procedures, and positive working environments.

This subject provides students with a comprehensive and critical understanding of strategy fundamentals and the role it plays in improving business performance.  Students will examine a variety of strategic frameworks and concepts from various organizational contexts conducive to fostering a competitive advantage, driving growth, and improving business performance. Students will also have the opportunity to develop business strategies and plan a strategic change for their own organization.

Organizations often need to implement changes affecting their processes, products, and people to keep pace with the ever-changing business ecosystem.  In this class, students will develop a broad understanding of relevant change management theories and practical strategies for managing change. This class will focus on operations, organizational behavior and management challenges, especially in the context of rapid digitalization.

Lastly, students will learn to critically assess if an organizational change is beneficial and whether stability is attainable or desirable in contemporary companies or organizations.

In this course, students will consider the multiple dimensions and models of organizational change.  Specifically, discussions will focus on how politics, power, resistance, culture, and structure can impact organizations as they grow and change.  Students are given opportunities to proactively plan and manage an organizational change such as new policy adoption, new product development, or some form of innovation.

As organizations face variability and uncertainties, managers need to be able to respond to those challenges with effective processes and structures. This subject provides students with a broad understanding of the role operations and project management plays within an organization and the challenges and techniques used to solve them. Throughout the class, students will learn how to create project resources such as project plans, work breakdown structures, cost management plans, and risk assessment schedules that foster a competitive advantage.

Over the past decades, companies have experienced massive growth in the data they are generating, collecting, and analyzing.  In this course, students will examine how enormous volumes of data – known as big data – can lead to growth opportunities, operational efficiency, and competitive advantages. Students will explore how big data provides opportunities to improve business decision-making, understand customers and markets, create intelligent products, improve business operations and find sources of revenue.  Students will also learn to develop big data strategies including how to select data sources, data analytics, technology and data infrastructure, and build a data culture in your organization.

With increased access and connectivity to products and services from around the globe, customers have become very educated and increased their power and choice.  As a result, entrepreneurs and marketers must move towards a customer-centric marketing approach.  In this subject, students will critically examine marketing from a customer-driven perspective and learn to create meaningful value for clients and customers. Other topics include identifying target audiences, building product strategies, creating customer engagement, providing customer service, and using customer feedback.

This subject introduces core concepts and practices relating to Finance and Managerial Accounting, and Managerial Economics.  Students will learn to interpret and critically evaluate organizational financial information and extract data from financial statements for reporting and decision-making purposes.  Fundamental concepts of corporate financing and capital markets are also explored allowing students to learn to use relevant models and tools to achieve organizational objectives and efficiencies.

This subject explores the definitions and practices of leadership in the context of the 21st Century and enables students to examine their own skills, attributes, and actions for successful leadership practices. Through self-exploration and critical examination of different leadership models and techniques, students will develop the necessary mindsets, insights, and capabilities to lead and manage contemporary organizations.