MBA (Innovation and Leadership)

Ethical and sustainability issues that leaders face in today’s business environment through identifying causes of the current state of the economy and environment.

Ethical frameworks and understanding of behavioural ethics to evaluate business scenarios and inform business decisions. Cognitive and emotive biases and that may be at play individually and in the workplace that influence decision-making ability.

Different business models, approaches and ethical strategies that inform business differentiation and competitive advantages in a networked and globalised world. Appropriate strategies, methods and
practical tools available to managers to foster internal best practice ethical outcomes.

Inclusion and diversity as an approach to value creation in modern organisations. Different elements of culture and behaviour prevalent in organisations. Processes involved in creating positive, productive and stable workforces in the 21st century. Leveraging diagnosis, designing and delivery tools to manage people-related challenges. Processes to design, lead and manage organisational change.

Interpret financial statements and extract critical information to make business decisions. Develop an understanding of information that is used in managerial reports for internal reporting.

Develop advanced knowledge about financial management imperative to managing
firms’ investments and resources. Analyse the financial industry and decisions from a corporate treasurer’s point of view.

Understand and identify factors impacting managerial decision making. Explain
managerial decision-making under different market conditions. Evaluate the impact of external and internal factors on managerial
decision-making.

This research module will enlighten your knowledge on the whole spectrum of research methods in management. 

You will be exposed to various research methodology concepts and you will be provided with the unique opportunity of applying your acquired knowledge on research management into practice through the practical activities incorporated in the research manual and interactive discussions.

• Project management environments and the project life cycle. 
• Project identification, planning, monitoring and control. 
• Project scheduling and resourcing techniques including cost estimates and budgeting for projects. 
• Risk management techniques and templates. 
• Team management and its value in managing operations.

• Big Data Analytics and the importance for modern businesses. 
• Infrastructure and information systems usage in leveraging Big Data. 
• Data discovery methods, information visualisation and prediction of trends used to inform business decision-makers. 
• Social media analytics and its relevance and applications in current contexts.

• The role of marketing and its impact on the wider business and industry.
• Drivers behind consumers’ decisions/behaviour. 
• Frameworks to develop innovative, effective and impactful marketing strategies.
• Emerging trends in the technology world and the impact on business. 
• The use of technology to drive business efficiency and effectiveness.

• Introduction to business economics.
• Economic concepts in business decisions.
• Pricing, revenue and costs analysis.
• Market structures, economic cycles and business policies.
• Micro-economic and Macro-economic aggregates for decision making.
• Production and investment analysis.
• Economics of international trade.
• Exchange rate.

• The importance of leadership and its associated challenges. 
• Key leadership themes and concepts and how they can be utilised. 
• The concepts of self-leadership and self-awareness. 
• The role of emotional intelligence in effective leadership.

• Major theories and models of entrepreneurship and innovation management. 
• Challenges faced by entrepreneurs and strategies to utilise to overcome them. 
• Strategic innovation practices and differentiated positioning. 
• Stages and challenges of the innovation process. 
• Fundraising and project advancement. 
• Characteristics of effective entrepreneurs and innovators.

• Strategic concepts and their role in business performance. 
• Strategic frameworks and their use in business decision-making. 
• Strategies to achieve business goals and create competitive advantage. 
• Strategies and their likelihood of achieving business goals. 
• Risk response and evaluation on strategic projects. 
• Variations of strategic change and relevant approaches to manage change.