Year One

MODULE 1 - Knowledge Foundation and the Language of Business
The emphasis of this module is to assess the impact of the global economy on the economic value of the firm by strengthening your executive ability to acquire and maintain capital resources.  Course work aims at improving decision-making by laying a solid foundation in quantitative and analytical skills.

There are four integrated threads in the module:

• Accounting and Control
• Decision Support Foundation
• Applied Economics
• Financial Management

The course work is applied in a real-world skill application project, The Corporate Expansion Project, which ties the course work together and provides actual practice in using quantitative data to support a major financial decision.

MODULE 2 - Leadership to Improve Organizational Performance
The focus of this module is to enable executives to maximize human potential for improving organizational performance. You develop an understanding of your own leadership and decision-making styles to greatly improve your leadership ability.

There are three integrated threads in this module:

• Leadership and the 21st Century Executive
• Managing Performance for Results
• The Manager as Decision Maker

By the end of the module, you have gained fundamental knowledge and skills to improve organizational performance. Moreover, you will understand how to use your own leadership style more effectively.

Field Research Project - The Transitional Perspective
At the end of the first year, your team will conduct an in-depth study of an actual business, usually a small disadvantaged or non-profit enterprise.  You will learn how to apply concepts learned in the classroom to actual business situations, and your recommendations and solutions will carry real consequences.

Year Two

MODULE 3 - Knowledge to Lead in the Global Business Environment
This module expands your horizons beyond functional and internal topics to global approaches, presenting you with a variety of complex and interrelated issues. The module is organized in three threads, each lead by an experienced faculty member:

• Changing Global Business Environment
• Applied Economic Environment
• Marketing and Social-Cultural Environments

The application of learning is accomplished through a major skill application project, Business Opportunity Assessment, which involves the identification and evaluation of an international business opportunity. A major report and presentation integrate module concepts into a supportable recommendation for board-level decision.

MODULE 4 - Strategic Leadership to Achieve Long-Term Success
This module, the capstone experience of the program, emphasizes executive leadership required to create and communicate clear direction for the organization’s future and for carrying out change to achieve long-term results. The main objective is to enhance your ability to apply human and capital resources to achieve a long-term competitive advantage for your organization. Particular emphasis is given to ethical conduct, integrity, and socially responsible action. The module is organized around the following topics:

• Strategic Management
• Strategic Marketing
• Business in the International Environment
• Deal Making

Learning from this and previous modules is integrated into a skill application project, Strategic Opportunity Implementation. This project is a comprehensive implementation plan for the business opportunity identified and evaluated in the module 3 skill application project.

International Trip
In Year Two, you will take a two-week journey to one or more major, non-US business centers that will broaden your understanding of what it takes to manage in today’s global business environment.  In recent years, we have traveled to China, India, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Our students regularly cite the visit as a highlight of the program.