IMD – International Institute for Management Development (Switzerland)

Clipboard03IMD – International Institute for Management Development
www website: www.imd.org/mba
Method of Delivery: full time
Course Length (months): 12, 24
Language: English
City: Lausanne
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imdbschool

The combination of classes and real company projects gives you the knowledge, intuition and skills to successfully operate a business and lead people and organizations. Our class size of 90 participants and deep connection to the global business world make this personal approach to learning possible.

Class subjects
Widen your managerial and technical competencies by building your knowledge in core business areas. Apply this knowledge and assess its impact through live case studies, group exercises and company projects.

To complete the program, you must pass exams on all business fundamentals courses. You will also complete a series of two-day integrative exercises where you and your study group analyze a case or participate in a business simulation and present a detailed action plan to a panel of Faculty.

Classes run:

  • Monday morning to Saturday noon (40 hours per week)
  • Evening and weekend preparation and project work required

Typical subjects (Faculty subject to change)
  Faculty Description
Accounting Leif Sjoeblom Feel comfortable interpreting accounting data, recognize its limitations read a set of accounts with confidence.
Economics Ralf Boscheck Relevant concepts of micro- & macro-economics, institutional economics & classical political economy
Entrepreneurship Benoît Leleux Understand the issues relevant to developing entrepreneurial ventures (independent or corporate)
Finance Nuno Fernandes A general management perspective towards financial management & analysis.
Global Political Economy Carlos Braga Leadership qualities needed for creating welfare, wealth & enterprise in tomorrow's global markets
Innovation Mike Wade Design new product concepts & prototypes applying theory & methods learnt in class.
Leadership Ben Bryant Understand your own behaviour and human behaviour more generally, & learn about leadership in different contexts.
Marketing John Walsh From the perspective of managers responsible for results.
Organizational Behavior Martha Maznevski Acquire skills to implement strategies effectively and create sustainable high performance.
Production and Operations Management Nikos Tsikriktsis Understand fundamental knowledge on operations strategy & process analysis.
Strategy

Margaret Cording

How strategic decisions are made & executed in large, complex organizations.

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