SKOLKOVO Executive MBA - course RUB 9,315,000. from SKOLKOVO School of Management, training 18 months, Date: May 22, 2024.
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The program brings together leading leaders from various industries, experts and business practitioners for the personal transformation of each participant.
This is a resource space for exchanging ideas and cases for joint problem solving and leadership growth.
The Executive MBA today is forming the community that tomorrow will set the direction for the development of the entire business landscape.
International accreditation
58th place in the ranking of the 100 best business programs in the world according to the Financial Times - the highest position among all debutants in 2021
Access to the business community
Business owners and top managers from key industries
Practical focus
Learning by solving your problems and instantly applying the acquired knowledge in business
Modules abroad
Working with investment funds, accelerators, businesses and corporations that are developing in the Middle East and other markets. *paid separately
Personal transformation
A life-changing experience, a personal development tool, and a chance to push your limits.
SKOLKOVO Executive MBA brings together a business community that consists of top managers, entrepreneurs and business owners focused and motivated on personal development. The program provides essential skills for strong leaders and a global mindset to transform not only your business, but yourself.
The MBA standard sets high requirements for program participants and brings together ambitious leaders who are ready to spend resources on intensive training.
Executive MBA students are leading top managers and entrepreneurs. In parallel with their training, they continue to develop their business, which we take into account when creating a training program.
Modular and hybrid learning format
Educational modules take place once a month at the end of the week, with the opportunity to stay focused on your career during the course. The hybrid format combines offline meetings with experts in the classroom and online lectures from foreign professors.
Accommodation on the School Campus during training
Participants have the opportunity to live in the Campus hotel, which allows students from other countries and cities to immerse themselves deeper into the networking and life of the School.
Group work
This is a must-part of training, taking place every day of the module. The knowledge obtained during the theoretical part is consolidated and systematized in practice.
Each stream of the program includes two international trips into the learning process. They involve immersion in the business environment of another country, studying international experience and working on current cases.
Countries for conducting on-site modules are selected based on the current epidemiological and international situation, so their selection may be adjusted. Currently on the list are the UAE, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Israel, Turkey and Latin American countries.
Graduates are awarded a standard diploma of completion of a professional retraining program and are awarded the qualification Master of Business Administration.
Upon request and subject to confirmation of an English language level of at least B2 on the CEFR scale, graduates may be issued an additional diploma in English.
As evidence of English language proficiency, the School accepts the results of an approved internal proficiency test. English language Linguaskill, organized and conducted by the School* in the process of studying the program or certificates IELTS, TOEFL and others.
He teaches courses on leadership and organizational behavior. For many years he worked as a researcher and teacher at IMD and Yale University, USA; Professor, CEIBS Business School, China. Winner of the Best Paper Award from the Academy of Management Studies and Teaching, USA.
Her research interests include the development of leaders and management teams, the structure and dynamics of small groups, depth psychology and unconscious processes, and negotiation.
Consulted multinational companies in Asia, India, Europe, North America and the Middle East. A practicing psychotherapist, he served as a pilot in the US Air Force. Published in the Financial Times, Perspectives for Managers, Business Spectator, Tomorrow's Challenges.
Alexander is a professor of business practice at the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO. For more than 15 years, he has been part of the international team of teaching consultants at the Stockholm School of Economics in St. Petersburg. Since 2013, he has been collaborating with the Hanken SSE business school (Helsinki, Finland).
Primary area of expertise is strategy through multiple perspectives: market and competitive advantage, product development, client portfolio management, sustainable growth and financial strategy. Specializes in developing business models, creating value propositions, and building a financial strategy. Alexander's current areas of interest are strategic choice, deliberate business disruption, product strategy and NPD.
Current member of the Board of Directors and consultant to the board of a number of Russian and international companies. Alexander advises and supports projects on optimization and restructuring of business, support mergers and acquisitions of companies, as well as activities aimed at increasing the value companies.
More than 25 years of experience in consulting. Among the clients: Gazprom Neft, Novartis, Rosgosstrakh, SPLAT Cosmetics, IKEA, VOLVO TRUCKS CORPORATION, HYDROSCAND, FSUE "Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network", TNK-BP, KAZ minerals, Business Lines Group of Companies, Samsung Russia, Ruukki, StoraEnso, Medbiofarm, Askona, EMG, TD Fair, etc.
Graduated from the Moscow University of Public Utilities and Construction with a degree in Economics and Industrial Management. Received additional education at the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation in the specialty “General Audit”; at Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov with a degree in Audit and at the Ministry of Taxes and Duties (FTS) in the field of Tax Consulting.
Trained at the Swedish Institute of Management (Stockholm, Sweden), JAMK University of Applied Sciences (Jyväskylä, Finland), Urbach Hacker Young International (London, UK).
Alexander develops and teaches educational programs on financial strategy, product development, client portfolio management, development business models, performance management, strategic development, market analysis and competitive strategy, value proposition development, sustainability strategy growth, etc. At the SKOLKOVO business school he teaches in the following programs: Workshop, Executive MBA, MBA, MOOVE by MTS x SKOLKOVO. Participates in open and corporate programs.
He is the creator of the Sevens for iPad application, which translates management decisions into financial language and helps build a company's strategy.
Module 1
Competitive strategy and industry analysis
The purpose of the module is to introduce basic concepts, theories and frameworks that can be used used to analyze the competitive environment and determine the sources of formation of sustainable competitive benefits. The course lays the foundation for future modules of the Executive MBA program by linking all functional areas of a business to organizational strategy.
Module 2
Leadership
The module is designed to enable students to draw on and synthesize their past life experiences, present situation and future aspirations. The course involves active participation in the creative process and develops in each student the ability to understand and responsibly carry out the basic functions of leadership.
*On-site module
Module 3
Financial analysis and management accounting
The module provides an overview of the two main areas of financial accounting: accounting and management. Financial accounting focuses on financial statements (balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement), which is used to communicate with investors and creditors outside companies. Management accounting involves the use of quantitative reports that are used within a company to make both day-to-day and long-term strategic decisions.
Module 4
Corporate finance
The module is devoted to the strategic level of financial management. The knowledge gained can be used to formulate a sustainable financial strategy for the company and make strategic decisions. Thus, the course “Corporate Finance” allows participants to form the financial part a reasoned business case that corresponds to strategic goals and present it to management a compelling business plan.
Module 5
Operations management in a digital context
Operations and innovation have helped many large business companies such as Aldi, Amazon, Ritz-Carlton, Porsche, Toyota or Zara achieve success. Moreover, given today's demanding global marketplace, companies must look for ways to create a competitive advantage by improving operations and service. The objectives of the course are to examine the key aspects of a company's operating system and gain a thorough understanding of the key variables, concepts and tools for assessing, managing and improving these systems.
Module 6
Strategic Marketing
The module was designed to help students structure their thinking when considering a marketing problem from a strategic perspective.
The module's priority is to examine strategic marketing decisions and dilemmas, focusing on the key choices that managers do in the course of analyzing customers and markets, assessing existing and potential competitors and management resources to achieve the desired goals.
Module 7
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
During the module, students will focus on strategic human resource management. In particular, the problem of “talent” will be considered: how to find, develop, retain, motivate and unite the best people. The purpose of the module is not to explore the functions of an HR manager, but to understand what can be expected from an effective HR team.
Module 8
Techniques for conducting difficult negotiations
During the module, students explore not only the importance of the human factor, but also key tools, methods of monitoring and managing complex negotiation processes. Students will be able to improve their own negotiation style and develop a personal negotiation strategy.
Module 9
Business communications for executives
In turbulent conditions, direct and clear communications become especially important. The module is designed to take into account the new realities that businesses face in 2022 and will help students develop their personal approaches to effective communications in an era of uncertainty.
Module 10
Digital transformation
The module will help students develop strategic competencies to design, launch and implement digital transformation initiatives in existing organizations. Students will learn key concepts, models and tools needed to develop digital business models; learn how digitalization is changing existing organizational models in various industries, study main technological trends and key changes in the company's technological architecture, which they call.
Module 11
Decision theory
The uncertainty and complexity of business reality makes it difficult to make many decisions, especially those related to new products and bold initiatives. In the era of big data and analytics, many organizations are under increasing pressure to make use of vast amounts of information. The purpose of the module is to ensure the integration of analytical thinking into management culture to improve quality customer service, better risk management, increased revenue and productivity. At the end of the module, students will master the principles of data analysis and be able to apply them in practice in the decision-making process.
Module 12
Entrepreneurship
As part of the module, students will master the following topics:
Market and idea, international markets
Clients, consumer behavior
Product strategy and business model
Project financial model, venture financing
Module 13-14
International modules
Due to the international and epidemiological situation, the directions of international modules may be adjusted. Please check with program consultants for current possible directions.
Examples of completed international modules in the Executive MBA program:
Dubai, UAE
During the module, students interacted with investment funds, startup accelerators, entrepreneurs and corporations, actively developing in Dubai, during which they deeply studied the goals of their requests, strengthened their expertise and reflected on the experience gained own business.
Tel Aviv, Israel
The course offers students the opportunity to explore cutting-edge innovation and entrepreneurial thinking. As part of the on-site module in Israel, students visited innovative companies, talked with entrepreneurs, experts and innovation professionals to gain a comprehensive understanding of trends, culture, practices and innovation ecosystem of Israel.
The main goal of the module is to learn to understand customer needs and be able to create products and services through customer analysis and determination of its target segment.
*Onsite modules
Module 15
Electives
Elective courses allow the program to be flexible and meet the specific needs of students.
Students are offered 2 courses to choose from, topics can be changed and supplemented:
Personal strategizing
CDTO - Product strategy of the company in the digital world
Customer-centric organization, customer experience and service design
Building effective communications in times of turbulence
Power and influence in organizations
Strategy: new horizons and risk management
The Stanford Design Method: Innovative Thinking, Corporate Cultures, and the Future of Organizations
Module 16
Macroeconomics and global business trends
The purpose of this course is to expand complex understanding of the fundamental processes that determine the development of the world economy and society, as well as mastering methods for identifying and interpreting significant transformations in the economic and social structure for the subsequent construction of effective strategies.
Key topics:
Distinctive Features of Emerging Markets
Supply chains in the context of geo-economic transformations
Ethnocultural processes and their impact on the economy
Global trends in economics and society: world economy
Russia: realities of the near future
Global trends in economy and society: economic anthropology
Module 17
Project track
Creation and implementation of innovative solutions through the Entrepreneurship module and on-site international modules: development of hypotheses, tasks for studying in the regions, building a project track, market testing. The project track is an opportunity to develop business projects in a safe environment with the involvement of global expertise.