2013 Unit of Study
The session(s) below are for 2013. For Summer School 2013 unit of study availability please visit the Summer School website (main Summer session January/February 2013).
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| Turning Around Mature Businesses | |
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| UoS Code | EMBA6006 |
| Credit points | 12 |
| Offered | Intensive May |
| Prerequisites | Minimum credit (65 percent) average in EMBA6002 and EMBA6003 |
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| Assumed Knowledge | |
| Additional Information | Only students enrolled in the degree FC065 - Executive Master of Business Administration, are permitted to enrol in this unit of study |
| Lectures | 2 week block intensive in May/June. |
| Assessment | Group presentation and final document (50%); Individual reflection report (50%) |
| Description | This study program introduces the issues and challenges facing the consultant or manager charged with turning around a business in a stagnant or declining industry. It will take place in an offshore setting consistent with the mature industry theme. Over the two-week intensive unit the primary focus will be on developing a turnaround strategy for an organisation in the chosen location. This will involve independent research prior to attending the unit as well as on-site field work during the two weeks on location. Theory and practice relating to turnarounds will be integrated through workshop sessions, site visits, and talks from customers, producers, and others in the industry value chain. Students will also explore the business environment, including the cultural, social and environmental context in which it operates. The central ideas that lie at the heart of this unit include the following core concepts, all related to the management of corporate renewal and organisational change: re-positioning the business, re-branding the market offering, re-energising the business (and indeed the industry as a whole), re-thinking the role of management, re-defining innovation, re-considering the role of democratic principles and internal markets, and recognising the growing importance of institutional constraints on companies. |