Turning Around Mature Businesses
EMBA6006
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.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 12
Commencing semesters: 105
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: EMBA6006
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: No