Value Driven Skills and Competencies

Building Executive Competency for Global Business

Curriculum design that bridges rigorous academic frameworks with real-world problem-solving skills, preparing students for problem-solving and leadership in complex multicultural environments.

Core Frameworks

Strategic Curriculum

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Global Strategy & Leadership

Core Management Competencies

Ethics, Communication & Society

  • Strategic Management: High-level frameworks for corporate decision-making, competitive advantage, and long-term organizational positioning.

  • International Business: Navigating cross-border operations, market entry strategies, and the complexities of global joint ventures.

  • Entrepreneurship: A deep dive into venture creation, from agile startups to large-scale corporate intrapreneurship and innovation.

  • Principles of Management: The foundational mechanics of organizational structure, operational leadership, and resource allocation.

  • Applied Management: Translating management theory directly into practice through real-world problem-solving, simulation, and situational analysis.

  • Project Management: Transforming strategy into tactics, effectively and efficiently.

  • Corporate Social Responsibility and the Common Good: Evaluating the ethical obligations of modern enterprises and how values-driven leadership impacts stakeholders and society.

  • Business Communication: Developing executive-level clarity, persuasive messaging, and effective stakeholder engagement in a globalized business environment.

  • Global Negotiation for Good: Mastering cross-cultural communication, conflict resolution, and strategic deal-making that "expands the pie" across diverse international markets.

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Recommended Readings

A collection of classic training in management, seminal articles, and other "snacks". Note: While recent editions of texts provide fresh coverage with respect to modern organizations and their specific challenges, the empirical evidence and frameworks modilized were frequently developed during the golden age of management education. Any used edition from the last decade will provide tremendous ROI.

Texts

Books

Articles / Cases

Strategy: Crafting and Executing Strategy, Thompson.

Human Resources: Human Resource Management, Mondy.

Business Communication: Business Communication, Guffey.

Global Negotiation: Negotiation, Lewicki.

Management Thought: Essentials of Management, Jones

Organizational Behavior: Organizational Behavior, Robbins / Judge.

Applied Management: Developing Management Skills, 6e, Whetten.

International Business Strategy: International Business, Hill.

International Marketing: International Marketing, Cateora, 2004.

Negotiation: Negotiation, Lewicki.

Internatonal Handbook of Intelligence: Sternberg, 1991.

Managing Cultural Differences: Moran, 2010

Business Communication: Business Communication, Guffey.

Global Negotiation: Negotiation, Lewicki.

Management Thought: Essentials of Management, Jones

Organizational Behavior: Organizational Behavior, Robbins / Judge.

Applied Management: Developing Management Skills, 6e, Whetten, 2010

International Business Strategy: International Business, Hill.

International Marketing: International Marketing, Cateora, 2004.

International Economics: International Economics, Salvatore.

Frameworks and templates for developing robust academic research projects and case studies.