Cardiff Business School MBA Programme

www.cardiff .ac.uk/carbs 01 Why Cardiff Business School? www.cardiff .ac.uk/carbs

Introducing Cardiff Business School

Cardiff Business School: Ranked amongst A Reputation for Excellence Excellence in Teaching the Best Business Schools in the UK Cardiff Business School is ranked 4th in the UK for its research In the last Teaching Quality Assessment exercise, teaching at excellence. The School has recently become a member of both the Cardiff Business School was assessed as ‘excellent’. Our knowledge, American-based AACSB International, The Association to Advance experience and research underpins teaching on all of our Cardiff Business School has an international reputation for Collegiate Schools of Business and of the European Foundation for postgraduate programmes, informing our students of valuable ideas its research excellence. The latest UK Government Research Management Development (EFMD – EQUIS). and practices at the frontier of global business developments. Assessment Exercise has ranked the School fourth in the UK in terms of its research quality. A Global School in the UK A Career Head-start The faculty of Cardiff Business School come from 20 countries, our Graduates of the School are placed on excellent career tracks 70% of the School’s research is ranked either ‘world-leading or current students come from 60 countries and our alumni represent across the range of business and management careers in fi rms and ‘internationally excellent’. The School is ranked 2nd in the UK in 120 countries, reﬂ ecting the School’s global approach to its work and government organizations. Regular recruiters of our students, to terms of the proportion of its research which is ‘world-leading’ its international stature. name a few, include KPMG, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, HSBC, (the highest possible category), placing it second only to London The School’s international reputation allows faculty and institutional JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Unilever. Business School. The School uses research-led teaching across its collaboration with other leading universities overseas. full portfolio of Specialist Masters programmes. This means that One of the Best Universities in the UK our faculty members teach students the cutting-edge expertise World Class Faculty The School is part of Cardiff University, itself a Russell Group institution needed to forge a successful career. The School attracts world-class faculty who occupy key positions (the UK’s equivalent to the North American Ivy League). in their respective fi elds, in the leading international business and research associations and membership bodies. Faculty are on the An Attractive Location Research Assessment Exercise 2008 editorial review boards of many of the leading academic journals. The University is based in and around Cardiff ’s magnifi cent city centre, alongside the National Museum and Galleries of Wales, and boasts University Business Schools Recognition for Outstanding Research much fi ne parkland. A compact campus means that the town centre, 1st London Business School The School is ranked 2nd in the UK for the amount of its research Students’ Union, Business School and Halls of Residence are in easy 2nd Imperial College which is ‘world-leading’ – second only to London Business School. walking distance of each other. 3rd Cambridge 4th Cardiff At the Frontier of Business Decision Making The Capital City Advantage 5th Warwick The School makes a useful contribution to both policy and practice The fastest growing capital in Europe, Cardiff is two hours by train Lancaster on a local, national and international level, with research informing from London and was recently named the most desirable city in Bath organisations such as the Foreign and Commonwealth Offi ce, the which to live and work in the UK. This dynamic city boasts the LSE United Nations, the Treasury, the Department for Trade and Industry Millennium Stadium, the National Assembly for Wales, the cultural Oxford and the Department for Communities and Local Government, and Wales Millennium Centre and hosts major sporting events, world King’s College London working on consultation projects for blue-chip, global fi rms. class concerts, fi lm festivals and much more. Both the coastline and 11th Strathclyde mountain ranges of Wales can be easily explored from the capital. Manchester An Excellent Learning Environment Leeds Postgraduate students join a community of some 700 postgraduates Nottingham specialising in Taught Masters programmes and our MBA. The diversity 15th Cranfi eld of our student body directly informs teaching and experiences are Source: Times Higher Education shared from all over the globe. In excess of £160 million has been invested to provide modern and well-equipped facilities, ensuring a fi rst-class environment in which to live and study. Cardiff is one of the few UK universities to provide a dedicated facility for postgraduate students. The Graduate Centre off ers 01 Students outside the Julian Hodge Building. additional academic and social facilities and a centre for the broader postgraduate community.

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01 Contents Welcome to Cardiff Business School…

03 Welcome from the Dean Here at Cardiff we have been providing a business education for 04 Learning with Us some 140 years: a heritage of which we are proud and through which 06 Introducing the Cardiff MBA Programme we have developed a reputation as one of the leading business and 07 MBA Programme Structure 08 The MBA Programme management schools in the UK. 14 Cardiff: The University The School is constantly developing: we were among the first to 16 Cardiff: The City provide a Master of Business Administration programme some 27 18 Your Environment years ago and continue to update and to innovate within our suite 20 The Graduate Centre 20 Accommodation of degree programmes, equipping tomorrow’s business people with 22 International Students cutting-edge expertise. 24 Careers Our faculty are at the forefront of business and management 26 The Faculty of Cardiff Business School 27 Applying to Cardiff Business School research. The knowledge, experience and research of my colleagues underpins our teaching on all our postgraduate programmes, informing our students of valuable ideas and practices at the frontier of global business developments. Our programmes are designed to challenge our graduates academically whilst providing them with the rigorous knowledge needed to succeed in a global business arena which becomes ever more competitive. Throughout your time with us, we will provide you with all the support you need to achieve your best and to forge a successful career for your future. As a postgraduate student at Cardiff Business School you will contribute to a vibrant community of 700 other graduates, from over 60 countries. In addition to the seminars, lectures and workshops which will form your formal schooling, you will be invited to attend guest lectures given by the internationally renowned scholars and policy makers who visit us. The whole spectrum of activities offered by the Students’ Union will be open to you to enjoy and all of the resources of Cardiff University will benefit you both when you study with us and when you become one of our alumni when you leave. Our students find living and studying in Cardiff, itself a friendly and prospering city, to be both rewarding and enjoyable. I hope that this brochure provides you with the information you need to join us at Cardiff. I wish you every success with your studies and look forward to welcoming you to our School in the future.

Professor Robert McNabb Dean

03 01 Students enjoy the sunshine outside Main Building. 02 The annual MBA dinner. 03 Professor Robert McNabb. 04 Why Cardiff Business School? Learning with Us www.cardiff .ac.uk/carbs

Learning with Us

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An Innovative Programme A Global Perspective Cardiff Business School continually re-evaluates its programmes to Cardiff Business School is a global school located within the UK and as ensure that they cater for the requirements of tomorrow’s business such aims to give our students a global perspective. Our programmes leaders. The new Cardiff MBA programme is designed to provide are designed with this internationalisation in mind and focus on present and aspiring managers with the cutting-edge tools and preparing you for a multicultural business environment, equipping techniques that will enable them to deal with the challenges, you with the skills you’ll need to succeed within it. complexities and dynamism of an increasingly volatile global business environment. A supportive network Before you arrive in Cardiff you will be assigned a faculty member Excellent Teaching who will act as your Personal Tutor, onhand to help with any academic In the most recent UK Teaching Quality Assessment performed issues you might encounter during your studies and to supervise by the UK government, teaching at Cardiff Business School was your progress. A dedicated Student Support and Disability Offi cer assessed as ‘Excellent’. You will be taught in the way that best suits is available within the School to advise on matters such as fi nance, your programme, ranging from lectures, seminars, tutorials and regulations and to help you navigate the support services available industry visits. Case-based teaching will allow you to work with both within and outside the University. real-life examples of contemporary business practice, drawn from the activities of internationally renowned organisations. Small group A view to the future work enables you to develop your skills of teamwork as well as help Whilst our programmes will provide you with the business knowledge you to understand the dynamics of intra organisational groups. needed for you to excel in your chosen area of business, we also provide a range of career services dedicated to helping you fi nd A thriving, stimulating environment graduate employment after graduation. As a student of CBS you’ll become a member of a thriving postgraduate community. 700 postgraduate students join us every Alumni beneﬁ ts year from a range of backgrounds and with experience of diff erent Our relationship with our students doesn’t end when they graduate. cultures and working environments. The opportunities to extend Cardiff Business School increasingly provides networking and social your learning are endless, from accessing dedicated postgraduate opportunities for graduates when they leave us through our growing resources to attending guest lectures and seminars given by speakers number of alumni chapters and industry-specifi c groups. From 2009, of international repute. Facilities such as our New Trading Room give an online alumni portal will provide jobs boards, discussion forums you the opportunity to learn practical skills to put you ahead in the and the opportunities to post profi les to enable global networking. career marketplace. We hold events both in the UK and other countries worldwide. We keep our graduates up-to-date with developments at the School through our magazine Synergy, which is available for alumni for use in sharing their news with their contemporaries.

02 0 04 01 A small group tutorial at the School. 02 Main Building. 03 Our International Recruitment Team Sarah Rees and Don Barry, with MBA alumnus Nirmal Chhabria, who recently won the award of Young Business Achiever of the Year at the Business in Wales Awards for his start up company, Niva Technology. 04 The School provides excellent library facilities. 07 The MBA Programme www.cardiff .ac.uk/carbs

The Cardiff MBA ‘new outlooks…’

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An Introduction The Cardiff MBA: Key Facts The MBA will provide you with a new outlook on the experiences and education you gained before you joined us and a clear insight into business practices for your future in the changing global environment. Class size: 300 students You will leave us ready to turn theory into practice, having had the opportunity to test your new found knowledge within the integrated International students: 95% of cohort Business Plan, with input from an external business practitioner. Whilst the programme gives you detailed knowledge of the theories at the core of business management, it also gives you the Course duration: 12 months full-time, opportunity to specialise within one of the key management functions. commencing September The programme is truly international in focus, providing knowledge and skills that will be invaluable in the international marketplace. As well as equipping you with the knowledge foundation you need Study programme: to excel in the business world, the MBA will develop your interpersonal skills, your business intuition, your sense of entrepreneurship and your Phase 1 Foundation ability to tackle everyday challenges, within a supportive environment Phase 2 Application of friendly competition and collaboration. Phase 3 Specialisation

The MBA will provide you with: Phase 4 Business Project

• The competence and the confi dence to apply new knowledge to key areas of business and management • The ability to solve practical management problems by turning theory into practice • An understanding of working in an international, global, multi-cultural, diverse environment • Developed communication, self-management and time- management skills

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01 The Julian Hodge lecture theatre. The Cardiff MBA 02 Cardiff Business School grounds. The Programme

The Cardiff MBA programme consists of a set of core subjects studied in the Foundation and Application stage, a choice of optional pathways and an individual Business Project.

During the Application Stage, students will undertake a Business 01 02 Plan that is group based, giving you the opportunity to develop team working skills. The opportunity to specialise…

TheAssessment Cardiff byMBA external recognises business that leaders today’s will business give you managersan opportunity need Phase 2 TheThe schoolopportunity off ers diff erent to specialise… optional pathways: Marketing and Strategy, to testhave your a broad ideas and and thorough to develop understanding further understanding of all the of key the global Application – January to March Human Resource Management, Accounting and Finance, Operations businessdynamics issues of business. as well as expertise within their chosen business Increasingly,Management MBA and students Logistics want and to International focus their studiesManagement. on specifi c Pathways are structured so that you can choose carefully-packaged sphere. The MBA will allow you to explore, analyse and apply both The Application phase provides you with the opportunity to areas of business and management. subject combinations to develop knowledge in specifi c areas of general and function-speciﬁ c theories, concepts and techniques to advance your thinking and knowledge by developing and applying The School off ers diff erent optional pathways: Marketing and business, linked to that chosen in the Application phase. the challenges and complexities that you will face in your career. the core themes studied in the Foundation phase. This phase focuses Strategy, Accounting and Finance, Human Resource Management, on the strategic business context, the development of organisational and Operations Management and Logistics.. human capital, the management of the marketing function and the Phase 1 analysis and control of fi nancial and business operations. FoundationPhase 1 – September to December PhaseYou will 2 undertake a business plan that is group based, giving Phase 3 Phase 4 Foundation Stage (core) – September Applicationyou the opportunity Stage to develop (core) team – working January skills. toYou Marchwill work SpecialisationMarketing and Stage Strategy – April Pathway to June The Business Project – June to September toDesigned December to give you a strong grounding in the basics of business in an international, multicultural team where you will solve complex management, the Foundation phase introduces you to the core business problems, integrating the skills and knowledge gained •components Study Skills that make organisations function. You’ll understand the •in Financial other modules. Management The group business plan will involve input from ChooseSpecialisation one pathway Stage from– Core the six pathways below:Specialisation Stage – ElectivesIndividual 10,000 word writtenSpecialisation report. Stage – Project resources• Financial thatAnalysis an organisation and Control requires, the processes that control •external Human business Resource mentors, Management giving you the opportunity to test your Marketing Research 2 Electives: Two from Advances in Strategic Business Project in a Marketing organizational• Organisational operations Behaviour and the approaches through which •ideas Marketing and to Management develop further understanding of the dynamics Management, ConsumerReplacing Behaviour, the Global traditional dissertation,and Strategy the area Business Project provides organisations• Marketing relate to their internal and external environments.› •of Strategic businesses. Management › Marketing and› E-Business the opportunity to test the theories you have learnt in a simulated, It• Economics also develops and the the study Business skills Environment you will need to complete your • International Business practical environment. MBA• Operations study successfully. Analysis • GroupEconomics Business and thePlan Business Environment • Financial Management • Study Skills • Human Resource Management • Financial Analysis and Control • Strategic Management Human Resource Management Pathway Phase• Organisational 3 Specialisation Behaviour Stage • Marketing Management Phase 3 continued Specialisation Stage • Operations Analysis • Group Business Plan General• Marketing MBA Marketing and Strategy Pathway Human Resource Management Pathway SpecialisationAccounting and Stage Finance – Core Pathway SpecialisationOperations Management Stage – Electives and Logistics SpecialisationInternational Management Stage – Project Pathway 3• InternationalElectives Business 1 Lead Elective (core) 1 Lead Elective (core) Strategic1 Lead Elective HRM (core) 2Pathway Electives: Two from International HRM, Business1 Lead Elective Project ( corein a) HRM area (any combination from the Elective • Marketing Research • Strategic HRM • Corporate Governance Management1 Lead Elective Consulting, (core) Management • International Management list below) of• Strategic Change Operationsand Management Management in Emerging Economies + Business Project + 2 Electives from: + 2 Electives from: + 2 Electives: + 2 Electives: + 2 Electives from:

• Advances in Strategic Management • International Management • Managerial Finance • International Sustainable Business • Global Marketing • Consumer Behaviour • Management Consulting Accounting• Multinational Financial and FinanceManagement Pathway• Lean Operations • International Sustainable Business • Global Marketing • Management of Change • Management in Emerging Economies • E-Business • Management in Emerging Economies • Multinational Financial Management Specialisation Stage – Core Specialisation Stage – Electives Specialisation Stage – Project + Business Project in a Marketing and + Business Project in a HRM area Corporate+ Business GovernanceProject in an Accounting 2+ Electives:Business ProjectManagerial in an Finance Operations and Business+ Business Project Project in inan an Accounting International Strategy area and Finance area MultinationalManagement/Logistics Financial Managementarea andManagement Finance area area

OperationsElective Modules Management and Logistics Pathway ‘Like most international students, I was a little apprehensive about studying abroad. But the multicultural environment • Advances in Strategic Management • Electronic Business • Management of Change makes Cardiff one of the most desirable cities to live in. •Specialisation Strategic HRM Stage – Core •Specialisation Global Marketing Stage – Electives •Specialisation Managerial Finance Stage – Project The Business School has an international reputation, Strategic• Marketing Operations Research Management 2• International Electives: International Management Sustainable Business• Multinational Project Financial in an Operations Management excellent library facilities and a good teaching staff .’ • Corporate Governance Business,• International Purchasing Sustainable Logistics Business and Materials Management/Logistics• Lean Operations area • Strategic Operations Management •Management Management Consulting Mitali Chitre • Consumer Behaviour • Management in Emerging Economies 10 The MBA Programme www.cardiff .ac.uk/carbs 11 The MBA Programme www.cardiff .ac.uk/carbs

01 Main Building. 02 Students have access to a number The Cardiff MBA of 24 hour computing facilities. 03 The University boasts excellent library The Programme and resource facilities. 04 Students benefi t from state-of-the-art IT facilities.

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Phase 1 Foundation – September to December Advances in Strategic Marketing Electronic Business Lean Operations Designed to give you a strong grounding in the basics of business This module explores the nature of contemporary strategic marketing Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have This module aims to enable students to develop a comprehensive management, the Foundation phase introduces you to the core to promote a deeper critical understanding of conventional strategy transformed both the way in which businesses now operate internally understanding of the techniques involved in Lean Operations and components that make organisations function. You’ll understand the approaches and emergent ideas arising from new paradigm and the way in which businesses interact with other businesses and value stream management. The student will examine lean tools and resources that an organisation requires, the processes that control challenges. Creativity is applied to engender innovation in strategy, their customers. Electronic business is the term used to describe techniques - the concepts, practice and the competitive benefi t of organizational operations, and the approaches through which existing ‘Western’ strategy frameworks are challenged, and risk, this interest in the transformation potential of ICT to increase the continuously improving processes and value stream management. organizations relate to their international and external environments. implementation, knowledge and time are examined as key drivers performance of business. This module focuses on the key business We then examine how to take these lean tools and techniques and It also develops the skills you will need to complete your MBA study creating 21st century strategies. issues associated with eBusiness and eCommerce and develops adapt them to achieve a lean enterprise and develop the international successfully. (For topics covered see page 8). suffi cient understanding of the technical issues to enable the student and global supply chains. Consumer Behaviour to discern the signifi cance of ICTs to modern business. The elective aims to synthesise the academic ‘theory’ with a strong Phase 2 This module builds on the knowledge gained from the core Marketing appreciation of how to use the lean tools and techniques to develop Application – January to March module by providing an insight into why consumers behave Global Marketing the value streams encountered in all businesses. The Application phase provides you with the opportunity to advance the way they do, including the psychological, social and cultural In this module we examine the ways multinational enterprises your thinking and knowledge by developing and applying the core underpinnings of consumer choice. A good understanding of the develop their international marketing strategy. We explore the stages Management Consulting themes studied in the Foundation phase. This phase focuses on the main inﬂ uences that aff ect consumers is essential to managers, since of globalization and we use case study methodologies to deepen The Management Consulting module provides students with practical strategic business context, the development of organisational human most marketing activity is based on beliefs about buyer behaviour. students’ understanding of a number of themes. Topics include: the skills for the consulting world by engaging them with real-life capital, the management of the marketing function and the analysis The aim of the module is to provide participants with a critical nature and importance of global marketing; fi rm internationalisation; consulting dilemmas. and control of fi nancial and business operations. knowledge of the relevant buyer behaviour theories, enabling them standardization and adaptation in global markets; the importance The module is based on a series of cases from the lecturer’s You will undertake a business plan that is group based, giving you to develop successful marketing strategies. of market research and information utilisation in global marketing extensive consulting experience and tutorials from the leading the opportunity to develop team working skills. You will work in strategy and global marketing strategy in the new millennium. management consultancies around the world. The course uses the an international, multicultural team where you will solve complex Corporate Governance Harvard Business School ‘Case Method’ which is deployed by most business problems, integrating the skills and knowledge gained Corporate governance is an evolving area in the UK both in the International Management major consulting fi rms when recruiting candidates. in other modules. The group business plan will involve input from business world and in academia. In the business world, there has The aim of this module is to provide students with an understanding external business mentors, giving you the opportunity to test your been worldwide development of codes of best practice for corporate of the key cultural, national and organizational issues that impact Management in Emerging Economies ideas and to develop further understanding of the dynamics of governance, stemming from the publication of the UK Cadbury on the management function in a global business environment. Management in Emerging Economies provides students with a businesses. (For topics covered see page 8). Code in 1992. This module aims to further students’ understanding Active involvement in seminars, case-analyses and discussion groups practical insight into the fast-growing Southern economies that are of recent corporate governance reforms in the UK, within an will enable discipline specifi c intellectual and transferable skills to changing the face of the global economy. Throughout the world, Phase 3 international context. The module also seeks to adopt a broad be developed. companies from formerly marginalized economies are fi nding Specialisation – April to September perspective on corporate governance, introducing students to and exploiting market niches and transforming both their own recent developments in the areas of social responsibility, ethics, International Sustainable Business countries and the traditional picture of multinational development. Students choose 1 lead elective: accountability, corporate social and environmental reporting and The module examines the way in which business is responding to the The module looks at the keys to success at the corporate, national • Corporate Governance socially responsible investment. The module adopts both a challenges posed by recognition of the need to become sustainable. and international policy levels. It examines why some development • International Management theoretical and practical perspective. Among the topics covered are: sustainability as a concept; life-cycle approaches succeed and others do not, and explores some of the • Marketing Research analysis; industrial ecology; ecological foot-printing; corporate challenges faced by operators in emerging and developing economies. • Strategic Operations Management social responsibility; the sustainable consumption and production • Strategic Human Resource Management movement; and bio-mimicry. The module reviews policy measures Electives continue overleaf… aff ecting business and sustainability, and provides case studies of the and two other electives from within one pathway more sustainable businesses currently trading. Examples will be drawn or from a combination of pathways. from a wide range of industries.

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‘Cardiff University is a great place to start a career. ‘In a one-year programme, Cardiff Business School has The MBA programme gave me an opportunity to broaden done a tremendous job because I personally believe the my horizons and improve my skills and knowledge. methodology of combining theory with practical case The staff and the faculty at the University transformed studies is very well-balanced.’ my thinking and creativity and made me approach the highest standards of intellect.’ Hamza Javaid

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01 02 Lecture facilities at the new Julian Hodge Building. The Cardiff MBA 03 Students can relax in the extensive parkland of the city centre. The Programme continued

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Electives continued from previous page Marketing Research Phase 4 Teaching The aim of this module is for participants to develop the knowledge The Business Project Management of Change and skills required to design, implement and evaluate commercial A key feature of the new Cardiff MBA programme is the emphasis The aim of the elective is to describe and analyse the way marketing research projects. The module will thus equip participants Replacing the traditional dissertation, the Business project provides on case-based teaching and learning. Students will work on cases organisations change and the role of managers in change processes. with the skills required to conduct and appraise qualitative and the opportunity to test the theories you have learnt in a simulated, which have been carefully developed to refl ect the theoretical issues Students will be introduced to relevant theories and practices quantitative marketing. practical environment. Knowledge from across the subjects studied covered in the individual modules as well as practical business issues relating to change management and utilize various case studies in the Foundation and Application phases will be integrated within and problems. and other exercises to put these to use. The elective focuses on Strategic Human Resource Management this project, the fi nal part of the Specialisation period. Teaching faculty Typically, there will be formal lectures and these will be how to diagnose the problems associated with major changes in The aims of the module are to link human resource issues with the from across the Academic Sections of the School will be involved supplemented by small group teaching, where the key themes from organisations, combines understanding of major theories of change strategies of fi rms and to deploy an explicitly international approach. within the project part of the programme. the lectures are discussed in syndicate groups of between 12 and with recently developed techniques of change management, and The skills learned in the module will be transferable to a range of You will be supported by a member of faculty who will act as your 14 students. There will also be the opportunity to attend additional critically appraises the relevance of a variety of change management managerial activities both within fi rms and internationally. internal project mentor throughout the duration of the project. ‘surgeries’ where further support for the quantitative subject areas will approaches to diff erent sectors of the economy. Students are be off ered in a small group environment. encouraged to conceive the role of manager as ‘refl ective practitioner’ Strategic Operations Management and question their own underlying assumptions and much The ability to manage businesses correctly and eff ectively in an conventional wisdom. increasingly complex marketplace is of increasing importance to Assessment many organisations. Strategic Operations Management provides Managerial Finance students with a highly informative and practical knowledge base The Foundation and Application phases will both be assessed by a The Managerial Finance module builds upon the Financial in which to develop, analyse and practise operations management combination of assignments and examinations. The exception is the Management core module and aims to provide students with a theory in a range of diff erent operational situations. group business plan, which is a 7000 word report. more advanced knowledge and understanding of the theoretical Through a range of case studies, discussion groups and practical The elective modules within the Specialisation phase will be and applied techniques of managerial fi nance. The topics covered exercises, this module examines a range of general strategic assessed by a combination of assignments, project and examinations. are: working capital management and sources of short-term funds; operations issues such as: defi ning a robust operational strategy to The Business Project of the Specialisation phase will be assessed by fi nancial strategies; capital investment decisions under conditions enable company growth; defi ning customer value and developing an individual report of 10000 words. of risk and uncertainty; investment appraisal and capital rationing; quality systems products and services; re-engineering business infl ation and its impact on investment appraisal; portfolio theory processes in order to become leaner, more agile and responsive to and the Capital Asset Pricing Model; mergers and acquisitions; customer demands; and, how Strategic Operations Management Effi cient Market Hypothesis; long term funds and the cost of capital extends into company supply chains in order to achieve a seamless and dividend policy. fl ow of products and services.

Multinational Financial Management The module examines key fi nancial management issues faced by multinational corporations in undertaking international operations. Topics covered will include: an introduction to exchange rates and foreign exchange markets; issues involved in raising fi nance locally and internationally; foreign exchange exposure measurement and management; international derivatives and hedging; foreign direct investment; international investment decision-making processes, project appraisal in global companies; political risk; international working capital management; and international corporate governance.

‘The Cardiff MBA is a comprehensive, well-organised and exciting experience. ‘My experience of Cardiff as a cosmopolitan city and the As an international student, one gets to interact with colleagues of diverse cultures Cardiff MBA is priceless. The interaction with people from and professional backgrounds. This broadens the scope of learning and provides diverse cultures, and the knowledge acquired from a wide an international business perspective. The faculty is always eager to help in array of subject areas, has made me better equipped for the both academic and personal matters. Cardiff as a city provides both top-quality challenges of the global economy.’ education and a vibrant student life.’ Chioma Mbanugo Mohammad Fahad Shahid 14 Why Cardiff Business School? Cardiff: The University www.cardiff.ac.uk/carbs 15 Why Cardiff Business School? Cardiff: The University www.cardiff.ac.uk/carbs

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Cardiff University is recognised in independent government assessments as one of the UK’s leading teaching and research universities. 02 03

01 The University has an outstanding location amidst the parks, Portland stone buildings and tree-lined avenues that form the city’s civic centre. Unusually for a civic university, the various academic buildings, libraries, Students’ Union, many of the student residences and the city centre are in short walking distance of each other, saving you time and money. More than £150 million has been invested in the university estate since 2002 to provide new and refurbished facilities of the highest quality. Cardiff is a member of the Russell Group of Britain’s leading research universities. Its research excellence creates a stimulating environment for teaching, ensuring that students are exposed to the very latest thinking and the most modern technology and equipment is available. The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education recently awarded the University its highest endorsement possible, following a thorough institutional review of its academic programmes and standards. The student population is drawn from a variety of backgrounds, from Wales, the UK and world-wide. It has some 20,600 undergraduate and 6,000 postgraduate students. There is an almost equal balance between male and female students. International students comprise 17% of the total student population. Government performance indicators show that students are more likely to succeed in their studies than students at other UK universities. Currently, 95% of students successfully complete or transfer, better than many similar universities and better than the UK national average.

01 Cardiff University Main Building. 02 Cardiff’s Civic Centre. ‘Cardiff has established itself as the front runner in ‘Cardiff is surely one of the best deals going: tip-top ‘With a strong academic reputation and 03 The University has a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Welsh higher education…it is a match for most academically, still not the hardest to get into and a excellent facilities, Cardiff continues to go rivals in teaching and research and the overall fantastic extra-curricular scene. There’s no excuse from strength to strength.’ performance is amongst the best in Britain.’ to leave with just a degree listed on your CV.’

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Cardiff : The City

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Cardiff is one of Europe’s youngest capital Come and see for yourself… cities. Compact, green, friendly and full of life, Cardiff benefi ts from excellent road and rail links with Britain’s other it provides a fi rst class environment in which major towns and cities. London, for example, is two hours by train, and to live and study. the M4 motorway links both the west and south of England, as well as west Wales. Travel to the Midlands and the North is As the capital city of Wales, Cardiff has an impressive range of leisure, equally convenient. sporting and cultural amenities, many of which are of an international The journey by road from Birmingham, for example, takes only two standard. hours. The main coach and railway stations are both centrally placed The city boasts world-class concert venues in Cardiff International and Cardiff also benefi ts from an international airport. Arena and the Wales Millennium Centre, and the Millennium Stadium provides the focus for international sporting events. Culturally, Cardiff is well catered for with the National Museum and Gallery of Wales, several theatres and the historic Cardiff Castle which, set in parkland, occupies the centre of the city. The city has a vibrant shopping centre, numerous cinemas and Aberdeen restaurants and great pubs and music venues. The development of Cardiff Bay is a major attraction and is home to the Welsh Assembly. Cardiff is a compact city with large areas of parkland and good M90 local transport. Unlike many other cities, it off ers easy access to the Glasgow countryside, coast and mountains. The Brecon Beacons National Park Edinburgh is only a 30-minute drive from Cardiff and the Glamorgan Heritage Coast is within easy reach. The city is also easily accessible by road or Newcastle rail from other parts of Britain. Upon Tyne Cardiff combines the practical advantages of a small, friendly, Belfast inexpensive city with the cultural and recreational amenities of a M6 A1 successful and modern capital. Such is the quality of the ‘Cardiff Leeds experience’ that in a recent survey a large majority of students said Hull M62 they would like to live in the city after graduation. Dublin Liverpool Manchester Most of the University’s academic schools are housed in handsome Holyhead stone buildings set around two parks and within strolling distance of M6 A1 the River Taff , which ﬂ ows south into Cardiff from the Brecon Beacons Birmingham 01 The Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay. Cambridge More online at: National Park. The Business School is a ten minute walk from the city’s M42 02 Cardiff ’s Civic Centre. A470 main shopping and entertainment area. M1 A1(M) www.visitcardiff .com 03 The Millennium Stadium in the heart of the city. M50 Harwich 04 View of Wales’s beautiful coastline. Swansea www.cardiff .ac.uk M4 London © Wales Tourist Board Bristol M4 CARDIFF M25 www.cardiff .co.uk M3 M2 Dover M5 Southampton Plymouth

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‘Cardiff is the epitome of cool, pulsing with a ‘Cardiff is popular with students off ering all the ‘Cardiff is the up-and-coming cosmopolitan British city, creative energy and relaxed atmosphere that attractions of a large conurbation without such a place jam-packed per square yard with some of the complements its youthful heritage.’ high prices as students experience elsewhere.’ best drinking, dancing and shopping outside London.’

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Your Environment

We will provide you with the facilities that you need to excel in your studies and the skills that you need to get the most from your learning environment. 01

The largest academic school of Cardiff University, the Business School Online caters for 2,600 students within outstanding on-site facilities. In the A wide range of electronic information is available from the library of 2007 National Student Survey conducted by the UK government, Cardiff Business School, including business information, census records, students rated the facilities at the School as excellent. scientifi c data and the full text of newspapers and other publications. The School is accommodated in the Aberconway Building, a The online study resource Blackboard is becoming increasingly modern, purpose-built development located just a short walk from important to our students. Password protected access gives students the attractive parks and gardens of the civic centre. Equally close are access to lecture notes, reading lists, discussion boards, supporting the social facilities off ered by the Students’ Union, the Graduate School study materials and an increasing number of lecture recordings. and the university’s sports complex and playing fi elds. Computing Facilities Adjacent to the Business School is a resource centre housing 260 The Business School houses all of the facilities needed to deliver high networked computers, with computer teaching laboratories provided calibre programmes. The School has invested in a 460 seat lecture for on-line teaching and lectures. Students at the School have free theatre and resource centre on the Aberconway site, whilst the access to over 500 computers at any time. Aberconway Building provides seminar rooms and lecture theatres Your user name and password will allow you to log in to University fi tted with state of the art IT and Audio Visual facilities. The School’s facilities which include a large number of software packages, new Trading Room gives all students the opportunity to develop including the latest spreadsheets and statistical packages. Databases, practical expertise in dealing on the Stock Exchange. word processing and graphics packages are made available to enable you to produce reports and dissertations to a professional standard. Libraries Help, advice and training are available for students from the The Business School library is located onsite in the Aberconway University’s Computing Centre and a number of locations off er 24 Building, ensuring that students are close to the resources they need. hour computer access. Postgraduates can also access the IT facilities The School invests heavily in library provision, investing £300,000 in of the Graduate Centre. 2007 to facilitate a full refurbishment of its resources. The School’s library holds multiple copies of key texts and over Staff /Student Panels 60,000 books. It subscribes to over 1800 national and international To ensure that the opinions of students are heard the business school journals and newspapers providing the most recent updates in has a number of staff /student panels, consisting of teaching faculty business thinking. and elected student members who meet to discuss academic issues. As a business school student you will be able to borrow books Any issues that you feel need attention can be highlighted to your from the Aberconway library and seventeen other libraries throughout student representative who will raise the query with the panel. This the University. The library service is fully computerised and it is feedback means that each programme is constantly reviewed to possible to locate books, check availabilities, place reservations and ensure it provides the best programme of study available for students. view lists of items which you have borrowed from anywhere on the University campus.

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MYNACHDY The Graduate Centre Accommodation ROATH PARK

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Cardiff is one of the few universities in Cardiff University attaches considerable the UK to have a dedicated facility for importance to providing good quality postgraduate students. accommodation for its students. MAINDY

GABALFA The Graduate Centre provides students with the space and resources In recent years, the University has invested over £40 million in student to work, discuss, debate and socialise in purpose-built surroundings. It accommodation and, as a result, is able to off er some of the highest is also the hub for the postgraduate student events programme and quality accommodation in the British university system. Approximately CATHAYS is home to the Graduate Schools, which encourage students from 75% of our 4,700 study/bedrooms now off er students en-suite complementary academic schools to connect with each other on shower/toilet facilities and all have high speed internet connections. social and academic terms. The accommodation is distributed between a range of modern and ROATH The Centre has a dedicated IT room featuring the latest resources. traditional halls, ﬂ ats and houses. A coff ee lounge provides brochures and information about exploring All overseas postgraduates, including those from the EU, are the local area and provides free access to the internet through guaranteed a single occupancy place in University residences. Only BUTE PARK designated work stations. There is also a reading room, a Café Bar after demand from this category has been fi lled can UK postgraduates and two conference rooms which are available free of charge to be considered; UK students are therefore advised to seek private postgraduate students for seminars, group work or discussions. sector accommodation. There are twelve halls of residence which are open to postgraduate students. These include a fully-catered hall of Graduate Events residence, Aberdare Hall, which provides breakfast and evening meals Cathays Station Throughout the year staff in the Graduate Centre also organise a variety Monday to Friday. Some halls provide an evening meal option during of social and academic related events for graduate students. These weekdays. The self-catering halls provide the facilities necessary for PONTCANNA include an induction programme to help new students fi nd their way you to prepare your own meals according to your own timetable, around the campus and city, and workshops on topics such as time tastes and budget. and stress management, presentation skills and career development. Social events range from discos to day trips, many of which are ‘Postgraduate Plus’ planned by postgraduates themselves. Two halls of residence off er “Postgraduate Plus” options which The Graduate Centre is situated within Cardiff University Students’ comprise ﬂ ats exclusively reserved for postgraduate students. Union Building, one of the biggest and best Students’ Unions in These come equipped with bedding, crockery and kitchen utensils,

Britain, with an outstanding entertainment programme and range of a television and a computer network connection point. R IV E R facilities. The building is home to the Union bookshop, several food T A F F outlets, nightclub and bar, shops, a games room with video arcade, Accommodation for Couples CANTON Queen St Station full size snooker tables, pool tables and satellite TV. A small number of family ﬂ ats are available for fi rst year students. You should not bring your family to Cardiff until suitable accommodation CITY has been secured. The Residences Offi ce is able to provide regularly CENTRE updated lists of ﬂ ats and houses available in the private sector.

For more information on the Graduate Centre, please visit Applying for Accommodation www.cardiff .ac.uk/gradc If you are a single EU or international student, once you have been Map Key RIVERSIDE off ered a place to study at Cardiff University you will automatically For more information on the University’s Graduate Schools, be sent a Residences Guide and will able to apply online for Cardiff Business School please visit www.cardiff .ac.uk/gradschools accommodation. Further information on University-owned University Buildings accommodation and the application process is available at Accommodation For more information on the Students’ Union, please visit www.cardiff .ac.uk/resid Cardi Central www.cardiff students.com Private Accommodation (UK students only) In addition to allocating University-owned student accommodation, the Residences Offi ce also off ers help to students seeking privately 01 owned accommodation and maintains a regularly updated list of 02 0 01 The Graduate Centre Café Bar is open every weekday lodgings, bedsits, ﬂ ats and houses which are available for rent. Advice between 11am and 11pm. on tenancy agreements and other aspects of living in private sector 02 There are university halls of residence very close to accommodation is available via the Advice Centre in the Students’ the Business School. Union. The Postgraduate Recruitment Offi ce and Graduate Centre 03 A typical single-study bedroom in university also run a House Hunting event in August each year to assist all accommodation. new postgraduate students who are looking for single or shared rented accommodation in Cardiff . For further information, please see www.cardiff .ac.uk/postgraduate. If you are looking for private accommodation, you are strongly advised to visit Cardiff before the start of session. 22 Why Cardiff Business School? International Appeal www.cardiff .ac.uk/carbs 2 Why Cardiff Business School? International Appeal www.cardiff .ac.uk/carbs

International Appeal

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Cardiff Business School prides itself in being global in its outlook. English Language Programmes Our faculty hail from 28 countries and often have experience of The University provides English Language Programmes to full-time working within business environments both within and outside the international students studying, or intending to study, at Cardiff UK. Faculty work with leading academics at the best global business University. Language and study skills courses are off ered throughout and management schools and travel frequently to extend their the year, for periods from a few weeks to a full year, to improve your knowledge and work collaboratively with other scholars. level of general and academic English. Our Pre-sessional programme Our students and alumni hail from 120 countries worldwide, in English for Academic Purposes is particularly popular. These full- creating a diverse environment where global experience informs time, intensive summer courses of between 3-12 weeks are designed programme content. Such a cosmopolitan student community specifi cally to prepare students starting degrees at Cardiff who provides excellent opportunities for networking post-graduation. hold a conditional or unconditional off er from the University and all The latter is widely regarded as essential to business success in the applications are welcomed. global economy. Both the School and the University provide bespoke services for international students both before, during and after their Language Support studies are completed at Cardiff Business School. Cardiff Business School also provides subject-specifi c group and one- to-one English language and study skills support for overseas students Work in the UK from October to June of their year of study. In the autumn semester, Every international student undertaking a postgraduate qualifi cation group support focuses on enabling you to improve your academic within the UK will have the opportunity to work in the UK for 2 years oral and reading skills, as well as your ability to communicate clearly after the completion of their studies. Our International Student in academic, written English. In the spring semester the support Advisors will be available to help with your International Graduate concentrates on enabling you to identify a critical stance. All this work Scheme paperwork. is consolidated and built upon after the Easter recess when group support takes the form of ‘English for dissertation writing’ workshops. Meet Us Overseas One-to-one tutorials, run alongside group workshops, train you to edit Cardiff Business School has a long tradition of looking further afi eld your own work, giving you the opportunity to talk through language to fi nd quality applicants. Our team spends eight months of the year and study skills issues with an experienced ‘English for academic travelling to recruit and interview international students in their home purposes’ tutor. countries. Specialist staff are also on-hand throughout your time here As well as pre-sessional and in-sessional courses, there are also to fi nd solutions to any diffi culties you might experience. opportunities for your family and friends to take part in tuition to improve general English language abilities, including preparation for a Services for International Students range of qualifi cations. The English Language Service is an authorised The University provides all the information and support necessary Cambridge (UCLES) examination centre and Cardiff University is also to help ease the transition to life as a student in Cardiff . Once you an offi cial British Council International English Language Testing are made an off er you will receive advice on immigration, visas, Service centre, regularly hosting the IELTS exam. healthcare, climate and living and studying in Cardiff . You’ll be able to contact us for any more advice and support you might need. When you arrive in Cardiff we will provide a week of induction and orientation before enrolment. This includes a coach collection service from Cardiff and Heathrow airports, events and visits to introduce you to the University and the city of Cardiff and a varied programme of social events. Throughout your studies you will be able to access support both from the business school and from the University, from your personal tutor, the Student Support Centre and the Careers Service. 04 01 International students benefi t from excellent teaching and research facilities. 02 Cardiff University has students from more than 100 overseas countries. 24 Why Cardiff Business School? Your Future www.cardiff .ac.uk/carbs 25 Why Cardiff Business School? Your Future www.cardiff .ac.uk/carbs

01 The Trading Room is sponsored by the Welsh Assembly Government. Your Future 02 Graduation Day at Cardiff .

We recognise that students pursue the MBA to give them the competitive edge in the careers market. 02

01 Our graduates are in high demand and key global companies liaise you with the opportunity to discover what employers look for in new with us directly to recruit our students. graduates. Presentations take place throughout the day on interview techniques and assessments. Skills for You gives students access Improving your Employability to a number of blue-chip, global companies to discover the job opportunities open to them in the future. The Trading Room The School’s newly-opened Trading Room gives our students the practical experience needed to fully understand the Stock Exchange. Finding your Career Students are also off ered the opportunity to gain a professional Thomson Reuters Certifi cation qualifi cation, putting them ahead in On-site Careers Advisor: our specialist, on-site Careers Advisor is the career marketplace. available within the School specifi cally to help with business school Students test their academic knowledge by simulating a day’s students applications and job-hunting. trading, working as buyers, sellers or day traders. The ‘games’ give them an understanding of trading and risk management. Career Countdown: drop-in sessions at the beginning of your The Trading Room is open to all students at Cardiff Business School programme designed to help you form your business ambitions. with trained PhD students on-hand to help student develop their skills. Each Thursday the School hosts a ‘Financial Forum’ with Anthony Careers Fairs: Davies, Global Business Manager at JP Morgan Chase to discuss the A full programme of events which includes: week’s market movements. Ideas for Careers: information fair featuring over 50 companies Finance 4 All: a 2 day career fair featuring employer presentations Corporate Connections Graduate Recruitment Fair The School has a busy programme of guest lectures from the leading decision makers in business and in the public sector. We encourage Careers Library: an information service with all the information you our students to attend these lectures and to learn from our high need about employers, vacancies and opportunities profi le speakers. The Business Project provides the opportunity to work with companies across South Wales and many of our lectures Careers Service Vacancy Bulletin: over 1250 employers regularly feature guest speakers and industrial case studies. advertise using the vacancy bulletin, available online. In addition the School has good relationships with the leading global employers that help our students to fi nd graduate employment The New Grad Programme once they leave us. We advertise all internship opportunities to our Prepare for interview with the New Grad programme, giving you the MBA students through Blackboard, our online MBA student resource, skills you need to impress employers. Sessions include: and can help you with the application process. - CV writing sessions - Interview skills sessions Developing Your Skills - Online psychometric testing A number of programmes are available to students to develop their skills and to connect with the business community: New Grad fortnight runs every June to give a boost to decision making, information gathering and job hunting. Student Enterprise at Cardiff University This free initiative off ers skills development, mentoring events, competitions and business support for students and alumni at Cardiff University. It is home to ‘Centerprise’, the Cardiff University Student Business Incubator, which gives you support to grow your business ideas.

Selection of global companies hiring from CBS For more details visit http://www.cardiff .ac.uk/racdv/students/index.html PriceWaterhouseCoopers Deloitte & Touche Accenture Cap Gemini Insight into Management: this full-day course is run with input from Bank of England Ernst & Young leading UK business organisations. You will encounter simulated Merrill Lynch Ford business problems facing managers every day with industry partners KPMG Rolls Royce giving feedback on your strengths and weaknesses.

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CBS Knowledge Entry Criteria

Cardiff Business School attracts a faculty of international repute, Professor Jason Xiao Applications are considered from graduates of approved universities Completed application forms should be sent to: whose research informs their teaching on the MBA. In addition Professor of Accounting and Finance, he has research interests in the with a minimum of a second class honour degree in any discipline. In Postgraduate Admissions to our faculty, who have a wide range of research interests and impact of IT on accounting, financial reporting on the internet and addition, non-graduates with approved professional qualifications or The Registry practical experience, the MBA is also taught by external experts accounting in China. work experience will be considered. Cardiff University with specialist skills to offer. Cardiff Business School believes that all participants, regardless 30-36 Newport Road Dr Stephen Disney of work experience, would benefit from the knowledge gained PO Box 927 A large number of our faculty teach on the MBA programme, a few of Senior Lecturer in Logistics and Operations Management. He has by undertaking the MBA. Therefore, whilst the majority of our Cardiff CF24 0DE whom are profiled below. research interests in supply chain dynamics, the bullwhip problem MBA students join us with some prior work experience, this is not UK and innovative supply chain structures. compulsory for study on the MBA programme. Professor Emmanuel Ogbonna, MBA Academic Director The School undertakes in its selection process to consider each Need help with your application form? Professor of Management and Organisational Behaviour with research Professor Mike Reed application based on its individual merits. Contact us: interests in organisation culture, strategic management and human Professor of Organisational Analysis, he has research interests in critical Email: [email protected] resource management. realism, discourse analysis, ‘new’ forms of organisation, organisational English Language Requirements Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 9999 control and sociology of ‘expert work’ and public sector organisations. For applicants who are not native speakers or have not had a Lisa L’Homme, MBA Programme Manager substantial part of their education taught in the English language, It is perfectly acceptable to submit a CV along with the application Lisa is the newest member of the MBA team, responsible for the Professor James Foreman-Peck evidence of ability in the English language is required. form to provide fuller information. Copies of degree certificates, everyday running of the MBA programme at the Business School. Professor of Economics, recent projects and publications include transcripts and other supporting documents should be enclosed Lisa’s duties include liaising with industry partners on placement and economic history of entrepreneurship, of monetary union, of TOEFL score: 570/230 electronic /90 in the iBT with the application. internship opportunities for MBA students. human capital and of the world economy in the Great Depression; IELTS: grade 6.5 We make offers based upon previous academic performance, Public sector efficiency including evaluation methods and work experience and indication of the student’s motivation for Professor Rick Delbridge procurement routes. GMAT is not usually required, but candidates who have taken it should the programme – you should bear these criteria in mind when Professor of Organizational Analysis, a Senior Fellow of the Advanced submit their scores as this might benefit their application. completing the application form to ensure you provide all the Institute of Management and a Fellow of the Sunningdale Institute. Dr Joe O’ Mahoney relevant information. His research interests include the management of innovation in Lecturer in Organisational Studies, Joe currently holds an Advanced Applying motorsport and superyachts. Institute of Management scholarship, researching the management You are encouraged to apply early to the MBA, particularly if you The Decision Process consultancy industry. Joe has previous experience of working in the hope to secure funding to support your studies. Applications are not Applications are dealt with rapidly after receipt, providing that Dr Jill Solomon management consultancy industry, specialising in change management. normally considered after 31st July of the year of entry. references are also received. You should only contact the School Senior Lecturer with lecturing specialisms in international finance, if there is a significant delay after submission of the appropriate financial management and corporate governance. Her research Dr. Paul Nieuwenhuis Applications can be made online by visiting: documents. Applicants who have applied online are able to track their interests lie in analysing corporate governance reform on a number Lecturer in Logistics and Operations Management, his research http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/for/prospective/pg/apply/index.html applications electronically. of levels. interests lie in the car and truck industry and in sustainability. We strongly recommend that you apply online if possible, which Joining Instructions Professor Robert Morgan Professor Mohamed Naim gives you the opportunity to track the progress of your application. Joining instructions will be sent out as soon as possible to those Julian Hodge Professor of Marketing and Strategy, with research Professor in Logistics and Operations Management at Cardiff Business However, it is possible to apply by post. To apply by post, please visit: students who have been accepted and who have met all the interests in: market-based learning; innovation, strategy and School. He is a Director of the Logistics Systems Dynamics Group http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/for/prospective/pg/apply/index.html conditions stipulated in their official order submission. performance; corporate entrepreneurship; and strategic alliance and the EPSRC funded Cardiff University Innovative Manufacturing management Research Centre (IMRC). His research at present specialises in and download the application forms or request these by post. Sustainable Logistics.

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