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Warwick Business School isn’t just a world-class business school Why choose for your MBA? 04 Class profile 2018–19 06 at the heart of a world-class university; it’s a hub of curiosity What your year will look like 08 that is constantly challenging the status quo and championing Programme structure 09 business as a power for good. Whether you want to change Required modules 10 Elective modules 11 the world or your career, we welcome the curious, the open, Consultancy project 13 the restless and the excellent from all over the world to create Transforming your career – Getting you to where you want to be 14 a culture built for Change Makers. Transforming your career – During and beyond your MBA 16 Enhancing your leadership skills 17 Professor Andy Lockett Where can the MBA take you? 18 Dean of Warwick Business School Organisations that recruited our Full-time MBA graduates 20 Engage with the broader business world 22 Immerse yourself in global business 23 Our global community - For the Global Citizens 25 Our faculty 26 Application, fees & funding 28 Our MBA courses 31 Talk to us 32 “The tuition was outstanding. The rate of learning was intense, but manageable for someone returning to studies after 10 years. You really feel supported by the community of staff, as well as your I have worked for cohort – who you get to know very well, international companies and learn a great deal from. I use what I and have always considered learned in my year at Warwick on a daily myself as a global citizen, but basis, and it continues to support my I underestimated the power growth four years on.” of different people coming Richard Inman together with a common Full-time MBA (2014–15 intake) purpose, which is what the Warwick MBA has taught me.

Sandra Sidlauskaite Full-time MBA (current participant)

Embarking on an MBA programme could be one of the boldest decisions in my life. As a working mother, I was exhausted and struggling with how to balance work and life. The decision to undertake my Full-time MBA at WBS has helped me to step back, increase my self-awareness and gain systematic business acumen.

Li Shan Full-time MBA (current participant)

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A top-ranked MBA Become a Change Maker Join our global community Engage with the business world Ranked first in the UK, for the fourth At the forefront of everything we do are As part of the WBS community, you will We believe in giving our students practical consecutive year, and 18th in the world our students. We are here to support and be joining a diverse network of Change experiences in which they can apply by /Which MBA? Global motivate every student to unlock their full Makers, made up of 46,000 individuals their learning. So you will have two Ranking of Full-time MBAs. Our Full-time potential, and achieve their ambitions. from more than 140 countries. You will have opportunities during your MBA to work MBA is designed for visionary leaders who But we’re not here to hold hands; we’ll the opportunity to network and exchange on client-based projects, enabling you want to make a difference in the world. push, critique, and challenge you to ideas with fellow graduates online in our to develop your practical consultancy, bring out your inner Change Maker. WBS LinkedIn group, and in person at stakeholder management and influencing networking events held around the world. skills through direct experience.

Leading academics and Personalised career guidance A transformational experience Study overseas Professors of Practice To help you realise your full potential, you Our CareersPlus team will support To increase your international business You will be inspired by and learn from will benefit from access to our industry- you in shaping the right pathway for exposure, as part of one of your required some of the world’s leading academics leading CareersPlus team before you arrive, the next phase of your career. modules, you will undertake an overseas throughout your studies and far beyond trip to a partner institution. In addition, alongside senior business people who join We mix academic theory and practice the completion of your MBA. Whether through our Partnership in International us as Professors of Practice. As a Full-time to develop you both professionally and you are looking to switch industry, set up Management (PIM) membership, you MBA participant, you will benefit from their personally, and will equip you with the your own business or take the next step will have the opportunity to participate many years of board-level management knowledge, skills, experience, and global at your current organisation, we will equip in a competitive process to extend your experience, their global network of business networks you need to make a real impact. connections, and direct experience you with the right toolkit for success. studies at an overseas business school of developing successful careers. for a period of up to four months after completing your Full-time MBA.

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Class profile 2018–19

Pre-MBA employment industry Average years’ work At WBS our MBA participants 16% Other experience prior to come together from the Full-time MBA across the globe, with a 3–5 years 41% 61/39 common goal to change % male/ Financial Services 16% female split their perspectives, their 14% Technology careers, and use business as a power for good.

Consulting Dr Ashley Roberts 14% 6–10 years 44% 13% Manufacturing Course Director

Healthcare 39 6% Petrolium/Energy Countries Including Products and Services 6% represented

3% Retail Real Estate 3% 11–15 years 12% 2% Consumer Packaged Goods Transportation & Logistic Services 3% 2% Media/Entertainment Government 2% 30 16+ years 3% Average age of participants

6 Full-time MBA 2020 warwickmba.com 7 What your year will look like Programme structure

One intake per year starting in September This is an indicative timetable and can be subject to change

Independent study

For our students, learning isn’t confined by Your consultancy project physical walls. They embrace independent Induction The management consultancy project is learning, and have a thirst for knowledge, your opportunity to consolidate everything that drives them to find solutions. you have learned and apply it to a real business. Academically, it tests your ability Marketing Required modules to apply your learning to real management Your Full-time MBA study programme will issues. Professionally, it may well open feature eight required modules designed the door to your next career move. Operations Management to provide you with a solid foundation in management, business and leadership. In Dissertation linked to your addition, you will also study a compulsory consultancy project Strategic Thinking non-credit foreign language module. Your dissertation will be based on your consultancy project and is the culmination Elective modules of everything you have learned during LeadershipPlus Whether you’re interested in strategy, your studies. It will demonstrate that entrepreneurship, marketing, leadership you can assimilate your learning, take “The varied perspectives or international business, we offer a multiple perspectives on a business issue and experiences of Language class wide range of elective modules to suit and explore your subject thoroughly. your needs. You will customise your MBA my peers keep me by choosing four elective modules to open and curious as I support you in achieving your aims. continue to learn and Accounting & Financial Management Some elective modules are shared with think in new ways.” Executive MBA and Distance Learning MBA participants, offering you even Innovation & Creativity in Organisations more networking opportunities. The modules may take place in Warwick or WBS , , and you may Brittany Walker Managing in a New World also have the opportunity to select one Full-time MBA of our overseas elective modules. Please (current participant) note that module availability may vary from year to year depending on student Organisational Behaviour demand and scheduling constraints.

International study trip (1 week)

4 Elective modules

Project & Dissertation

Careers activities and events

Independent study

8 Full-time MBA 2020 warwickmba.com 9 Required modules Elective modules

Our Full-time MBA study programme features eight required modules which will help build your understanding of the key You will choose four elective modules from a wide choice to customise your MBA and achieve your aims. foundations of management, business and leadership. You may also have the opportunity to study one of our overseas electives to gain international experience.

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Accounting & Finance & Accounting Specialise in Entrepreneurship Financial Management ■■ Advanced Corporate Finance Alongside the MBA’s core backbone of building all-round business acumen, ■■ Corporate Finance you can choose to focus your MBA Innovation & Creativity ■■ Financial Analysis within entrepreneurship by studying in Organisations ■■ Investments & Risk Management two of your elective modules and basing your dissertation within ■■ Psychology of Investment LeadershipPlus this area. You will gain a letter of & Financial Decisions acknowledgement from the Dean of Warwick Business School to confirm Managing in a New World Entrepreneurship your success in this specialist area. ■■ Entrepreneurial Finance The entrepreneurship specialism will enable you to make calculated decisions ■■ Entrepreneurship & New Marketing between seizing opportunities and Venture Creation managing risk. Whether you want to set up your own business or develop Operations Management Global Business your entrepreneurial mindset within a ■■ International Business large corporate or an owner-managed business, we will equip you with Organisational Behaviour the innovative skills to find creative Marketing solutions to day-to-day problems.

Strategic Thinking ■■ Strategic Marketing

Strategy

■■ Strategy & Practice ■■ Strategic Leadership Development

Management & Leadership

■■ Project Management ■■ Behavioural Sciences for the Manager ■■ Digital Innovation Analytics for Leadership ■■ Management of Change

The elective modules listed are only indicative and are dependent on student demand and scheduling constraints.

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With students from 39 nationalities, at lunchtime it is inspiring to see the mix of people, Nigerian, Mexican, Jordanian, Thai, Indian,

American, Kazakh, British, all sitting around the table ‘breaking bread’ As a Full-time MBA participant you will have Previous consultancy the opportunity to deliver real positive impact projects have included: through your individual consultancy project. and sharing ideas. ■■ Driving improved operational It will see you working alongside a real performance in a high growth dynamic Kristen Rossi organisation for 10 to 12 weeks over the and high-tech environment for Full-time MBA summer period and will form the foundation Williams Advanced Engineering (current participant) of your dissertation. The project will provide you with hands-on experience of consulting ■■ Business strategies for digital on a specific business challenge, enabling solutions for GE Healthcare you to put everything you have learned ■■ The future of mobility: What it means into practice while offering the chance to be customer focused in sub-Saharan to network and showcase your individual Africa for Ford Motor company talent. Your consultancy project may be ■■ The future role of own brand self-sourced or facilitated through WBS. products for the Co-op.

Students have undertaken partnerships with “Everything in Warwick organisations including: Business School is organised not only ■■ Aston Martin around our growth ■■ Barclays needs, but also to test ■ BT ■ and provoke us in ways ■■ Capco which none of us had ■■ EY experienced before.” ■■ Ford ■■ GE Healthcare ■■ Credit Enable ■■ Microsoft Radko Diev Full-time MBA ■■ PA Consulting (current participant) ■■ SAP ■■ Tata Motors ■■ Unilever.

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It’s simple, we work with you as an individual Personal development Networking and guest speakers to ensure an excellent return on your Throughout the year, you’ll As well as the opportunity to attend events investment and achieve your ambitions. participate in workshops such as: held at our Warwick campus and WBS We will support you in unlocking your full London, The Shard, you will have access ■■ Client persuasion skills potential by giving you the tools, confidence to our professional networks, recruiter and big picture vision you need to take ■■ Impactful applications and interviews partners and global alumni network. the leap to the next level of your career. ■■ Cracking the case We will support you in building a diverse network of lifelong contacts through Personal development and career ■■ The hidden job market planning with our specialist CareersPlus the following activities and resources: ■ Working in a global environment team is fully integrated throughout ■ ■■ The Change Maker Series your Full-time MBA. This begins before ■ Building resilience ■ ■■ Professional Interest Network you even arrive, with access to pre- All of which will enhance your events and webinars arrival webinars and consultations. professional skills in a challenging but ■■ WBS Alumni Directory safe and supportive environment. Careers focus ■■ Marketing Insights Series You will begin with an induction and Thinking strategically ■■ LinkedIn groups and discussion forums. workshop on building high performance You will be exposed to both the theory Our guest speaker programme teams, followed by a series of sector and practice of strategy analysis and has recently included: insights and career management strategy development through the Strategic workshops, in which we will help support Zara Hyde-Peters – OBE Director of Thinking module, giving you the confidence your career action planning, and focus Integration and Transformation, NHS North to challenge the status quo and engage on maximising your MBA experience. Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group, with the business ecosystem, to enhance and former CEO of British Triathlon Insights Discovery personality profiling will organisational adaptation and effectiveness. help you understand your preferred working Mike O’Driscoll – Group CEO Williams Grand and communication styles. Our dedicated Prix Engineering MBA careers managers and coaches are John Mervyn-Smith – Chief Psychologist, available for one-to-one consultations and The GC Index support throughout your MBA and beyond Paul Blanchard – CEO Commonwealth to help you realise your full potential. Games England. To prepare you for success through future recruitment and selection processes, you will undertake a Development Centre, to challenge you and your MBA colleagues through a series of typical senior management assessment activities. The academics are crucial but not the only factor. The social life, personal life, physical wellbeing, networking and finding a challenging job are all part of the MBA life. I believe that maintaining balance is the key factor for success; with equilibrium comes time for self-reflection and self-awareness which leads to happiness and knowing myself more every day.

Israel Zaga Full-time MBA (current participant)

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Our CareersPlus team are here to listen to Recruiter events and opportunities What do you stand for as a leader? Do your career goals, and help shape the right you manage yourself effectively? How ■■ MBA networking fair pathway, whether you need a career coach, can you lead, manage and influence other want links to industry placements, or are ■■ Campus presentations people successfully? These are some of the looking for an inspirational mentor to help ■■ Company treks questions you will be challenged with during as you start the next phase of your career. your required module, LeadershipPlus. ■■ Practitioner lectures To reach that next step in your career it ■ Job and project postings Coaching and career consultations ■ is really important that you have time to ■■ Unlimited access to WBS Careers Manager ■■ Talent profiles. focus on your leadership style. Through and Career Coaches for one-to-one a series of experiential workshops, sessions and feedback Information and online resources lectures, seminars and case studies, the LeadershipPlus module enables you to ■■ One-to-one sessions with external coaches ■■ My Advantage online portal reflect on what you personally stand for and sector specialists ■■ Self-assessment tools while preparing you to lead, manage and ■■ Dedicated careers support after MBA influence other people successfully. ■■ Going Global completion. As part of this experience, you will have “The careers team are ■■ Workmaze recruitment guides the opportunity to apply and develop your always happy to help Alumni mentoring programme ■■ Pay negotiation leadership skills within a live business context. in whatever way they Access to our award-winning WBS Mentoring ■■ VMock – CV preparation platform As part of a group you will undertake a Programme, workshops, webinars and client project over a period of nine weeks can. They provide ■■ Sonru – video interview platform executive coaching. with a corporate, SME or not-for-profit guidance while ensuring ■■ casequestions.com – case interview organisation, investigating a current that the individual practice materials business issue and presenting practical recommendations to the problem posed. is largely responsible ■■ WBS Careers Library. for the decision Your LeadershipPlus experience Continued learning opportunities underpins the rest of your MBA, ensuring making, demonstrating you continue to develop confidence the importance After graduation, you will also have the and the ability to achieve your career opportunity to apply to undertake up to two ambitions to deliver positive impact. of taking ownership further face-to-face modules at Warwick, of one’s decisions.” free of charge, subject to availability. These modules are not for credit.

Tolu Omidiji Full-time MBA (current participant)

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Your MBA is an investment in you, to attain Pre-MBA industry sector Post-MBA industry sector the tools, confidence and big picture vision to leap to the next level of your career. 15% Consulting 20% Whether you want to change job function, 71% industry sector or work in a different country, changed 4% Consumer Packaged Goods 3% our dedicated MBA CareersPlus team will sector equip you with the confidence and skills to make these changes after your programme 13% Energy 2% ends.

Financial Services Post-MBA average salary 21% 17% converted from ppp US$

■■ £91,022 Average salary 1% Government 3% ■■ £22,755 Average bonus 33% changed ■■ £17,210 Average other benefits 7% Healthcare 7% country

1% Hospitality 0%

6% Manufacturing 6% “The MBA helped me to transform my career, 7% Retail 6% it helped me to bridge 88% changed the gap from where I was Technology employer 8% 13% to where I wanted to be.”

4% Transportation & Logistics 6% June Qiu Full-time MBA (2012–13 intake) 0% Non-profit 4%

83% 13% Other 13% average salary increase* Data based on graduates that completed their MBA 3 years ago *FT Global MBA ranking 2019 (based on graduates who completed their MBA 3 years ago)

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Positions held by our Full-time MBA graduates

■■ Business Support Manager ■■ Finance Manager ■■ Senior FX trainer ■■ Commercial Manager ■■ Head of Consulting ■■ Senior Marketing Specialist & Investment Group ■■ Community Engagement ■■ Strategic Consultant Manager ■■ Marketing Manager ■■ Supply Chain Solutions ■■ Digital Product Manager ■■ Risk Consulting Manager Manager ■■ Executive Assistant to CEO ■■ Senior Consultant ■■ Venture Principal

20 Full-time MBA 2020 warwickmba.com 21 Engage with the Immerse yourself in global business broader business world

During your MBA year, you will have a Develop your entrepreneurial mindset Expand your global outlook Extend your studies abroad number of opportunities to meet and Whether your intention is to join a major WBS is for the people that are open to You will also have the opportunity to network with representatives from corporate and innovate from within, different views, voices and visions. That’s further develop your global business a broad spectrum of industries. or to start your own business after why you will undertake a compulsory trip understanding by applying to participate Our Corporate Relations team work in your MBA, unleashing your creative to an overseas partner institution as part in the selective process to study at partnership with local, national and side will help you to get into the right of one of your required modules. While a leading overseas business school, global companies to identify and promote mindset to make this happen. many MBA courses offer optional study through our Partnership in International opportunities to our MBA participants, tours, at WBS we see the international Management (PIM), for up to four months Tailored career coaching throughout the through the organisation of campus element as an essential experience for after completion of your Full-time MBA. year and our award-winning mentoring presentations or coffee chats, company you and your personal development. scheme, which enables you to learn directly This is an ideal opportunity for you to visits and treks, and our MBA networking from inspiring entrepreneurs, will also help During the trip, which normally takes experience another culture and further fair at WBS London, The Shard. Recent you to achieve your goals. Many of our place in your second term, you will take develop your global mindset. Modules treks have included visits to Microsoft, Full-time MBA participants have gone on to part in practitioner debates, lectures and taken at the exchange schools will not , Barclays, Sopra Steria, Amazon, do remarkable things, for example, bringing workshops where you will explore further the count towards your final grade, however GE, Williams F1 and . safe bio-fuel to homes in South Africa. themes of the required module within the you will usually receive a transcript from Our corporate partner events, alongside “My time at Warwick context of the trip’s geographic location. the host school detailing your results. our Change Maker Series and Marketing Some of our Full-time MBA participants Case competitions You will also network with alumni and Insights Series, can help you to see how the Business School from the 2017–18 cohort completed corporate contacts and, importantly, academic theories you will learn about in the You may have the opportunity to exchanges at the following schools: has improved my you will have the chance to bond with classroom can be directly applied to a wide participate in Case competitions organised interpersonal skills and your cohort outside of the classroom. ■■ Ross School of Business, Michigan, USA variety of different industries and sectors. by students here and at other leading business schools. Previous participants have made me a better world Previous trips have included Sauder School ■■ Melbourne Business School, Australia Organisations such as Aston Martin, Unilever, represented WBS in the Hult Challenge of Business in Vancouver, SDA Bocconi in Vodafone, IBM, Tata Consultancy Services, citizen by improving ■■ Goizueta Business School, Emory in London, San Francisco and Dubai; Milan, and Tongji School of and Oracle, Capco and Microsoft offer student University, Atlanta, USA the Nespresso Sustainability Challenge; my understanding of Management in Shanghai, all fascinating, consultancy projects enabling you to work the McKinsey Business Challenge; the and adaptability to vibrant and cosmopolitan cities. The cost ■■ Chinese University of Hong Kong on a business issue with real deliverables. RSM Private Equity Challenge and the of this trip is included in your fees. Others, like GE Healthcare, support our a variety of cultures ■■ ESADE Business School, . Business debates. MBA and help bring a and business styles.” Your MBA experience is enhanced If your application is successful, the exchange practitioner’s viewpoint into the classroom These intensive challenges increase your through our corporate partners and will typically take place from the September using current business challenges. exposure to leading companies, new alumni network who help us keep students after completing your Full-time MBA. sectors, industry specialists and other at the forefront of new developments. You will have two opportunities to work MBAs from around the world, and provide An additional fee may be charged. on client-based projects during your year the ideal opportunity to showcase your Emrah Bingol with us, enabling you to gain practical Broaden your career horizons critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Full-time MBA consultancy, stakeholder management (current participant) You will be encouraged to join our and influencing skills through direct Professional Network committees and to experience and engagement with leading work alongside our Corporate Relations organisations. In addition, you may have team to help organise face-to-face and the opportunity to work with experienced online events, employer treks and visits, to Executive MBAs in the classroom during broaden your understanding of different your elective modules and network sectors. Previous employer treks have with alumni at events held throughout provided visits to organisations in the the year. Our global alumni network, consulting, technology, pharmaceutical professional networks and geographical and automotive sectors, to help our MBA networks also offer direct access to students broaden their career horizons, individuals and organisations worldwide. and discover new sectors first-hand.

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WBS is for the people that see the world Online resources as a connected community. Whilst studying for your MBA, we make it Two valuable career assets open to you as a easy for you to network with other students Full-time MBA participant are the network through our bespoke online learning you will build during your studies, and the environment, my.wbs. Once you graduate, global community of WBS alumni that you you will be able to connect with other will join on completion of your MBA. The graduates through our Online Directory. Warwick Business School global community is a network of more than 46,000 graduates Beyond graduation and students in more than 140 countries. You’ll receive our alumni newsletter once a month which contains business Connect today research insights, media picks, videos, You can connect with us even before you links to the latest events and more. arrive: our students and alumni can offer After graduation, you will also have the you support and advice as you prepare opportunity to apply to undertake up to two to study here. Join us as a prospective further face-to-face modules at Warwick, free “The journey becomes student on LinkedIn and follow us on of charge, subject to availability. These Twitter to get the latest news from WBS. something unforgettable, modules are not for credit. wbs.ac.uk/go/joinus the networking events expose you to a world @warwickbschool of opportunities and Professional and the different events geographical networks such as the Marketing Once you are studying with us you can Insights programme join our professional networks which bring or Change Maker together students, graduates and our faculty to explore industry practice and the Series are the perfect latest research in specific industry areas. way to take academic You can also join a group local to you which knowledge to practice.” will get you involved with students and graduates at social and educational events, in person and online, all over the world. The Warwick MBA is such an enriching experience, I have learned Eduardo Caballero Mentoring Full-time MBA You can apply to join our award-winning, (current participant) a lot, not just from the modules but from the people around me. Investors in People (IIP) accredited mentoring programme, for a one-off fee, It truly shapes an individual both personally and professionally. where we can link you up with an experienced mentor from your field of interest to It teaches you to look at a situation from different perspectives develop your career skills. We currently have mentors from the UK, Singapore, Germany, and makes one more aware. India, Africa, Canada as well as several other countries, many with multinational Suhina Banga experience, and have recently launched Full time MBA Mentoring Hubs in Singapore and India. (current participant)

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We believe that business should be used as a power for good. Our faculty of research and teaching academics are constantly striving for excellence in everything they do, from the latest ground-breaking research impacting society, to inspiring our students. You will be inspired by a combination of research active academics, producing cutting-edge theories with real-world impact, and Professors of Practice, who bring their knowledge gained from successful senior business and industry experience.

Members of our faculty include:

John Colley Dr Maja Korica Rhian Silvestro Bob Thomson Professor of Practice in Strategy Associate Professor, Associate Professor of Operations Management, Professor of Practice, and Leadership, Organisation & HRM group Operations group Organisation & HRM group Strategy & International Business group

Before entering Maja specialises Rhian has conducted Bob is an academia, John in corporate service management experienced coach was Group governance, research for a and management Managing accountability and number of leading development Director at a FTSE responsibility, as organisations professional. 100 business, well as executive including retail Since joining and an Executive management companies, the University Managing and leadership in banks, transport in 2005, he has Director at a French CAC 40 business. He practice. As an interdisciplinary, qualitative companies and call centres. She has acted coached several hundred academics, was a council member of the Foundation researcher specialising in ethnography as a consultant to ward managers in administrators and commercial for Management Education, a member and shadowing, her work is focused on the NHS, in the area of nurse scheduling managers. He established and ran the of the Economic Affairs Committee for understanding dynamics of complex and the computerisation of rostering Warwick Leadership Programme and the CBI, and is a member of the Bank of and rarely seen organisational settings. systems. She reviews and referees has designed and delivered a wide England Regional Panel. Currently he chairs Her latest research is on coordination papers for over 10 international journals range of learning and development two VCT funded businesses and advises at under challenging circumstances, which and is a member of the European workshops. He established the University board level for various private businesses. includes operational response to refugee Operations Management Association. of Warwick’s Certificate and Diploma in emergencies, funded by the British Academy. Coaching, and set up the University’s MA in Coaching through action learning.

Tamara Friedrich S John Lyon Jacky Swan Hossam Zeitoun Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship Professor of Practice, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Associate Professor, and Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Innovation group Organisation & HRM group Behavioural Science group Entrepreneurship & Innovation group

Tamara has worked Training initially Jacky’s research Before embarking on several research as a Clinical interests are in the on an academic grants with funding Biochemist, and management path, Hossam agencies in the then a Chartered of knowledge and worked for several USA including the Accountant, networks where years in private- NIH, Army Research John has held the aim is to sector companies Institute and the non-executive improve innovation including project Department of and chairman which is relevant management Defense. Tamara’s research covers how appointments spanning over 25 years as across public and private sector for eBusiness and sales support at organisational leaders may initiate, support, both a venture capitalist and personal organisations. Jacky’s current focus is Zurich Financial Services (today: Zurich and sustain innovative efforts through hiring, investor. He is a Fellow of the ICAEW, on the implementation of innovation in Insurance Group) in Switzerland. His performance management, and creating a the Institute of Clinical research, and the healthcare. She is the principal investigator recent research interests have evolved climate for creativity. She has also conducted Institute of Directors. John combines on an EPSRC-funded project on ‘The toward behavioural science and decision- research on leadership in a collective his entrepreneurial activities with an Management and Organization of Clinical making. Hossam speaks five languages, context and how leadership is influenced interest in entrepreneurial research, Trials’ and an SDO-funded project on and his teaching topics include corporate by the social environment around them. specialising in entrepreneurial failure and ‘Evidence in Management Decisions strategy and corporate governance. its effects on entrepreneurs’ subsequent – Advancing Knowledge Utilization in behaviours. John teaches entrepreneurial Healthcare Management’. finance across the MBA programmes.

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Full-time MBA Executive MBA Executive MBA Distance Learning Distance Learning (London) MBA MBA (London) Who is it for? Ideal if you are The perfect option if An ideal choice This programme This programme looking to fully focus you want to continue if you live within offers you maximum offers you maximum on studying or are to work whilst commuting distance flexibility and is ideal flexibility and is ideal going through a studying but prefer of London and you if you will be juggling if you will be juggling significant career to be taught want to continue to other commitments other commitments transition. This is face-to-face work whilst studying whilst studying for whilst studying for the fastest route to but prefer to be your MBA your MBA achieving your MBA taught face-to-face Format Full-time Part-time Part-time Part-time Part-time

When Daytime Intensive 4 day 2 evenings per Flexible Flexible blocks (Wednesday week or alternate to Saturday) every 6 weekends (typically weeks Friday and Saturday)

Where University of University of The Shard, Home study plus 2 Home study plus 2 Warwick campus Warwick campus London weeks at University weeks at The Shard, of Warwick campus London

Duration Intensive one year 2 years (extendable 2 years (extendable 2 years (extendable 2 years (extendable programme up to 4 years) up to 4 years) up to 4 years) up to 4 years)

% male/female split 61/39 76/24 71/29 72/28 60/40

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Minimum work 3 years’ 4 years’ managerial 4 years’ managerial 4 years’ managerial 4 years’ managerial experience postgraduate work experience work experience work experience work experience business experience Average work 7 years 14 years 13 years 13 years 13 years experience

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