Executive MBA in
Visionary Leadership and Futures Thinking
AACSB accredited leadership programme for future-oriented managers and entrepreneurs. This Executive MBA offers the opportunity for visionaries who have the courage and motivation to develop their organisational and leadership skills.
IfM has been offering MBA programmes with university partners since 2004. This is not without reason. The extra-occupational course allows excellent entrepreneurial and practice-oriented education at an academic level with high level of practical relevance. The excellent international reputation of the MBA confirms its position as a qualification for the top management. The MBA updates academic knowledge and acts as a career springboard to the top.
The Executive MBA programme is implemented by the prestigious University of Turku Finland, which is ranked in the top 1% worldwide. Turku School of Economics (TSE) is a faculty of the university, conducting research and education in business studies and boasting internationally renowned research groups.
The school has been accredited with the AACSB Award, which is a guarantee of high-quality education. Less than 5% of business programmes offered worldwide (around 13000 altogether) have received the AACSB accreditation.
The Executive MBA
√ enables excellent entrepreneurial and practice-oriented education.
√ develops future-oriented leaders with a desire for innovation in our ever-changing business environment.
√ combines the latest research with an understanding of contemporary development needs in organisation, resulting in a strong foundation for business expertise.
√ places special value on networking and sharing best practices to shape future careers.
Executive MBA core themes
VISIONARY LEADERSHIP
Become a visionary leader who is future-oriented, capable of business foresight, strategic thinking and decision-making. To lead change initiatives you will practise skills to stimulate and inspire others.
GLOBAL BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
Gain knowledge on global business excellence and dynamics with emphasis on ecosystems, networks and global business development. Develop your views on stakeholder management, social enterprise and corporate social responsibility.
PERSONAL GROWTH
Draw on the importance of self-reflection and feedback in enhancing leadership identity as part of your professional development.
INNOVATION AND NEW BUSINESS CREATION
Learn to recognize and exploit disruptive opportunities with tangible ideas and solutions of new business creation. Strive for innovation, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurial mindset when fostering growth.
Content and Structure
The Executive MBA consists of five modules and extends over 2 years. It is a mix of compact attendance phases as well as online courses and two weeks of study at partner universities. All modules are interactive sessions giving the participants the possibility to network and develop with an international community. The modules make use of capstone assignments, versatile learning methods and practical tools.
Module
GLOBAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
The module deepens the knowledge on global markets, international business and various strategies, cultural differences and working with diversity in virtual teams. It requires the participants to take part in a ‘living lab’ facility accompanied by excellent lectures. Participants will be assigned to lead a global virtual team with members scattered around the globe solving International Business Strategy cases. They will use the Strategizing in Global Virtual Teams session to prepare for this challenge, to get ready for the exciting opportunity to gain major insights into strategizing processes and to develop diverse professional competencies and transferable skills in the process.
VISIONARY LEADERSHIP MODULE
The module has a special emphasis on future thinking and Corporate Foresight, Strategy and Dialogical Strategizing. Managing and driving Change and leading new business opportunities. The goal of the module is to provide the participant with strong foundation of new, visionary business competencies and broaden their capabilities required in business management roles.
EXPLORING BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
This module strengthens overall business understanding. The key themes of this module are increasing one’s innovativeness and proficiency in strategic and futures thinking as well as developing managerial skills. Participants will also enhance their interpersonal skills, such as negotiation and influencing skills. These are enablers for more effective leadership and an entrepreneurial mindset.
INNOVATIVE BUSINESS CREATION
In this module, the topics are centred around the core of creating new businesses and seeding innovative business ideas. The participants work on Strategic Foresight, Design Thinking, Managing Innovations, and Creativity. Entrepreneurial assignment which helps participants to develop a structure, process and mindset enabling their organisations to recognize and exploit the strategic opportunities of new business creation.
LEADING TOWARD THE FUTURE
The module increases the participant’s scope to become a visionary leader with a future-oriented mindset. They will have a stronger perception of themselves as a leader. After the module, the participants will have a clearer picture of the impacts their leadership brings to organisations.
The module contains Leading in the Era of Disruptions and Uncertainty, Sustainable Growth and Responsible Business, Balanced Strategic Management, Negotiations and Influencing, Media and Crisis Communications and Inspirational Leadership, Mind, and Emotions Management.
During the process, participants have a unique opportunity to experience and reflect on what leadership is in a global context and how they work in virtual teams as leaders. They will benefit from mentoring by international senior leaders.
Why study at TSE ?
Enjoy high-class education and be part of one of the best student communities in the world, while preparing yourself for exciting career opportunities after graduation!
High-quality | Focus on futures thinking | AACSB accredited | Community of learners
Networking and sharing best practices are important parts of the Executive MBA programme and future careers – it may even create business opportunities within the group.
University of Turku is among the top 1% in the world according to the results of QS World University Rankings.
TSE is ranked among the top 1% of the world’s 20 000 business schools.
TSE is AACSB-accredited; the accreditation by the AACSB International is a guarantee of high-quality education.
TSE combines the latest research results with strong practical expertise to produce a convenient degree for participants from companies, organisations and the public sector to enhance their business competence and personnel development.
TSE works with versatile learning methods.