MBA Program Executive MBA | MCI Innsbruck

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Structure & Content

The postgraduate Master program Executive MBA General Management provides a general management education with an international focus that promotes and develops the professional and social skills of the participants. Participants learn to systematically identify and analyze business problems, to develop appropriate solutions and to find and implement decisions.

Didactically, the program follows the mobile learning concept (blended learning) developed at the MCI. The intelligent mix of compact attendance phases at the MCI in Innsbruck as well as synchronous and asynchronous online courses combines location-independent study with personal interaction between lecturers and students. Thus, the didactic concept differs fundamentally from a typical distance-learning program, while meeting the highest standards.

The contents of the English language course are divided into 13 modules, which are spread over four semesters.

The topics are:

Organizational Behavior
Leadership
Entrepreneurship & New Venture Creation
Strategic Management
Innovation & Digital Transformation
Global Macroeconomics
Managing International Business
Managerial Accounting
Financial Management
Data Science
Marketing Management
Operations Management
Human Resource Management

So-called "electives", electives that can be taken at renowned partner universities in Europe and overseas, provide flexibility in terms of content. Students can thus set additional thematic priorities. If desired, these electives can also be taken online.

To earn the degree, students have to write a Master thesis of practical relevance in line with recognized scientific principles. With their theses, students are expected to demonstrate that they are able to apply the acquired knowledge to a business management problem.

Module Overview

Facts

Format: Part-time, Blended Learning (online & attendance modules)
Design: 13 core modules in four semesters, part-time, online-based
ECTS: 90 ECTS
Language: English
Tuition fee: EUR 24,190,-

Courses | Curriculum

Type	Module	ECTS
Student orientation
Organizational Behavior	Behavior of Organizations Managing Groups & Teams & Diversity Communication & Conflict Organizational Structure & Change	5
Leadership	Behavior in Organizations Leading People within Organizations Approaches to Leadership: Concepts & Models Agile Leadership	5
Entrepreneurship & New Venture Creation	The Lean Start-Up Methodology & Market Opportunity Navigator Identifying New Market Opportunities Agile Focus Strategy Design of a Business Model	8
Strategic Management	Strategy and Disruptive Innovation Strategic Analysis and Strategy Formulation Corporate and Business Level Strategy Strategy and the Business Model	6
Innovation & Digital Transformation	Innovation as Management Task Industrial Internet of Things Digital Platforms and Ecosystems Artificial Intelligence and Decision-Making	5
Global Macroeconomics	Modelling the Economy Macroeconomic Policies Growth and Supply-Side Policy Business Cycles	3
Managing International Business	Cultural Diversity Managing Global Mobility International Market Entry Strategies Intercultural Communications & Negotiations	3
Managerial Accounting	Accounting: Concepts, Techniques and Conventions Cost Management Systems Introduction to Budgets and Preparing the Master Budget Management Control Systems and Responsibility Accounting	5
Financial Management	Structure of Financial Markets Capital Budgeting Techniques Financing Life Cycle Risk Management	5
Data Science	Data Analytic Thinking: Data Science Products Model Fitting & Functionality Model Outputs	5
Marketing Management	Analysing Opportunities Market Segments & Targeting Developing Strategies Developing a Marketing Mix	5
Operations Management	Concepts and Techniques Formulation of Operation Strategies Analysis of Operational Strengths Capacity Planning, Inventory and Quality Control	5
Human Resource Management	HRM in National & International Contexts Key Aspects of HRM Theories, Concepts and Practices The Strategic Management of People within Organisations HRM-Concepts and Models	5
Electives	Intense seminar modules abroad at renowned international partner universities.	10
Master thesis & Final Exam	Research Methods Presentation Master thesis Outline & Research Final Exam: Presentation & Defense of the thesis	15

International Focus

The program offers students the opportunity to complete additional online and on-campus modules at the following renowned partner universities:

IPADE BUSINESS SCHOOL
IPADE (PanAmerican Institute for High Business Management) is the Business School of the Pan-American University, a private university in Mexico. IPADE’s mission is to educate leaders who will transform their organizations and society through a global vision and a sense of social responsibility. To achieve these goals, IPADE focuses in its research on the creation of business cases and articles to bring current events and knowledge to the classroom. IPADE’s quality and consistency has allowed it to obtain four of the international accreditations including AACSB and AMBA.
UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA − SEB SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS LJUBLJANA
The SEB LU is a member of the University of Ljubljana, being the first and only Triple Crown School (EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA) in Slovenia and the broader region. It is the business school’s mission to broaden horizons and build competences for socially responsible management to master business and economic challenges by fostering eagerness to learn creativity, entrepreneurialism, integrity, respect, and inclusiveness. SEB LU hosts guest speakers, invites companies to present case studies, and organizes company visits with the aim to connect the academic and business world closely.
LUISS – LIBERA UNIVERSITÀ INTERNAZIONALE DEGLI STUDI SOCIALI
LUISS – Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli – is an independent university in the world heritage city of Rome holding an EQUIS accreditation. LUISS offers an innovative educational approach with the aim to instill flexibility in young people, giving them a sense of mastery over their future. LUISS Business School develops and promotes research in different academic fields with a focus on Strategy and Corporate Renewal, Corporate Governance and Performance Measurement, as well as Innovation and Organization Design. The Business School builds a bridge between the academic and business world through its long-term partnership with Confindustria, where key partners from the corporate, no profit and public sectors are directly engaged in the co-creation of specific programs that aim to advance knowledge on management practices. LUISS Business School experience is strongly international to guarantee a global approach and the possibility of creating a network with no boundaries.
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AT MIP POLITECNICO DI MILANO
MIP Politecnico di Milano has been recognized as a prestigious business school for over 30 years holding the EQUIS and AMBA accreditation. MIP, together with the Department of Management Engineering, is part of the Politecnico di Milano School of Management, whose mission is to impact on society by creating and sharing knowledge at the intersection between engineering, management and economics. MIP is a consortium between the Politecnico di Milano and seventeen private players, mostly large multinational corporations. For this reason, MIP is able to integrate distinctive academic know-how with practical professional experience derived from the world of business and consultancy.
WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGGY
Warsaw University of Technology Business School is among the best Polish schools offering high quality managerial education. The School has operated for over 29 years. It has regularly been listed at the top of the national rankings and is continuously improving its position in international rankings. The aim of the School is to educate today’s managers who clearly understand the present world as well as their own role as business leaders. The mission is to cultivate responsible leaders who are able to guide others and who continuously work on their own knowledge, skills and talents. WUT Business School guided by its international roots, technological advancement, innovative thinking and business’s positive social impact, as well as the principle of usefulness and hands-on learning experience, offers premium educational programmes to business leaders and experts.

Academic Board | Lecturers

Management

Leitung — **Program Director**

**Mag. Susanne E. Herzog**

Head of Executive Education & Development

**Academic Director**

**Univ.-Prof. Dr. Kurt Matzler**

Professor of Strategic Management, University of Innsbruck / Tyrol

LECTURERS (EXTRACT)

**Dr. Sharon Tal-Itzkovitch**

Co-Creator of "Market Opportunity Navigator", Lecturer, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa / Israel

**Dr. Mohamed Hassan Wafai**

Associate Professor & MGM Program Director, Faculty of Management, Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC / Canada

**Prof. Dr. Stefan Palan**

Associate Professor, University of Graz / Austria

**Prof. Dr. Thomas Aichner**

Associate Professor of Marketing, John Cabot University, Rome / Italy

Director Data Science, Coldblue, Rotterdam / Netherlands — **Andrés Martínez Moreno, MSc**

Director of Data Science, Coolblue B.V., Rotterdam / Netherlands

**Prof. Dr. Joseph G. Nellis**

Professor of Global Economy and Deputy Director of Economic Policy and Performance, Cranfield University, Cranfield / UK

Time Model

The contents and structure of the postgraduate Executive Master are tailored to the specific expectations and needs of high-level executives and decision makers. The modern blended learning format combines online courses with on-site courses. The MCI E-Campus guarantees a high degree of flexibility. Students are nevertheless in continual contact with the faculty, course colleagues and MCI Support.

Embedded in the ultra-modern world of blended learning, this program promotes not only the personal but also the professional development of motivated students who are in the midst of their professional lives. The combination of interactive online phases and equally interactive attendance phases provides the perfect basis for a study program of the highest quality.

Online days monday to friday
Online weeks including MCI Webinars
Detailed schedule on request

Didactics

An intelligent mix of online phases, attendance modules and electronic media links location-independent studies with personal interaction between lecturers and students. The didactic concept thus differs fundamentally from a typical distance-learning program while meeting the highest demands.

Flexibility

Learning where you want (also on the go - mobile learning)
Learning when you can (in your time)
Saving travel times and costs

Learning Advantages

Individualized learning according to prior knowledge and goals
More interactive learning with active exchange, collaboration and networking
Development of digital skills

Work - Life - Learn

Blended learning facilitates the combination of work, private life and further education

E-Campus

Through the personal and individualized learning environment at the MCI E-Campus, students receive daily updated messages, e-mails and all the information they need in order to concentrate on their studies. Tests and exercises to check personal learning progress as well as learning forums and moderated chats facilitate studying online.

Technical requirements for admission to the MCI E-Campus

PC / laptop (current standard)
Broadband Internet connection
Microphone and loudspeaker (headset)
Webcam
Printer

Software

MS Office / Open Office
Current web browser
(Free) software packages as announced at the beginning of the course

Learning Goals

In order to ensure the transfer of learning and to enable students to develop relevant competencies, the MCI has defined cross-curricular learning goals. These goals and objectives describe, in detail, the knowledge and skills acquired by our graduates on completion of their studies at MCI.

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Our graduates are effective communicators in their field of work.

Our students can discuss problems, ideas and solutions with specialists and non-specialists.

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Our graduates are competent in applying scientific methods to solve practical problems.

Our students can apply relevant theories and appropriate scientific methods in their field of work.

Our students can act according to ethical principles when doing scientific work.

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Our graduates understand complex business problems and are effective decision-makers in their field of work.

Our students are able to systematically analyze business problems and decide on the most effective approach to achieve strategic business objectives.

Our students consider ethical, social and environmental aspects in strategic decision-making.

WHO IS THE PROGRAM SUITABLE FOR?

The target group of the Executive MBA General Management comprises entrepreneurs, managers and decision-makers who want to prepare for international challenges and qualify for higher management responsibilities. In addition to an academic degree, admission requirements include at least five years of qualified professional experience.

The Executive MBA General Management is designed for:

Graduates with a degree in economics who wish to specialize, deepen their knowledge and acquire an international orientation
Graduates with a degree in economic disciplines aiming at a profound functional specialization and international orientation
Graduates with a degree in non-economic disciplines who wish to prepare for international management tasks

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Admission

Dates & Deadlines

Application deadline	Date	Interview
1	29.01.2023	15.02.2023
2	26.03.2023	26.04.2023
3	28.05.2023	13.09.2023
4	27.08.2023	13.09.2023

Prerequisites*

In general, people with the following qualifications are admitted to the course:

Undergraduate degree from a recognized university.
Minimum of five years professional experience in a qualified position.

*Please contact us for non-standard admission

Admission procedure

The admission procedure includes the following elements:

Online application
The application must be submitted in the form of a standardized online-application accompanied by the required documents (curriculum vitae and essay on medium-term career goals). An academic degree and minimum of five years professional experience in a qualified position prior to commencement of the program (ideally, qualified professional activity during the MBA program itself) are required.

Letter of motivation
The application must be accompanied by an essay, which demonstrates the applicant's motivation for applying to the study program.

Proof of an adequate command of English
Either TOEFL, IELTS or equivalent certificates (see European Framework of Reference for Languages: Proficient User, Competent Language Proficiency). Scores are valid for three years from the date of the test.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) can be taken at any international TOEFL center. A minimum score of 92 points is required in an Internet-based test.

IELTS Academic - International English Language Testing System
A minimum score of 6.5 is required.

Personal interview
The interview gives applicants the opportunity to present themselves personally, to narrate their career history, to explain their motivation for applying to this program as well as to describe their medium-term professional goals.

Decision
An admission committee reaches the final decision on the applicant’s admission to the Master program.

CAREER & PERSPECTIVES

The MBA program's focus on leadership, entrepreneurship and digital transformation makes graduates pioneers of digital transformation.

Graduates are typically offered opportunities in senior management and as executives in all industries and companies where both international orientation and digital transformation are part of the corporate strategy. These include established high-tech companies as well as start-ups, industries such as automotive, mechanical engineering or pharmaceuticals, the service and financial sector, tourism and destination development and, last but not least, non-profit organizations.

Executive MBA General Management

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