Course details
Modelled after The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, SMU is Singapore's national business university known for delivering top quality business management education. Some of the advantages of the Executive MBA at SMU include:
- In addition to spending six weeks in Singapore at SMU, students will spend a week each at Wharton Business School in Philadelphia and The Washington Campus in Washington (USA), Indian School of Business in Hyderabad (India) and Peking University in Beijing (China).
- Students immerse themselves in the business, political, social and legal issues of four separate countries as they study problems, challenges and issues unique to the business environment.
- In the course of this programme, students come in contact with world-class professors and leading world thinkers, trained at some of the world's best academic institutions. Together with their international research and consultancy experiences, they are able to bring their rich real world experience from the west and the east and help to shape the contours of global business.
Program Schedule
This programme has been specially designed to suit your busy schedule while you continue with your full-time business and career. Spread over 12 months, the programme consists of 7 residential segments which will be held in 4 countries: Wharton Business School (and The Washington Campus - Optional) in USA, Indian School of Business in India, Peking University in China and SMU in Singapore to provide a rich set of in-country experiences.
Programme Format
The programme is designed on a schedule that minimises disruption of work and personal pursuits. Though rigorous and challenging, this format provides ample opportunity for networking and development of peer relationships. For each of the 1-week segment, you will be with us for 6 days and for the 2-week segment, you will be in residence for 13 days. There are 4 segments in 2015 and 3 segments in 2016. Daytime sessions will be a mix of classroom teaching and industry visits, while evenings will be used for guest lectures, projects, group work and networking sessions.
Topics Covered
Wharton
- Corporate Strategy in Global Environment
- Operations & Supply Chain Management
The Washington Campus
- Managing Business, Government, and Public Policy - U.S. & Global Government Relations & Public Affairs: A Strategic Overview
- International Business, Policy, & Diplomacy: India & Beyond
- The U.S. – China Relationship & its Global Implications
- Global Trade & Investment: Views from USTR
- Perspectives on International Economic & Business Relations
Indian School of Business
- Network and Alliance Building
- Inside India: Discovering the New Realities
- Indian Economy
- Indian Politics and Links to Business
- Realities of Innovation in Emerging Markets
- Understanding the Psyche of an Indian Manager
Peking University
- Agile & Disruptive Strategy
- Contemporary Issues In Asian Business
Curriculum
- Leadership and Vision: A global perspective is important. But to be useful, Asia's future leaders will need to be able to synthesise their perspective into a vision that can be articulated and communicated in a manner that will inspire their organisations.
- Business Acumen and Inegrity: There is no substitute for understanding the world of business. Tomorrow's leaders, like today's, will need a solid knowledge platform and an internal compass that allows them to ply their trade in a forthright and efficient manner.
- Global Perspective: To continue to grow it will be necessary to look beyond one's comfort zone and cultivate markets that may not be apparent today.
- Managing Change and Agility: One thing that is certain is change! The firms that will succeed will be those that have the talent to recognise when it is time to change and how to effect meaningful and useful change. Nowhere will this be more important than in Asia, as growth brings about a series of challenges that necessitate dynamic leadership.
- Sustainable Performance: Building processes, policies and procedures that are sustainable, viable, trackable and repeatable is essential to implementing one's vision.
- Resource Development: Great leaders will need to excel at acquiring and developing the resources needed for success. Knowing how to develop and retain resources is essential to the growing enterprise.
Admission Requirements
- You will have demonstrated exceptional leadership potential, strong management skills and the intellectual capacity required to complete our rigorous programme.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional qualification
- Recognized achievements
- Age of 30 and above
- GMAT or SMU Admission Test
- At least 10 years of rich work experience
