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EMBA6006: Challenging Business Models
2022 unit information
The biggest challenge facing most businesses today is that they don't anticipate the changes in their market environment that fundamentally threaten the way they do what they do. This applies to the government sector and not-for-profits as much as it does to for-profit businesses. How do businesses ensure that they renew themselves before they become obsolete? This unit of study is the culmination of the previous four Executive MBA units of study, combining entering new markets, incorporating cutting edge technology and using leadership and management foundations to challenge existing business models. We look at existing businesses that have managed this transformation well and examine those that haven't. Students obtain an understanding of how organisations can adapt to disruption. We examine a variety of technological advances such as robotics, nanotechnology, machine learning and artificial intelligence to see how they have transformed business models. We examine how to access, analyse and utilise the massive amount of data that is available. We also examine the impact of technology on the workforce, and the future of work. A major project on a progressive organisation enables students to apply what they have learned to this organisation's transformation.The module takes place in two locations relevant to the chosen project.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Management Education
| Code | EMBA6006 |
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| Academic unit | Management Education |
| Credit points | 12 |
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EMBA6000 |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. understand the characteristics of an industry that is mature and in decline and how this is linked to under-performance in an organisation
- LO2. identify some of the ways in which managers and leaders can generate turnaround and renewal in a mature and declining industry
- LO3. examine an industry in detail from buyer and supplier point of view
- LO4. be able to develop customer centric responses to business challenges
- LO5. enhance ability to work effectively with clients from a different culture and worldview
- LO6. draw parallels between the challenges facing this industry and your clients and the management and leadership challenges you are or will face in your professional life.
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