Where are senior managers needed? What are they needed for? How can they prepare for their future? Data source : Corporate Recruiters Survey GMAC 2012 http://www.efmd.org/images/stories/efmd/ Phil EYRE GGSB MBA Programs Director October 2013, Moscow
Some key findings of 2012 survey (over 1000 responses) > MBA hiring is up! especially in ASIA and USA > Firms are looking for financial skills > Smaller firms <1000 employees are looking for MBAs > > LEADERSHIP abilities are highlighted : to push change to bring innovation to create efficient, effective operations > Diversity into NGO/government sector recruitment : +12% in 2012
What functional areas are in demand? ASIA : > >50% of firms surveyed want Marketing and Sales specialists > About 30% want HR and OB specialists EUROPE : > 3 keys areas : Marketing & Sales, Consulting, Business Development
Flexible adaptable project team-players.leaders
Problem-solvers leaders of problem-solvers
How to prepare for these roles Acquire analytical and people-management skills This is what business schools aim to provide: The MBA program aims to provide the core knowledge in all the functional areas of business, to develop the technical and interpersonal skills necessary for managers today and to stimulate and encourage managerial and entrepreneurial initiatives. The programme also seeks to meet the needs of companies by producing graduates who can adapt to the changing global environment and who are able to manage in complex multicultural situations. > >
Program Review: Professional Advisory Board Annual meeting with company representatives, HR, R&D, Marketing > We meet and ask questions : > What is it you are looking for in middle and senior management recruits? > Do you find what you want? > What is hard to find? And they say.
Full or Part-Time Study Core 1 Leadership 15h Intercultural Management 15h International Negotiations 15h Financial Accounts & Auditing 30h Managerial Accounting -15h Corporate Finance - 30h International Marketing - 30h International Macroeconomics -15h Ethics, Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility - 15h Tech & Innovation Management 15h Operations Management- 15h Core 2 International Human Resources Management 15h Introduction & Corporate Governance -15h Contract Law - 30h Organisations & Change Management - 15h Risk Management - 15h Strategic Management 30h Managerial Economics 15h Quantitative Methods 15h Strategic Information Systems - 30h Geopolitics -15h
Full or Part Time Study Specialisations in Grenoble, France 90 hours of MBA program, 3 intensive weeks in parallel with an individual written analysis of a major issue. Management Consultancy International Business Development Innovation Management Finance Marketing Leadership (5 years of experience) Project Management (London) Luxury Brand Management (London) >
Executive Education : examples of open program Global Reward Programme : How do we manage talent? >4 sessions of 3 days in 3 different EU locations > tangible reward management >.intangible reward management >.expatriation, multinational/transnational firms and compensation >3 different schools contributing: Vlerick, Grenoble, ESCP Europe
Executive Education : example of closed or tailor-made programs BAO STEEL : senior management in Grenoble, 3 days Start-ups in Europe Managing Innovation Company visits ST Microelectronic in Grenoble, 2 days Sustainable competitiveness Business models Leveraging new opportunities from existing activities SNCF (French railways) 450 hours certificate in services marketing
International Management in local terms Can Russian firms find the talent, the HR that they want? > Foreign Direct Investment, post WTO entry > Diversification of sectors > Manufacturing, and also services provision > Russian firms and outward FDI > QUESTION, COMMENTS Thank you for your attention