 The Merage EMBA is unique in providing this sequence of Off-site learning Residentials, including an international experience which is invaluable in today's global environment.
Fees for the programs, speakers, events, transportation, hotels are included in your tuition, with the exception of airfare to the International Residential. We will make the arrangements for your accommodations for all three residentials.
Opening Residential: Management of Innovative Organizations
Scheduled prior to your first regularly scheduled class weekend, this experience is designed to prepare you for the rest of your MBA career.
- Held for five days in a business-class hotel in Orange County
- Topics include organizational design, organizational culture and power, group processes, competitive analysis, corporate strategy, and business ethics
- Introduces a variety of instructive methods including case analysis, group presentations, and group-based teamwork
- Format includes group projects, experiential exercises, discussions and formal lectures
- Provides team-building exercises to help foster a collaborative learning environment
International Residential: Global Business II
One of the highlights of the EMBA program, the International Residential takes a thematic approach to exploring concepts in the world of international business. You will have the opportunity to experience global business first hand from a corporate, academic and cultural standpoint. Leveraging the knowledge gained in the Global Business I course, recent international residentials have been held in Russia/Czech Republic, Shanghai/Beijing, and Hong Kong/Guangzhou.
- Held for six days. Students stay in four- and five-star business class hotels in major urban centers
- Typical topics include: major issues faced by U.S. companies overseas, investment climate, banking and finance, supply chain management, manufacturing, technology, government, marketing, and economic transition in emerging economies
- Senior-level executives from U.S. based companies as well as foreign-based companies present and discuss the challenges they face; company tours follow most on-site presentations by executives
- Optional cultural events may include opera, ballet, theater or music performances as well as visits to museums and historic sites of interest
Closing Residential: Capstone Executive Leadership
The Merage EMBA Program culminates in a Capstone Residential course on Executive Leadership. This residential provides a 360-degree evaluation of each student and allows you to reflect on what you have learned, how you have developed professionally, and how you will shape your future as a business manager and leader.
- Held for 5 days at a Southern California mountain retreat conference center
- Provides a clear perspective on your skills as a leader
- Presents a variety of tools to continue to develop your leadership capabilities and experience
- Prepares you to take control of your career by creating an explicit career action plan
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