Presentation

Sustainable Performances

Recent developments, notably the financial crisis, have clearly demonstrated the need for managers to adopt a different pattern of behaviour and to learn new skills. Today, managers face the challenges of increasingly intense international competition, a changing global context with complex environmental and social consequences and growing criticism from stakeholders such as non-governmental organisations.

The ESC Rennes School of Business Executive MBA programme prepares managers to address these challenges and to develop their leadership skills in an international environment.

The goal of our Executive MBA is to educate senior managers who can confidently use their leadership style to lead a diverse team and achieve consistently strong performance in a sustainable manner. They will learn how to operate in an increasingly international, multicultural environment and how to foster innovation and new technologies.

Focusing firmly on practical applications, our Executive MBA provides access to the very latest insights into leadership management and corporate social responsibility and assures competency in the core management skills. Concepts, tools and skills are acquired in an interactive manner through case study work, business simulations, business plans and the analysis of real business organizations. Our alumni describe the programme as demanding and intensive, but highly rewarding.

The ESC Rennes School of Business’s EMBA has a successful track record of developing senior managers over the past 16 years. We look forward to having you in the next cohort.

Olivier Aptel, Dean

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Mission

The purpose of the EMBA programme is to prepare practising managers and entrepreneurs to lead complex business operations in a global and changing environment. Its integrated learning approach provides participants with the tools to develop innovative solutions, to implement sustainable strategies and to achieve a sound financial, social and environmental performance.

This development builds upon the research and other expertise of faculty, participants and their companies ; the objective being to prepare them for the leadership and management of the sustainable performance of business units regionally, nationally and internationally.

Sustainable performance implies that managers:

• understand the functioning and interrelations of all business units within a company,

• analyse competently their economic, social and natural environment and evaluate its impact on the company,

• are able to predict how their decisions impact on each business unit, the company’s stakeholders and the natural environment,

• have the competence to find, critically evaluate and implement innovative solutions and strategies,

• lead and collaborate with culturally diverse teams efficiently and

• develop sustainable business strategies which address economic, social and environmental challenges resulting rom globalization.

This EMBA programme addresses all these issues and provides a wide range of learning opportunities inside and outside the classroom. Programme participants typically represent a wide range of nationalities, industries and professional experiences. The active exchange of ideas, positions and experiences and intensive collaboration on a diversity of projects and assignments constitutes a vital element in the overall learning experience.

Goals

You

• Want to develop your career and your company

• Have a proven track record and a high level of motivation

• Want to balance MBA learning with your current job

• Are looking for a challenging process that will stretch you and develop new ways of thinking

• Are results-driven, but not at the expense of people and the planet

• Enjoy intense interaction with a diverse peer group

• Want to improve your effectiveness in an international environment

• Want to benefit from an EMBA alumni network

Your company

• Wants to develop your leadership and strategic management skills
• Will benefit from your learning experience and recommendations

Programme

An innovative Programme Design

• All modules are taught in English by experienced, multicultural faculty.

• The classes are highly interactive. Professors draw upon the experience of participants to illustrate and apply concepts. Extensive use is made of case studies, oral presentations, small group work, role plays, and computer simulations.

• Participants have access to e-learning resources for some of the modules preparation.

• Guest speakers from international firms complement the coursework by giving real-world insights into sustainable performance, leadership and strategy issues.

• Individual and group assignments outside of class are a key part of the learning process. Participants apply module concepts to their professional situation, and their completed work is assessed by the professor.

Admissions

Admission criteria:

• TOEIC: 800 minimum, (for non-native speakers only)

• Minimum of 5 years experience in business including a minimum of 3 years in a management position

Cost: 25 000 Euros (VAT not included)

Includes:

• Accommodation and meals for the first seminar (discovery camp)

• Lunches during courses

• Travel, meals and accomodation during study tour abroad

• Course material

Two-step admission process:

1. Fill in and send a written application by e-mail or post

• Application deadline: Septembre 15th 2012

2. Personal interview in Rennes or Paris; a phone interview for applicants outside of France

Testimonial

		UN SECOND SOUFFLE « Vers 35-45 ans, on se projette dans les 20 prochaines années », explique Françoise Bazin qui a reçu un Executive M BA de l'ESC Rennes en 2005. « Je voulais élargir mes compétences en stratégie.   Un MBA était la suite logique. » Suit un changement d'entreprise (« 20% de la promotion est restée dans son entreprise, les autres ont changé ou créé leur propre activité »). Embauchée par la société de conseil et d'audit Grant Thornton, elle ouvre un bureau de 70 personnes à Rennes. Et s'engage en interne pour promouvoir les talents féminins.   Source : Challenges