The IEMBA program at ISM is designed to cultivate the leadership and the decision making skills necessary to tackle the challenges of today's global businesses. ISM faculty leverage students' experience as well as their own, to illustrate and build on the management skills that are crucial to succeeding in an international environment.

In the context of the institution's Mission, the IEMBA program has the following goals:

• To provide students with the required tools for decision-making and data analysis (e.g. regression, probability and variance), and to teach students how to use statistical methodology ( forecasting, sampling) in applying these techniques to actual business situations.
• To improve students' marketing skills through the use of case studies which help students identify and evaluate the diversity of marketing strategies employed by successful firms.
• To teach students the techniques and tools useful for financial analysis and control in today's business climate.
  • Skills emphasized include: financial accounting, managerial accounting, managerial economics, corporate finance, and international financial management.
  • Quantitative skill development is prominent throughout, especially in financial statement analysis, valuation techniques, accounting for financial transactions, and assessing foreign exchange risk.
• To give students the skills and the knowledge set necessary to ethically manage today's business operations for productivity and performance.
  • Graduates must be able to evaluate the structural and cultural challenges that confront international managers and identify key attributes of successful professionals. The significance of corporate culture, especially local labor and management relations, on the design and effectiveness of multinational organizations is increasingly pertinent in sustaining profitability.
• To engender a global perspective in all students.
  • Students study a range of issues that emerge from the conduct of multinational business in diverse economies, political systems, and cultures including the policies of government and international organizations, changing patterns of international competition, managing in developing countries, and the role of culture in management decision-making.
• To develop each student's strategic thinking.
  • Beginning with an analysis of industry and competition, students develop the concepts, tools, and techniques that are essential for accurately diagnosing and enhancing the competitive performances of an international enterprise. The program examines the processes through which competitive advantage is created and sustained against erosion by rival firms. Entrepreneurship and the unique strategic challenges facing small businesses are emphasized.

Learning Objectives:

In consideration of the institution's mission, the IEMBA Program at ISM has the following learning objectives. Upon successful completion of the ISM IEMBA program, graduates will have learned:

• Critical concepts and tools that are relevant to achieve leadership and organizational objectives and goals, whether they involve processes, projects or people.
  • To apply the concepts and tools to various situations: Each participant will make the intellectual connections between tools and context that lead to insight, and vision; the basis for long-term corporate success.
• To develop and strengthen various emotional intelligence skills such as self-awareness, self-management, collaboration, and teamwork to better negotiate the potential complexities in organizations. To know oneself in relation to others is to be empowered.
• To focus on advancing the strategic objectives of the organization, emphasizing application of theory in practice and identifying effective action.
• To synthesize, analyze and integrate their knowledge from across the organization and use this knowledge to provide innovative and credible solutions that provide an immediate return on investment.
• To lead and make rapid, high-level business decisions, develop their global perspective, and expand their network through working with innovative faculty and high caliber colleagues.
• The quantitative skills necessary to analyze a firm's quantifiable numerical data and make intelligent and effective decisions.
  • Being able to analyze the firm's financial statements to making project approval and corporate valuation decisions.
• Participants must acquire the following skills and process the following knowledge sets by graduation if they are to satisfy effectively the ISM IEMBA Program's learning objectives:
  • Critical thinking.
  • Effective problem solving.
  • Effective communication - both oral and written communication.
  • Leadership.
  • The ability to innovate.
  • Critical Analysis.