Residency in India*

To promote a global perspective, the Executive MBA programme includes a five-day residency in India where seminars at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore are combined with company visits.

*Destination subject to change

International business and development

The course highlights the internationalization process of firms, an efficient management of international firms and cultural dimensions of international business. Further, the course analyses the continuously occurring processes of change in the globalised industry from a historical perspective with innovation theory as a point of departure.

Creative leadership (off-site conference hotel)

This module explores how competitive advantage can be built through devoting more time to sustainable leadership. You study ways organisations can facilitate creative thinking through structural design and encouraging leadership styles.

Master thesis

Thesis work is carried out individually or in groups of two under the supervision of instructors from the School. You are expected to apply theories from the programme to practical issues in your professional life. At the end of the term your master thesis is presented for opposition in the Executive MBA group.

Examples of thesis topics

• The relationship between speed, quality and company success in strategic decision making

• Challenges and improvement potential relating to the return of expatriate workers to their Swedish home organization

• Digitalisation of product- centric incumbents: why control mechanisms put a brake on digital transformation