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		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Christine Ferrell, staff member for UNC Kenan-Flagler&#8217;s global OneMBA Program.  Content compiled from tweets from @gOldf1nga, Alan Golding, Class of 2012, representing the first five days of the Asia Residency.  Two more days until completion! I continue to be amazed by the rich real time information we can all disseminate through sites like [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posted by Christine Ferrell, staff member for UNC Kenan-Flagler&#8217;s global OneMBA Program.  Content compiled from tweets from @gOldf1nga, Alan Golding, Class of 2012, representing the first five days of the Asia Residency.  Two more days until completion!</em></p>
<p>I continue to be amazed by the rich real time information we can all disseminate through sites like Twitter.  Nearly 10,000 miles (or 15,000 kilometers for our OneMBA partner schools) away, our students are taking to social media to share their experience during the Asia Residency.</p>
<p>Below, I&#8217;m sharing &#8212; in chronological order &#8212; Alan Golding&#8217;s tweets.  When read in sequence, they paid a visit picture of the experience thus far.  The students will wrap-up the residency on Saturday, May 19 and return to their home schools to graduate.  Congratulations!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>12 May &#8211; Pre-residency </strong></p>
<p>Great morning at The Taj. Back to Delhi <a title="#onemba12" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23onemba12" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>onemba12</strong></a></p>
<p>Stuck in traffic that would make Joburgers want to cry <a title="#Delhi" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23Delhi" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>Delhi</strong></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>13 May &#8211; Asia Residency Day 1 (Delhi)</strong></p>
<p>Click here for blog post that includes <a title="Asia Residency  Day 1 Itinerary" href="http://onemba.org/index.php/students-alumni/2012-onemba-asia-residency-day-1/">Day 1 itinerary</a>.</p>
<p>Tweets:</p>
<p>Interesting comparison of production costs between India and China<a title="#OneMBAasia" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23OneMBAasia" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>OneMBAasia</strong></a></p>
<p>Pursuit of excellence come first, profits will follow. <a title="#OneMBAasia" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23OneMBAasia" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>OneMBAasia</strong></a><a title="#vinodsharma" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23vinodsharma" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>vinodsharma</strong></a></p>
<p>7 out of 10 Indians live in villages. Interesting problem and opportunity for consumer marketing <a title="#OneMBAasia" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23OneMBAasia" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>OneMBAasia</strong></a></p>
<p>Knowledge process outsourcing company, <a title="#Evalueserve" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23Evalueserve" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>Evalueserve</strong></a>, ten year success story. From India to global player. Now 2600 employees.</p>
<p>Entire senior management team is virtual. Organized in the same way as their delivery model. <a title="#Evalueserve" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23Evalueserve" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>Evalueserve</strong></a> <a title="#onemba" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23onemba" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>onemba</strong></a></p>
<p>India a small market for corporate research. Research driven decision making not the norm. Promoter driven model dominates.<a title="#kpo" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23kpo" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>kpo</strong></a> <a title="#onemba" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23onemba" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>onemba</strong></a></p>
<p>25% attrition needed in a service industry to keep costs down. Especially high in India. <a title="#onemba" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23onemba" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>onemba</strong></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>14 May &#8211; Asia Residency Day 2 (Delhi)</strong></p>
<p>Day 2 Itinerary includes:</p>
<ul>
<li>The Fascinating Story of Su-Kam, Mr. Kunwer Sachdev, Managing Director, Su-Kam Power Systems, Ltd.</li>
<li>Legal Aspects and Taxes from a Corporate Perspective, Mr. Sidharth Arya, Managing Partner, Survan, Attorneys-at-Law</li>
<li>Company Visits:  Su-Kam Power Systems, Ltd., ITC Green Centre, Hero MotoCorp Ltd., Evalueserve</li>
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<p><strong></strong>Tweets:</p>
<p>Inverted technology needed for treadmills in India cos of unreliable power supply. <a title="#onemba" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23onemba" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>onemba</strong></a></p>
<p>If a product can work in India or Bangladesh then it can work anywhere <a title="#onemba12" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23onemba12" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>onemba12</strong></a></p>
<p>&#8220;Succeeding in India can require a different morality compared to a developed country&#8221; <a title="#onemba12" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23onemba12" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>onemba12</strong></a></p>
<p>Touring Delhi with three Mexicans</p>
<p>First session for last day in Incredible India . Intro to cultural aspects of India society <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/OneMBA" rel="nofollow" data-screen-name="OneMBA"><s>@</s><strong>OneMBA</strong></a></p>
<p>India invented the &#8220;third way&#8221; of government. Borrowed multiparty democracy from the West &amp; planned economic development from USSR <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/OneMBA" rel="nofollow" data-screen-name="OneMBA"><s>@</s><strong>OneMBA</strong></a></p>
<p>Fascinating that India was organized politically along language lines<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/OneMBA" rel="nofollow" data-screen-name="OneMBA"><s>@</s><strong>OneMBA</strong></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>15 May - </strong><strong>Asia Residency Day 3 (Delhi and travel to Kong Kong)</strong></p>
<p>Day 3 Itinerary includes:</p>
<ul>
<li>Indian Society and Culture, Dr. T.K. Oommen, Eminent Indian Sociologist and Former Professor JNU, New Delhi</li>
<li>Women in Industry: Issues and Challenges for India, Ms. Kamna Raj Aggarwalla, Vice Chairman, CII Punjab State Council &amp; Director GDPA Fasteners</li>
<li>Indian HR Landscape, Dr. C.P. Shrimali, Prof. (HRM), MDI</li>
<li>Flight to Hong Kong</li>
</ul>
<div>Tweets:</div>
<p>India is the second largest Muslim country in the world <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/OneMBA" rel="nofollow" data-screen-name="OneMBA"><s>@</s><strong>OneMBA</strong></a><a title="#amazingfact" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23amazingfact" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>amazingfact</strong></a></p>
<p>Brilliant explanation of the caste system. Hindu religion believes that there is a hierarchy at a human&#8217;s creation <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/OneMBA" rel="nofollow" data-screen-name="OneMBA"><s>@</s><strong>OneMBA</strong></a></p>
<p>Great example for my country, South Africa. Secularism in India is the dignified coexistence of different religious groups <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/OneMBA" rel="nofollow" data-screen-name="OneMBA"><s>@</s><strong>OneMBA</strong></a></p>
<p>Given that India is organized according to language, makes me think that India is a lot like the EU <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/OneMBA" rel="nofollow" data-screen-name="OneMBA"><s>@</s><strong>OneMBA</strong></a></p>
<p>Introduction into the world of the Indian woman at work. <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/OneMBA" rel="nofollow" data-screen-name="OneMBA"><s>@</s><strong>OneMBA</strong></a><a title="#Asiaresidency" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23Asiaresidency" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>Asiaresidency</strong></a></p>
<p>Legal framework for women&#8217;s equality exist in India but bringing about social equality remains difficult <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/OneMBA" rel="nofollow" data-screen-name="OneMBA"><s>@</s><strong>OneMBA</strong></a> <a title="#Asiaresidency" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23Asiaresidency" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>Asiaresidency</strong></a></p>
<p>HR landscape in India <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/OneMBA" rel="nofollow" data-screen-name="OneMBA"><s>@</s><strong>OneMBA</strong></a></p>
<p>Work life balance a large challenge for Indian women. Especially when balancing maintaining a family. <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/OneMBA" rel="nofollow" data-screen-name="OneMBA"><s>@</s><strong>OneMBA</strong></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>16 May - </strong><strong>Asia Residency Day 4 (Hong Kong)</strong></p>
<p>Day 4 Itinerary includes:</p>
<ul>
<li>Overview on Hong Kong&#8217;s Latest Business Environment, Mr. Charles Ng, Associate Director-General, InvestHK, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region</li>
<li>Human Equation in China, Dr. Gilbert Cheung, Honorary Institute Fellow, The Asia-Pacific Institute of Business, CUHK</li>
<li>Horse Racing Tour and Welcome Dinner, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Shatin</li>
</ul>
<div>Tweets:</div>
<p>Agency costs are lowered in a sophisticated society. Acceptance of authority and heirarchy key in China &amp; India. <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/OneMBA" rel="nofollow" data-screen-name="OneMBA"><s>@</s><strong>OneMBA</strong></a></p>
<p>In HK. Yesterday a brutal day of travel combined with lectures. Fantastic talk about Chinese culture the highlight tho. <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/OneMBA" rel="nofollow" data-screen-name="OneMBA"><s>@</s><strong>OneMBA</strong></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>17 May - </strong><strong>Asia Residency Day 5 (Hong Kong)</strong></p>
<p>Day 5 Itinerary includes:</p>
<ul>
<li>India vs China: Cultural &amp; Historical Roots of Modern Success, Prof. Leslie Young, Executive Director, The Asia-Pacific Institute of Business; Wei Lun Professor of Finance, CUHK</li>
<li>Corporate Social Responsibility in Asia, Dr. Stephen, Frost, Honorary Institute Associate, The Asia-Pacific Institute of Business, CUHK</li>
<li>Lunch at <a href="www.nanliangarden.org">Nanlian Temple</a></li>
<li>Free afternoon in Hong Kong</li>
</ul>
<div>Tweets:</div>
<p>Interesting history of China, technology transfer from Russia key in 50&#8242;s so much so that Hu Jintao actually speaks Russian <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/OneMBA" rel="nofollow" data-screen-name="OneMBA"><s>@</s><strong>OneMBA</strong></a></p>
<p>Gandhi vs Mao two streams with different impacts. China gained industrialization while India gained a more tolerant society <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/OneMBA" rel="nofollow" data-screen-name="OneMBA"><s>@</s><strong>OneMBA</strong></a></p>
<p>CSR in an Asia Pacific context. Great discussion with <a title="#stephenfrost" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23stephenfrost" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>stephenfrost</strong></a><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/OneMBA" rel="nofollow" data-screen-name="OneMBA"><s>@</s><strong>OneMBA</strong></a></p>
<p>Min wages in Shenzen is the highest in China. 1500 renminbi &#8211; about $180 per month <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/OneMBA" rel="nofollow" data-screen-name="OneMBA"><s>@</s><strong>OneMBA</strong></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Chinese worker starting a career today was born in 1995. Very different mindset to previous generation <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/OneMBA" rel="nofollow" data-screen-name="OneMBA"><s>@</s><strong>OneMBA</strong></a></p>
<p>Biggest issue in east Asia for companies &#8211; finding enough talent</p>
<p>China moving from the manufacturer of the world to the market of the world <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/OneMBA" rel="nofollow" data-screen-name="OneMBA"><s>@</s><strong>OneMBA</strong></a> <a title="#stephenfrost" href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23stephenfrost" data-query-source="hashtag_click"><s>#</s><strong>stephenfrost</strong></a></p>
<p>Seafood dinner on an island outside Hong Kong. How amazing is that!</p>
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		<title>2012 OneMBA Asia Residency &#8211; Day 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Sarah Perez, Executive Director of the MBA for Executives Programs at UNC&#8217;s Kenan-Flagler Business School. Sarah is attending the 2012 OneMBA Asia Residency. The OneMBA Asia Residency is an incredibly intense seven-day academic and cultural experience starting in India and ending in Hong Kong. Many students arrived early and spent time exploring, with [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Posted by Sarah Perez, Executive Director of the MBA for Executives Programs at UNC&#8217;s Kenan-Flagler Business School. Sarah is attending the 2012 OneMBA Asia Residency.</em></p>
<p>The OneMBA Asia Residency is an incredibly intense seven-day academic and cultural experience starting in India and ending in Hong Kong. Many students arrived early and spent time exploring, with groups going to the Taj Mahal or to Dubai. After several months apart, they were excited (and jet lagged!) and happy to see each other and complete the journey they first began nearly two years ago.</p>
<p>The students from the OneMBA schools around the world formally convened on Sunday, May 13 in Delhi, India, welcomed by Professor Didier Guillot, Academic Director of the OneMBA Program at CUHK.</p>
<p>The first sessions were fantastic. Faculty and corporate speakers shared details about the Indian economy and how India compares with China. We heard from an Indian entrepreneur about doing business in India and the potential he sees for the future. We learned about marketing to the Indian consumer and the importance of understanding this market. We also discussed the many challenges India faces as its economy grows.</p>
<p>After a full day of sessions, we arrived to a wonderful Indian dinner, with a show of typical dances from different regions in India. What an amazing way to start the last residency week!</p>
<p>Our official itinerary for Day 1 is below:</p>
<p>May 13, 2012 &#8212; Delhi</p>
<ul>
<li>Welcome Address, Professor Didier Guillor, Academic Director, OneMBA Program, CUHK</li>
<li>Welcome and Program Brief, Professor C.P. Shrimali, Professor (HRM), MDI</li>
<li>Macro View of the Indian Economy, Mr. Abheek Barua, Chief Economist, HDFC Bank</li>
<li>Setting up Business in India, Mr. Vinrod Sharma, Managing Director, Deki Electronics</li>
<li>Connecting with the Indian Consumer, Professor Sanjay Chandwani, MDI Gurgaon</li>
<li>Opportunities and Challenges in Managing Large Business Organizations in India: A Country Head&#8217;s Perspective, Mr. Sanjoy Roy Choudhury, Country Head (India), Evalueserve</li>
<li>Opening Gala Dinner</li>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robin Moser, UNC Kenan-Flagler OneMBA Class of 2012, posted this photo from the Red Fort in Agra.  In her words, &#8220;There&#8217;s nothing more humbling than a family that wants to have their picture taken with you.&#8221; OneMBA Class of 2012 students from around the world are in Asia this week &#8212; first India and then [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Robin Moser, UNC Kenan-Flagler OneMBA Class of 2012, posted this photo from the Red Fort in Agra.  In her words, &#8220;There&#8217;s nothing more humbling than a family that wants to have their picture taken with you.&#8221;</p>
<p>OneMBA Class of 2012 students from around the world are in Asia this week &#8212; first India and then Hong Kong &#8212; to wrap-up their students before graduating this summer.  More posts from the Asia residency to come!</p>
<div id="attachment_2232" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://onemba.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/photo-10.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2232" title="Agra" src="http://onemba.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/photo-10-300x225.jpg" alt="Agra" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Robin Moser, OneMBA 2012</p></div>
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		<description><![CDATA[Com viés mais prático, mestrado profissional cresce com rapidez This piece was written by Vivian Soares for Valor Econômico newspaper and it discuss the how Brazilians are more and more looking for global programs which provide them with cultural diversity and expose participants to real business challenges Tendência em alta, o mestrado profissional vai ganhando [...]]]></description>
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<p>This piece was written by Vivian Soares for Valor Econômico newspaper and it discuss the how Brazilians are more and more looking for global programs which provide them with cultural diversity and expose participants to real business challenges</p>
<p><span id="more-2190"></span>Tendência em alta, o mestrado profissional vai ganhando projeção em tempos de escassez de mão de obra. Depois de ter crescido 150% na oferta de cursos entre 2005 e 2010, especialistas no setor esperam uma consolidação dessa tendência entre os profissionais de gestão, em detrimento da procura pelos MBAs e mestrados tradicionais (acadêmicos). &#8220;A procura por educação executiva como um todo tem crescido&#8221;, revela Marina Heck, coordenadora do programa OneMBA e pelo Mestrado Profissional em Administração (MPA) da Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo (Eaesp) da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV).</p>
<p>Ela atribui o fenômeno ao momento de expansão econômica no Brasil. As empresas estabelecidas no país, avalia, estão mais propensas a custear os cursos que suas congêneres nos EUA e Europa. &#8220;A gente tem percebido é que as empresas dos Estados Unidos, que sempre patrocinaram os cursos, estão mais contidas&#8221;, diz Marina. A FGV tem parceiros nos Estados Unidos, Holanda, México e China.</p>
<p>&#8220;As empresas brasileiras estão descobrindo que investir em educação executive dá retorno&#8221;, afirma Oscar Kronmeyer, coordenador do mestrado profissional em gestão de negócios da Universidade do Vale do Sinos (Unisinos). A universidade gaúcha criou a primeira turma em 2010. Para cada uma das 25 vagas, diz Kronmeyer, havia 3,5 candidatos. Todos os sinais, na Unisinos e em outras escolas, são de aumento de procura. Os números a Capes (órgão do Ministério da Educação responsável pelos programas de pós-graduação) com as matrículas de 2011/2012 só estarão consolidados em abril.</p>
<p>Segundo Kronmeyer, a vantagem do mestrado profissional é um aprofundamento conceitual maior que o do MBA tradicional. &#8220;O aluno sai com condições de aplicar melhor os conceitos e formar gente dentro da empresa.&#8221; Por isso, ele avalia, a tendência é aumentar o número de companhias interessadas em bancar a formação de executivos.</p>
<p>&#8220;O mestrado profissional veio para ficar&#8221;, aposta Danny Claro, coordenador do programa em administração do Insper. A instituição também oferece mestrado profissional em economia. &#8220;Foi uma aposta acertada da Capes e do pessoal do Ministério da Educação nessa nova trilha entre o stricto sensu e o lato senso&#8221;. O coordenador do Insper toca num dos pontos-chave para o sucesso desse tipo de curso: a titulação. Como nos cursos stricto sensu de perfil mais acadêmico, o mestrado profissional confere ao aluno o título de mestre e a possibilidade tanto de lecionar quanto de avançar na direção de um doutorado.</p>
<p>A FGV procura direcionar para o MBA executivos com maior experiência profissional e em posições de liderança. Quem está almejando chegar lá, normalmente se encaixa melhor no MPA, diz a coordenadora. &#8220;Fora isso, os cursos são parecidos, com visões de mundo diferentes&#8221;, explica. Os preços também diferem. O OneMBA custa R$ 112 mil e tem 25 vagas. O MPA da FGV, R$ 81,6 mil. São 30 vagas.</p>
<p>A possibilidade de continuar trabalhando é um dos principais atrativos para o candidato ao mestrado profissional. Ao contrário dos MBAs, poucos períodos de aula que coincidem com o horário de trabalho. O que facilita a liberação por parte da empresa.</p>
<p>&#8220;O mestrado profissional tem essa característica de ser muito prático&#8221;, explica Claro. &#8220;No MBA, você discute um case de Harvard. No mestrado professional também, mas dá também atenção aos problemas das empresas daqui.&#8221; No mestrado profissional o aluno tem mais familiaridade com os assuntos e pode eventualmente estar envolvido com a questão. &#8220;O mestrado profissional tem um trabalho bastante aplicado, e os alunos exigem isso.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Yes, we’ve got global MBA!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, nós temos MBA global The following piece was written by Sergio Pompeu, journalist responsible for the Education session at Jornal Estado de São Paulo (Estadão), the main newspaper of São Paulo. Sergio spent 2 days with OneMBA students of class of 2012, in São Paulo during the Brazilian segment of the Latin America Residency, [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>The following piece was written by Sergio Pompeu, journalist responsible for the Education session at Jornal Estado de São Paulo (Estadão), the main newspaper of São Paulo. </em></p>
<p><em>Sergio spent 2 days with OneMBA students of class of 2012, in São Paulo during the Brazilian segment of the Latin America Residency, in November 2011. <span id="more-2187"></span></em></p>
<p>“Por que não a Walmex?”, diz o mexicano Hector Soto, especialista em supply chain da Eaton Corporation, gigante americana de energia com vendas globais na casa dos US$ 14 bilhões.</p>
<p><strong>Veja também:</strong><br />
<img src="http://render.estadao.com.br/ext/selos/icone-bullet.gif" alt="link" border="0" /> <a title="Harvard recria o seu MBA " href="http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/vidae,harvard-recria-o-seu-mba,804193,0.htm"> <strong>Harvard recria o seu MBA </strong> </a><br />
<img src="http://render.estadao.com.br/ext/selos/icone-bullet.gif" alt="link" border="0" /> <a title="O que as escolas de negócios podem ensinar às universidades? " href="http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/vidae,jogando-na-primeira-divisao,804194,0.htm"> <strong>O que as escolas de negócios podem ensinar às universidades? </strong> </a><br />
<img src="http://render.estadao.com.br/ext/selos/icone-bullet.gif" alt="link" border="0" /> <a title="MBA dá diploma a alunos com ideias inovadoras para os negócios " href="http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/vidae,quando-o-fim-e-o-comeco,804195,0.htm"> <strong>MBA dá diploma a alunos com ideias inovadoras para os negócios </strong> </a><br />
<img src="http://render.estadao.com.br/ext/selos/icone-bullet.gif" alt="link" border="0" /> <a title="ARTIGO: Os caminhos críticos do MBA" href="http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/vidae,artigo-os-caminhos-criticos-do-mba,804185,0.htm"> <strong>ARTIGO: Os caminhos críticos do MBA</strong> </a><br />
<img src="http://render.estadao.com.br/ext/selos/icone-bullet.gif" alt="link" border="0" /> <a title="ENTREVISTA: 'Inovação ou morte' " href="http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/vidae,inovacao-ou-morte,804191,0.htm"> <strong>ENTREVISTA: &#8216;Inovação ou morte&#8217; </strong> </a></p>
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<div>Atividade do OneMBA em São Paulo: team work</div>
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<p>“Boa, eles estão crescendo, expandindo para a Costa Rica”, palpita o alemão Dominic Schaefer, gerente de contrato da Serco, empresa de serviços britânica que faturou mais de 4 bilhões de libras em 2010.</p>
<p>“Não, o Walmex é controlado pelo Walmart, não é uma empresa genuína de país emergente”, intervém o holandês Martin Wysick, especialista em finanças do UBS – com sede na Suíça, o banco administra uma carteira de investimentos de 2,2 trilhões de francos suíços.</p>
<p>“É, ele tem razão. Vamos mudar de setor. Acho que a gente poderia escolher a Gerdau”, sugere Genilson Melo, gerente financeiro da Copersucar, líder brasileira na venda de açúcar e etanol, com receita líquida superior a R$ 8,2 bilhões.</p>
<p>O diálogo acima aconteceu num hotel de São Paulo no dia 19, no fim da residência latino-americana do OneMBA, iniciada uma semana antes na Cidade do México. Realizado em consórcio por cinco instituições de quatro continentes, entre elas a escola de negócios da Fundação Getulio Vargas em São Paulo, o OneMBA foi considerado o 26.º melhor curso executivo do mundo no ranking do jornal inglês Financial Times.</p>
<p>Recém-reunidos num grupo de trabalho, Genilson e os colegas discutiam um projeto que apresentarão em maio durante a residência final do curso, na China e na Índia. A mesa tinha outros dois integrantes: o americano Eli Joseph, que trabalha com relações institucionais no laboratório Merck, e o especialista em TI Rajkumar Iyer, nascido na Índia e funcionário da IBM nos Estados Unidos.</p>
<p>A tarefa dos seis será analisar a situação atual, estratégias e potencial de crescimento de duas empresas da mesma área, uma com origem num país emergente e outra do mundo desenvolvido. Depois de descartar vestuário e alimentação, eles optaram pela siderurgia, com a Gerdau e a americana Nucor. Martin ficou encarregado de fazer o primeiro levantamento sobre as duas empresas, aproveitando seu acesso aos bancos de dados do UBS.</p>
<p><strong>Fuso </strong></p>
<p>Na reunião, ainda houve tempo de definir que o grupo fará conferências telefônicas todas as quartas, às 20 horas. No horário brasileiro, bem entendido. Para Dominic, serão 23 horas. Mas ele não lamenta. “Num grupo anterior, tinha gente de Hong Kong e dos Estados Unidos. As conferências aconteciam às 6 da manhã para americanos, à noite para uma colega chinesa e à tarde para mim.”</p>
<p>Os trabalhos em grupo, que acontecem nos cinco meses entre cada semana de residência internacional do OneMBA, uma em cada continente, são um dos aspectos mais interessantes do curso para a mexicana Kristan Segura, especialista em marketing de uma multinacional de tecnologia (ela pediu para que o nome da empresa fosse omitido).</p>
<p>“Fui quatro anos gerente de marketing da Motorola no México e trabalhava com gente de vários países”, diz Kristan. “Mas aqui não existe o papel unificador da cultura da empresa, que atenua as diferenças.”</p>
<p>Na primeira equipe da qual participou, Kristan trabalhou com dois holandeses, dois americanos e um brasileiro. “Para americanos e europeus, o confronto de ideias é muito natural; para latinos, é algo visto como rude. Eu tive de aprender a ser assertiva. E gostei.”</p>
<p>Genilson concorda. “Sem a hierarquia e o guarda-chuva corporativo, os conflitos aparecem. Tudo exige negociação e você precisa parar para pensar em como a cultura influencia o modo de agir do outro”, diz. “Há culturas mais abertas a receber uma cobrança direta, enquanto nós, latinos, costumamos reagir mal a isso. Americano tem como característica planejar muito; nós somos mais de fazer.”</p>
<p>Longe de gerar diferenças irreconciliáveis, porém, esses conflitos representam uma oportunidade de crescimento. O gerente da Copersucar diz, por exemplo, que aprendeu bastante no trabalho com um chinês da sua primeira equipe no OneMBA.</p>
<p>“Ele dizia que tínhamos de decidir tudo por consenso. Eu rebatia: ‘Não funciona, temos milhares de coisas para resolver”, conta Genilson. Tudo mudou três conference calls depois. “Percebi o que era consenso para ele: as decisões são tomadas pela maioria, mas a minoria precisa sentir que teve voz, não foi excluída.”</p>
<p>O brasileiro passou a aplicar o conceito na Copersucar, onde comanda mais de 50 pessoas. “Você aprende a pensar mais na origem e no perfil das pessoas, a ter um olhar mais focado no ser humano.”</p>
<p>Além de questões surgidas durante o trabalho de grupo, as diferenças culturais aparecem em outros momentos do OneMBA, como nas avaliações que os alunos têm de fazer uns dos outros. Diretora do OneMBA na FGV, Silvia Sampaio diz que, na primeira vez em que os responsáveis pelo programa divulgaram as notas (antes sigilosas), brasileiros e mexicanos se sentiram traídos. “Alguns tiveram avaliações mais baixas e ficaram indignados. É difícil para nós aceitar que o americano possa te adorar, sair para tomar cerveja e, mesmo assim, dê nota baixa se você não cumpre o combinado.”</p>
<p><img src="http://www.estadao.com.br/fotos/MBA_OneMBA_Turma_AlexandreMachadoDiv_modificado_600.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p><em>Alunos do programa em todo o mundo se reuniram este mês na Cidade do México e em SP</em></p>
<p><strong>Cases e custos</strong></p>
<p>Nos três dias da residência brasileira, cerca de cem alunos de todo o mundo assistiram a palestras de professores, executivos e especialistas sobre aspectos positivos do País – entre eles o crescimento do mercado interno apesar da crise internacional e cases de sucesso como os do frigorífico JBS, da transformação das Havaianas em marca global e da Native, maior exportadora mundial de açúcar orgânico.</p>
<p>“A apresentação da qual mais gostei foi a de Leontino Balbo, diretor da Native. Ele criou um manejo biológico de cana de açúcar”, diz o alemão Dominic. “Achei incrível a paixão e a engenhosidade que ele colocou no projeto.”</p>
<p>Os estrangeiros do OneMBA também se impressionaram com aspectos negativos do País, entre eles a estrutura tributária e gargalos que travam o crescimento, como os na infraestrutura e educação. “Fazer negócios no Brasil não é para iniciantes”, diz, no ônibus que levou os alunos a uma visita à sede da Natura, no dia 17, o francês Wilfrid Palcy, gerente de Recursos Humanos da Areva, conglomerado cuja principal atividade é a produção de energia nuclear.</p>
<p>Entre as barreiras citadas por Wilfred aos negócios no Brasil estão a do idioma e o custo legal para contratar funcionários. “Se algum dia decidir iniciar um empreendimento aqui, vou precisar de um sócio brasileiro.”</p>
<p>“Eles também ficaram assustados com os preços nos restaurantes e shoppings”, conta Silvia, da FGV. “Isso ajudou a despertar interesse pelo painel que fizemos sobre custo Brasil e outros obstáculos à competitividade do País.”</p>
<p><strong>Preço</strong></p>
<p>Já que o assunto é preço, o investimento no OneMBA (de R$ 118 mil para a turma que começará o programa em setembro, no caso da FGV) vale a pena? “Sim. Queria passar por um programa realmente global”, diz o alemão Dominic. “Não só as residências são legais. Conta muito a estrutura das universidades envolvidas e o team work.”</p>
<p>“O motivo pelo qual escolhi o curso é que ele reflete precisamente o que faço. Na Motorola, eu fazia conference calls às 7 horas para falar com gente em Israel e depois com meus colegas brasileiros”, diz a mexicana Kristan. “Além de o programa ser bem realista, decidi que queria fazer um MBA Executivo enquanto trabalhava. Se entrasse num curso tradicional eu teria que deixar o trabalho por talvez três anos. E aí há um custo de oportunidade, porque você deixa o emprego, às vezes até o país, pode perder muitos contatos.”</p>
<p>Um dos principais parâmetros de qualidade dos programas de MBA são rankings internacionais. Um dos itens do levantamento do FT é o aumento da remuneração depois do curso. No último ranking, os alunos do OneMBA afirmaram que, em média, o salário cresceu 55%.</p>
<p>“O investimento vale a pena, com certeza”, diz Genilson. “Mas não penso em valorização a curto prazo, um aspecto sempre ressaltado em reportagens. Até porque pessoas apoiadas pelas empresas para fazer os programas já são vistas como candidatas a promoções, não dá para atribuir isso ao diploma.”</p>
<p>Para Genilson, o principal benefício do OneMBA virá a longo prazo. “A chance de crescimento pessoal, de vivência internacional e o networking que o curso te dá também representam um patrimônio do profissional.”</p>
<p>O networking, em escala internacional, também foi ressaltado como um atrativo do curso pelo gerente de RH Wilfrid. “Num grupo de trabalho, analisamos o caso da Pepsi e tínhamos alguém da companhia no time. Essa pessoa me pôs em contato com várias outras da empresa e pude conversar com o gerente sênior da Pepsi na França, que me deu insights interessantes sobre a companhia e sua estratégia no país. São informações que eu nunca teria conseguido em sites ou livros.”</p>
<p><strong>Tempo</strong></p>
<p>Além de dinheiro, o participante do OneMBA precisa estar disposto a empenhar outro ativo igualmente importante: tempo. No dia 19, por exemplo, os alunos da FGV receberam de Silvia o material de leitura para o módulo que acaba em maio. O envelope tinha mais de um palmo de altura. “A demanda de tempo é equivalente à de um MBA full-time”, diz a professora.</p>
<p>Os estudantes da FGV, por exemplo, têm a cada três semanas uma sexta-feira inteira de aulas. Sem falar nos trabalhos em grupo e nas residências internacionais. “Tem muita coisa para ler, analisar e escrever. Você precisa se dedicar durante a semana à noite e nos fins de semana”, diz Genilson. Ele afirma que, por estar sempre ocupado, recebe muitas cobranças da mulher e dos três filhos pequenos. “E olhe que a decisão de fazer o MBA foi tomada em conjunto com minha mulher.”</p>
<p>O desempenho dos estudantes é avaliado de diversas formas: pelos colegas, pela participação em grupos de trabalho ou estudos de caso e em outros quesitos, que dependem, basicamente, de cada professor. Todos têm de tirar nota mínima de 7 para aprovação nas disciplinas. Quem sempre passa raspando precisa tomar cuidado. “Eles não podem acumular num determinado período do curso mais do que seis notas entre 7 e 7,9”, diz Silvia.</p>
<p>Embora as normas do programa prevejam que alunos sejam até jubilados por notas insuficientes, isso nunca aconteceu nos dez anos de existência do OneMBA. Mas vários já foram reprovados em matérias específicas. “Acontece bastante. Aí ele tem de refazer a disciplina com a turma do ano seguinte”, explica Silvia.</p>
<p><strong>Seleção</strong></p>
<p>Para evitar que alunos entrem no OneMBA e só depois percebam que não têm como acompanhar o curso, a direção do programa na FGV faz uma avaliação cuidadosa, na qual a situação pessoal conta muito. “Perguntamos até se a pessoa tem alguma mudança prevista na vida, se está para casar ou ter filhos; conforme o caso, explicamos que talvez o momento não seja o mais adequado”, diz Silvia.</p>
<p>No processo seletivo, os candidatos fazem entrevistas individuais e são ouvidos por bancas de professores. A única prova objetiva que conta pontos é o Graduate Management Admission Test (Gmat), que tem questões de matemática e inglês, muito usado para a admissão em programas de MBA no exterior.</p>
<p>“Mais que o Gmat, a gente quer  conhecer muito bem o aluno antes de fazer o programa, saber se agrega valor ao grupo, se está no momento certo de fazer o curso”, diz Silvia. Segundo ela, um equívoco comum é o candidato achar que o OneMBA será seu passaporte para se tornar um executivo global.  “Muita gente não tem perfil para isso e não vai ser o curso que vai dar”, diz. “A ideia do programa é te preparar para ter sucesso nos negócios em diferentes situações, em qualquer lugar do mundo.”</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I considered long and hard before I made up my mind joining an MBA program. Would I be able to make the time commitment the program requires? Just like any ambitious career woman I considered myself being a busy lady already with my work and occasional personal life I had. When I finally started the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I considered long and hard before I made up my mind joining an MBA program. Would I be able to make the time commitment the program requires? Just like any ambitious career woman I considered myself being a busy lady already with my work and occasional personal life I had. When I finally started the program I soon had to notice I had predicted the time the study requires incorrectly – it was much more I thought it would be…</p>
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<p>This is how my evenings during the weekdays often look like:<br />
6 pm – leave from the office<br />
6:45 pm – at home<br />
6:45 pm to 8:30 pm – sports/dinner/few hugs with the husband<br />
8:30 pm – studying as long as my mind stays clear(ish)</p>
<p>Plus of course the study time in the weekend…</p>
<p>Now let’s think what I needed to give up accommodating my studies… hmmm… what was it? Yes, I know: Law and Order, Cold Case and Missing without a Trace and probably few others which names I have already forgotten.</p>
<p>What did I get in return: I got 34 new friends from my local class and a global network of 106 great people from the partner schools. I can follow the lessons of excellent professors who miraculously can make any topic interesting – even accounting (!), I get loads of new information and learn to see the world and also myself in a whole new way. I started to regularly exercise in order to have energy for the studies, my husband takes care of the housekeeping (groceries, cooking, cleaning, washing, cleaning etc.) and last but definitely not least; about every six weeks I can have nice dinners with my student colleagues filled with intelligent conversations of the learning’s of the day. (psssst… actually we party and have fun like we would be 20 years old, but that is not good to mention at home as my newly established home service level agreements might suffer if my husband would find out the study is not just all hard work <img src="http://blog.eur.nl//wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":-)" /></p>
<p>Today I already wonder how I will ever fill all this time, I found out I have, after the MBA is over (in addition to the inevitable two years long housekeeping shift)? To be honest the 17 months ahead feels already now too short!</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will Brazil become a new source of inspiration for Western business schools? For the past fifteen years, they have mainly looked east. New business schools grew up in such fast-growing countries as China and Singapore, leading to a stream of student and faculty exchanges between Western and Eastern campuses. But a growing number of business [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Will Brazil become a new source of inspiration for Western business schools? For the past fifteen years, they have mainly looked east. New business schools grew up in such fast-growing countries as China and Singapore, leading to a stream of student and faculty exchanges between Western and Eastern campuses.<img title="More..." src="http://onemba.org/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/img/trans.gif" alt="" /></p>
<p><span id="more-2159"></span>But a growing number of business schools are now looking south, with Brazil attracting most interest. The University of Virginia&#8217;s Darden School of Business recently introduced a Brazilian residency as part of its Global Executive MBA (GEMBA). Students will go to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro where they will spend two weeks attending classes, visiting local firms and learning about the region&#8217;s business environment. And Canada&#8217;s Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University has joined forces with São Paulo&#8217;s FIA Business School, Mexico City&#8217;s ITAM and Nashville&#8217;s Vanderbilt University to develop what officials call an &#8220;Executive MBA programme for the Americas&#8221;.</p>
<p>The flurry of activity may not come as a surprise. Last year Brazil overtook Britain to become the world&#8217;s sixth-biggest economy, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research. Yet despite the country&#8217;s recent success and its wealth of natural resources, the story of the Brazilian economy in the second half of the twentieth century was one of underachievement. The longstanding joke is that Brazil is a country of the future—and always will be. Beyond political instability, observers point to decades of corporate mismanagement and a lack of strategies to maintain growth.</p>
<p>But the country is the destination of choice for multinationals looking for a foothold in Latin America. It also boasts a sophisticated technology sector, enough oil, crops and breweries to be self-sufficient. And it has been chosen to host the world&#8217;s two biggest sporting events in the next four years: the World Cup and the Olympic games. Add to that a growing middle class, and the economy should have a promising future.</p>
<p>Will foreign business schools be able to influence the country&#8217;s executives, given Brazil&#8217;s historic tendency to be inward-looking and resistant to outside ideas? For it to keep growing, managers need to change their mindset, says Peter Rodriguez, senior associate dean at the Darden School of Business. And this is happening, he explains, as Brazil&#8217;s economy is moving away from family-based firms towards more professionally managed companies. Increasingly, it is no longer lineage, social connections and good fortune that will get you ahead.</p>
<p>Local firms are also keen to use business education to learn from recent failures in rich countries, notes Cesar Beltran, IESE Business School&#8217;s Brazil director. &#8220;In this time of rapid growth they don&#8217;t want to lose sight of the long-term picture for the sake of short term gain,&#8221; he says. Mr Beltra also argues that more and more Brazilian companies want their managers to think globally.</p>
<p>Marina Heck, of the OneMBA program at Brazil&#8217;s FGV Business School, sees this as part of a wider trend of companies investing more in their management talent. In Brazil the war for talent is still raging. As a result, almost 90% of the students enrolled in the OneMBA programme are funded by their companies (in America and Europe the share is about a third). And whereas in rich countries the number of those who want to get an MBA has fallen in the past two years, applications to the OneMBA programme at FGV have doubled over the same period.</p>
<p>For students coming from outside the country, Brazil offers lessons that stand apart from those that can be learned in other BRIC nations, such as India and China. Darden GEMBA students, for example, get the opportunity to study Rio&#8217;s Carnival—and understand how such a major international event can rise out of the poverty-stricken favelas.</p>
<p>Though the world&#8217;s biggest popular gathering may look like a spontaneous street party, it is also the result of months of intense practice, meticulous choreography and people management on a massive scale. Such &#8220;Samba management&#8221;, a combination of the fun and formal, may be a model for the world.</p>
<p>The Economist, Jan. 2011</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Without any kind of deliberation, in fact more by coincidence; or by accident, I all too frequently seem to find myself in the minority – the (very) odd one out: The Woman. Take my first motorbike; it just seemed like a good idea, when I was 17, after a helpful friend kindly directed me where [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Without any kind of deliberation, in fact more by coincidence; or by accident, I all too frequently seem to find myself in the minority – the (very) odd one out: The Woman.</p>
<p><span id="more-2140"></span>Take my first motorbike; it just seemed like a good idea, when I was 17, after a helpful friend kindly directed me where to put the petrol and oil in . . . oh-and-how-do-you-stop the thing? A rather useful skill, as it turned out later. I reduced my student debt by racing around the streets of Bristol and London – a modern day Pony Express – being called “mate” by lorry drivers who could be forgiven for not being able to tell the difference under the helmet, layers of thermals and a citysoot face.</p>
<p>I remained a minority, throughout my student years; Design and Technology in the old industrial heartland of Sheffield and a Master of Design at the Royal College of Art in London. One fond memory as I prepared to teach an all boys class – in Luton, north of London – how to use a milling machine, the silence was palpable until broken by a boy asking in disbelief if I really knew how to work the machine. That was 20 years ago and I have to wonder how much has really changed since then.</p>
<p>Throughout my career I have more often than not found myself to be the only woman in the room so was not surprised to come across a McKinsey report ‘Women Matter’ highlighting the under-representation of women in European companies, especially in management and decision making positions. Of particular interest was how they demonstrated that companies with more women in their management teams were doing better, on average, on their organizational performance criteria than companies with no women in senior positions. (McKinsey 2007). A critical mass of at least three out of ten female board members was apparently found to increase the performance gap significantly; a comfortable minority perhaps?</p>
<p>And so I found myself in September this year, once again in the minority, as I embarked on the Global Executive OneMBA at RSM. After completing a truly inspirational course on Global Leadership and Management it was interesting to reflect on McKinseys 2008 elaboration of their earlier research; going on to highlight the differences in the frequency with which men and women use different leadership behaviours. “…certain behaviors have become critical to meet future global challenges and yet they are in short supply in today’s organizations. Of the four most critical behaviors, three are more often demonstrated by women.”(McKinsey 2008)</p>
<p>Women Matter: Gender Diversity, a Corporate Performance Driver, McKinsey &amp; Company, 2007<br />
Women Matter 2, McKinsey &amp; Company, Inc. 2008</p>
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		<title>Meg, Mega-Mindy and Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[August this year I saw an article in Wall Street Journal (WSJ) of HP, called H-P’s one year plan. After reading the article I was pretty sure H-P’s time was over, but only a month after I already had to change my mind. The reason for this change was H-P’s newly appointed CEO Meg Whitman. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>August this year I saw an article in Wall Street Journal (WSJ) of HP, called <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904787404576535211589514334.html" target="_blank">H-P’s one year plan</a>. After reading the article I was pretty sure H-P’s time was over, but only a month after I already had to change my mind. The reason for this change was H-P’s newly appointed CEO Meg Whitman. Without knowing Meg’s character or her personal values I have a lot of respect and trust on her because of what she has achieved as a Business Woman. Just look at what she did in eBay!</p>
<p><span id="more-2132"></span>I have all the trust in the world she can manage one H-P too. H-P has taken this step to appoint a female CEO before with Carly Fiona and they know this model works. I wish more companies would show the same courage. Good job H-P.</p>
<p>The reason why Meg Whitman matters to me personally is that we as women need role models. We need to see examples like Meg to believe we can make it out there and there is no limit on to what women can achieve in business. And talking about role models, few weeks ago I saw many little girls dressed as Mega-Mindy going to see the Sinterklaas and even though I have never seen a Mega-Mindy episode from the beginning to the end, I do think Mega-Mindy as a role model is absolutely great. Girls need their own superhero and even though Laura Ingals is a real sweetheart, I think girls need more heroes like Mega-Mindy to develop themselves a healthy self-esteem and believe they can achieve all the same as any little boy believing he has the powers of  a superman. I say go Mega-Mindy!</p>
<p>After being appointed as the CEO of H-P Whitman said, “I am honored and excited to lead HP. I believe HP matters – it matters to Silicon Valley, California, the country and the world.” Meg – I think you are absolutely right and I am glad you are not a governor of California. I do believe your impact is wider as a CEO of H-P. H-P matters, but so do you. For me you are an inspirational leader, someone who gives me energy to go through this MBA, because I know there are women out there who can do it! You are my Mega-Mindy… Go Meg!</p>
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		<title>The Times of India: Managerial skills have undergone a major change</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last few years, managerial skills have undergone a major change. Today, a good manager is not only one who can ensure the smooth functioning of an organisation, but one who can also perceive challenges and use his/her critical thinking skills to solve long-term problems. Further, with globalisation blurring the geographical location of businesses, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the last few years, managerial skills have undergone a major change. Today, a good manager is not only one who can ensure the smooth functioning of an organisation, but one who can also perceive challenges and use his/her critical thinking skills to solve long-term problems. Further, with globalisation blurring the geographical location of businesses, a manager today needs to glide across different time zones, continents and countries and feel at home with the world.</p>
<p><span id="more-2052"></span>Considering the changing times, business schools across the globe are offering executive education, which include international components and global skill training to cater to a diverse classroom. In fact, with the rules of management becoming more global, OneMBA Programme at University of North Carolinas Kenan-Flagler Business School, US, offers a global programme for aspiring international executives. It offers participants the opportunity to study global business and experience it through virtual teamwork, world-class residencies and a global alumni network.</p>
<p>Peter Brews, associate dean, OneMBA Programme associate professor of strategy and entrepreneurship, says that in 2000, UNC Kenan-Flagler made a strategic decision to expand its global presence through an executive MBA programme. Driving the decision, adds Brews, was the philosophy that the best way to provide global education is to expose students to diverse locations, faculty members, peers, site experiences and world views. Finally, OneMBA students assemble four times for week-long residencies around the world. Each entering class begins with the residency in the US followed by residencies in Europe, <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Latin-America">Latin America</a> and Asia. Such global residencies allow participants to meet their team-mates and offer opportunities to learn from renowned academics, executives and policy-makers based in each location. As Brews points out, such residencies help participants develop on their global team skills that translate into real-world experience. And finally, they learn to manage cultural differences and work in far-flung global teams.</p>
<p>International touch</p>
<p>The complexity of operating in a global world has created an increased need for executives who can manage in this environment, showing an ability to lead in circumstances that may be complex or ambiguous. At a time when countries are setting a common agenda to tackle global issues, the TRIUM Global Executive MBA programme has been blending the strengths of three universities <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/New-York-University">New York University</a> Stern School of Business (NYU Stern), HEC <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Paris">Paris</a> and <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/London">London</a> School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).</p>
<p>Erin OBrien, assistant dean, TRIUM Global Executive MBA Programme and NYU Global Programmes, points out that the programme integrates international economic, political and social policy into the business curriculum through the participation of LSE. He explains that participants attend six intensive modules, hosted at each of the three alliance schools (New York, Paris, London), well as two additional, rotating modules. With the addition of a second cohort in September 2011, the allocation of time among modules has shifted to allow students to spend more time in emerging markets, as these rotating modules are currently held in Chennai and Shanghai.</p>
<p>Diversity rules</p>
<p>Diversity predominates the 21st Century. One of the residency sites for the Global Executive MBA (GEMBA) programme, offered by the Fuqua School of Business, <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Duke-University">Duke University</a>, is New Delhi. This year, the classroom had participants from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a>, France, Germany, Italy, US and <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Lebanon">Lebanon</a>, to mention a few.</p>
<p>In the words of a participant, In todays global business world, all multinational brands have to be aware of ground-level realities of the places in which they operate as the implementation of even the core business strategies have to be streamlined in accordance to the local environment. Hence, business innovation has to happen at the local level and management theories have to prepare individuals to address this facet. Apart from India, the residency sites include London/St Petersburg, <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Dubai">Dubai</a>, Shanghai/Singapore, and Durham, North Carolina. Such programmes, participants agree, help in acquiring an understanding of the factors that influence markets and financial decisions within specific countries.</p>
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