Birmingham Business School
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Presentation Skills

Effective presentation skills are critical for success in business today. All meetings and formal presentations require business professionals to speak with confidence and credibility. However many managers dread "public speaking" and feel fear, anxiety and stress related to the whole process. Essential Presentation Skills focuses on successful presentation delivery to meet the nee......
 

Change is a fact of corporate life in all sectors and sizes of organisation. Organisation Change needs to be connected with the wider innovation agenda - the over-arching strategic product, service, system and technology innovations, introduced in response to changing external conditions, which support an organisation’s competitiveness. If the two become separated, either innovation o......
 

The day will focus on principles of corporate governance in the UK and corporate governance structures: board composition, non-executive directors, independence, key board committees. We will also look at the role of fund managers and what they are looking for in the corporate governance of the companies in which they invest. The international dimensions of corporate governance will also be br......
 

The development of leadership capability consumes huge resources in organisations today and it is an issue over which top teams constantly agonise. This one day workshop helps identify why some management and leadership development succeeds and why much fails. The workshop is particularly appropriate for those with responsibility for designing, implementing and evaluating management develop......
 

Increasing competition, higher costs and churn, lower margins�organisations must attract and retain customers better than ever before. The business issue is how we can continue the shift of focus from acquiring customers to retaining them and earning their loyalty? How much should we spend on acquiring and retaining customers? How do we target customers who are most “likely to buy�and hav......
 

Loan capital. We discuss the sources of loan capital (banks and corporate bonds) and how interest rates are determined and what drives movement in interest rates. We look at the role of Funds in providing finance to business. Share capital. We explain the concept of limited liability and the relationship between the shareholders, the limited company itself and the directors. We look at h......
 

The MBA in Sports Management is a part-time, post-experience programme specifically designed for managers working within sports-related industries This programme combines the management disciplines of the traditional Executive MBA with specialist sport-related modules. The aim of the programme is to provide managers with the knowledge and skills required to implement better practice techniqu......
 

In this module, students are introduced to a number of the leading approaches to supply chain management. At the heart of the module is an investigation of ’lean thinking’. The basis of this approach is a view that business success is predicated on taking waste out of supply chains. This ’lean’ school of thought is responsible for developing such concepts as partnership sour......
 

This module investigates the global business environment and assesses its impact on business and procurement strategies. The module is divided into three parts. In the first part, an investigation is undertaken into what constitutes an appropriate response to environmental change. This investigation concerns both location and make-buy decisions in the context of globalisation. The second ......
 

A core activity of any organisation is its operations, and the performance of the organisation is often determined by how well these are managed. This is true not just in manufacturing firms, but also in service and public sector environments. This module analyses the decisions managers need to make about their operations, and provides conceptual, analytical and practical insights into their......
 

The aim of this module is to introduce students to the main concepts of accountancy and finance and develop their ability to analyse financial reports. Such financial skills are essential for the effective undertaking of supplier cost analysis, something that is explored in the module in a major case exercise. The module explores many aspects of financial management including company account......
 

This module provides an overview of the contribution of strategic marketing to corporate success. It focuses on the analysis, formulation, and implementation of short and long-term marketing strategies. In the module, the fundamentals of segmentation, brand management and relationship marketing are examined in detail. Upon completion of the module participants should be able to: Demons......
 

This module draws upon the well-established discipline of organisation theory. The aim of the module is to demonstrate how companies may require different types of organisational design and human capabilities. The module demonstrates that the types of organisational and human capabilities required depends on the nature of the competitive environment in which the company operates. It also add......
 

Strategic Management is the first module on the MBA (SPM). The module provides students with an overview of the basic concepts, principles and major analytical approaches that are utilised in strategic management decision-making. Topics include corporate governance, global strategies and value chain analysis. Upon completion of the module students should be able to: Undertake value-based ......
 

During the 1990s, an increasing number of organisations recognised procurement and supply as a key business competence. It is now accepted that the development of effective procurement and supply practices can impact directly upon the competitive position and operational efficiency of organisations. Effective procurement is no longer seen as simply a question of obtaining the cheapest supplie......
 

MBA in International Banking and Finance is a unique programme offered by the Business School of one of Britain’s most prestigious universities, The University of Birmingham. This MBA programme has been specifically designed for graduates who aspire to develop careers in international banking and finance. The programme aims to improve management and technical skills by focusing on key area......
 

This is our largest programme and offers the opportunity to work with practising managers from all over the world. Currently students from 55 countries are taking our MBA programmes. The general MBA has International Business and Global Markets as its main focus. It is accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) the recognised UK accrediting body. This accreditation covers both the full-tim......
 

The Birmingham MBA has been highly ranked by both the Financial Times and Economist Intelligence Unit. We are ranked both in the FT and EIU global top 100 - indeed we were ranked as number 1 in the UK in the 2004/5 EIU rankings. Currently we are ranked 78 globally by the FT and 61 globally by the EIUnit - only 15 UK schools make it into both these highly regarded international rankings. Co......
 

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