Overview
Our Executive Edge track is an MBA path designed for working professionals who want to focus on developing the leadership and strategic skills as well as the financial acumen that will drive their career advancement and the performance of their organizations.
Meeting on alternating Saturdays, the program enables you to obtain a world-class degree while maintaining your career momentum.
During the first year of the program, all Executive MBA students share a core curriculum that equips you with a strong foundation on which to build higher level skills that give you an executive edge.
In the second year, you’ll go beyond business theory to immerse yourself in the kinds of high-level work that business leaders take on. Working with the same cross-functional C-Team that was part of your experience in the first year, you’ll gain the skills required to launch a new business and develop integrated growth strategies for existing ones.
Executive Edge Immersion Experiences
Executive Edge students participate in a series of immersive learning experiences that bring classroom theory and business fundamentals to life.
C-Teams
Complete much of your work as part of a cross-functional team that mirrors the structure of a corporate C-suite.
Launching the Venture
Develop and present a business plan for a startup or expansion opportunity.
Capstone Strategy Project
Apply MBA tools and concepts to solve real business challenges for executive clients.
International Residency
Gain insights into managing business across borders through global immersion.
C-Teams
Executive MBA students are assigned to a cross-functional C-Team whose diverse expertise mirrors the leadership structure of an executive leadership team. Throughout the program, these teams collaborate on projects and strategic challenges, learning to approach decisions from multiple functional perspectives.
Creating & Launching the Venture
During the Creating and Launching the Venture course, teams develop a complete business plan for a startup or new market opportunity. Students begin with a concept and build a fully developed venture strategy, culminating in presentations to venture capital professionals.
Capstone Strategy Project
The Capstone Strategy Project challenges students to apply the full range of MBA tools and frameworks to real business problems. Working with an executive client, teams conduct strategic analysis and present recommendations for growth and organizational performance.
International Residency
During your second year in the Executive Edge Track, you will broaden your global perspective through a weeklong International Residency. Through visits to companies and conversations with local executives in one or two host countries, you will gain new insights into the challenges of managing business across borders.
New Harmony Residency
The program begins with an immersive residency in historic New Harmony, Indiana. This experience allows students to reconnect with academic learning, meet their cohort, and begin their leadership development journey in an environment designed for reflection and collaboration.
Math Camp
Math Camp is an optional preparatory experience that refreshes key quantitative concepts. This intensive session helps students build confidence in the analytical tools used throughout the program’s coursework.
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