Oxford Executive MBA conducts India-centric module

The Oxford Executive MBA (EMBA) programme, a 21-month part-time modular programme designed for senior professionals, conducted their first module in Bangalore. Currently in its first year of study, the faculty delivered a week-long Operations Management module through series of ‘live’ case studies.

The programme with 70 participants, is aiming to help students understand the market and its competitive advantage in India, the implication it has for global business, and develop tools needed to conduct business. The programme will also include collaborative sessions with various firms, including software services provider Wipro, specialist manufacturer Moog and an Indian NGO involved in food production.

The EMBA programme, run by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, helps senior professionals realise their potential while delivering international general management competence to their organisations.

This new India-based module is in addition to an already existing overseas module that takes place in China during the second year of study. Together, the two modules will explain the challenges of global business and some of the key ideas shaping globalisation. 

In India the programme is taught by Professor David Upton, American Standard Companies Professor of Operations Management and his research partner Bradley Staats, Assistant Professor of Operations at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School.

The EMBA programme combines all elements of the normal MBA course in 17 week-long modules. Participants are from across the world, with 75 per cent outside the UK, from a range of sectors and organisations.