Waikato MBA

Be in the top 1% in business The Waikato MBA offers the opportunity for you to accelerate your career in business management through: •• •• •• ••

Transformation Connection Leadership Value creation

The MBA will transform your thinking, prepare you for new levels of leadership, help you to create influential links, and add value to your organisation. The transformation that occurs is from specialist to generalist, functional to strategic, manager to leader, local to global, and from uncertain to confident. You will build connections through networking with other MBA participants, alumni, and our practice-relevant teaching staff. The programme puts a specific focus on leadership development – as well as management development – as a theme that is interwoven throughout the MBA. This includes assessments, one-on-one feedback, expert input and assignments.

Our teaching staff Our staff members are a combination of senior Waikato Management School academics and contracted professionals. Not only are they internationally recognised researchers in their field, they also engage with organisations in New Zealand and overseas as directors, consultants and advisers. This means they bring practice-relevant research into the lecture room and challenge you to think outside your current framework.

Leadership development Professional development is an important theme throughout the Waikato MBA. Research shows that relational and leadership skills are more important as you move up in your career. This programme is designed to move you out of your comfort zone and into a place of growth and transformation. It focuses on developing a deeper understanding of yourself and identifying areas of leadership development and growth.

Value creation is the process of adding value to your organisation by applying the knowledge you are learning in class. Participants say that what they learn at the weekend; they can apply to their job the following week. The MBA is easily the world’s most recognised and respected business degree. We are especially proud that the Waikato MBA has achieved the prestigious Triple Crown accreditation status, which means your qualification will be recognised globally. The University of Waikato has been awarded a QS Stars Five Star Rating, which means we are a world-class university with a high reputation for employment, cutting edge facilities, internationally renowned research, and outstanding teaching and student satisfaction.

MBA participant, Jackie Aveling Product Development Manager, Animal Nutrition, Ballance Agri-Nutrients

The papers Part One focuses on all aspects of general management, giving you a holistic view of the organisation. Papers include: Managerial Economics and the Global Business Environment, Practice of Strategy, Organisational Behaviour, Marketing Practice, Strategic Human Resource Practice, High-Performance Teams, Financial and Managerial Accounting, and Logistics and Operational Management. The Integrative Case Study is where you work in teams to develop a strategy for a real organisation or validate/extend an organisation’s existing strategy. External practitioners will assess your conclusions and give you feedback. Part Two lifts your gaze to higher goals and asks whether you are CEO material or belong at the boardroom table. Papers include Business Research Methods, Leadership and Transformation of Individuals and Organisations, Strategic Value Creation, Strategic Corporate Finance, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance. The Global Business paper includes an 8-10 day international study tour and provides you with the opportunity to visit successful overseas companies; engage with senior economic commentators; and be exposed to valuable international business networks and linkages. The Major Research Project enables you to take what you have learnt and apply it to the real world through a business research project focused on a topic relevant to you and your organisation.

JASON DAWSON CEO Hamilton & Waikato Tourism

“Having a world-class management school right on my doorstep and talking to business leaders who couldn’t speak higher of Waikato’s MBA definitely made my decision to go back to study easier. I had only heard good things about the calibre of the lecturers and the real-world business expertise they pass on. I chose the MBA because I was seeking external endorsement and verification that I have robust leadership and business skills. I’d never fully completed tertiary education, and I felt like now I was prepared and driven to do just that. It was really helpful for me to bring my management experience into the classroom and see it align with theories and research. I then built on this experience through exposure to world-class business leaders, some of which were our lecturers, and a trip to India which broadened my perspective on management and leadership, and encouraged me to see business in a different frame. The MBA gave me the inspiration and courage to start my own consultancy business working across multiple industries. This led to me seeking new opportunities, and becoming the new CEO of Hamilton & Waikato Tourism.”

Programme details and fees Location

Hamilton

Orientation

17-18 March 2017

Format

Fortnightly: Friday 2pm – 6pm, Saturday 8am – 4.30pm

Part One

17-18 March 2017

Part Two

28 April 2017

Venue

Situated in the new Law and Management building, with spacious and open areas for working and studying with the latest technology.

2017 Fees

Part One $16,340 incl GST Part Two $30,050 incl GST 2017 fees are yet to be approved.

Student loans

The Waikato MBA is an approved qualification for student loans. For details visit studylink.govt.nz

Fees are subject to University approval and exclude supplementary University charges, which are approximately $450 per year of study.

Part One of the Waikato MBA can also be completed in the evenings and in Tauranga. For more information on the Waikato MBA visit us online www.management.ac.nz/mba

Waikato MBA at Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development This contextualised residential programme is held at the Waikato-Tainui College in Hopuhopu, Ngaruawahia. It is offered alternate years, with the next intake commencing in 2018. For more information contact Donelle Hughes [email protected]

Scholarships There are some scholarships available. Contact us for more information.

Programme co-ordinator contact details Waikato MBA Part One – Cathie Breeuwer Email: [email protected] Phone: +64 7 838 4677

Waikato MBA Part Two – Terry Hannett Email: [email protected] Phone: +64 7 858 5134

Contact us The University of Waikato Private Bag 3105 Hamilton 3240 New Zealand Toll Free: 0800 WAIKATO Website: waikato.ac.nz

Waikato Management School Phone: +64 7 838 4198 Fax: +64 7 838 4675 Toll Free: 0800 800 891 Email: [email protected]

Website: management.ac.nz/mba ©The University of Waikato, September 2016.

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