Dubai, UAE: Five of Manchester Business School's top academics - recognised world authorities in their subject areas - will present a total of six seminars, free of charge and open to the public, in the UAE and Qatar, in March.
'Lean Leadership', 'Maximizing Business Value from Information Technology Investment', the role of credit ratings agencies, creativity - the key skill for the 21st century, game signals and the strategic role of the GCC and MENA regions - these are just some of the subjects to be addressed by the members of the academic faculty from Manchester Business School during the public seminars.
Manchester Business School (MBS) Middle East Centre, based in Dubai Knowledge Village, will organise and host the public seminars alongside the forthcoming Dubai workshops for the school's part time MBA students in the region, where MBS Middle East Centre supports more than 1,200 MBA students. The faculty members will also lead MBA student workshops.
Public seminar programme
Wednesday March 21st, 6.30pm, Dubai Knowledge Village Conference Centre - The Long Conversation: Maximizing Business Value from Information Technology Investment - by Peter Kawalek
Thursday March 22nd, 6.30pm, Dubai Knowledge Village Conference Centre - Lean and leadership - are they complementary? by Professor David Bamford
Tuesday March 27th, 6.30pm, Abu Dhabi (Is it a case of shooting the messenger or a case of the messenger shooting us?) - Finance topic by Professor Bob Ryan
Wednesday March 28th, 6.30pm, Dubai Knowledge Village Conference Centre - Creativity: The Key Skill for the 21st Century by Professor Mark Batey
Friday March 30th, 7.00pm, Doha, Qatar (Game Signals & the EU as an 'off-shore' hub for RMB) - by Professor Patrick McNutt
Saturday March 31st, 7.00pm, Dubai (Game Signals & the EU as an 'off-shore' hub for RMB) - by Professor Patrick McNutt
The seminars are open to the public and free of charge - attendees should send confirmation in advance to mbaevents@mbs-worldwide.ae
Game Signals & the EU as an 'off-shore' hub for RMB - Patrick McNutt
In this presentation, Patrick McNutt FSRA, Visiting Fellow, Manchester Business School, and strategy adviser based in Dublin, Ireland, introduces a signaling game to consider a solution to the EU economic crisis. He considers the interdependence of world economies, the economic significance of China, the strategic role of GCC and MENA and analyses the financial signals observed in past two years.
Lean and leadership - are they complementary? David Bamford
Is there a paradox in expecting teams to take autonomy, to assume responsibility for the task, but also to accept leadership and provide followership to the appointed leader? For the leader, the people vs task paradigm is an important consideration - both these components can use lean to ensure success; but how best to proceed?" Professor David Bamford is an experienced industrialist/academic with multiple publications to his name,
The Long Conversation: Maximizing Business Value from Information Technology Investment - Peter Kawalek
For the last 20 years, companies have been adopting and implementing large scale information systems, providing the backbone of many organizations worldwide. The implementation of these platforms has to be carried out with clear strategic and operational aims: to automate transactions, reduce costs, increase customer satisfaction, integrate with suppliers, and ultimately make better decisions. 'The Long Conversation'-the strategic and operational dialogues that businesses began years ago. Companies d o not need to reach first for new hardware and/or software, but they do need new organizational practices, new capabilities and new social networks to support the continuity of that conversation.
Is it a case of shooting the messenger or a case of the messenger shooting us? - Bob Ryan
At the heart of the 2008 banking collapse and the 2011 sovereign debt crisis was the work of the credit ratings agencies. These agencies provide estimates of the credit worthiness of corporate bond issuers for a fee and a more general service providing sovereign debt ratings. The question we ask in this talk is the extent to which they form or simply reflect market expectations and beliefs. Given the answer to this we question the degree of moral hazard in the relationship between the issuer and the ratings agencies and whether the regulation of the industry is effective or sufficient.
Creativity: The Key Skill for the 21st Century - Mark Batey
A range of research studies have repeatedly demonstrated that creativity is vital for organisations. Creativity and Innovation are the number one strategic priorities for 72% of businesses. Creativity is the necessary first stage for change, innovation and improvement. However, despite the undeniable importance, the reality rarely matches the rhetoric. Many professionals are confused by creativity and believe it is indefinable, immeasurable and resistant to development. This session will explore the nature and nurture of creativity and demonstrate how to achieve insight and impact for organisations.
Ms Randa Bessiso, Director - MBS Middle East, comments: "Having the top faculty from Manchester Business School in Dubai helps create a fantastic face to face workshop experience in Dubai for our Middle East MBA students but we also wanted to extend this opportunity to others in the business community and share the quality of thinking, international experience and the teaching/presentation skills that these academics bring."
www.mbs.ac.uk/dubai
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Manchester Business School is the UK's largest campus-based business and management school. It provides a comprehensive range of undergraduate, postgraduate and custom-made executive programmes, for organisations from both the private and public sectors. Manchester Business School holds triple MBA accreditation - AMBA, EQUIS, AACSB. All successful MBA students are awarded a degree by the University of Manchester and no distinction is made between the different learning formats - all have reached the same high standard expected of a Manchester MBA.
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