DEAN'S MESSAGE

Business has changed radically. We exist in a business borderless environment, in which technological innovation occurs at breakneck speed. A world of incredibly smart and socially collaborative customers, of enhanced security concerns, increasingly complex government regulations, and economic uncertainty.
We understand that as a leader or future leader in a complex world, you want to engage your employees, delight your customers, restore and sustain the environment, and lead with integrity. It will not take two generations. We can and will re-invent the world in this generation!
Now is the best time for you to prepare, re-tool, and aggressively launch forward. The SBS MBA will equip you for tomorrow's business opportunities while keeping you grounded in today's business reality.
The mission of the institution is to educate individuals who will contribute to the management and leadership of global organisations. Our programs are IACBE and ACBSP accredited, cutting-edge, and well-respected in the Zurich region and across the globe. Our curriculum is designed to develop leaders for the current and emerging business environment. Faculty conduct dynamic and interactive classes that are responsive to current business situations. Employers know that MBA graduates have a knowledge base and set of skills that will be an asset in this highly competitive economy. Our students know that now is the time to take command of their careers.
Face it. You are busy. You have work obligations, family commitments, and a life to live. We understand that. That's why our program provides the ultimate in flexibility and convenience. Our MBA fits your life; not the other way around.
Bert Wolfs, Ph.D.
Academic Dean
SBS Swiss Business School (Swtizerland)

Global MBA (Various Global Locations)

The SBS Swiss Business School Global MBA offers a strategic balance of theory and practice. The course is structured sequentially to allow program participants to build upon studied concepts and practices.
The SBS Swiss Business School Global MBA is designed for:
• Busy professionals who need flexible and affordable education with the enhanced learning experience of face-to-face teaching.
• Middle-level managers who are looking for a professional edge to help them into senior management.
• Full-time professionals who want to advance their careers while still working.

MKT 501 Marketing Management
THE 700 Research Methods
MGT 535 Organizational Behavior / Leadership
FIN 501 Financial Management

MGT 501 Operations & Project Management
COM 507 Communication & Negotiation Skills
ECO 502 Managerial Economics
ENT 567 Entrepreneurship & Innovation

MGT 631 Human Resource Management
MIS 501 Management Information Systems
MGT 505 Business Policy and Strategy
MGT 525 Business Values and Ethics

Marketing Management - The main objectives of the course are to strengthen students’ understanding of how marketing contributes to business strategy and firm performance, and to equip them with an effective marketing toolkit. A further objective is to help students strengthen the conceptual, technical and interpersonal skills that managers need to communicate effectively in the business world. The objectives above are achieved through the combined and integrated application of both lectures (designed to discuss the relevant marketing concepts and methods) and case study analysis, which will provide a context in which to apply these concepts and methods
Organizational Behavior - As you find yourself in the vast milieu of organizational society social, economic, religious, educational, political, or service there are a variety of roles you may choose to assume. Regardless of your formal "assignment" as a manager, project leader, subordinate, task force member, customer or consultant, you must continually decide to select or reject various personal strategies. First, you may deem it appropriate to adapt and conform to all norms and policies you perceive the organization holding. Or, you may be more selective and identify only those norms and behaviors which you feel are important to the accomplishment of some objective and disregard the others. Thirdly, you might choose to improve the organization from anywhere you may happen to find yourself in at any given moment. And lastly, your opposition may be so strong that you set about to leave the organization or withdraw
Financial Management- Upon completion of this course, the student will: have a deeper understanding of the connection between financial theory and practice, i.e. Risk and Return, Capital Budgeting, Capital Structure, and be able to synthesize, interpret and communicate complex ideas.

Operation & Project Management - This graduate level course combines management theory with the quantitative methods that support the optimization of those processes that create value and operate under constrained resources. Students should gain an understanding of the concept of “value” and the role it plays in each step of the total process diagram. Upon completion, students should be able to confidently discuss topics such as:
1. the process of converting inputs to outputs with value added, for both manufacturing and service organizations.
2. the quantitative procedures of operations management including forecasting models, inventory models, and statistical process control
3. the analytical techniques and approaches, from describing a problem, extracting , evaluating and making use of significant data for taking sound decisions to finally present and defend a solution. The relationship of the production organization to marketing, finance and engineering.
Communication & Negotiation Skills - The intention is for the students to be able to effectively communicate in order to promote constructive cooperation in business (Allocation of Tasks, Criticism, Counselling/Coaching). Successfully negotiate in tough business encounters (Distributive Negotiation). Identify, create and seize opportunities in complex business deals (Integrative Negotiation). Work on their weak points as well as know and build on their communicative strengths.
Managerial Economics -. The goal is for the student to be able to understand and use microeconomic concepts to perform industry and demand analysis, understand the advantages of using marginal units to analyze costs and revenues, understand that demand is responsible for the firm’s revenues but the firm is restricted in exploiting it, understand that firms face restrictions in setting their price; even monopolies can’t set the highest price, understand that the cost side is more amenable to managerial action and how it is the basis for supply, understand the distinctions between the 4 market structures: perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly and monopoly.

Entrepreneurship & Innovation - Identify and determine what entrepreneurs need to know about the critical driving forces in a new venture success. Identify how successful entrepreneurs and investors create, find and differentiate profitable and durable opportunities from just other good ideas, and how opportunities evolve over time. Evaluate and determine how successful entrepreneurs and investors create and build value for themselves, and others. Identify and determine the necessary financial and non-financial resources available for new ventures, identify the criteria they use to screen and evaluate proposals, their attractiveness and risk, and how to obtain start-up and early growth capital. Determine the critical tasks to be accomplished, the hurdles to be overcome during start-up and early growth, and what has to happen to succeed. Apply a computerized spreadsheet program to develop and analyze financial projections for start-up ventures time; options that are precluded or preserved; and the nastier minefields and pitfalls one has to anticipate, prepare for and respond to. Determine decisions that can be made to increase the reward to risk ratio at various stages of the company's development, and thereby change the odds. Determine what are the important factors outside the control of the founders, and how critical and sensitive the current context and timing are to all of these above issues. Craft and prepare a personal entrepreneurial strategy to identify relevant issues, requirements, and trade-offs in pursuing individual goals.
Human Resource Management- Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to Explain the evolving role of strategic HRM in today's organizations. Become aware of how the changing nature of work provides an opportunity for management. Examine the processes of staffing within the framework of Strategic HRM. Appreciate the HRD activities for people at all levels of the organization. Understand performance management. Appreciate the compensation and benefits processes in a SHRM organization. Understand international HRM

Management Information System - Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to Analyse the business issues, processes and techniques associated with organizational information systems; Assess and explain global issues surrounding the adoption of information technology; Explain basic concepts about information systems development, implementation and review; and Write a technical report on findings from a case study on the use of information technology in business and society
Business Policy & Strategy- Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to Gain knowledge and understanding in theory and practice of building competitive advantage, managing the boundaries and expanding the scope of organizations, Applying multiple research paradigms in gaining deeper understanding of the course topics. Solve problems in a business context and present the results, Respect and appreciate multiple perspectives in Strategy theory and practice, Formulate different generic strategies and defend their choice, -Analyze different tools used in planning, formulation and evaluation, Plan and construct a business plan.
Business Values & Ethics – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to gain knowledge and understanding in theory and practice of building competitive advantage, managing the boundaries and expanding the scope of organizations, contrast social and market justices, corporate governance, stakeholder and contractual models of the firm. Be able to identify ethical challenges and risky behavior and have tactical insight into preventative and corrective measures to ensure optimal business ethics and sustainability. Social Context: Understand the dynamic pressures arising from globalization and technological development as well as the human, ethical, environmental, industry, regulatory (public sector), and societal variables that impact firms’ abilities to responsibly grow and be sustainable. Analytical Problem Framing: Demonstrate individual capacity to identify and use analytical models and tools that aid in systematically framing and solving complex ethical business challenges. Make firms, practices, and the natural environment more sustainable by applying analytical frameworks for durability. Use a diverse array of ethics and legal related information sources for conducting research, analyzing firm information, analyzing legal and regulatory frameworks, and optimizing ethical decision making.

Admission Requirements:

• Filled up Application Form;
• Bachelor Degree (photo copy) and Transcript of Records (photo copy)
• Minimum age of 25 years old for GMBA Program;
• Photograph (passport size) at least 2 copies and Passport Photo Copy
(with valid visa);
• NRC ID;
• CV or Resume;
• Two (2)Recommendation letters;
• English Qualification (IELTS or TOFEL) at least 5.5 Score or will take the PPBS Internal English Placement Test