For More Details and Program Brochure, Speak to Dr. Rajani @ 74280 22741 

An Overview

In an era characterised by constant change and technological disruption, IIM Calcutta's Executive Programme in Growth Strategies for Business Leaders (EPGSBL - 06) equips professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to lead their organisations by successfully crafting and executing business strategies for sustained growth. By delving into cutting-edge strategies and best practices, participants gain a profound understanding of the dynamics of modern business, enabling them to stay ahead of the curve and make data-driven decisions that foster innovation and competitiveness..

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PROGRAM CURRICULAM

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Module 1: Mastering Growth Mechanics

• Analytical clarity to chart a growth path

• Linking growth and profitability

• Business model innovation as growth driver

• Non-linear growth in platforms

• Anticipating and dealing with conflicts and cooperation in growth path

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Module 2: Leveraging Innovation for Growth

• Organizing to leverage innovation

• Organization designing for implementing growth and scaling

• Designs for building agility for a VUCA world

• Sourcing, evaluating, and scaling new ideas in organisations

• Locating, creating, managing, and supporting the innovator in the organisation

• Ambidexterity and dynamic capabilities

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Module 3: Orchestrating Ecosystem for Growth

• Managing competitive and cooperative relations in value chains

• Managing inter-firm relations

• Managing alliances and joint ventures

• Competing to set industry standards (standard races)

• Governing ecosystem for orchestrating growth along preferred paths

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Module 4: Building Long Term Pillars for Sustenence of Growth

• Negotiating and managing stakeholder expectations, managing trade-offs between the long and the short-term expectations 

• Building capabilities inside organisations and in ecosystem partners

• Building and managing organisational identities

• Business transformation strategy and turnaround management

• Design thinking and product value creation

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Pedagogy

The teaching approach will be highly interactive and deploy diverse pedagogical tools and techniques most suitable for each module such as cases, role-plays, simulations, games, and lectures.

 

Learning Outcomes

• Equip participants with a broader knowledge of government, macroeconomic, legal, and analytical aspects of business decision-making

• Enable participants with operational excellence by enhancing their existing functional and cross-functional competencies

• Render them with a strategic mindset and transform them into strategic leaders

 

Programme Delivery

Sessions will be conducted via a state-of-the-art Interactive Learning (IL) platform and delivered in Direct-to-Device (D2D) mode that can be accessed by learners on their Desktop, Laptop, Tablet, or Smartphone. Participants will be provided reading materials, etc., for each course. They may also interact with the concerned faculty through e-mails/chat mode.

Campus Immersion

• There will be TWO campus immersions of five days each at IIM Calcutta, which will be scheduled towards the middle and at the end of the programme, respectively. It is mandatory for participants to attend all campus visits for the successful completion of the programme.

• The campus visit will be conducted subject to the evolving pandemic situation and will depend on government and institute regulations, advisories, and guidelines related to the pandemic. In case the campus module is not confirmed due to any reason, the same will be included in the total number of online sessions.

*Campus visit includes 4.5 days of sessions, 5 night stay

 

Who Should Attend?

• Senior and middle-level managers with more than ten years of work experience

• Managers newly taking on (or likely to take on) senior management responsibilities

• Senior functional managers moving to general management roles

• Practising senior managers who wish to update themselves on recent management thoughts

 

Eligibility Criteria

• Bachelor’s degree (10+2+3 or 10+2+4) or 2-year master’s degree or its equivalent from institutions or universities recognised by UGC/AICTE/AIU/DEB

• Minimum 50% aggregate marks of all years in either bachelor’s or master’s degree or its equivalent

• Candidates should be working and should have a minimum of 10 years of work experience* post-completion of qualifying education

*Internships and Trainee Experiences will not be considered as full-time work experience.

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Admission Criteria

• Eligible candidates will be selected on the basis of assessment of educational and professional background and motivation based on the application form submitted.

• Senior applicants with experience will be preferred.

• Final selection will be done by IIM Calcutta.

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Assessment and Evaluation

• Continuous evaluation components consist of class participation, case discussions, assignments, quiz, project presentations, written tests, and final online examination.

• Examination/evaluation shall be conducted by IIM Calcutta.

 

Attendance Criteria

• A minimum of 66% attendance is a prerequisite for the successful completion of the programme

• Participants with less than 66% attendance will not be permitted to appear for the exams

• It is mandatory for participants to attend all campus visits for the successful completion of the programme

 

Certification

• Candidates will successfully complete the programme if they have received ‘poor’ grades in not more than two courses.

• Successful candidates will receive a ‘Certificate of Completion’ from IIM Calcutta.

• Those with requisite participation but unable to complete successfully will receive a ‘Certificate of Participation’.

• Giving feedback is an integral part of the completion requirements of the programme.

• Successful participants will also be accorded IIM Calcutta Executive Education Alumni status.