CIK Executive Education
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Below is a sample curriculum for an Executive Education program in Global Leadership.
CIK also can offer in the areas of AI, Medical, and other areas tailored targeted toward other groups.
Example Curriculum
Leading in Global Business Environments - One-Week / In Person Focus: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Strategy
Daily Schedule Colloquia/Seminars/Workshops:
| Speaker & Affiliation | Topic | Presentation Time | Presentation Location and Other info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 5/28/24 | Prof. Nader Asgary Tatiana Manolova, TManolova@bentley.edu, Prof. of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bentley Univ. | Introduction of Course Technology and Entrepreneurship in the Emerging Markets and Tour of Bentley Campus | Tuesday 8:30-5 PM | Afternoon Company Visit |
| Wed 5/29/24 | Weiss, Joseph JWEISS@bentley.edu Prof. of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bentley Univ. | Leadership and Contemporary Institutional and Corporate Social Responsibilities | Wednesday 9-5 PM | Company Visit: Google Inc, 3 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA |
| Thu 5/30/24 | Mazdak Asgary, Mazdak@cornell.edu Cornell, MBA, Senior Strategist | The Importance of Culture In Business Strategy and Achieving Pricing Premiums Tour of MIT and Cambridge Innovation Center | Thursday 9-7 PM | Afternoon: Tour of MIT and Cambridge Innovation Center, Cambridge MA |
| Fri 5/31/24 | Jonathan Sales, attorneysales@att.net, Professor and Managing Attorney and Consultancy | Entrepreneurship, Open Innovations, and Strategy; Business Model and Value Creation | Friday 9-4:30 PM | Online Speaker Prof. Alf Walle Research, best practices |
| Sat 6/1/24 | Nader Asgary, Nasgary@bentley.edu, President of CIK and Emeritus Prof. of Management, Bentley University | Leading Multi-national Teams Lunch and Assessment of Program | Saturday 9-4:30 PM | Online Speaker: Mr. Joe Rousseau, Entrepreneur Startup |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. PowerPoints Viewgraphs
1. Technology and Entrepreneurship in the Emerging Markets - Section #1 (Tatiana Manolova, Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Contemporary Institutional and Corporate Social)
2. Responsibilities - Section # 2 (Joseph Weiss, Prof. of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bentley Univ.)
3. The Importance of Culture in Business Strategy and Achieving Pricing Premiums - Section # 3 (Mazdak Asgary, Senior Strategist)
4. Entrepreneurship, Open Innovations, and Strategy; Business Model - Section # 4 and Value Creation, (Jonathan Sales, Professor/Lawyer)
5. Leading Multi-National Teams - Section # 5 (Nader Asgary, Emeritus Prof. of Management and Economic at Bentley, and President of Cyrus Institute of Knowledge)
B. Readings Materials – Are Online in PDF format
- Reading # 1, Tatiana Manolova, Papers and Case studies
- Reading # 2, Joseph Weiss, Papers and case studies
- Reading # 3, Mazdak Asgary, Papers and case studies
- Reading # 4, Johnathon Sales, Papers and case studies
- Readings # 5, Nader Asgary, Papers and case studies
Important Note:
Every day of the class composed of lecturer, teamwork, discussions, and presentation. A team final project that applies each day main ideas will be developed and presented on the last day of class.