Lead or Lose in a Disruptive World

'- Foundations of corporate governance, strategic leadership, and strategic decision making - Individual personality at the top & group dynamics - Diversity and unconscious bias at the top - Succession, compensation and incentives - Corporate governance in a disruptive world: AI, digitalization, and other challenges

Students will learn how to (a) autonomously and independently engage with research on top management teams and boards of directors, (b) present the results of their literature review, (c) understand the complexity of top level decision making, and (d) make decisions with limited information and under time pressure. All of these skills are important skills for future careers in business, consulting, academia or any other job in an organization or self-employment.

Students will submit slides with additional notes, present their topics individually and demonstrate their excellent grasp of an allocated topic within the course (15 min per student). The final session will entail a top management team case study in which students will take on the role of a C-tier executive and collaborate in groups of four students to analyze and create an effective strategy to deal with the case. In the afternoon, they will present their findings and pitch their team's strategy to solve the business case. Additionally, they will write a 2-3 page report on their own personal experience with 2-3 topics from the course, what they learnt in the course, and how to deal with similar issues differently in the future. The final grade will consist of 40% individual presentation and active engagement during the course, 40% group work and presentation, and 20% individual written reflection.

Solid understanding of organization structure and different functions within the organization

Seminar style with student presentations, lectured content and case study work