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Executive Education FAQ
Q: How Does IIM
Executive Education Compare to MBA Programs?
A: IIM does not offer MBA degrees. Although the body-of-knowledge of IIM's
executive education program
might be shared with some other academic programs, all IIM courses and
projects have a customized and experiential-learning orientation, rather
than generic and theoretical-learning orientation. IIM management education
programs vary greatly in learning content, delivery and evaluation methods.
There are several leading institutes offering management course that are
backed by well-respected resources, however, IIM's Executive Education
programs differs from traditional academic MBA programs in the following
aspects:
- IIM pioneered the "executive-driven" management education model as
opposed to traditional "teacher-driven" education model.
- IIM management education content is success-oriented. IIM
researchers study the works of the most successful companies, managers
and influential management thinkers to identify their best practices,
critical success factors and learned lessons. IIM consultants then
incorporate research results into the management education program to
provide students with the latest and most advanced thinking from the
World’s Leading Management Gurus. Some of the names include Adams, Dell,
Drucker, Gates, Hamel, Kanter, Maslow, McKenna, Moore, Ohmae, Peters,
Porter, Nonaka, Negroponte, Shapiro, and Welch.
- IIM education emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving and
innovation far more than memorization.
- Learning assessments are project-based vs. quiz-based
- There is a “common” body of knowledge but there is no “fixed” body
of knowledge" this is because of the continuously changing business
environment (technologies, markets and organizations). IIM courses and
projects address up to date industry challenges and opportunities.
- IIM advisor will save participant’s time and efforts by focusing on
best practices and providing sample deliverables, checklists, decision
models, templates and resources.
For additional information on how IIM differs from other business
schools, please visit IIM Executive Education
Excellence
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