Graduate Program in Montreux
MBA - Human Resources Management

This course covers key principles of finance necessary to understand and implement the finance function in an organization and carry out the financial analysis that justifies the decision-making process. Students learn to analyze and create alternative investment projects and to prepare corresponding budgets. Topics include the managerial approach to financial analysis, budgeting, planning, control, the management of working capital, long-term assets and long-term financing.

The 21st century brings new challenges to the field, such as outplacement, outsourcing HR functions and employee leasing. This course analyzes the microfunctions of human resources management and explores its strategic importance for an organization to attract, develop, motivate and retain employees. The course covers topics such as recruitment and talent acquisition; training; mentoring and promotion; appraisal; fair compensation; conflict resolution and legal issues.

Global economics examines basic economic principles used in managerial situations. Topics include: global interdependence and the benefits of trade; market forces of supply and demand; supply, demand and government policies; measuring a nation’s income and cost of living; production and growth; savings, investment and the financial systems; unemployment; the monetary system; and money and inflation. Students learn to apply this knowledge when making economic decisions in a global business context. Students should have basic knowledge of economic terminology.

The strategic positioning of an organization is instrumental to its success. Having a clear vision and mission that runs throughout the organization is key to both internal and external branding. To optimize the overall performance of a firm or a business unit within a firm, students learn to identify and analyze the drivers of the firm’s performance and identify external changes that may affect optimal results. This course reviews the main concepts, methods and tools used in formulating strategies and implementing processes. It also explores ways to better leverage a firm’s internal resources in order to improve sustainable performance and investigates the limitations of applied theory.

This course examines the role of management information systems in organizations and provides an overview of the functions and cost of technology. Students explore how companies make the most of their investment for managing data and for communicating both internally and externally at a time when companies’ IT budgets are continually increasing.

The effective manager must understand a wide range of technical and social relationships and be able to integrate them within the cost, performance, and time constraints of her/his area of responsibility. To learn and practice strategic planning skills a compute-based management simulation (CAPSTONE Business Simulation) will be used which creates a Business Simulation allows the student to test alternative actions of an operating business in a competitive environmentwithout incurring costs or the risk of implementing them in a real setting. The simulation is played over several time periods.

This seminar helps students better understand, analyze and identify future career paths. The knowledge and experience acquired during the MBA course inevitably change the individual’s profile in the market. Reassessing that profile is an essential part of planning for the future, preparing a new CV and perfecting a networking presentation. The changing business environment requires a more innovative approach to job searches, this seminar offers practical support for finding employment after graduating.

This seminar focuses on understanding the processes needed for effective oral and written communication in a business setting. Emphasis is placed on the application of key principles that will enhance communication and effectiveness, as well as the development of skills and attitudes appropriate for business communication; especially in public speaking.

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This course provides a comprehensive perspective of the implications of managing people across borders. It offers students an up-to-date and thorough understanding of the essential elements of international human resources management (HRM) and its role in globalization, as well as the link between strategy, structure and HRM in multinational corporations.

The course focuses on the primary functions of human resources, in relation to training and career development. It addresses organizational development activities and processes to help an organization become a learning organization. Various types of training, development programs and techniques are explored. Students are provided with tools and information that will help them identify the differentlearning types and methods to address various learning styles successfully. The course covers the full training cycle.

The course provides students with the necessary skills for successful negotiation and communication between employees and employers. Business processes, such as salary, budget and labor negotiations are discussed, as well as other aspects of labor relations. Practical application of these issues is illustrated using business case studies.

People are the heart of most organizations and are often one of the most important resources available to management. To understand the management of people and the factors that shape this process, the course examines human resources management (HRM) and its context from a comparative perspective, using a number of actual business examples.

The HR workshop series focuses on a number of issues that are pertinent to today’s HR professionals. The coaching workshop introduces students to the principles and practices of coaching in a participative environment, and aims at using students’ own experiences to enrich their understanding of the knowledge and skills needed to be a coach. Students are introduced to the art of coaching and are encouraged to practice with real cases. In the NLP workshop the students are given an insight into Neuro Linguistic Programming. This is a subject that helps us understand how we communicate with each other using our senses and how our brain creates the different structures in order to make this communication efficient. Efficient communication has a positive effect on self-esteem and, consequently, on performance.