Executive MBA

The Strategic Marketing module of the Henley EMBA – Global was one of those things that I have been waiting for the most in my studies. I’m in charge of marketing in my current company, so I was really hoping to get some more clarity into my marketing thinking and to get new inspiration for planning our marketing efforts for the coming years.

Matti Takovaara shares his experiences and learnings from the Global Immersion Study Visit in Cape Town, South Africa, as part of the Reputation and Responsibility module of the Henley Executive MBA. The study visit gives students hands-on experience of how NGOs operate in the local environment and allows them to utilise the skills learned so far.

Due to COVID-19, the Global Immersion Study Visit that is part of the Henley Executive MBA’s International Business module was postponed until nearly the end of Anna Hjelt's studies. Here she shares her experiences and insights from the trip to Madrid and Lisbon in June 2022!

The end of stage 1 from the Executive MBA provided a great opportunity to reflect on the journey so far. I wanted to involve my learning team in this reflection, and you can find their thoughts, opinions and experiences in a short interview.

During our recent Global Immersion Study Visit as part of the Henley EMBA – Global, we spent a week in New York City, consulting our case companies and learning about how business works in Manhattan. This was a great opportunity to reflect on the similarities and differences between the US and Finland on the approach to business and work life.

Internationalisation and entering new markets is usually preceded by diligent analysis of available information and weighing of options. My own experience of working with small and medium-sized enterprises is that the final decision to expand internationally is often more a mental or emotional question.

Executive MBA on iso rahallinen ja ajallinen sijoitus. Siksi on tärkeää valita juuri omiin tarpeisiin sopiva ohjelma. Tässä on neljä vinkkiä sopivan ohjelman valintaan!

One of the most interesting personal developments during my Executive MBA journey so far is how the focus of learning changes from accumulating knowledge to the social nature of knowledge and meaning. You could say that an individual can know something but this piece of knowledge only becomes meaningful in a particular social context.