MBA 2399 Leadership Development
MBA 2399 Leadership Development
The previous modules have focused on different types of managerial knowledge that are required for optimal performance in international business organizations. The students should thus have become familiar with both basic and advanced perspectives on the several facets of the job of a versatile business leader.
In this final module, we will emphasize the importance of understanding leadership and leadership development. To become effective leaders, students need to develop self-awareness and learn how to influence employees, co-workers, and other stakeholders. The module focuses on the fundamentals of leadership and leadership development - both intrapersonal and interpersonal. Additional emphasis is given to the cross-cultural aspects of leadership and change management.
Students in this course should acquire knowledge about a number of topics related to leadership and leadership development. After taking this course, they should understand:
- Theories about the relationship between organizational performance and leadership.
- Theories about interpersonal relationships and influence.
- Theories about individual dispositions and leadership.
- How failing leadership is not only about competence problems, but also a complex phenomenon called the dark side of leadership.
- How leadership in practice relies on culturally determined socio-economic systems, and how versatility in shifting contexts is a requirement for globally effective leaders
Finally, a broad range of practical approaches to leadership development will be presented, as well as a range of international cases.
The students should be able to make informed choices of behavior as leaders. They should be able to see and recognize how personality and culture, for instance, influence leadership. As leaders, they should also be able to conduct coaching conversations with employees and colleagues.
The students should be able to adopt a critical approach in evaluating other individuals for their leadership potential - individuals from their organization, as well as managers in co-operating partnering organizations.
Finally, the students should be able to plan and program leadership development activities for their own organizations or purchase such activities in an informed manner from third-party providers.
The main competence target for this module is to make the students understand and reflect on leadership and leadership development - emphasizing its intrapersonal and interpersonal aspects.
The students also need to understand how their own personal and professional development is an ongoing process throughout their careers. After taking this course, they should be able to understand leadership development as a continuous set of developmental activities. This goes for themselves as well as for others. A major task for advanced leaders is to develop leaders and managers below them. A general competence target in this course is to be able to recognize and develop shortcomings in oneself and others to strengthen teams, organizational culture, and general performance.
To attain this goal, the students are invited to write a personal leadership development plan. This development plan should, among other things, sum up reflections on the course, and link the students' professional challenges to the course contents. The students are required to work on this plan as a pre-course preparation, during the course, and reflect back on the course as a final revision of their personal leadership development plan as the course term paper.
Theories of leadership.
The issue of leadership effectiveness.
Cross-cultural leadership.
Theories of individual dispositions, with an emphasis on the five-factor model of personality.
Assessment of personality and leadership style.
Theories of perception, emotional intelligence, and change management.
Research on leadership training and coaching.
Training in selected leadership skills.
The course is heavily centered on case studies and interactive exercises. Active participation from the students is essential.
The course is conducted as a teaching module, where students have classes all day for four subsequent days, a total of 32 hours.
Assessment:
The students are evaluated through an individual written assignment called "personal leadership development plan" weighing 70% and a written/multimedia group assignment weighing 30%.
Candidates may be called in for an oral hearing as verification/control of written assignments.
The course is a part of a full MBA and examination in all courses in the MBA programme must be passed in order to obtain a certificate for the MBA degree.
In all BI Executive courses and programmes, there is a mutual requirement for the student and the course responsible regarding the involvement of the student's experience in the planning and implementation of courses, modules, and programmes. This means that the student has the right and duty to get involved with their own knowledge and practice relevance, through the active sharing of their relevant experience and knowledge.
It should be emphasized that the selection of articles may be changed and that the final selection of articles will be announced only a few weeks before the this teaching module is scheduled.
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Disclaimer
Deviations in teaching and exams may occur if external conditions or unforeseen events call for this.
| Assessments |
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Submission PDF Weight: 70 Grouping: Individual Duration: 3 Week(s) Comment: Individual written assignment called "individual leadership development plan" weighing 70% Exam code: MBA 23993 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Submission other than PDF Weight: 30 Grouping: Group (5 - 10) Duration: 5 Day(s) Comment: Group assignments (written/multimedia), weighing 30% Exam code: MBA 23994 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
|---|---|---|
Teaching | 32 Hour(s) | |
Student's own work with learning resources | 40 Hour(s) | it is necessary for the students to read the recommended articles in advance. They will also have to read cases on their own. |
Seminar groups | 20 Hour(s) | The students need to meet up in groups to prepare their own assignments. |
Examination | 20 Hour(s) | The students are required to write their own leadership development plan. This plan consists partly of reflections on the course activities in the classroom, partly of reflections on the course literature, and partly (most importantly) of applications of the learning in the course on the students' own work situation and career challenges. |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 4 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 110 hours.