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ELECTIVES

The elective stream builds on learnings from the core courses and helps you to develop in-depth knowledge or expertise in specific areas.

Each elective is composed of four half-day sessions and you will have the opportunity to select five of the twelve electives that are offered.

We re-evaluate these topics annually to reflect the evolving nature of current business in the global market place.


Subject Faculty
Advanced Economics
Economic dilemmas & opportunities
Prof. Ralph Boscheck

Advanced Finance
Advanced topics in derivative markets.

Prof. Salvatore Cantale

Advanced Negotiations
Gain deeper insight & experience regarding challenging situations in negotiation.

Prof. Suzanne de Janasz

Advanced Presentation Skills
Build on June workshops to further develop presentation skills

Prof. Dominic Ashley-Timms

Advanced Supply Chain Management
Augment your understanding of key concepts & gain appreciation of how to successfully implement them
Prof. Ralf Seifert
Business History: Lesson from the Past Prof. Stewart Hamilton

Corporate Reputation

Prof. Rosa Chun

Enterprise IT Strategy

Prof. Mike Wade

Entrepreneurship - a longer view
A realistic insight into entrepreneurship
Prof. Joachim Schwass

Ethical Dilemmas in Finance

Prof. Arturo Bris

Gender Balance in Organizations
Analyse roadblocks for women's promotions & improve communication styles.

Prof. Ginka Toegel

Growth through Acquisitions, Alliances and Joint Ventures
Implementing a successful growth strategy.

Prof. Margaret Cording

How to Accelerate Strategy and Execution
Translate strategic intent into actions that produce results.

Prof. Margaret Cording
Leadership: An Introduction to Advanced Group Dynamics
A behavioral course intended to build upon the group experiences from IMD & elsewhere
Prof. Jack Wood
Leadership in Organizations Prof. Ben Bryant
Monte Carlo Simulations
Apply this technique to address important financial problems
Prof. Salvatore Cantale
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Special topics.
Prof. Benoît Leleux
Service Marketing and Management
How to analyze, design and improve any kind of service
Prof. Stefan Michel
Structured Problem Solving Prof. Albrecht Enders
The Practice of Business Diplomacy Prof. Tania Dussey-Cavassini

The Economist: Article on Bangladesh Elective
By 2009 participant: Kornelius Thimm
Destination Dhaka



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