EBMA Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Business Research and Leadership Direction

Overview
The business strategy of an organisation is designed to achieve a desired end result. One of the reasons why directors or senior managers become unable to achieve their desired organisational results is the lack of research while formulating strategy. Other reasons can be the change in the world environment, economic recession and globalisation.

The Diploma in Strategic Business Research and Leadership Direction is designed for strategists to develop the skills and knowledge in the development and implementation of strategic business programmes relevant to the world of management through addressing real problems.

This programme is of real interest to senior managers who desire to a high level of education in the theoretical and practical aspects of operating a business. It will develop creative and innovative skills for resolving and analysing organisational and managerial problems where learners will be able to implement research projects.

Learning Objectives
By the end of the qualification, learners will be able to:

• Understand the influence of the environment to an organisation operating globally.

• Analyse effective methods, procedures and systems for defining, planning and scheduling, controlling and organising project activities.

• Develop research skills for senior levels of management.

• Devise an action plan based on a broad question and conduct operational research in an organisation.

• Predict organisational and leadership phenomena by selecting and applying the correct organisational and leadership theories in order to increase organisational efficiency and effectiveness.

• Assess organisational performance through strategic analysis to strategic formulations and to prepare the participant of this course to take on the responsibility and leadership roles in areas of strategic planning, decision making and organisational change.

• Through advanced research in strategic management, marketing, organisational analysis and financial analysis, learners will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concepts involved in business management related problems and how to make appropriate decisions based on sound reasoning and analysis to create an organisational solution.