Master Strategic Management

Master of Strategic Management

Highlights Master of Strategic Management

Highly fascinating and relevant topics

Fully redesigned, challenging curriculum:

• Four study units concentration of efforts

• Two tracks: strategic consultancy and entrepreneurship

• Highly structured completion in one year

Attractive teaching methods

• Recent scientific insights and practical skills

• Linked to practice

• Diverse, small-scale work forms

Many career opportunities

• Specialized and general

• Diverse companies

Dual Degree opportunities

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Agenda

• Highlights

• Strategy in practice

• Careers

• Curriculum

• Course example

• Teaching method

• Student’s perspective

• Graduates

• …

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Aswin van Oijen:

director

Eric Niesten:

coordinator

Geert van den Bosch:

student

Strategy in Practice

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Source: Yahoo Finance

Making and implementing vital

decisions in the face of high

uncertainty and complexity

• Founded in 1991

• Software for mobile devices, including navigation

• First portable navigation devices in 2004

• Revenues €1.06 billion in 2012

Is TomTom succesful?

Decisions • Acquire map maker

• Sell directly to car manufacturers

• Supply maps and software to Apple

• Sports watches

Why?

Master of Strategic Management

Able to:

• Identify strategic challenges

• Analyze uncertain and complex situations

• Prepare vital decisions

• Implement strategies

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Prepared for a career in:

• (Strategic) consultancy

• New business development / entrepreneurship

• General management

Curriculum: August Entrants – Strategic Consultancy Track

Business-

Level Strategy

Corporate-

Level Strategy

International

Strategy

Research Skills

SM

Corporate

Entrepreneurship

Strategy

Implementation

Strategic

Consultancy

Master

Thesis

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4

Skills training and

topic definition

Extended proposal

development under

supervisor

Full-time

research Thesis:

Curriculum: August Entrants – Entrepreneurship Track

Business-

Level Strategy

Corporate-

Level Strategy

International

Strategy

Research Skills

SM

Corporate

Entrepreneurship

Strategy

Implementation

Sustainable

Entrepreneurship

Master

Thesis

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4

Skills training and

topic definition

Extended proposal

development under

supervisor

Full-time

research Thesis:

Curriculum: January Entrants

Business-Level

Strategy

Corporate-Level

Strategy

Research Skills

SM

Organization

Theory

Strategy

Implementation

Strategic

Consultancy

Master

Thesis

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4

Skills training and

topic definition

Extended proposal

development under

supervisor

Full-time

research Thesis:

International

Management

• No entrepreneurship track

• Less optimal sequence

• Less flexibility at the end

Course Example: Strategic Consultancy

• Overall goal:

Exposure to and training in vital strategic consultancy skills:

Intake, tools, data, and presentation

• Teaching team:

Mix of scientists and professionals

• Teaching methods:

Lectures: guest, regular, feedback, web

Tutorials: practice, coaching

Workshops

• Network

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Source: P3 Strategic Consulting

Teaching Policy

• Broad denominator: Research-Based Learning

Intertwining education and research, activation, innovation,

career linkages

• Various work forms

• Fitting with course goals and small-scale

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Assignments

Case

Discussions Discussions

Exams Excursions

Games Guest

Lectures Lectures

Presentations Trainings

Tutorials

Web

Lectures Workshops

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Student’s Perspective: Background Information

• Age: 20 years old

• High school: ‘Cum laude’

• Bachelor: Bedrijfseconomie (En: Business

Administration)

• Master: ‘Cum Laude’?

• Work experience and hobbies

Reasons for Choice Strategic Management

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• Specialization in Organization & Strategy in

Bachelor

• Career perspectives

• Interesting courses

• Logic reasoning, not merely numbers

Experiences with Strategic Management

• Very interactive lectures/tutorials

• Various assignments

• Highly knowledgeable lecturers

• Very interesting, practical topics

• Improve your English

• A lot of group work

• A lot of time and effort, but it will be rewarded

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Future Plans

• A second study

• Gaining more work experience

• Language course

• CEO, General Manager, or own company

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Career Types and Companies

• Source: 135 LinkedIn connections program director

• Survey date: November 20, 2013

• Program before redesign in 2013/2014

• Graduations from 1996 until October 2013 (median: 2012)

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Number of Graduates Surveyed Per Graduation Year

Career Types as Percentage of Total

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0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Unknown / No Job Yet / Travelling

Various (Staff / Management Support / Employee / Research)

Finance (Investment Management / Risk Management / Accounting)

Marketing (Account Management / Communications / Sales / Trade)

Trainee

General Management

Entrepreneur / New Business Development

Consulting

1%

8%

7%

16%

12%

19%

9%

27%

Notes:

• Careers in marketing and finance are usually related to previous or subsequent education

• Survey based on program before redesign with more clear profile

• `Various’ often but not necessarily includes temporary below-par positions

• Survey includes very recent graduates

Examples of Companies that Employ our Graduates

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Industry Companies

Professional Advice Accenture, Capgemini, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, PwC, Scenter, Thaesis

Dutch Multinationals Ahold, ASML, Ballast Nedam, DAF, DE Masterblenders, DSM, Grolsch, Heijmans, KPN, Mammoet, Philips, Unilever

Non-Dutch Multinationals BMW, Dell, DHL, Google, Lidl, Philip Morris, UPS, Xerox

Banks and Insurance Companies ABN AMRO, Achmea, CZ, DAS, Menzis, Rabobank, Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.

Not-for-Profit (8%) Avans, HZ University of Applied Sciences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tony’s Chocolonely

And many others …

External and Internal Consulting Example

Hans van Moorsel:

• 2004-2008: Bachelor and Master (International) Economics,

Utrecht University

• 2008-2009: Master of Strategic Management, Tilburg University

• 2010-2013: Strategy Consultant, Thaesis

• 2013-present: Strategy Manager, Euronet Communications

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Source: LinkenIn

Entrepreneurship Example

Guy Alleleijn:

• 2005-2008: Bachelor Business Studies

and Honors Program, Tilburg University

• 2009: Exchange Program University of Alberta

• 2010-2011: Master of Strategic Management, Tilburg University

• 2011: Best Graduate Award and Courses Harvard University

• 2007-2010: Consultant, President / Project Manager

UniPartners, Tilburg

• 2011-2013: Project Manager Frisse Blikken, DE Master

Blenders, Nuon

• 2013-present: Founder and Owner The Dutch Guy

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Source: Frisse Blikken

General Management Example

Jordy Smilde:

• 2004-2008: Bachelor Business

Administration, Tilburg University

• 2009-2010: Master of Strategic Management, Tilburg University

• 2010: Intern New Business Development, FujiFilm

• 2006-2011: International Fashion Model

• 2011-present: Google (Ireland)

Territory Manager SMB

Strategic Partner Manager

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Source: Models.com

Source: Retaildesignblog.net

Mixed Example

Roderick Brill:

• 2001-2006: Bachelor of Commerce,

Fontys Hogescholen

• 2007-2010: (Pre-)Master of Strategic Management, Tilburg

University

• 2010: Project Manager CSR, A. Jansen

• 2010-present: BMW Munich

Intern Business Development

Junior Consultant

Project Leader Spare Parts

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Source: LinkenIn

Source: BMWblog.com

Closing

• Questions?

• Information market

• Admission, career services, and alumni relations

• Conclusion

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All students:

Enroll via Studielink

Non-TiSEM students who want to enroll in a (Pre-)

Master also need to:

Submit an application for admission

For more information go to

www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/masters-programmes/admissionprocedure/feb/

Admission & Application

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TiSEM Career Services

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Guiding you in your career planning process

• Career Advice

• Career Workshop

• Internships

• TiSEM Career Mentor Program

Simone Hofland (K18)

Career Services Officer

013 466 4203

[email protected]

www.tilburguniversity.edu/studentcareerservices

TiSEM Alumni Relations

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Alumni are our most important ambassadors and our goal is

to continue to support our alumni to succeed in their

professional lives by providing opportunities to

- Expand Your Future

- Knowledge

- Skills

- Network

As a student, you can benefit from the experiences of the

thousands of alumni in the network

Pam Dupont

Alumni Officer

013 466 3603

[email protected]

http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/alumni-tisem