"Michigan's first priority is to isolate issues of great importance for the future and
frame them to create the right debate, both in the business community and in public."
                                                                                                               --C.K. Prahalad

Overview

Michigan's Executive Education Programs in India study the managerial issues and emerging practices associated with leveraging global resources and accessing new markets. Current research and educational programs focus on the interface between global companies and Indian firms on the issues and challenges associated with maximizing value from the talent pool and knowledge infrastructure in India. Specifics areas of study include:

• Services outsourcing Manufacturing outsourcing
• The Indian economy
• The Indian-U.S. business interaction
• Market opportunities at the "bottom of the economic pyramid"

One of our satellite offices is located in Bangalore's Electronic City, in close proximity to the Indian Institute for Information Technology, Infosys and other leading Indian firms, as well as multinational corporations such as Hewlett Packard and General Electric, representing an on-the-ground-commitment by the Ross School of Business to study at the source of next practices in global business.

Through Michigan's extensive research and educational programs, the following problems and issues are addressed:

• How should my company's internal processes change in the face of global competition and access to global resources?
• What is beyond global supply chains for physical products?
• How can global and Indian companies shape outsourcing relationships into a sustainable and mutually beneficial proposition?
• What are the implications of fragmenting the "knowledge work" of R&D or engineering inside my firm?

Michigan has a long history of providing executive development and business consulting services to leading Indian firms, dating back to the late 1980's. For more than 13 years, Michigan's Global Program for Management Development has been taught in India. The faculty has extensive research and consulting experience with Indian companies, and they combine their own personal knowledge of India's local and regional business issues with the global perspectives and thought leadership of a world-class university.

Focused Programs

Custom Programs

For over a decade, Michigan has been developing custom executive development programs for leading Indian firms, including ICICI Bank, Aditya Birla, Tata, Mahindra & Mahindra, and others. Among the top ranked schools globally for custom programs by Business Week, Michigan offers unique ways to access the rich, research-based intellectual capital of a world-class business school.

Bringing a variety of multidisciplinary perspectives into focus on the specific business issues your company faces, Michigan custom solutions have included general management, leadership, HR and IT programs. Each custom engagement is designed to go beyond the theoretical to deliver tangible, measurable, sustainable results that address your specific goals, challenges and executive development needs.

Public programs

Global Program for Management Development