STRATEGIC CHANGE AND INNOVATION PROGRAM

“The Only Thing that is Constant is Change”. This quote is attributed to Heraclitus, the famous Greek philosopher. This was 2500 years ago. But today the world seems to change at an exponential rate. Technology advances relentlessly, altering the rules of business.  Markets are not stable, customers are increasingly demanding, their loyalties shift, and competitors aggressively target your customers.  Innovation causes existing products, services, business models, and entire businesses to become obsolete. Since innovation is a key driver of change, ask yourself: are you confronting or ignoring the realities of change in your environment? Are you innovating or stagnating? Will you survive? What is your strategy?

ContentThe “Strategic Change & Innovation” program provides an integrative approach to strategy, change and innovation. It draws on research from a number of disciplinary areas such organizational behavior, strategy, human resource management, technology and innovation management. The program provides insights into best practices and proven tools and offers a framework to successfully implement change management. Topics include:

Frequent reactions to change Strategic change success and failure factors Tools to manage change Managing the innovation process.

For WhomThe “Strategic Change & Innovation” program is designed to help business professionals understand the challenge of managing change in their organizations. It is meant for anyone with current or anticipated leadership responsibilities, including senior executives and managers; managers expecting to take on change management roles; and those who are expected to lead and influence others without formal authority.

BenefitsUpon completion of this course, participants should be able to understand:

why a large percentage of change efforts fail how to conduct a situational analysis to identify the need for and type of change required within their

organizations the key elements of a change process model which, if properly applied, can enhance organizational

agility, performance, and effectiveness characteristics of change leaders and how you can develop skills as an agent of change the different types of innovation, how to search and select the most appropriate, and how to

successfully exploit them

Venue & TimeDates: 5 and 6 December 2014Time: 10.00 – 18.00 – 5 December 2014

10.00 – 14.00 – 6 December 2014Venue: Astana city, Kabanbay batyr ave., 53, Nazarbayev University, room # 3302

PriceThe price for this two day program is: 130.000 KZTThe program includes all course materials as well as meals and coffee.

Program Faculty

Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Business | 8 7172 70 91 83, 70 91 64Find us online: www.gsb.nu.edu.kz | facebook.com/gsbnu

Chet Borucki is Associate Dean for MBA Programs and Professor of Strategy and Management at Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Business. Previously he has taught at business school in several countries: Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, and the USA. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan Business School and also holds Masters Degrees in Organizational Psychology (University of Michigan) and Business Administration (University of Massachusetts) and an undergraduate degree in Psychology (University of Massachusetts). His interests include: analysis of organizations, strategic change management, and high performance work organizations. He has taught in management programs and has provided consultation to companies in the U.S., Europe, Japan, Korea, and Central Asia.

Ramon O'Callaghan is Dean of the Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Business. Previously, he was Dean of Tias Business School and chaired Professor of Information Systems and Innovation Management at the School of Economics of Tilburg University in the Netherlands. He received a doctorate degree in Business Administration (Harvard University), an MBA degree (IESE Business School), and an Engineering Degree (MSc and BSc) Technical University of Catalunya, in Barcelona. His interests include: management of technology, innovation, entrepreneurship and knowledge management. His work has been published in academic journals, books and conference proceedings. His professional experience includes executive education, research and consulting projects for business and governmental organizations in the United States, Europe and Asia.

Patrick Duparcq is Associate Dean for Executive Programs at the Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Business. Previously, he taught at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University in Chicago. He received a PhD in Management (Purdue University, USA); and a Masters degree in Econometrics (Antwerp University, Belgium). Professor Duparcq is a recognized technology strategist and technology visionary with twenty years of expertise in technology forecasting, marketing, and technology implementation. Working in R&D, product strategy, and technology strategy, he has a track record in technology forecasting and Internet marketing. His activities include developing frameworks and strategies for businesses, specifically

in electronic marketing and global marketing.