Free sessions will be available on Friday 9th of June from 17:00/5 PM and Saturday 10th of June from 9:00 / 9 AM, based on previous registration at
Why register for a free EMBA session?
- It gives you the opportunity to sample the level of world-class teaching we’re providing in Cluj!
- Get to know the EMBA network we develop in Cluj over the last 8 years!
- Meet the current students and learn from their experience as they reached the twelve and last module!
- Grasp some useful learnings for your business while participating in the group work/ discussion in class!
- Discuss with TEE team your questions related to the enrolment process!
Why study this module during the Executive MBA programme?
The pandemic, the internet, and advances in information and communications are implicated in the emergence of the network economy and the network society. Greater connectivity and access to increased variety and volume of information enable new and complex forms of organisation embodying distributed network structures and processes and give rise to a complex competitive landscape. This presents opportunities and threats that are challenging both public and private sector institutions. The purpose of this module is to equip students to understand the emerging context and to harness network forms of organisation to deliver transformational capacity or stability as appropriate in the face of environmental turbulence.
The module maps out how the convergence of technology and globalisation has changed value creation, how this has affected strategy, and the wider social and environmental consequences of an emerging networked world. Through the theories and examples provided by Andrew and Raluca, students will develop their capacity for conceptualisation so that they are able to decide for themselves what they can take from competing theories to deal with complex situations for which no single “best practice” recipe exists, and where imitation from examples is not a viable option.
The teaching staff delivering this module
"It is a great pleasure to be delivering this module since it addresses the fundamental challenges, of rising complexity and consequent disruption, facing businesses. Digital disruption has been challenging traditional models of strategy and economics for some time now, but the pandemic, subsequent supply chain crises and the spectre of war are forcing executives to reconsider previously robust business models and think about resilience. The module is designed to enable students to more effectively lead in complex times and provide the tools to enable us all to flourish in the future" - declared Dr. Andrew Taylor
"I am delighted to co-facilitate the Complexity & Strategic DIsruption Module as the topic is not just of critical importance in the more-than-ever changing business landscape, but also frankly, intellectually stimulating. Acquiring the complexity lens is deeply rewarding as it promotes a shift in conceptualizing organizational learning and effectiveness and provides hands-on tools for management practice to make room for experimentation and emergence, develop resilience, and build adaptive systems. I cannot think of a better way to complete the EMBA guided journey for the 2022 Cohort!" - declares Raluca Bochis
Special guests for the module
Gabriel Souca is the second speaker for this module, joining the module from our TEE business community. Gabriel is a C-level professional with expertise in various fields of activity: FMCG, energy, or industrial production both in multinationals (FrieslandCampina Netherlands), Romanian owned companies (Prodvinalco, Energo ESCO, EnergoBit Group) or foreign-owned companies (Electroceramica). He held various positions in these companies like Procurement Manager, Executive Manager, Improvement Manager, Commercial and Supply Chain Manager, or even General Manager. These various C-level positions in different companies helped Gabriel achieve extensive and unique expertise and with this in mind in 2020 he decided to found his own company that provides consultancy and design services for the energy project in general and renewable energy projects in particular.
Gabriel has an Executive MBA degree from the University of Hull (UK), graduated in 2019 with “Distinction”. As a personal touch about Gabriel, he is a passionate Universitatea Cluj fan and is also involved in organizing cultural events together with Scena Urbana.
Academic contributions of teaching staff
- Taylor, A. (2021, March 21). Rethinking leadership for a Green World. Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved February 13, 2023, from https://www.routledge.com/Rethinking-Leadership-for-a-Green-World/Taylor/p/book/9781032041841
- Taylor, A., & Bronstone, A. (2022, October 7). Re-constructing the global network economy: Building pathways to resilience in local economies. Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved February 13, 2023, from https://www.routledge.com/Re-Constructing-the-Global-Network-Economy-Building-Pathways-to-Resilience/Taylor-Bronstone/p/book/9780367702595
- Bochis Raluca - In Search of Tomorrow : Critical Thinking about the Romanian and International Business Environment Volume 1 Transilvania Executive Education - Executive MBA University of Hull Class of 2017 - 2019
- Taylor, A. and Bronstone, A. (2019) People, place and global order: Foundations of a networked political economy, Routledge & CRC Press. Available at: https://www.routledge.com/People-Place-and-Global-Order-Foundations-of-a-Networked-Political-Economy/Taylor-Bronstone/p/book/9780367197643 (Accessed: 30 May 2023).