Master of Business Administration Learn to Lead pdf

• A progressive curriculum that matches leading MBA programs around the world and offers: Solid fundamental knowledge The opportunity to specialize with a variety of majors - Finance,

Learn to Lead

Master of Business

Administration

Why Pursue a MBA Degree

at KIMEP University?

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at KIMEP University is dedicated to training leaders who can effectively manage and successfully transform organizations both in Kazakhstan and internationally The program offers:

• Quality – learn from the best and most diverse faculty in the entire CIS.

• Relevance – learn about practical ways to understand the most pressing challenges and opportunities in

the field of Business Administration, and develop skills to apply the knowledge you gain.

• Opportunity – use your knowledge to gain access to fulfilling and highly paid employment,

join-ing an influential network of KIMEP University alumni who are shapjoin-ing the development of Cen-tral Asia and beyond.

• International – take the opportunity to study abroad with our dual degree and exchange program.

• Financial support – apply for a scholarship to get assistance in paying for your studies.

What Skills and Knowledge Will You Develop

in the MBA Program at KIMEP University?

The mission of the MBA program is to prepare high-quality decision-makers and business leaders capable

of solving contemporary business problems in a dynamic and competitive global marketplace, in a socially responsible manner The program is designed to ensure that MBA graduates will demonstrate:

• Analytical thinking and problem solving skills

• Communication and leadership skills

• Fundamental knowledge of the business environment including economic, ethical and international issues

• Essential knowledge in the core business disciplines of Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Manage-ment, Operations Management and Information Systems

• Advanced specialized knowledge in one or more areas of business

• Integrative business knowledge

• Application of theoretical knowledge to business practice and research

What is Special About the MBA Program at KIMEP University?

KIMEP University‘s MBA has produced the business leaders of Central Asia for nearly twenty years The world-renowned Bang College of Business (BCB) has the best international faculty, corporate connections and

inter-national reputation of any business school in the CIS BCB remains the best institution in the region to launch a career as a manager, entrepreneur or business scholar.

• A progressive curriculum that matches leading MBA programs around the world and offers:

Solid fundamental knowledge

The opportunity to specialize with a variety of majors - Finance, Accounting, Management,

Marketing, Leadership and Organizational Behavior - and minors - Finance, Accounting, Management, Marketing, Business Law, International Business, Leadership and

Organizational Behavior

Certificate programs in audit, taxation, risk management and brand management

Practical experience with internships and research skills with a thesis

• International Pool of Faculty Members with top-level academic and professional qualifications

• Opportunity to study and work concurrently

• Opportunity for study at foreign universities through exchange and dual-degree programs

• Opportunity to work as a teaching or research assistant

• Strong collaboration with industry, government and foreign universities

What Career Prospects Do You Have With the MBA Degree of KIMEP University?

Our outstanding alumni are the best evidence of the success of KIMEP University’s MBA program Some of our graduates are successful entrepreneurs Many of our MBA graduates go on to become top managers in the most successful businesses in Kazakhstan and internationally They are recruited by leading local and international companies in positions including:

• Accounting Managers and Auditors

• Financial Analysts, Bankers and Consultants

• Marketing and Brand Managers

• Human Resource Managers

• Project Managers

• Logistics Managers

• Business Development Managers

What do Alumni Think of the MBA Program

of KIMEP University?

Baurzhan Burkhanbekov, MBA, 1997

Director, PWC LLP

“Having KIMEP University’s MBA education was the most important factor in my career choice and future success At the time I graduated, it was the only local university where I could get quality educa-tion in finance area KIMEP University continues to be one of the most preferable sources when we look for new hires”

Dana Inkarbekova, MBA, 1995

Assurance Partner, PWC LLP

“KIMEP University’s MBA program has created a tremendous opportunity to expand my career perspectives at the right time I met outstanding people in KIMEP University The level and quality of

my classmates was very high I am very grateful to KIMEP University and I believe that other MBA students will benefit from similar positive impacts provided by this university in our country”

Gulmara Rysbekova, MBA, 2007

Brand Manager, Procter & Gamble LLP

“I’d like to express my gratitude to my Alma Mater for the world-class education in the MBA pro-gram It is the best Institute in Kazakhstan in terms of high quality of education, auspicious facilities and excellent career prospects I can see it not only as a former student and instructor, but also as an employer KIMEP educates the leaders who change the society”

Arman Khamitbekov, MBA, 2007

Financial Controller, Altyntau Resources JSC

“KIMEP has made tremendous change in my life, and I perceive it as an institution that truly “changes society” MBA from KIMEP helped me to step forward in my career and it opened up for me new oppor-tunities I have gained my best friends among classmates whom I still talk and see nearly everyday I advise current and future students to take full benefit from opportunities that KIMEP offers to its students Meet people from business world, tie up new relationships and make lifelong friendships with classmates”

What do Current Students Think of the MBA Program of KIMEP University?

Michael Quinn

“The MBA at KIMEP University is a great opportunity to expand your horizons and open up an entirely new world As an international student, I’ve been exposed to new ideas, new skills and entirely new ways

of thinking I’ve been encouraged to undertake surprisingly unique projects, and I’ve been fortunate to have made good friends in the process I would recommend the MBA to anyone who welcomes a chal-lenge, looks for an adventure and is open to new experiences It certainly has met my expectations”

Xeniya Deikova

“KIMEP is a wonderful world, where every day you could learn something new and exciting, meet interesting people and participate in various conferences and business events My education at KIMEP has helped me to choose a right career path and, at the moment, MBA classes at KIMEP are providing

me with a lot of opportunities for future professional development”

Mansur Khamitov

“I am really proud of the fact that I have obtained a bachelor degree at KIMEP and made a decision to continue

my studies in an extremely competitive MBA program at a university which is the flagship of the education system of the Republic of Kazakhstan In my strivings to become a better person myself and make better a so-ciety I live in, I feel certain that a KIMEP education continues to equip me with all the necessary skills, abilities, values and visions that are nowadays required of a successful representative of a young generation”

Diana Kurbanbaeva

“When I was offered a scholarship to pursue MBA at KIMEP University, I did not hesitate over my decision to come as an international student, since it was an excellent opportunity to continue my education KIMEP MBA provides great opportunities to learn and develop The program curriculum is such that you acquire the very knowledge and skills you need to succeed in your career The program has a diverse student body – MBA students at KIMEP come from different countries and backgrounds

so there is a unique opportunity to learn not only from the professors but also from your peer students KIMEP has excellent facilities and motivated and professional people who are always there to help and guide you I would recommend KIMEP MBA for anyone who wants to advance in their career”

Aizhan Saparova

“The reason why I decided to get MBA degree at KIMEP is to develop my professional skills that will carry me to greater heights MBA at KIMEP cultivates critical thinking, analytical thinking, personal leadership and an innovative spirit to face and overcome real world challenges We are taught not only how to be a leader, but also to demonstrate it Courses are full of global elements and pertinent examples help you develop comprehensive solutions to challenges, which might be faced in the world of business”

World-class faculty

Our internationally-qualified faculty is at the heart of our success, and they represent a key strength of the MBA program Faculty members are highly qualified and are research active in their respective fields They were educated at leading universities around the world They have also led exciting careers, holding academic, research and industrial positions in some of the most successful organizations around the world

AccOuntInG AnD tAXAtIOn AReA

Gavin Kretzschmar, Visiting Professor & PWC Chair of Accounting

PhD (University of Edinburgh, UK)

Previous Affiliations: University of Edinburgh, Standard Bank (SA) Retail and Financial Services,

and Standard Bank Jersey Stockbrokers

Research Interests: Effect of Commodity Volatility on Oil and Gas Company and Sovereign Wealth

Fund Returns and Bank Asset Pricing, Risk and Economic Capital

Zhanel Mailibayeva, Assistant Professor

PhD (Purdue University, USA)

Previous Affiliations: Florida Atlantic University and Purdue University, USA.

Research Interests: Financial Reporting Quality, Information Intermediaries, Corporate Governance,

Properties of Earnings, Management Guidance

Fedhila Hassouna, Professor

PhD (University of Colorado, USA)

Previous Affiliations: American University in Bulgaria, Business School Tunis, King Saud University,

Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency and Arached CPA’s, Saudi Arabia

Research Interests: Managerial Accounting, Financial Accounting, Auditing.

Madan Lal Bhasin, Professor

PhD (Meerut University, India)

Previous Affiliations: Fiji National University, New York Institute of Technology, Sung Kyun Kwan

University, Korea and Mazoon College, Oman

Research Interests:

Various Dimensions of Financial Statement Disclosures, Intellectual Capital, Envi-ronmental and Social Responsibility Reporting and Audit Committees

Yoon Shik Han, Assistant Professor

MBA (State University of New Jersey, USA), CPA (California, USA)

Previous Affiliations: Sogang University, Real Estate & Financial Advisory Company and Corporate

Restructuring Company, Korea

Research Interests: Frauds in a Non-audit Environment and Stock Market in CIS Region.

Zhanat Syzdykov, Senior Lecturer

MPA (KIMEP University), Diploma in IFRS, and Certified Auditor of Kazakhstan, DBA (in-Progress

at KIMEP University)

Previous Affiliations: SAF Audit LLC, Accounting and Audit LLC, Audit Manager at KPMG, Kazakhstan Research

Interests: Corporate Governance Implication in Developing Countries, Earnings Manage-ment and Company Valuation and Quality of Accounting Information Affecting Investors’ Decisions

Serzhan nurgozhin, Senior Lecturer

MA (KIMEP University), Diploma in International Financial Reporting (DipIFR, ACCA), DBA (in-Progress at KIMEP University)

Previous Affiliations: International and Kazakhstani training in consulting companies and

govern-mental agencies

Research Interests: Earnings Quality, Reliability of IFRS based Financial Statements, Drivery of Banks

Profitability and Earnings Management

nurlan Orazalin, Senior Lecturer

MSc (Texas A&M University, USA), CMA, ACCA, DBA (in-Progress at KIMEP University)

Previous Affiliations: ATC International and HOCK International Company, Kazakhstan.

Research Interests: Fair Value Accounting, Current Topics in IFRS, Relevance and Reliability Issues of

Fixed Assets, Corporate Governance and Corporate Disclosure Practices in Kazakhstan

tomas Balco, Associate Professor

JUDr (Masaryk University, Czech Republic)

Previous

Affiliations: Vysoka Skola Ekonomika, BPP International, PriceWaterhouseCoopers (Al-maty office) and International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Research Interests: International Tax Law, Domestic Law Aspects, Tax Treaty Aspects, Taxation and

Foreign Direct Investment, Customs Union and Taxation, Oil & Gas and Mining Taxation, Develop-ing Countries and Taxation

Vladimir tyutyuryukov, Assistant Professor on Special Appointment

C.Sc (Russian State Tax Academy under Ministry of Finance, Russia)

Previous Affiliations: All-Russia State Tax Academy under Ministry of Finance of Russia, Russian

Academy of Justice, Institute of Humanitarian Education

Research Interests: Corporate Taxation, Taxation in Economic Unions, Transfer Pricing.

FInAnce AReA

Razzaque Bhatti, Professor

PhD (University of Sheffield, UK)

Previous

Affiliations: International Islamic University, Azad Jammu and Kashmir University, Paki-stan, Gulf University of Science and Technology, Kuwait

Research Interests: International Finance, Open-economy Macroeconomics, International Parity

Conditions, Exchange Rate Determination and International Market Integration

William Gissy, Professor

PhD (Georgia State University, USA)

Previous Affiliations: Kennesaw State University, Morehouse College and Georgia State University,

USA

Research Interests: Financial Ethics and Exchange Rate Policy in Emerging Markets.

Dana Stevens, Associate Professor

PhD (Stanford University, USA)

Previous Affiliations: Galen University, Belize International College, China, American University of

Armenia and University of South Florida, USA

Research Interests: Offshore Finance

Sang Lee, Associate Professor

PhD (University of New Orleans, USA)

Previous Affiliations: Mainline Information System, Korea, Market Force Consulting firm, Korea,

KWR International Consultants, Inc (KWR), Korea, Korea Securities Dealers Association (KSDA), Korea and Nicholls State University, USA

Research Interests: Financial Market Integration, International Portfolio Management and Financial

Market Development

M Mujibul Haque, Associate Professor

PhD (Texas Tech University, USA)

Previous Affiliations: North South University, Bangladesh, Wichita State University and Texas Tech

University, USA

Research

Interests: Natural Recourses and Economic Growth, Development and Efficiency of Finan-cial Markets and Institutions and International rate Parity Conditions and Arbitrage Opportunities

Mira nurmakhanova, Assistant Professor

PhD (Iowa State University, USA)

Previous Affiliations: International Academy of Business, Iowa State University, Kazakh-American

University

Research Interests: Microfinance, Macroeconomics, Bayesian Econometrics and Environmental

Economics

William callahan, Assistant Professor

PhD (University of Arkansas, USA)

Previous Affiliations: Northeastern State University, University of Arkansas, Southern Methodist

University and Grand Valley State University, USA

Research Interests: Corporate Spinoffs, Divestitures, Corporate Governance and Oil Industry.

Donald Hoskins, Assistant Professor

MBA (University of Virginia, USA), CFA, CFP

Previous Affiliations: Heidelberg College and Florida Atlantic University, USA, Universidad Peruana

de Ciencias Aplicadas, Peru and various international banks, mutual funds, hedge fund and private equity funds, USA

Research Interests: Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets and Behavioural Finance.

elia M Ramamonjisoa, Professor on Special Appointment

PhD (University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France)

Previous

Affiliations: Maastricht School of Management, Netherlands, Instituto Tecnologico y Estu-dios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico and Laurentian University, Canada

Research Interests: Revisiting the Concept of Profitability in the Light of the 2008-global Financial

Crisis and New Corporate Performance Indicators after the 2008-global Financial Crisis

Keun Jung Lee, Assistant Professor

PhD (London School of Economics, UK)

Previous Affiliations: London School of Economics, UK and ChooGae Entertainment, Korea

Research Interests: Corporate Finance and Governance, Trade Finance, Mutual, Hedge Funds, Private

Equity and Oil, Gas and Natural Resource Industry in Finance

MAnAGeMent AnD MARKetInG AReA

carolyn erdener, Professor

PhD (Indiana University Bloomington, USA)

Previous Affiliations: METU-NCC in North Cyrpus, ITESM in Mexico, American University in

Cairo, Stuttgart Institute of Management and Technology, Germany, and Georgia College & State University and California State University, USA

Research Interests: Cultural Frictions and Transaction Costs, Business in Turkic-speaking Countries:

Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, China, Turkey

Michael conrad, Associate Professor

PhD (Stevens Institute of Technology, USA)

Previous Affiliations: American University of Armenia, American University of Dubai, American

University in Central Asia and Pennsylvania State University and La Selle University, USA

Research Interests: Ethical Leadership and Work Ethics.

Monowar Mahmood, Associate Professor

PhD (University of Manchester, UK)

Previous Affiliations: East West University, University of Chittagong, North South University and

Islamic University in Bangladesh

Research Interests: International Human Resource Management, Comparative Employment System,

National Skills and Knowledge Development Strategy, Organizational Learning and Learning Organi-zation, Industrial Relations and Union-management Social Partnership

Paul Davis, Assistant Professor

PhD (Deakin University, Australia)

Previous Affiliations: Corporate Excellence International Pty Ltd., Australia.

Research Interests: Corporate Communications, Performance Management, Organizational Learning

and Development, Public Sector Leadership and Organizational Development

Richard tansey, Professor

PhD (University of Houston, USA)

Previous Affiliations: Gulf University of Science and Technology, Kuwait, Texas A&M International

University, Laredo, USA and Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

Research Interests: Leadership, Organizational Structure and Design, Poverty and Ethnicity.

Vladimir Garkavenko, Associate Professor

PhD (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand)

Previous Affiliations: Waiariki Institute of Technlogy, New Zealand

Research

Interests: Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Business Strategy, Dis- tribution Channels, Relationships between Suppliers, Retailers and Consumers, Disintermediation- re-intermediation Process as a result of ICT Implementation, Niche Tourism and High-yield Manage-ment in Tourism

Kim choy chung, Assistant Professor

PhD (University of Otago, New Zeland)

Previous Affiliations: Al Akhawayn University, Morocco, University of Otago, New Zealand and

Thames International College, UK

Research

Interests: Branding, Marketing of Higher Education, Mobile-Commerce, Consumer Behav-ior and Retailing

elmira Bogoviyeva, Assistant Professor

PhD (University of Mississippi, USA)

Previous

Affiliations: a Marketing & PR Manager at International Center for Market Economy “AR-MAN”, a consultant and head of Marketing department at “Asia Technics Group”

Research Interests:

Brand Development, Sustainability and Eco-sustainable Orientation, Social Mar-keting, National Branding

Bulent Dumlupinar, Assistant Professor

PhD (Aegean University, Turkey)

Previous Affiliations: Eylul University and Aegean University, Turkey and S.C.Rompak S.R.L, Romania Research Interests: Marketing, Strategy and International Business.

David Dickerson, Associate Professor

PhD (University of Cambridge, UK)

Previous Affiliations: Southern Cross University, Australia, Hawaii Pacific University, USA, St Xavier

University, France and Worldwide Sales, USA

Research

Interests: Cross-cultural Strategic Marketing Research and Extending Existing Global Data-base of Knowledge to Include Central Asia