Introducing: Strategic Management Programme for CXOs
Contextually designed 10 months senior management course for functional experts looking for business leadership roles.
Campus immersion module of three days.
Strategic management programme focused on real business use cases.
Peer-learning & networking opportunities.
Strategic Thinking
Technology Embracement
All-round Business Understanding
Responsible Leadership
Note: All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of IIM Kozhikode.
Bachelor’s Degree (10+2+3 or 10+2+4) / Diploma (10+2+3) from any recognised university.
10 plus years of work experience *after completion of qualifying education as above.
*Internships and training experiences will not be considered as full-time work experience.
Corporate nominations & retail applications with credentials. Final selection of participants will be solely done by IIM Kozhikode.
Rajesh S. Upadhyayula is a professor in the area of Strategic Management and Executive Director, IIMK LIVE – IIM Kozhikode Laboratory for Innovation, Venturing and Entrepreneurship (Incubator of the campus). He has an eclectic experience spanning academia, industry, and non-governmental sectors. He is a post-graduate from IIFM Bhopal and a PhD from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. His topic of research was examining how networks help IT firms (within and outside clusters) build capabilities. He was a recipient of the prestigious Infosys Fellowship for his doctoral dissertation. During his doctoral programme, he spent 3 months at the Institute of New Technologies, United Nations University, Maastricht, Netherlands. He was a Visiting Scholar to University of Sydney, Australia.
His works (along with co-authors) were recognised at many national and international conferences. He was also a speaker at various events and has also extensively taught at MDP Programmes including facilitating sessions for senior leadership for companies such as Bosch India Limited, Star TV, etc. Before joining IIM Kozhikode, Rajesh worked as Manager, Think Tank, a strategic planning wing at Tata Consultancy Services.
His current research interests are in the areas of firm choice in multiple clusters, internationalisation strategies of offshore service providers, emerging market multinationals and corporate governance.