kmbs-knowledge

kmbs-knowledge is a center of research, knowledge synthesis and innovations that are applicable to business in Ukraine. kmbs-knowledge provides a rhythm for the generation of ideas at kmbs, and also a base from which to form the intellectual capital of the school

Case Studies

A large number of courses taught at kmbs are based on real-life case studies of companies operating in Ukraine and/or elsewhere in the world. Creation of such cases is an essential part of knowledge generation at the school – a fact that allows the learning process in the classroom to reflect the real business environment as closely as possible. Moreover, during their study, kmbs program participants often visit the companies that are described in the case studies, providing them with valuable additional insights, and expanding the kmbs network through communication with the relevant top-managers (case study heroes) In 2005 kmbs won the 3rd place at the 11th CEEMAN Case Writing Competition for its case ”UMC: the Challenge of Being Number One” In 2004, the Consortium for the Enhancement of Ukrainian Management Education [CEUME] recognized the essential contribution of kmbs in the development of the case study method in Ukraine, and in 2001 according to the information of Consortium, 7 of the 10 most popular cases taught in Ukraine were created at kmbs

International conferences

kmbs is recognized on a global level as the main platform in Ukraine for international events in the area of management education. In 2006 kmbs organized the following events:

Strategic session by W. Chan Kim, the author of the Blue Ocean Strategy
Philip Kotler’s master-class and public lecture for the best students of Ukrainian higher educational institutions on “Marketing in the new economy”
Managerial workshop by Ichak Adizes "Business transformation: from entrepreneurship to systematic management"
Second Garnet Capacity Building Workshop, organized together with IMD and The Evian Group

In addition, kmbs faculty are regularly invited as speakers to different business and scientific conferences in Ukraine and abroad, enriching these events with the results of their research and inspiring ideas

Research

Unique knowledge generation at kmbs is supported by research that reflects the most important issues of Ukrainian business development. For example, a recent research project conducted at kmbs examined the country’s “Creative society” potential – a variable that measures the potential for innovations – across the largest cities of Ukraine

Informational Resource Center

The Schools provides full informational support for all of its courses through a library of several thousand books, articles, cases, periodicals. kmbs also provides program participants with access to one of the best online academic search databases (EBSCO) – an electronic archive of the world’s leading business publications

Management e-update

The School issues a weekly management e-update featuring executive summaries of the best recent business publications. This unique kmbs edition allows all current and former program participants to be aware of the last business events and trends and receive new management ideas even after completing their respective program. Access to the e-archive and subscription are free at www.kmbs.com.ua

Management Consulting kmbs-consulting involves the provision of support for new ideas and projects implementation in leading Ukrainian companies. Faculty offer consulting services in such areas as:

strategic management
organizational development
sales and marketing
finances
human resources management
operations management
logistics