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Programs - AeA Management Development Program

AeA/Santa Clara University Management Development Program
For Leaders in Technology Companies

June 9-12, 2008
Santa Clara University campus

AeA Member Program Fee:
After April 2: $3,495

Non Member Program Fee:
After April 2: $3, 995

 

For three decades, the AeA/Santa Clara University Management Development program has strengthened the leadership skills of more than 1,000 high-tech managers. This summer, join SCU's Leavey School of Business faculty and learn proven management techniques, industry best practices and core business principles that build on your technical talent. Maximize your leadership potential and improve your ability to contribute outstanding results to your company.


Advance Your Leadership
Over the course of four compact days, this course provides you the opportunity to network with rising leaders in technology and gain valuable new perspectives from experienced instructors familiar with the technology industry.


This program gives you the tools necessary to:

Lead Diverse Teams Effectively

  • Build successful onsite and virtual teams
  • Leverage team talents and develop their capabilities
  • Learn tactical techniques for managing up

Learn Strategies for Financial Effectiveness

  • Learn and apply value chain analysis
  • Understand technology business models and their financial statements
  • Map market segments and identify strategic advantages

Master Negotiation

  • Utilize mechanisms that build influence
  • Avoid common negotiating pitfalls

 

Develop as an Effective Leader

  • Incorporate executive thinking into your job
  • Build influence through productive professional relationships
  • Overcome internal power struggles to meet company objectives

Business Benefits

  • Master group dynamics with management styles for evolving teams
  • Recognize key elements of your firm's growth and profitability
  • Understand market segmentation and target markets
  • Negotiate more effectively and achieve greater results


Who Should Attend
The program is designed for high-tech industry managers from all functional areas with approximately two years of management experience. Ideal candidates also include seasoned managers with new leadership responsibilities or who face changes that require new skills.

Many technology companies, including National Semiconductor and Printronix, send teams of managers each year. Through continued participation, companies build management teams whose shared leadership concepts put them a step ahead of their competitors.

Faculty
Learn from industry-experienced faculty from Santa Clara University's renowned Leavey School of Business, ranked among the top 10 schools by U.S. News and World Report for its part-time MBA program. Faculty emphasize innovation and expertly integrate theory with practice to help managers achiever greater results.

Instructors
David Caldwell, Senior Associate Dean and Professor of
Management
Dr. Caldwell specializes in human resource management and organizational behavior. His research interests include new product development processes, characteristics of effective managers, and factors influencing work group performance.
Dennis Moberg, Professor, Organizational Analysis and Management
Dr. Moberg teaches courses in organization design and managerial decision making. His research interests include organizational politics, organizational design, and ethics.
Albert V. Bruno, William T. Cleary Professor of Marketing
Dr. Bruno teaches courses in small business, marketing management, and business policy.
David R. Palmer, Partner, Customer Manufacturing Group
Dr. Palmer teaches negotiation in the MBA program at SCU and is an experienced management consultant, executive, educator, and professional speaker.
Terri Griffith, Professor, Management
Dr. Griffith teaches courses in virtual teams, negotiation, conflict management and motivation. Her research centers on new technologies.

Accommodations
Classes are held at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business. Lunches are provided, but hotel costs are not included in the tuition fee. Out-of-town participants may stay at local hotels within walking distance of the campus, and are responsible for booking their own accommodations.

Apply Online by March 2nd and Save
Online applications available at www.aeanet.org/santaclara

AeA Members
Before March 2nd: $3,195
After March 2nd: $3,495

 

Non-members*
Before March 2nd: $3,695
After March 2nd: $3,995



To receive early-bird pricing, application and payment must be received by March 2nd. Applications are reviewed and confirmation letters are sent within two weeks.
*Applicants from AeA member companies are given first priority. Should your company join AeA by the end of the program, the non-member supplement will be applied to your company's AeA membership dues.

Cancellation Policy

  • Cancellations received prior to May 4, 2007 will be given a 50% refund.
  • After May 4, 2007, no refunds will be made.
  • Substitutions will be accepted until June 1, 2007.

Information
Please direct Inquiries to:

AeA Education Programs
5201 Great America Parkway, Suite 400
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone: 408.987.4276; Fax: 408.987.4296
Email: executivedevelopment@aeanet.org

Past Participating Companies
Below is a partial list of companies represented over recent years. Make sure your company participates in the 2007 AeA/Santa Clara University Management Development Program.

BEA Systems, Inc.
BEI Technologies - Systron Donner
Cascade Microtech, Inc.
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Computer Access Technology, Inc.
Cymer, Inc.
Ditech Communications, Inc.
Dolby Laboratories
dpiX, LLC
Endwave, Inc.
Extreme Networks, Inc.

HP, Inc.
Merix, Inc.
Micro Encoder, Inc.
Mircus, Inc.
National Semiconductor, Inc.
Nicheware, Inc.
Phillips Medical: ATL Ultrasound, Inc.
Philips Semiconductors, Inc.
Printronix, Inc.
RadiSys Corporation, Inc.
Seagate Technology, Inc.


SonoSite, Inc.
Spectra-Physics Lasers, Inc.
Symantec Corporation
Synopsys, Inc.
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
Verisity, Ltd.
Vesta, Inc.
VISX, Inc.
Xicom Technology, Inc.
Xilinx, Inc.