1. The Euro Mediterranean Management Approach : 1. A holistic interpretation of management Walter Baets, PhD, HDR Associate Dean for Research MBA Director Professor Complexity, Knowledge and Innovation Euromed Marseille – Ecole de Management

2. Wanderer, your footprints are the path, and nothing more; Wanderer, there is no path, it is created as you walk. By walking, you make the path before you, and when you look behind you see the path which after you will not be trod again. Wanderer, there is no path, but the ripples on the waters. Antonio Machado, Chant XXIX Proverbios y cantares, Campos de Castilla, 1917

3. A very great musician came and stayed in our house, He made one big mistake … He was determined to teach me music and consequently, no learning took place. Nevertheless, I did casually pick up from him a certain amount of stolen knowledge. Rabindranath Tagore

4. Corporate challenges for the decade to come A Euro-Mediterranean reality Diversity as a creative potential A complex (dynamic, non-linear) world Emergence and the network economy Responsible management (long term) Management is competency driven Entrepreneurship and innovation Any system is holistic (hologramic) Experiential learning

5. I WE IT ITS Interior-Individual Intentional Interior-collective Cultural Exterior-Individual Behavioral Exterior-Collective Social World of: sensation, impulses, emotion, concepts, vision World of: magic, mythic, values World of: atoms, molecules, neuronal organisms, neocortex World of: societies, division of labour, groups, families, tribes, nation/state, agrarian, industrial and informational Truthfulness Justness Functional fit Truth Ken Wilber: A Brief History of Everything The concept of a holon (part/whole)

6. Floors of the « house » of knowing Classical science Noetic science Ayurveda Nature and potential of consciousness Indian « science of life » 1. Mathematics 1. Fractal algebra 1. Matter form 2. Physics 2. Energy physics 2. Ether and astral body (quantum mechanics) 3. Chemistry 3. Vibrational chemistry 3. Energy level (quantum mechanics, quarks) 4. Biology 4. Noetic biology 4. Desire (cells as integrated communities control by the organisms perception) 5. Psychology 5. Energy psychology 5. Capacity to think (perceptions – energy fields) (conceptualization) 6. Intuition, intelligence 7. Consciousness

7. Levels of understanding I WE IT ITS Fractal algebra Energy physics Vibrational chemistry Noetic biology Energy psychology

8. Euromed’s Management Approach: our specificity Mechanisticmanagementapproach HolisticmanagementapproachEuro-Mediterranean beliefs, values & culture (identity) PersonalDevelopment (Learner centered) Quantitative approaches Control/performance Management by objectives Models Financial orientation Short term efficiency Production management Dynamic system behavior Management in complexity Management in diversity Knowledge management Community of practices Ecological management Ethics in management Social corporate responsibility Sustainable development The networked economy Emergence, innovation… Historic legitimacy Diversity Sociology Humanism Relativism Complexity Social responsibility Euro-Mediterranean (long term perspective) Sustainable development Personal development Emotional development Leadership Making a difference Self motivation Joy Involvement Responsibility Respect Individual Collective/ Networked Interior Exterior

9. Concepts Applications Cases Skills Theory Activities The fundaments of management development

10. A pedagogical environment Cases Applications Theory Activities Competencies Concepts Personal development Hypertext linked A learning laboratory: Cyberlibris, Alexandrie, Gartner, etc. Blogs (http://euromed.blogs.com) Personal Workspace Collaborative tools, Wiki’s

11. Personal development in the ESC program Year 3 Year 2 Year 1 My dream, my personal project, my ambition Core courses Metizo (30h) PRO-ACT Employ: My employability My first job Electives Coaching PRO-ACT Languages PRO-ACT Elective 1/2 Professional Experiences Electives PRO-ACT International PRO-ACT Recherche Personal Development Plan Pro-Act Employ Road Book

13. 1. Introduction to the course (pedagogical approach, the use of the blog and wiki’s) and a general overview of the Euro-Mediterranean Management Approach 2. Euro-Mediterranean values within a historic and cultural perspective Holism, constructivism and scientific practice 3. Personal development 4. Complexity theory and the quantum interpretation of business 5. Knowledge, learning, and innovation 6. Sustainable development and the Global Compact program The course structure

14. WORKLOAD and WORKFORMS (5 ECTS equals 100 working hours) : Class room sessions: 18 h Weekly assignments: 7 h per week (equals 42 h). In groups of 5 students, you are going to work during the entire course, and on a weekly basis, producing a Wiki on your interpretation of the Euro-Mediterranean Management Approach. Before the next class room session, the Wiki needs to be constructed further, including the newly acquired insights. At each moment during the course, the respective Wiki’s should be up-to-date. A tutor is available to tutor you in this development, but he is not there to do the work for you. He also monitors the progress of your Wiki’s, and the involvement of each individual student. Readings and personal study: 20 h Final assignment, to be done in the same group of 5 students, and to be produced within the Wiki : 20 h

15. EXAMINATION AND GRADING : A group Wiki. At every session there will be an assignment given for the next course, that needs to be developed in a Wiki, and that at the end constitutes your group’s Wiki on the subject (see blog, news section). The assistant is doing the follow up on the progress of your Wiki’s and your individual involvement in the creation of it. Weekly assignments, timely made available in the Wiki: 40 % of the grade Peer and self evaluation: at the end of the course, each student hands in with the assistant a self evaluation and a peer evaluation of each team member. The document you have to hand in consists of an evaluation of each of the competencies that this course aims to develop (see the upper part of this course outline). For this part we use Cassandra (will be explained during the Course) : 20 % of the grade Presence is advised but not controlled Formal examination (QCM): 40 % of the grade

16. Self evaluation and peer evaluation (1) : Savoir Analytical skills Understanding the Euro-Mediterranean Management Model Understanding of different realities in management Basic understanding of complexity theory and constructivism Problem solving skills Identification of variables and constraints Define the variables of a Complex Space-Time reality The assumptions of the networked economy Information management Experience new pedagogical tools and approaches

17. Self evaluation and peer evaluation (2) : Savoir faire (1) Project management skills Identification of multidimensional problem and solution spaces Vision development skills Understanding the economic context Critical evaluation Translate new concepts in real life situations Imagine and create innovative actions Lateral thinking Produce coherence/holism Group working Master team oriented parameters and attitudes Anticipate hurdles Share knowledge and experience

18. Self evaluation and peer evaluation (3) : Savoir faire (2) Flexibility Adaptability Communication Manage communication supports Manage a personal and group learning file Coaching Organize and experience co-coaching Management learning Progress your own “knowing” Learn from your errors Incorporate continuous learning Stress management Time management

19. Self evaluation and peer evaluation (4) : Savoir être (1) Euromed Marseille orientation Stop ethnocentric thinking Make use of European and Mediterranean diversity Understand managerial diversity Understand the choices made in management and its consequences Use diversity as a constructive principle Learn about diversity (of any kind) Euro-Mediterranean networking Learn how to operate in networks

20. Self evaluation and peer evaluation (5): Savoir être (2) Respect for the human being Have an open mind Be aware of and accept differences Be tolerant and show humility Be sensitive for context Entrepreneurship Be an actor in development Assume the role of manager as a choice making agent Social responsibility Take societal responsibility for your actions

21. Self evaluation and peer evaluation (6) : Savoir devenir Leadership/motivation Create synergy Listen Construct Motivate Support and back-up your co-workers Self-motivation Be involved, ever more Creativity and innovation Be open for and apply change Dare to innovate Embrace complexity and variety (don’t limit) Be a continuous “learner” Allow and support others to learn continuously

22. Final remarks All communication between us and the students goes via the blog (news section) (and not via doc exchange), except if differently announced. The class room sessions will be in one (large) group. Students that arrive late are requested to wait outside until the break. I count on your self-discipline in order to make the classroom sessions attractive, interesting and, despite the numbers, interactive. No PCs are allowed in the classroom The language of the class room sessions is in principle French, however the teaching material is in English. The Wiki’s can be made either in English or in French (but don’t forget the world is looking at your work).

23. THE TEAM : Prof Walter Baets, PhD, HDR (see cv on the blog)cv Assisted by Rodrigo Pinto Leis ( rodrigo.pintoleis@euromed-marseille.com)