Why Ivey?

Cross-Enterprise Leadership is the natural next step for Ivey, a pioneer in general management education. 

Our learning approach has always focused on broad-based, cross-functional education, experiential, action-oriented learning, and relevant research. Ivey’s case method immerses students in real-world problems that don’t fit into tidy functional silos. Ivey’s top-notch faculty and students have never allowed themselves to be boxed in. Cross-Enterprise Leadership is the next step for Ivey and we believe, for business education everywhere.

The Cross-Enterprise Leadership Advantage

The business world is changing, facing new challenges that touch every part of every organization. Globalization. Competition. Consolidation. Technology. None of them fit into tidy boxes. All of them have the potential to create significant value. Successful enterprises and business leaders are those that can leverage change to deliver product and service excellence to their customers.

Top recruiters, business leaders and our own alumni have told us a new kind of business education is needed -- where traditional business functions are managed from an enterprise–wide perspective. Other schools may recognize the need to integrate functional disciplines, yet they still structure curriculum around core competencies. At Ivey, however, we realize that nothing short of a revolution will do.

Cross-Enterprise Leadership - an action-oriented approach that prepares high-performing Ivey graduates to look beyond the walls, org charts and silos and approach issues from a perspective that spans the entire organization. They have an advanced understanding of the ramifications of their decisions and actions across the organization. They know how to capitalize on the opportunities and synergies that result from seeing the big picture.

Cross-Enterprise Leadership creates a bias for action and the skill to negotiate today’s complex business interrelationships. Ivey graduates understand how to lead teams locally and internationally and get things done. They recognize the impact of economic trends, competitive challenges and global-scale market issues on the organization, and act to turn challenges into opportunities.