Master of Business Development
Business Development
All businesses need to understand their operations, find ways to develop them and, if necessary, completely overhaul their business to remain relevant.
Start: May 13
About the course
Purpose
To maintain a sustainable and profitable business, it requires tools and insights to analyse and identify challenges in both existing and new business models. This course provides you with a comprehensive understanding of business development, enabling you to be critical and ask the right questions to ensure your business continues to evolve and perform.
Your benefits
- Be able to compare, combine and adapt various tools and theories from the course.
- Be able to use customised tools and theories to analyse specific business development cases and draw managerial conclusions based on the analysis.
- Be able to argue why the conclusion is relevant for the specific organisation in its particular situation.
Description
Business development as an organisational practice asks the question: “How do we develop our businesses?” It involves systematically managing growth opportunities that necessitate changes in the business model and/or strategy. To provide a solid overview of business development, the two aspects are treated in combination, but the focus will be on changes in the business model and the associated strategic issues and implications.
The course also provides insights into the implementation of innovations in the business model for strategy development – including how strategy is realised through an interplay between intended plans and sudden events.
Themes
- Business objectives.
- Development of business models and innovation.
- Strategy formulation and development.
- Business development as a conscious process.
- Managing growth opportunities.
Regarding the exam:
Our teachers are also Danish-speaking and the exam can be conducted in Danish if your prefer. Please make sure to let the teachers know in advance.
See the full course description in the course catalogueFacts
Spring 2027
| Lecture dates: | May 13-14 & May 27-28 from 9-4 |
| Oral exam: | Jun 24 & 25 |
| Place: | Dalgas Have 15, 2000 Frederiksberg |
| Teachers: | Mogens Bjerre & Claus Varnes |
| Type: | Mandatory |
| Price: | 22.000 DKK |
Danish version?
We also offer this course in a Danish version.
Visit the Danish course page right here if you want to learn more.
Teachers
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