Business Consulting Project

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How can you translate your MaastrichtMBA knowledge into meaningful solutions for real-world organisational challenges?

 

The Business Consulting Project (BCP) provides you with the opportunity to apply the competencies and insights gained throughout the MaastrichtMBA to address a strategic challenge within your own organisation. Building on relevant academic theories and research methodologies, you will independently investigate a complex business issue and develop practical, evidence-based recommendations.

 

Instead of focusing solely on academic research, the BCP focuses on solving authentic organisational problems by combining analytical approaches, academic freedom, and practical relevance. You will define the challenge, conduct empirical research, evaluate alternative solutions, and formulate recommendations that support organisational improvement and long-term success.

 

A key element of the BCP is the integration of responsible and sustainable business principles into your problem-solving approach. By considering the environmental, social, and economic implications of your recommendations, you will explore how organisations can create sustainable value creation while strengthening resilience and competitiveness. The project encourages you to consider stakeholder perspectives, ethical responsibilities, and the broader societal impact of business decisions.

 

Through research and development, innovation, and a systems-based approach, the BCP enables you to contribute to positive organisational change and support the transition towards more responsible and sustainable business practices.

Content

  • Problem definition
  • Literature review
  • Empirical research
  • Project management and delivery
  • Research and development
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Sustainable business development
  • Presentation and defence

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