7S Model Management

Question: Write the student's whole journey on 7s Model in the course of Management in Business Administration? Answer: The students journey is describing by the Mckinsey 7S model are following: Fig 1: Mckinsey 7S model Source: The 7s model is describing the students whole journey in the course of management in business administration. Structure: In UK, the duration of the course in MBA is of two years. The structure of the course is decided by the university in UK. In the course of study, I was asked to choose a particular subject as my major and as a minor. There were different subjects like finance, marketing, operations, systems etc. I have selected marketing as my major and fianc as my minor. In the marketing filed, there are lot of scope for improving and gaining knowledge from the field. However, in the fianc industry, the companies are asking for candidates who have the proper experience and knowledge in the fianc industry. The companies are expecting a vigorous knowledge from the candidate in the finance sector. It is the only reason I was selected marketing as my major. Systems: In the UK University, there are different systems to study. In the course of study there are four semesters all total. In the first year, there was two semesters after every six months. Per semester, two exams were conducted by the university. The study level of the university was very high. If I have to get a good score, then I have to perform well to compete with others so that I can get a good placement after the end of the course. In the UK University, the MBA program is very popular due to the increasing market scenario. In the industry, there are increasing demands in the market for the marketing professionals. Therefore, the students are more prone to join the MBA program in the UK University. Style: The style of the management is unique in the UK University. I was looking for a type of university, where I should get proper cooperation and coordination from the management and from the teachers of the university. That will help us to enrich our knowledge in the MBA program (Abosag and Lee, 2013). The management was increasing their hands towards the students of the university. They are helping the students with proper information given by the teachers or the management itself. I was very happy to choose this university to do my MBA program. Staff: The teachers of the university were very helpful with the students in the university. If I was facing any problems during the course of my study, then the teachers does not hesitate to help me at any point of time. They are providing a solution to every student in the university so that the students can perform well in the universities exams. The management staffs in the university are also very helpful. They are providing us proper guidance, so that we can receive proper and exact information like holidays, exam routine, about the fees structure. Skills: The university is selecting the students according to their skills and knowledge in the previous course they are completed and from the extracurricular activities. For the MBA program, the students have to have knowledge in the business activities so that they can brush up their knowledge with updated skills that they have got from the university. In the course of MBA program, the university is taking several rounds to select the candidates from several countries for MBA program. The rounds like group discussion, personal interview etc. in the industry, if someone wants to survive, and then they should have the knowledge and practical experience to enter into the market. In this program, I have achieved several skills like leadership skills, managing skills etc. another most important skills is communication skills that I have improved during the study of my course. Strategy: In the MBA program, we have to use several strategies that help us in to gain practical knowledge in the industry. The teachers of the university have made several strategies, on how to increase the study level that helps the students improving their knowledge and skills. As a student, I was expected to see this kind of efforts that teachers were putting to help the students Barnes, et al, 2010). In the industry, the companies are asking the students on how to implement a strategy in the market place without getting the practical knowledge in the course program. Then we have to implement our skills and knowledge to explain the strategies that we have leaned in the course of study. Shared values: in the course of the study, I was not only learn the professional skills and knowledge but also have leaned several values and thoughts. After getting several knowledge and skills from the course of study, we need to implement this as a practical knowledge in the industry. The market needs professional skills and knowledge from the candidate. Whatever I have learned in the course of study, I have to use this at the time of interview. The values and knowledge whatever I have learned I should use this in my whole journey. This McKensey 7s model explains the total knowledge, and skills that I have gained in my course of study.In the UK University, there are different systems to study. In the course of study there are four semesters all total (Bradley, et al, 2012). In the first year, there was two semesters after every six months. Per semester, two exams were conducted by the university. The study level of the university was very high. If I have to get a good score, then I have to perform well to compete with others so that I can get a good placement after the end of the course. In the UK University, the MBA program is very popular due to the increasing market scenario (Brashear, et al, 2009). In the industry, there are increasing demands in the market for the marketing professionals. Therefore, the students are more prone to join the MBA program in the UK University. For the MBA program, the students have to have knowledge in the business activities so that they can brush up their knowledge with updat ed skills that they have got from the university (Cai, et al, 2013). In the course of MBA program, the university is taking several rounds to select the candidates from several countries for MBA program. The rounds like group discussion, personal interview etc. in the industry, if someone wants to survive, and then they should have the knowledge and practical experience to enter into the market (Choi, et al, 2012). In this program, I have achieved several skills like leadership skills, managing skills etc. another most important skills is communication skills that I have improved during the study of my course. As I have selected marketing as my major, so in the marketing filed I have to acquire management skills to manage the people properly. In the marketing industry, I have to know the different skills and knowledge about the marketing mix So that I can convince the people easily. The managing skill is very necessary in any type of industry. I have to acquire, several knowledge an d different strategies to manage the people in the industry (Desai, et al, 2012). The companies are approaching only those people who have the managing skills and good communication skills. the leadership skills are very necessary for the people who are about to join or have the experience in the industry. If I have the leadership skills then I have the power to take decisions on behalf of the management. While studying MBA for 2 years, I have asked to choose a particular subject as my major and a minor. I have gone through various learning process and training process to improve my skills such as managerial skills, leadership skills (Dyer and Chu, 2011). The rounds like group discussion, personal interview etc. in the industry, if someone wants to survive, and then they should have the knowledge and practical experience to enter into the market. In this program, I have achieved several skills like leadership skills, managing skills etc. another most important skills is communication skills that I have improved during the study of my course (Eastman and Liu, 2012). The faculties of my university were very helpful and guided me to improve my skills and knowledges so that the knowledges and the skills will help me to implement it in the professional life. In the MBA program, we have to use several strategies that help us in to gain practical knowledge in the industry. The teachers of th e university have made several strategies, on how to increase the study level that helps the students improving their knowledge and skills. As a student, I was expected to see this kind of efforts that teachers were putting to help the students (Eng and Bogaert, 2010). In the industry, the companies are asking the students on how to implement a strategy in the market place without getting the practical knowledge in the course program. Then we have to implement our skills and knowledge to explain the strategies that we have leaned in the course of study. The course of MBA helps us to enrich our knowledge in the MBA program. The management was increasing their hands towards the students of the university. They are helping the students with proper information given by the teachers or the management itself (Fang, et al, 2008). I was very happy to choose this university to do my MBA program. I have gained several knowledge and skills in the study of the course. The communication skills: The communication skill is the major thing that I need to improve. Without the communication skills, no one can survive in the industry. The manager of the organization use communication skills to operate the business activities. The company should train their employees and the other staffs in the communications skills so that they can improve it to accomplish the tasks or objectives in the organization (Gallagher, et al, 2008). I have to improve this skill to enrich my knowledge in the professional industry so that I can survive in the competitive world. Managing skills: As I have selected marketing as my major, so in the marketing filed I have to acquire management skills to manage the people properly. In the marketing industry, I have to know the different skills and knowledge about the marketing mix So that I can convince the people easily (Gauzente and Roy,2012). The managing skill is very necessary in any type of industry. I have to acquire, several knowledge and different strategies to manage the people in the industry. The companies are approaching only those people who have the managing skills and good communication skills. Leadership skills: the leadership skills are very necessary for the people who are about to join or have the experience in the industry (Goldsmith, et al, 2010). If I have the leadership skills then I have the power to take decisions on behalf of the management. The leader is very important in any organization. The leader is giving the instructions to their staffs and employees in the organization. The leader of the team or the organization should select a proper strategy for the organization so that the employee of the origination can accomplish the task or objectives to increase the profitability of the company. Team building skills: I need to improve my team building skills to enrich my career in the professional industry (Gurau, 2012). The leader should have the team building capacity in the organization, so that the employee of the organization can make strategies with the help of the team leader. If the leader of the organization should have the team building skills then the company can achieve their target in the organization So that I have to enrich my skills and knowledge in this skill. Innovative skills: I have to improve my skills and knowledge in the innovation. In the industry, we have to have knowledge in the innovation skills. The innovative skills and knowledge is necessary to make a new strategy that is suitable for the origination (Ha, et al, 2011). The manager of the company should be innovative in making strategies so that the company can increase their sales volume and the profitability for the company. Reference List: Abosag, I. and Lee, J.W. (2013), The formation of trust and commitment in business relationships in the Middle East: understanding El-Moone relationships. 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