Business Administration

[\\'Accounting Fundamentals - A study of accounting concepts, methods and their significance to management. This course does not require previous accounting knowledge.\\', \\'Marketing Management - Students gain knowledge of marketing management by learning to think strategically and developing marketing plans by aligning marketing initiatives with market opportunities. During the course, students are required to develop marketing plans through the use of case study analyses.\\', \\'Global Economics - This course examines the function of the economy and the role of the firm in the economy. The course underlines the macro-economic principles in order to understand domestic and international policy issues, international trade policies and economic growth.\\', \\'Cross-Cultural Negotiations - In this course students develop negotiating strategies and tactics applicable in a global setting. The interrelationship between culture, communication and business is analyzed and appropriate approaches formulated.\\', \\'Operations and Project Management - This course introduces students to the practices, concepts and techniques used in operations within manufacturing and service organizations. Topics include product and process design, demand forecasting, production and work-force planning and quality control.\\', \\'Leadership and Organization Behavior - Students study a range of important variables that affect the behaviour of people inside an organization including leadership styles, the process of effective management, interpersonal communication skills, motivation, effective presentations and organization design, as well as the dynamics of conflicts in organizations. This course involves a high degree of participation and project work with adult learning techniques such as action learning and learning contracts.\\', "Principles of Corporate Finance - Principles of Corporate Finance is intended to familiarize MBA students with principles of corporate finance and investment decisions. It develops students\\' understanding of fundamental topics in modern corporate world such as cost of capital, financial valuation, investments, risk-return, trade-offs and optimization of capital structure. The theory is presented in decision-making context which motivates students and equips them with practical tools for financial decision making and valuation, the skills they will reuqie in their future careers.", "Innovation & Technology - Innovation is a strategic priority for companies\\' survival and growth. An efficient innovation management is crucial for every organization not only for new products but also for services and processes that can drive down costs, improve productivity and increase customer satisfaction. Technology is also an integral part of many strategic decisions and future plans for developing new products and services, achieving operational excellence and competitive advantage. In this course, students will be introduced to Innovation domain through case studies, explore Innovation processes and strategy. Then they will examine a number of business model disruptions in technology-driven industries and review several key/emerging technologies as well as enterprise information technologies as resources for Innovation. And finally they will explore how to link an organization\\'s technology strategy with the business strategy through innovation.3", \\'Global Entrepreneurship and Venture Initiation - The course objective is to develop a pragmatic knowledge-base for some of the primary factors that lead toward the creation of a successful business. Creating a viable business plan is a key component that will be studied. Considerable time is allocated to understanding many key aspects of being a successful entrepreneur, highlighting selected characteristics underlying that success such as management, marketing, finance and strategic planning.3\\', \\'Managerial Accounting - This course explores the use of managerial accounting information for internal planning, decision-making, performance, evaluation and control. It stimulates the knowledge, skills and attitudes to understand, evaluate, and take action on the many financial and non-financial reports used in managing modern companies.3\\', \\'Strategic Financial Management - Financial management focus on financial management strategies and their effects on various organizations. The close relationship between investment banking and capital budgeting in a company, investment appraisal, strategic finance and risk management are examined.\\', "Corporate Strategies - This course examines the objectives and strategies of senior management for the attainment of corporate goals. The course takes an interdisciplinary and strategic approach to the firm\\'s corporate policy. The interrelationship between the policies of international firms and the global business environment is analyzed. Emphasis is given to understanding the influence of the framework and issues of strategic decisions on the overall performance of the firm.", \\'Ethics, Strategy and Social Responsibility - This course examines CRS issues from the perspective of different aspects of corporate operations including strategy, accounting, finance, economics, entrepreneurship, marketing, organizational behavior and operations management, It includes lectures, case studies and student research projects and presentations.\\']