PROGRAMME OF LECTURES
Courses – Quarter 1
The first quarter courses introduce students to the fundamental tools of managerial and economic analysis and familiarize them with global production and markets.
DECISIONS AND MARKETS
This course develops the fundamental principles of decision making under uncertainty in competitive environments and is based on the micro-economic concepts of individual choice and how markets function.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
This course equips students with the skills required to intelligently interpret financial statements for the purposes of exercising control and making investment decisions. It also includes the principles of book-keeping and cost accounting.
GLOBAL MARKETS AND STRATEGY
This course examines how multinational corporations (MNCs) can best exploit the growth potential of a globalizing world economy. It explores the patterns of growth and development in the world economy and the major determinants of different growth patterns across countries and regions.
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
This course, which continues in the second quarter, enables students to critically evaluate empirical results presented in economic literature and business reports. It introduces econometric methods such as regression analysis and multivariate analysis. Dynamic modelling of corporations and economies is also be covered.
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR AND INTERCULTURAL LEADERSHIP
This course examines the behaviour of individuals within the multinational company and is based on psychological and sociological theories of behaviour. Specific topics include leadership styles and the challenges of managing multi-cultural teams.
ORGANIZING THE MULTINATIONAL COMPANY
This course examines how organizational macro structures and the multinational company’s international strategy can best be developed together. It is be based on transaction cost analysis and agency theory. Specific topics include the allocation of responsibilities at headquarters, the direction of information flow and reporting lines between headquarters and foreign subsidiaries, and information flows among foreign subsidiaries.