Globalization:
What is it? What are its political, economic and social consequences?

Doing business in the world trading system:
The role of the W.T.O.

Introduction to quantitative business analysis

Business in a "super state" context:
Case of the E.U.

Convergence in the developing world?

The triumph of the "Washington Consensus"?


Non-governmental organizations in the world economy

Risk and regulation in the global economy

Devising strategies that deliver superior value gaining competitive advantage at the business and product/market level

Creating value at the corporate level

How operations, cost structure and technology can be sources of competitive advantage

How accounting information can be used by managers with international responsibilities

Interpretation of financial statements and pitfalls inherent in that activity

Similarities and differences in accounting standards across countries

Ongoing attempts to establish international accounting standards

Techniques and instruments for raising capital

Special financing needs of early-stage ventures

In-depth analysis of a complex transaction with cross-border considerations

Key issues in creating shareholder value

Analytical framework for valuing individual projects and companies as a whole

How rational investors should think about value

Systematic analysis of risk and how to measure it

Managing complex, global supply chains

Critical factors of operations management

Outsourcing, information and planning systems, logistic network design and e-commerce in a global market

Impact of Internet technology

Links between business strategy and operations

Entrepreneurs - Individual and Corporate

Differentiating between ideas and opportunities

The challenges of start-ups

Key issues related to corporate governance

Agency problems due to separation of ownership and control, property rights

The role of the board of directors and other governance mechanisms

Financial regulation and reporting

Corporate governance practices around the world

Tactical and strategic aspects of marketing:
Segmentation, positioning, consumer behavior and brand management

The role of advertising and pricing

Evolution of marketing thinking and practices due to emergence of e-commerce and better access to data

Issues in retailing and services marketing

Strategic rationales for mergers and acquisitions

Creating efficiency through mergers and acquisitions

Pros and cons of alliances

Arbitrating between internal growth, acquisitions and alliances

Identifying strategic objectives of international mergers, acquisitions and alliances

Strategic ambiguities of "co-opetition"

Challenges of managing acquisitions and building alliances

Structures and processes in multinational, multi-product companies

Headquarter-business unit relations

Managing excellence and knowledge across subsidiaries

Managing change and corporate transformation

Structure, leadership, culture and identity

Designing decision-making and planning systems

Value-based management systems

Strategic cost analysis, international management control and reporting

Global information systems

Complementary approaches, drawn from political economy and risk management, for assessing, measuring and mitigating different types of risk

Challenges faced by global firms doing business in emerging economies

Specific instruments for financial risk management

Analysis of the frameworks constructing the political, economic and institutional factors that influence developing economies

Focused on business opportunities and constraints in emerging market countries

The economics and psychology of negotiation

Emotional, cultural, strategic and ethical negotiation styles

Persuasion and manipulation in negotiation

Navigating international negotiations

Challenges of cross-cultural negotiations

Corporate distress prediction models

Credit risk management

Valuation and analysis of distressed firms

Reorganization and turnaround management case histories

Where markets, ethics and the law intersect

The effect of incomplete laws and regulatory structures on market failures

Making judgments on "extra-market" concepts when markets fail to work efficiently

The role of ethical norms and reasoning in resolving such issues

Standards of professional responsibility

Strategy and risk in technology-driven industries

The use of information technology to manage and organize the firm

Manager competencies for technology-based organizational change

The concept of leadership

Models of leadership

Sources of power within an organization

Alternative leadership styles and tactics