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 Factors affecting interest
rates and security prices.
Coping with interest
rate risk.
Financial instruments
in money and capital markets and their uses.
Government policies
affecting the macro environment in which businesses must function.
Factors influencing
currency exchange rates.
Coping with currency
risk.
Electronic banking
and stock trading, e-money.
New venture financing,
case studies of Silicon Valley start-ups.
II. Global
Supply Chain Management (4 units)
An introduction to
Enterprise Resource Planning; Operations Management; Purchasing; Logistics;
Quality Management.
Modern methods and
techniques to meet customer demands, improve quality, reduce waste of
resources, and increase product flexibility.
Case studies of the
Supply Chain practices of Dell Computer and other innovative companies.
III. Accounting
for Executives (4 units)
The theory and practice
of accounting.
How financial and cost
accounting data can be used to help managers make better decisions.
The analysis and use
of company financial statements.
Debt/equity ratios
and their relevance.
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An introduction to
the use of accounting data in cost management.
IV. Marketing
Management/B2C E-Commerce (4 units)
Ways to promote a company
at the organization, product, and/or brand level.
The organization and
management of an integrated promotion and distribution system.
Emphasis on developing
concepts and skills to make promotion and distribution decisions based
on analytical tools, cases, and data.
Hands-on methods for
choosing the right mix of marketing approaches.
Internet marketing.
V. Managerial
Economics
(4 units)
The application of
economic concepts to the management of the firm.
Relevant vs. irrelevant
costs for business decision-making.
Optimal firm scale
and scope.
Vertical integration
vs. the use of outside suppliers.
Product pricing.
Analysis of the determinants
of customer demand.
Forecasting customer
demand.
Linear Programming
applications.
VI. Strategic
Corporate Financial Management
(4 units)
An advanced treatment
of issues in corporate finance.
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Investment decision-making.
Financial analysis
and planning.
Risk management.
Short-term and long-term
financing of investments.
The use of debt vs.
equity shares to finance projects.
Case studies.
VII. Management
of Technology and Innovation
(4 units)
The creation and reinforcement
of competitive advantage through technology and innovation.
Computer simulation
emphasizing the relationship between technology and company strategy.
Product and process
innovation
Managing high-tech
organizations.
Management of information.
Network competition
VIII. Human
Resource Management (4 units)
The recruitment and
selection of personnel to gain competitive advantage.
Training and development
programs for company personnel.
Alternative human resource
practices in Asia and America.
Cross-cultural communication
among diverse groups of workers
The formation and operation
of multicultural teams.
The use of nonhierarchical
vs. hierarchical teams in Silicon Valley
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A unified, multifaceted
approach to managing the resources of the firm.
Misconceptions and
realities of the trends in e-commerce.
Case studies drawn
from Silicon Valley companies and other firms in the forefront of IT
approaches to the operation of business enterprises.
X. Asian
Institutions and Organization Behavior
(4 units).
The major economic,
financial, legal, and regulatory institutions of the Pacific Rim and their
relevance for integrated approach to management decision-making. ASEAN-APEC.
The Asia Development
Bank. Trends in major financial centers of Asia-Tokyo, Hong Kong, and
Singapore.
The role of IMF in
Asia.
The role of the World
Trade Organization.
The influence of cultural
factors on human resource managements and organizational behavior in
Asia.
The current situation
in emerging Asian markets - China.
Strategies for doing
businesses in markets with great potential, but considerable political
risk.
XI. Seminar
in Strategic Management (5 units)
The integration of
economic, logistical, financial, and marketing considerations in management
decisions.
The development of
executive leadership.
Emphasis on confronting
students with actual competitive situations and providing feedback on
the consequences of various types of decisions.
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