Business Administration

This course examines the rights and responsibilities of businesses in the globalized economy. It analyzes the power dynamics between businesses, states, and civil society and critically evaluates corporate regulation strategies, both public and private. This course also offers a study of the ethical and legal implications of global supply chains and promote greater corporate responsibility and sustainability. 

This course focuses on the business development under China’s digital economy. With the fast development of technology infrastructure in China, emerging and disruptive digital technologies have profoundly reshaped the business and the economy. Plus, unique consumer behavior, organizational management, and market competition have made China’s market innovative and dynamic. As a result, new businesses keep coming and the business management has been digitally transformed. We will analyze these new Chinese management in this course. Specifically, this course will cover topics such as China’s digital economy and growth, platform and ecosystem, digital platforms including e-commerce and social media, sharing economy and business model innovation, practices regarding recruitment, performance management, training and development, turnover, as well as management phenomena that are indigenously Chinese. 

The course covers fundamental concepts and analytical tools used in corporate financial decision-making. Students learn to interpret financial statements, evaluate company performance, and apply financial techniques to investment and financing decisions. Topics include accounting fundamentals, time value of money, capital budgeting, cost of capital, risk and return, working capital management, financial forecasting, cash flow analysis, and company valuation.

The course examines the financial decisions and strategies of multinational companies operating in international markets. Topics include foreign exchange markets, currency risk and hedging, financial forecasting, capital structure and long-term financing decisions, and the use of derivatives such as forwards, futures, and options. Students also explore international payment methods, multinational cash management, transfer pricing, and the effects of interest rates, inflation, and exchange-rate movements on international business. Case studies are used to analyze financial challenges and decision-making in multinational firms.  

This course provides non-business and non-accounting students with an overview of the basic theories and practice of Business Finance/Financial Management. Whatever the size of the company and its industry, or the role of the job, understanding of corporate finance is crucial to the success of the individual and the financial viability of the corporation. This is a basic course in finance with emphasis on the major financial decisions made by companies and the valuation of investments made by them. Topics include fundamental concepts of risk and return, time value of money, interest rates, bond and stock valuation, corporate financing choices including techniques for investment analysis (capital budgeting), financing policy (capital structure), and dividend policy.

The course covers fundamental concepts and analytical tools used in corporate financial decision-making. Students learn to interpret financial statements, evaluate company performance, and apply financial techniques to investment and financing decisions. Topics include accounting fundamentals, time value of money, capital budgeting, cost of capital, risk and return, working capital management, financial forecasting, cash flow analysis, and company valuation.

This course covers the basics of competition law and policy, which is essential for conducting business in Japan.

The course examines strategic management, digital transformation, disruptive innovation, and the impact of technology on competitive environments and business models. Topics include industry and value-chain analysis, Porter’s Five Forces, technological disruption, emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, IoT, robotics, and data analytics, and the relationship between technology and business development. The course also explores digital business models, multi-sided platforms, network effects, KPIs and metrics, monetization strategies, and growth models.

This course examines how organizations use advertising to stay relevant and persuasive through paid media. It explores how to craft messages from a brand's attributes and unique elements, ensuring they offer clear benefits to the target audience. 

This course examines how to interpret data involving uncertainty and variability; how to model and analyze the relationships within business data; and how to make correct inferences from the data (and recognize incorrect inferences). It will include instruction in the use of software tools (primarily spreadsheets) to analyze and present quantitative data.