Business Administration

This course provides a survey to the fundamentals and general principles of the law as it interacts with individuals and institutions in society. It provides a deeper understanding of the processes by which laws are made, including both formal and informal, and the influence that laws have on different stakeholders in a society. Lecture and discussion topics include changing laws through the court system; historical Hong Kong laws; crimes, Mens Rea; contracts and undue influence; torts, medical costs for long-term disease; intellectual property; agency and employment; and ethics.

This course provides an in-depth understanding of the way in which implementation and use of large scale integrated Enterprise Systems change the nature of organizational capabilities, processes, and roles. The course covers the strategic role of Enterprise Systems in providing a platform for improved business operations and designing information infrastructures. The course includes hands-on experience with an enterprise-wide system, such as SAP, concentrating on the way in which such systems support integrated business processes. Through a combination of discussion and practical work, both the organizational and technical aspects of Enterprise Systems are taught. The emergence and implications of cloud-based Enterprise Systems and the implementation process are also covered.

The scope of this course allows students a thorough exploration of business analytics and how computational modelling can be combined with big data to achieve given industry goals. In the first part of the course, students are exposed to the fundamental theoretical and methodological basis, analyzing relevant quantitative and mathematical methods. In the second part, students review industry case studies. The course features guest presentations from industry data scientists and experts, showing students how innovative methods based on big data and information technology have solved modern industrial problems. The course discusses topics including the principles of machine learning, formulation of quantitative models via linear programs, the symplex method and duality, sensitivity analysis, network type problems, big data and lasso: the Dantzig selector, and industry 4.0 and descriptive analytics: business case studies. The course suggests students have completed a basic course on mathematics and a basic course on statistics as a prerequisite.

This course teaches the importance of building, reading, understanding, and analyzing financial statements of companies, no matter what country they are from. It focuses on mastering the vocabulary of financial statements and accounting reports in order to to communicate with internal and external interlocutors. Topics include: basics in financial accounting; cash flow management; financial statements analysis; cost accounting; time value of money; interest rates; risks and rates of return; cost of capital; basics of capital budgeting; cash flow estimation and risk analysis; working capital management; financial planning and forecasting.

This joint seminar and internship placement presents the cultural and professional aspects that are involved in internship activities chosen by students and supports their cultural integration, their teaching practices and business practices in any other organization. Students work on the theoretical foundation of the activities of their practices based on selected readings for that purpose and investigate the most recommended resources and techniques to effectively develop the professional profile required for their internship.

This course provides an overview of innovation and entrepreneurship and surveys innovative business models in the fashion retailing industry, with practicing ability to develop innovative fashion business proposals. As a result, the course aims to embed a creative and flexible business mindset among students. Topics: the concept and theories of entrepreneurship; to understand the business planning process and strategies; to practice entrepreneurship through a project; and to analyze business potential capabilities through critiques. Text: A. Zacharakis, W. D. Bygrave, and A. C. Corbett, ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

This course examines key actors shaping the global economy, namely Multinational Enterprises (MNEs), states, civil society, and inter-governmental institutions. Using the concept of global production networks (GPNs), the course explores the nature and developments in the following industries: extractive, agro-food, garment, automobile, and finance. While globalization has brought enormous economic benefits to MNEs and some sections of society, it has also produced negative social and environmental consequences, for which MNEs are increasingly held responsible. This course also considers key responsibility issues businesses face and discusses various governance mechanisms to deal with challenges arising from globalization.