Business Administration

This course explores the main concepts and effective methods of international operations management in order to solve problems related to production management and make decisions to manage the production system.

This class provides an overview of various legal issues surrounding corporations. Aspects of legal issues in business management are examined. Actual cases and related video clips may be used to stimulate class discussions. Due to the market failure that the world economy is experiencing now, governments around the world are tightening their grips on corporations through numerous regulatory schemes. The course discusses regulatory issues which restrict or promote today’s corporate activities and analyzes and discusses cases in relation to current viewpoints. Because this class covers a wide range of legal issues, student participation is strongly encouraged, and class participation contributes to as much as 40% of the total grade.  

You will explore and apply theoretical concepts of cognitive psychology to develop an understanding about what enables professionals to become top performers in their field. Throughout the course, you will develop the skill to apply theoretical concepts to(business) practice, cases, as well as to your own experiences and educational situation. This transfer will be done through modeling complex situations and formulating specific implications and recommendations. You will also learn to manage your own and others' learning with a special emphasis on feedback-seeking.

Description

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHOD(S) USED IN THIS COURSE IS WITH RESERVATION. A RE-EMERGENCE OF THE CORONAVIRUS AND NEW COUNTERMEASURES BY THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT MIGHT FORCE COORDINATORS TO CHANGE THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHODS USED. THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEACHING/ASSESSMENT METHOD(S) WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE COURSE SYLLABUS.

When do smart people make stupid decisions? Why can't you force people to be creative? How do you become an expert at something? And why do some experts fail, make mistakes, or become overconfident in decision making? The present course analyzes and examines how people make decisions in business and everyday life. Based on insights from cognitive psychology we explore how professionals make decisions and learn in different work settings. Specifically we will study such topics as cognitive biases, creativity, learning from failure, and expertise development. The course provides a strong foundation in cognitive psychology that can contribute to your understanding in many different domains, such as (behavioral) economics, finance and marketing.

Literature

An e-reader has been compiled with introductory book chapters, academic articles and non-fiction book chapters.

Prerequisites

Students need to be interested in issues of decision-making, learning and human performance. An advanced level of English is crucial to engage in all activities in this course.

The mission of this course is to get students ready for the growing complexity of the international business and to equip them with a toolkit for decision making in the modern global context. The main learning goal of this course is to formulate or contribute to the formulation of international strategy for any kind of business. This course covers topics including globalization trends and internationalization goals; differences among markets and adaptation decisions; internationalization strategy definitions; foreign markets selection; entry modes to foreign markets and cross-border alliances; and implementation of internationalization strategy. Prerequisites: prior background knowledge of key terminology and theoretical frameworks of general management and business administration.

This course provides a study of the main elements that make up the Spanish financial system, its institutions (European Central Bank, Bank of Spain, banking and non-bank financial intermediaries), and its markets (monetary and capital). It examines the current state of financial systems, including the role played by financial institutions, central banks, and different regulators.