Business Administration

This course explores the concepts of diversity and inclusion in organizations, through identities of gender, race and ethnicity, disability, class, and sexuality. We explore, through case studies and in-class discussion, different management strategies for diversity and inclusion, in different contexts around the world, and critically explore their pros and cons. This course provides the theories, toolkits, and practical examples needed to manage for a diverse and inclusive organization in the 21st century. 

This course covers theoretical and practical knowledge of international financial markets and financial management of multinational corporations. Topics include international financial markets, foreign exchange, financial derivatives, and corporate governance around the world.

This course offers an introduction to the financial decisions of firms, in particular capital budgeting; the financial decisions of households; the role of the financial system in the economy and the flow of funds; and causes and consequences of the recent financial crises.

This course navigates the contemporary business landscape of Thailand by examining entrepreneurship in relation to the country's business culture of management and leadership, legal infrastructure, taxation, human capital, and domestic and established foreign markets. Students will develop skills in critical thinking, data analysis, presentation skills, and rhetoric using a wide variety of media and will engage with current business trends and standards by designing and executing their own research projects,

The course uses experiential learning to develop the skills most critical to success in today's business landscape: designing and planning innovative business models. The course offers an industry focus on fashion, luxury, and retail, and integrates key topics such as sustainability and digitalization. This course explores how to design innovative business models with the support of a proprietary simulation software that allows to develop a practical approach integrating creative ideas with competitive and financial dimensions. Students can see the immediate consequences of their decisions and learn what it’s truly like to juggle competing priorities amidst a constant influx of information provided by the professors. The learning process is enhanced by the collaboration of external guest speakers and a start-up accelerator.

This course reviews the fundamental theories and contemporary practices of innovation and entrepreneurship, with students learning how to identify innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities; how to develop a business plan, how to acquire resources for their ventures and create and capture value from the ventures.

This course outlines basic ideas of business administration and management. Business enterprise is considered the main subject of production, and a major creator of values and wealth in a society. The focus of this course is on management, which is required to operate such business enterprises and other organizations. Then the course looks at several sub-fields of business administration (corporation, organization, corporate strategy, innovation, small-and medium-sized enterprises, international business etc.), forming a whole picture of management. 

This course is designed as an introduction for students who hope or are considering a major in business. Previous knowledge is not required. 

Economic and especially wealth inequality in the US is rising, along with the number of and power exerted by billionaires, multibillionaires, and multinational enterprises (MNEs). While taxes count as one key instrument to reduce inequalities, the most affluent individuals and corporations seem to make use of multiple pathways to circumvent their tax obligations and thereby harm the redistributive effect of taxation. In this seminar, students will become familiar with general economic and sociological theories on tax evasion and avoidance, and challenge the view of tax havens as Caribbean island paradises, where the rich and famous store their money. We will discuss ways in which tax evasion works, the impact of tax havens on regional and global inequality, historical developments of tax havens, and economic approaches to measure tax evasion. Students are expected to have knowledge or the willingness to learn basic sociological as well as economic concepts and theories such as tradeoffs, opportunity costs, and expected utility theory. 

This course offers a rigorous examination of the theory and practices relevant to brand management. Its core objectives are to provide an understanding of the important issues in crafting and evaluating brand strategies, to provide the appropriate theories, models, and analytical tools that enable managers to make well-informed brand management decisions, and to provide a platform for students to apply these principles.