MBA Online

ICS , Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy

[Term 1] Knowledge Management (I. Nonaka / K. Ichijo) (2008/Term 1&2 (Fall&Winter))

The objective of this course is to offer an overview of knowledge management through philosophy, academic articles, and case studies. Starting with the definition of knowledge, students will learn various aspects of knowledge creation and utilization and are expected to understand the theory of knowledge creation as well as the practical application of knowledge management.
Course Structure

The course starts with the definition of knowledge by such philosophers as Descartes, Nishida, and Plato. Next, classical organization theoretical works, such as those of Barnard, Simon, and Maslow will be discussed to see how organizational knowledge-creating theory is based on them, and how it differs from them. Then, the theory of organizational knowledge creation will be discussed, including various components such as ba, knowledge assets, leadership, and enablers.

The theoretical part is followed up by the study of case studies to learn how firms have built their knowledge-based business systems. Companies such as Suntory, Seven-Eleven, Eisai, Honda, NTT DoCoMo, and the U.S. Marines will be studied.

Students will also learn about theory building methodologies to construct their own theory. Finally, the application of knowledge creating theory to broader fields, such as regional or national knowledge creation, will be discussed.
Teaching Method

The theoretical part of the course will be conducted mostly through the use of lectures and the dialectic approach. The application part of the course, which deals with knowledge creation within companies, will be conducted mostly through the use of case studies and discussion, augmented by outside speakers representing the respective companies taken up in the case studies. Also, throughout the course, students are required to make presentations in small groups on what they have learned.

MFIN7010
Mergers & Acquisitions
Liu, Qiao
General Information
This course is structured based on some of the most commonly discussed and applied issues in mergers and aquisitions. It intends to offer the students an opportunity to study the M&A process, understand different ways of valuing a target, explore how different valuation implications affect potential deal structures, and find the driving forces behind the winning M&A strategies. Meanwile, it covers various aspects of the academic research on M&A.
Topics covered include, but not limited to, overview of M&A, M&A winning strategies, M&A process, valuation, synergies, M&A mechanics and implications, M&A theory and empirical evidence, corporate governance, ownership restructuing and etc. Case examples from varous industries and countries will be prominently discussed.
Extra Information
Equivalent to MFIN6004 Managerial Finance

International Finance (EKM )

This course introduces students to international finance including international markets, international investment, and international corporate financial management. Discussion topics include the overview of international finance, treatment of foreign exchange, currency and derivative markets, currency risk, international portfolio management, and international corporate financial management. International strategy and international investments are also covered. The aims of this course are to introduce international finance theories and a framework for evaluating the many opportunities, cost and risks of multinational operations in a manner that allows students to see beyond the algebra and terminology to general principles, and to help solve international finance management problems.

Financial Statement Analysis (EKM 3204)

This course provides an overview of estimating the value of publicly traded company, using information extracted from financial accounting. Students are exposed to the valuation process which consists of analyzing the industry and the economic environment of the company, analyzing the accounting methods the company uses, analyzing historical performance (including recent financial performance) relative to some benchmarks (such as industry numbers), projecting future financial performance, and estimating the value of the company. The course objectives are (1) to develop an understanding of the importance of relevant information in analyzing the prospect of a company, and (2) to develop necessary skills to analyze and judge the prospect of the company using financial statements and other relevant information.

The University of Hong Kong

Master of Business Administration in Shanghai
Program Overview

The Master of Business Administration (International) is a program jointly offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Hong Kong and the School of Management of Fudan University in Shanghai. The program is intended for executives with a proven track record as they progress in their business career.

The objectives of the programme are to provide advanced management education which has a multi-disciplinary approach and an international perspective with emphasis on the Asian region, to provide the opportunity for candidates to specialise in a number of fields in management and to develop essential managerial skills in dynamic international business settings. At the end of the programme, candidates are expected to be able to take a strategic overview of management and to analyse the complex and inter-related demands on management from the perspectives of the various stakeholders of the business enterprise within the context both of local needs and the global economy.

The programme was approved by the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council in 1998 (document number [1998]67, [2000]40, [2001]49, [2003]58) and has been ranked twice as the Best programme of its kind. It is open to graduates who have obtained an undergraduate degree and have attained a satisfactory level of performance in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), GRE or equivalent. They should also have successful business experience of at least three years.

Overview of College of Management Huazhong University of Science & Technology

At present, College of Management (CM) consists of the Department Business and Management, Department of Marketing, Department of Information Management, Department of Finance, Department of Accounting, Department of Taxation, Department of Intellectual Property Right. In addition, it has a Patent Agency, a Research Center of Science and Technology Development, an Institution of Modernized Management, and an another Institution of Integrated Management and a number of faculty, of whom eighteen are professors, one is research fellow and thirty seven are associate professors or associate research fellows.

The College has 31 professors and 33 associate professors of whom 13 are PH.D supervisors. It offers 5 Bachelor’s programs i.e. Business Administration, Information Management & Information Systems, Accounting, Financial Management, Marketing, 6 Master’s degree programs and 1 Doctor’s degree program as well as 1 Post Doctoral mobile station. CM not only encourages excellent undergraduates to take a minor course or get another Bachelor’s Degree, recomends top undergraduates to furthure his education of Master’s Degree without taking the entrance examination, and top postgraduates to the education of Doctor’s Degree, but also creates good chances for some undergraduates out of the averages. Presently 6287 students, including 37 Doctors, 578 Masters, 93 members of postgraduates, 63 second-Bachelor holders and 2600 undergraduates, have graduated from here.

With academic activities as a ‘base’, CM takes research as a ‘pioneering guide’ for high-quality teaching. A full range of research programs have been successfully conducted, of which 1 key research project and 41 another research projects were sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 12 were financed by China High-tech 863/ CIMS Foundation, 7 were supported by government departments and enterprises (7 projects by Specialized Ph.D. Research Foundation, 75 by state and Provincial Department Found, 90 by enterprises). Publications include 90 specialized works, textbooks and translated works in addition to about 900 treatises.

CM has been authorized experimentally for education of Master of Business Administration (MBA) since 1993, and has educated 375 students since the first enrollment of MBA in 1994. The education of MBA will be one of the principal parts of college for Master’s Education in the future few years. From early 1980’s, CM has given training programs to cadres for several times and given yearly Master’s Degree programs and Business Administrating Training programs for in-services who have same education level to fulfill the mass needs of senior practical manager of enterprises and society.

CM places special emphasis on international cooperation and keeps constant academic connections with different countries and regions, including Canada, USA, Russia, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The China-Canada Management Education Program (CCEMPI and CCEMPII), which is financed by Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and cooperated with the University of Toronto of Canadian, has been run for 12 years (from 1983 to 1994), promoting greatly the development of College. According to the contract, the College provides Graduate Education of Management with professors from the University of Toronto teaching parts of the courses. In addition, the linkage has enabled many CM faculty members and graduate students to conduct Joint-research and pursue MBA and PhD degrees in Toronto.

Furthermore, the College has shared China-Canadian University Industrial Partner Project (CCUIPP) with the High Economic College of Montreal University of Canada, aiming at reinforcing the connection between universities and industries, and providing administrators for Energy Department. Besides, the College cultivates graduates in a way named as “1+1″ with the cooperation of Regina University of Canada and Doctor candidates with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.