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• MBA 630: Economics for Managers

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  The goals of this course are to present basic macroeconomic and microeconomic theories and concepts from the standpoint of managers who must make decisions that are influenced by internal and external economic forces in the business environment. Using numerous applications, examples, illustrations and case analysis, this course integrates the fundamental economic principles of supply, demand and equilibrium; production and cost analysis; market structures (perfect, monopoly, monopolistic and oligopolistic competition); pricing strategies; macroeconomic activity (GDP, CPI, PPI, fiscal and monetary policies, labor force, international trade, capital flows); consumption spending (individuals, firms, governments); money and banking; aggregate macroeconomic model; and balance of payments issues. Students will integrate both microeconomic and macroeconomic tools and models to develop strategies that aid in managerial decision making.
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• MBA 635: Financial Management

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course presents an introduction to the fundamental concepts underlying financial management. It integrates the important principles and applications of valuation and its effects, financial statements, long-term and short-term financial planning and management, capital budgeting, cash management, financial policy, risk and return, and corporate finance. The role of the financial manager as a decision maker is emphasized.
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• MBA 700: Business Research Methods

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to teach students the fundamentals and application of business research techniques and methods that for-profit and non-profit organizations use to execute qualitative and quantitative managerial decisions. The scientific method that facilitates pure and applied research, empirical and abstract realities will be considered within the context of problem identification, opportunities, strategy implementation and research evaluation. The role of information technology, particularly the Internet, in business research and its influence on global business transformation will be explored. Factors, such as CBA (cost-benefit-analysis), data sources and availability and other issues that impinge on managerial decision to conduct research is also a key focus of this course. Research process, stages and methods for data collection concludes the first part of the business research process.
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• MBA 710: Management Information Systems

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  Management information systems technology is pervasive in every aspect of an organization. A modern enterprise's competitive capabilities, productivity, efficiency and effectiveness are dependent on the workforce's ability to understand, use and apply technology to achieve organizational goals. Because of its dynamic nature, managers are required to be at the cutting-edge of current, emergent, and disruptive information systems technologies. Unlike traditional MIS instructional delivery, this innovative course departs from tradition by first discussing the organizational strategic business initiatives and then analyzes how the available technologies can be harnessed to support them. The hypothesis is that business decisions should drive technology decisions and choices. The course will cover and integrate the core theories, concepts and applications of the MIS discipline and strategic business management. Students' knowledge of the discipline will be enhanced through questions, case studies, exercises, and group and individual projects.
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• MBA 722: International Human Resources Management

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  The growth of multinational, global and transnational enterprises and the proliferation of information and communication technologies have compressed geographic, organizational, and nationalistic boundaries. Human resources managers are confronted with the task of negotiating the strategic drivers of human resources policies, practices and activities at the local, domestic and international levels. Building on, and extending the application of Human Resources Management, this course will examine the models, framework and institutional constraints that are influencing the convergence of international and global systems of human resources management strategies. The major human resources activities of recruitment, selection, performance evaluation, training and development, compensation and separation, organizational values and ethics will be analyzed from an international and domestic perspective. Contemporary issues in human resources, such as knowledge management, growth of the internationally mobile employee, e-commerce, the e-enablement of human resources functions, Internet, intranets, balance scorecard and the mechanisms for policing and managing this diverse configuration in multinational enterprises are studied and applied in research activities and case study analysis.
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• MBA 742: International Business Management

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course will focus on the globalization of international business management as well as the strategic and operational structures of business enterprises within the context of marketing, human resources, manufacturing, production, accounting, technology, finance, international trade and investment, monetary systems, and ethics. The impact of intercultural and cross-cultural negotiation, national differences and politics on the strategic management of international businesses will be studied for application to domestic and global enterprises. Consideration will be given to the major application theories of international business management and the financial and economic systems and institutions that influence and regulate them. Several case studies in multinational enterprises will supplement and augment the application theories. Students will be intellectually and experientially challenged to think globally, develop an interest in international careers, and pursue study-abroad programs and international internship opportunities to enhance their academic knowledge.
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• MBA 744: Advanced Corporate Finance

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  Advanced corporate finance provide a comprehensive grounding in corporate financial policies, strategies and managerial decisions as they relate to an organization's capital structure and capital investment decisions and projects; governance and complex financial ownership structures; principal-agent stakeholder relationships and conflicts; dividend and repurchase issues; mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; financial distress, liquidation and resolution; risk management and insurance; and economic rationalization. Using theoretical and empirical studies and practices, the course will expose students to the Modigliani-Miller (M&M) proofs of capital structure irrelevance; financial decisions under ideal or perfect market conditions and market imperfections; Capital Asset Pricing and Black-Scholes Option Pricing Models; information asymmetry between a publicly traded firm and outside investors; the role of capital markets, the government, board oversight, the firm's industry, and debt and equity management on the firm's financial policies and strategies and organizational architecture will be studied and applied.
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• MBA 750: Strategic Marketing Management

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  Strategic marketing examines fundamental theoretical and applied concepts and processes that are involved in the design, implementation and execution of market-driven strategies for business, industry and public sector enterprises. The material blends business strategy with marketing strategy from both national/domestic and global points of view. The influence of the external, internal and competitive environment on a firm's marketing strategy development will be evaluated. Approaches to the development of marketing analysis, plans, segmentation, CRM, value chain strategies, pricing and promotion/sales are studied and applied in project and case assignments. The impact of the Internet, e-commerce/business, as well as ethical dilemmas and privacy issues are given due consideration. A comprehensive, capstone marketing plan and design strategy, using information technology software is a requirement of this course.
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• MBA 752: Financial Institutions & Markets

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  Modern financial institutions and markets operate in a dynamic environment that is witnessing increased global integration as financial intermediaries transform into a singular financial services industry. Fueled by innovation, technology, regulation, taxation, and competition, once sacrosanct boundaries between traditional industry sectors and international barriers have been breached. The reintegration of and coalescing within the financial services industry has meant a renewed emphasis on profitability and the development of management and corporate strategies to control institutional and investor risk. In addition to an emphasis on risk measurement and management, this course will cover asset securitization, securities markets, off-balance-sheet activities, financial institutions, globalization of financial services, financial statement analysis and loan applications, securities trading activities, regulation, industry trends and characteristics, and interest rates. Students will use and apply analytical models, tools and techniques to gain a greater understanding of the operations of a modern financial institutions and markets.
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• MBA 756: Interanational Finance and Economics

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course integrates international finance and international economics. It broadens students' knowledge and understanding of financial globalization policy issues and risks in the corporate environment as well as the developed and developing world in the areas of capital flows, global capital markets (debt and equity securities, derivatives), foreign exchange transactions and international trade of goods and services involving classical and neoclassical and modern models, traded assets and portfolio diversification, international bank lending, financial linkages and Eurocurrency and other currency derivatives, balance of payments and trade deficits, international monetary economics, and transition economies. Students will also gain greater appreciation and awareness of the integrated and increasingly interdependent financial and economically internationalized world.
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