PHILOSOPHY OF BUSINESS (2 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On the successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Achieving a solid grounding in philosophy theory and its application to business that needed to improve the individual and organization skills involved in handling uncertainty, leadership questions, and the entrepreneur-venture capitalist relationship in climate of organizational change; Increasing ability to make financing policy decisions to the objective of supporting corporate growth and in creating value of corporations; Provide students with the necessary knowledge and tools to develop marketing strategies for a variety of markets in diverse cultural, political and economic situations; Develop skills in analyzing and diagnosing of business problems in order to formulate structure, strategy, system, skills, style, staff and shared values for the improvement of organizational performance and solving ethical problems in management.

Topics:

1. Introduction to Philosophy of Business;
2. Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Organization;
3. Capital Structure and Valuation.- in Strategy and Growth Perspective;
4. Creating value trough Investment Decisions;
5. Corporate Restructuring and Company Growth;
6. The Future of Global Marketing;
7. In search of Excellence;
8. Managing Strategic Change: A Philosophical Approach.