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| » Jaar 1 (basisprogramma BSc IB) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
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| semester I | verplicht | EBP665C05 | English for IB | Engels | 5 | 2 | |
| verplicht | EBP003A05 | Introduction to International Business | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| semester I a | verplicht | EBP018A05 | Global Supply Chain Management | Engels | 5 | 5 | |
| verplicht | EBP670C05 | Organizational Structure | Engels | 5 | 6 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBP030A05 | Financial Accounting for IB | Engels | 5 | 5 | |
| verplicht | EBP654D05 | Organizational Behaviour for IB | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II a | verplicht | EBP660C05 | Economics for IB | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBP661C05 | International Marketing for IB | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBP657C05 | Statistics I for IB | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | EBP031A05 | International Business Environment | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBP017B05 | Management Accounting for IB | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBP662C05 | Research Methodology for IB | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| » Jaar 2 (basisprogramma BSc IB) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBB631B05 | Finance and Risk Management for IB | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB037A05 | Foreign Dir. Investment, Trade & Geogr. | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBB632A05 | Information Systems Management | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBB036A05 | CrossCultural Management | Engels | 5 | 2 | |
| verplicht | EBB038B05 | Global Business History | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| verplicht | EBB682B05 | Statistics II for IB | Engels | 5 | 6 | ||
| semester II a | verplicht | EBB686A05 | Comparative Country Studies | Engels | 5 | 2 | |
| verplicht | EBB034A05 | Innovation Management in Multinationals | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| verplicht | EBB633B05 | Qualitative Research Methods for IB | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | EBB608B05 | Ethics and International Business | Engels | 5 | 3 | |
| verplicht | EBB039B05 | Global Political Economy | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| verplicht | EBB635C05 | International Business Law for IB | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| » Jaar 3 (basisprogramma BSc IB) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I | keuzegroep A | buitenlandminor | Engels | 30 | |||
| keuzegroep A | minor America Studies for IB | Engels | 30 | ||||
| keuzegroep A | minor Culture and Cognition | Engels | 30 | ||||
| keuzegroep A | minor Development Studies | Engels | 30 | ||||
| keuzegroep A | minor Econ. Development & Globalization | Engels | 30 | ||||
| keuzegroep A | minor Finance | Engels | 30 | ||||
| keuzegroep A | minor Governance and Law | Engels | 30 | ||||
| keuzegroep A | minor Innov. & Entrepreneurship for IB | Engels | 30 | ||||
| keuzegroep A | minor International Business | Engels | 30 | ||||
| keuzegroep A | minor International Business Internship | Engels | 30 | ||||
| keuzegroep A | minor International Relations | Engels | 30 | ||||
| keuzegroep A | minor Management Control for IB | Engels | 30 | ||||
| keuzegroep A | minor Psychology in Society for IB | Engels | 30 | ||||
| semester II | verplicht | EBB737B10 | Bachelor's Thesis IB | Engels | 10 | 1 | |
| semester II a | verplicht | EBB044A05 | Empirical Research Project for IB | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB628A05 | International Strategic Management | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | EBB627A05 | International Financial Management | Engels | 5 | 6 | |
| verplicht | EBB638B05 | Managing Intern. Bus. Organizations Game | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
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| » Jaar 3 (minor American Studies for IB) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | LAX025P05 | The Americas Ia: The American Century | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | LAX046B05 | The Americas IIIa | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| verplicht | LAX045B05 | Theories of Culture II: Politic. Theory | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | LAX026P05 | The Americas Ib: The American Century | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | LAX049B05 | The Americas IIIb | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| verplicht | LAX048B05 | Theories of Culture II: Media Theory | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| » Jaar 3 (minor Culture and Cognition) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | LBA029B05 | Biology of Cognition | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | LBA017B10 | The Evolution Of Human Culture | Engels | 10 | 4 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | LBA026B05 | Art and Cognition | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | LBA020B05 | Narratives We Live By | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | LBA028B05 | The Power of Speech | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
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| » Jaar 3 (minor Development Studies) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | keuze | THMIN-CC | Climate Change,End Times,Sustainability | Engels | 7.5 | variabel | |
| keuze | WBEE001-05 | Environment and development | Engels | 5 | |||
| keuze | LBA025B05 | Ethnicity, Culture and Politics | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| keuze | SOBA904 | Social and institutional change | Engels | 5 | variabel | ||
| semester I b | keuze | LBU051B05 | Aid, Trade and Beyond | Engels | 5 | 2 | |
| keuze | EBB921B05 | Global Development Studies | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| keuze | GEPOPDEV | Population and Development | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| keuze | LBA016B05 | Reading Seminar: Key Debates | Engels | 5 | variabel | ||
| keuze | EBB922A05 | Topical Themes in Development Studies | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
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| » Jaar 3 (minor Economic Development and Globalization) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBS020A05 | Macroeconomics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBS002A05 | Mathematics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBP819B05 | Microeconomics for E&BE: Consumers&Firms | Engels | 5 | 6 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBB111A05 | Econometrics for minor Finance | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBS021A05 | Internat. Economics for Pre-MSc | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| keuzegroep B | EBB921B05 | Global Development Studies | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| keuzegroep B | EBB141A05 | Technological Change & Innovation | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
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| » Jaar 3 (minor Finance) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBB133A05 | Asset Pricing for Pre-MSc &Minor Finance | Engels | 5 | 3 | |
| verplicht | EBB112A05 | Mathematics for minor Finance | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBP819B05 | Microeconomics for E&BE: Consumers&Firms | Engels | 5 | 6 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBB134A05 | Corporate Finance for Minor Finance | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB111A05 | Econometrics for minor Finance | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBP812B05 | Macroeconomics for E&BE | Engels | 5 | 6 | ||
| » Jaar 3 (minor Governance and Law) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | UCG2SS05 | Policy and Principles of Private Law | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| semester I b | verplicht | RGBBE01305 | Policy Science (5 ECTS) | Engels | 5 | 2 | |
| keuzegroep C | RGBRI50110 | Data Protection and Human Rights | Engels | 10 | 6 | ||
| keuzegroep C | RGBIR50010 | Public International Law | Engels | 10 | 6 | ||
| semester II a | verplicht | RGBBE50210 | Administrative Law and Market Regulation | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| Opmerkingen | Studenten kiezen Data Protection and Human Rights (RGBRI50110) of Public International Law | ||||||
| » Jaar 3 (minor Innovation & Entrepreneurship for IB) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBB117A05 | Entrepreneurial Marketing | Engels | 5 | 3 | |
| verplicht | EBB124A05 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| verplicht | EBB119A05 | Technology-based Offerings | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBB118B10 | Entrepreneurship Project | Engels | 10 | 8 | |
| verplicht | EBB109A05 | Operations Strategy and Technology | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| » Jaar 3 (minor International Business) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | keuzegroep D | EBB087A05 | Behavioural Corporate Finance | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| keuzegroep D | EBB104A05 | Behavioural Decision Making | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| keuzegroep D | EBB090A05 | Culture and Economics | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| keuzegroep D | EBB106A05 | Entrepreneurship B&M/TM | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| keuzegroep D | EBB742B05 | Purchasing & Supply Chain Management | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| keuzegroep D | EBB110A05 | Teamwork - Theories, Design and Dynamics | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester I b | keuzegroep D | EBB089A05 | Corporate Governance for E&BE | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| keuzegroep D | EBB105B05 | Digital Marketing Analytics | Engels | 5 | 5 | ||
| keuzegroep D | EBB132A05 | Healthcare Management | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| keuzegroep D | EBB109A05 | Operations Strategy and Technology | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
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| » Jaar 3 (minor International Business Internship) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I | verplicht | EBB142A20 | International Business Internship | Engels | 20 | 1 | |
| semester I a | keuzegroep E | EBB104A05 | Behavioural Decision Making | Engels | 5 | 3 | |
| keuzegroep E | EBB742B05 | Purchasing & Supply Chain Management | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| keuzegroep E | EBB110A05 | Teamwork - Theories, Design and Dynamics | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester I b | keuzegroep E | EBB105B05 | Digital Marketing Analytics | Engels | 5 | 5 | |
| keuzegroep E | EBB132A05 | Healthcare Management | Engels | 5 | 3 | ||
| keuzegroep E | EBB109A05 | Operations Strategy and Technology | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
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| » Jaar 3 (minor International Relations) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I | verplicht | LYX123B10 | Fac. Minor IR-I: Theory of Intern. Rel. | Engels | 10 | 3 | |
| verplicht | LYX124B10 | Fac. Minor IR-II: Method. Res. Practice | Engels | 10 | 3 | ||
| verplicht | LYX125B10 | Fac. Minor IR-III:Studying IP as Soc.Sc. | Engels | 10 | 3 | ||
| » Jaar 3 (minor Management Control for IB) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | EBB099B05 | Corporate Governance for A&C | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | EBB116A05 | Financial Statement Analysis for A&C | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBB048A05 | Internal Control (BSc) | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | EBB132A05 | Healthcare Management | Engels | 5 | 3 | |
| verplicht | EBB102B05 | Management Control for A&C | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| verplicht | EBB109A05 | Operations Strategy and Technology | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| » Jaar 3 (minor Psychology in Society for IB) | |||||||
| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | PSMIN11 | Introduction to Psychological Theories | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | PSMIN02 | Research instruments critically considered | Engels | 5 | variabel | ||
| keuzegroep F | PSMIN09 | The social psychology of communication | Engels | 5 | |||
| semester I b | keuzegroep F | PSMIN08 | Consumer and economic psychology | Engels | 5 | 3 | |
| keuzegroep F | PSMIN05 | Human error | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| keuzegroep F | PSMIN03 | Psychology in the workplace | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| keuzegroep F | PSMIN07 | Social influence | Engels | 5 | variabel | ||
| Opmerkingen | Students kiezen Introduction to Psychological Theories (PSMIN11) en Research Instruments critically considered (PSMIN02) en 4 van de 5 andere vakken van deze minor. | ||||||
| 1 | Administrative Law and Market Regulation | RGBBE50210 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This new course offers students an introduction to administrative law and market regulation. It describes the evolution of administrative law in a number of countries and explains key concepts of administrative law (public body, administrative act/action, standing, judicial review of administrative decisions, deference, public contract). Moreover, this course reflects upon the shift from a traditional national model of public powers to a global or European model of intertwined public-private regulatory forces. In particular, the course introduces students to market regulation and explains how it affects the public/private divide and uses public and private law instruments and enforcement mechanisms to achieve its policy goals. Being comparative in essence, the course does not only discuss the developments within the European Union but also beyond. It also devotes attention to novel and more global phenomena such as the emergence of global administrative law and global private powers that exist parallel to traditional regulatory actors. Furthermore, the course combines the discussion of general and sector-specific aspects of the subject matter. This will allow students to apply the concepts learned in more general lectures to particular heavily regulated areas, such as consumer law and financial law and thus further develop their general knowledge of administrative law and market regulation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | Aid, Trade and Beyond | LBU051B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course introduces you to the historical and political development of the international system of development cooperation as it evolved from 1945 onwards, taking Dutch policy development and execution and Dutch perspectives as a starting point. We will discuss the “aid or trade” dilemma that was (and to a point still is) central to Dutch development policy and how this translates into international relations and policies. We will also discuss how the epistemology of the concepts of development and international development relations changed over time and what this means for our current understanding. Special attention will be given to debates on the post-colony, the continent of Africa, and the role of international organizations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | Art and Cognition | LBA026B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 | Asset Pricing for Pre-MSc &Minor Finance | EBB133A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset Pricing is a course about the financial assets through which corporations can raise funds, and particularly about the valuation of these financial assets. The course first sets the scene by describing ownership and control characteristics of corporations, and how these relate to their financing. Subsequently, it elaborates on valuing financial assets. For this purpose, the time value of money, interest rates (or yields) and the valuation of bonds are discussed. Also stock valuation models will receive ample attention. In addition, modern portfolio theory and the Capital Asset Pricing Model will be introduced and used to explain expected returns. A final issue will be the valuation of financial options, using both the binomial option pricing model and the Black-Scholes option pricing model. A central theme throughout the course will be the law of one price, which dictates that equivalent investment opportunities must trade for the same price in all markets. This law will be presented as one of the corner stones of valuation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5 | Bachelor's Thesis IB | EBB737B10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A week before the start of the semester, several themes are announced on Nestor. After the introduction lecture, students hand in their theme preferences and are assigned to a theme and an associated supervisor, on the basis of preferences and previous study performance. Within the theme that students have been assigned to, they identify a relevant problem. Next, students develop a research design and conduct their research individually. The theme´s supervisor sets intermediate deadlines, organizes a series of workshops and individual meetings, which allow all students to regularly discuss their thesis setup, progress and preliminary research results. Thus, they receive regular feedback both from their peers and the theme´s supervisor. At the end of the semester the students submit their bachelor´s thesis, which is a structured and balanced report that critically analyzes a relevant problem and discusses the research findings and their implication. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 | Behavioural Corporate Finance | EBB087A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course will identify and apply behavioral phenomena to the study of corporate financial decision making. The course provides psychology-based explanations for observed corporate and managerial behaviors that do not fit well within the neoclassical framework of traditional corporate finance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 7 | Behavioural Decision Making | EBB104A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course aims to provide students with an overview and understanding of topics in behavioral decision-making. A variety of theories and findings on decision-making will be discussed in class. In addition, their relevance in explaining and predicting (group) decision-making in organizational settings will be discussed in more depth in the tutorials. Topics that we will discuss in the course include dual process approaches, motivations, emotions, interdependent decision-making in negotiations, and group decision-making. The course is designed as follows: Within the lectures the theories of behavioral decision-making will be explained, as well as the psychological basis behind these effects. Within the tutorials, students will practice applying BDM theories into practice. Students are expected to have read the papers assigned for each week and should be able critically examine the papers. The course includes a group assignment in which students will discuss theories as well as practical applications of these theories in real-world settings. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 | Biology of Cognition | LBA029B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 9 | Climate Change,End Times,Sustainability | THMIN-CC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 | Comparative Country Studies | EBB686A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course provides students with analytical tools to analyze and compare market and business environments in different countries. Such analytical tools will comprise both 'hard' and 'soft' perspectives to gain an understanding of the nature of different national business environments. Concretely, it will involve, on the one hand, comparing key macro-economic indicators to assess strategic market conditions (factor and demand market conditions) and, on the other hand, a comparative business systems perspective focusing on institutional influences (the cultural, political, financial and labor system) on business systems (including the nature of economic actors, of market organization, of work coordination and control systems). It is suggested that only this combined analysis will deliver managers and businesses a full picture of market and business environments in different countries. In empirical terms, the course will focus on comparing countries with contrasting business systems. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 11 | Consumer and economic psychology | PSMIN08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deze cursus gaat in op de psychologische processen die ten grondslag liggen aan economisch en consumentengedrag, en bespreekt welke individuele en sociale factoren hierop van invloed zijn. We gaan in op effecten van informatie en ervaringen met producten en diensten op affect (emoties), cognities (overtuigingen en oordelen) en gedrag (aankoopbeslissingen en consumentengedrag). Je zult leren wanneer and waarom economische theorieën vaak geen afdoende verklaring geven voor alledaags economisch en consumptiegedrag, en bespreken waarom mensen vaak geen ‘rationele’ beslissingen nemen. Je zult onder andere leren hoe consumenten gedrag bijdraagt aan maatschappelijke problemen, zoals overconsumptie en milieuproblemen en reflecteren op psychologische theorieën en mechanismen die gebruikt kunnen worden om deze problemen tegen te gaan. Deze cursus maakt gebruik van diverse, innovatieve leermethodes die als doel hebben om de college's interactiever te maken. Deze cursus is erg relevant voor studenten die overwegen om een master in Environmental Psychology te doen. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 | Corporate Finance for Minor Finance | EBB134A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In this course, the lessons learned from studying the valuation of financial assets, will be applied to the valuation of real assets, such as factories and machines. Various methods for real asset valuation will be considered, including the Weighted-Average-Cost-of-Capital method, the Adjusted Present Value method and real options approaches. Also ways to derive expected future cash flows (being an important input for real asset valuations) from accounting statements and other information will be discussed. In addition to the valuation of real assets, the financing of firms will be covered in this course. Taking the irrelevance theorem as a starting point, the course will explore the consequences of, for instance, taxes, agency problems and information asymmetries, on the capital structure of firms. A similar set of arguments will be applied to firms' pay-out policies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 13 | Corporate Governance for A&C | EBB099B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Onder invloed van spraakmakende schandalen als Ahold, Enron en Parmalat evenals de financiële crisis is de aandacht hebben voor en regelgeving op het gebied van corporate governance sterk toegenomen. Hierbij kan onder meer gedacht worden aan de invoering van de Sarbanes-Oxley Wet in de Verenigde Staten en de wettelijke verankering van de Nederlandse corporate governance code, ook wel beter bekend als de Code Tabaksblat. Daarbij komen onderwerpen als besturen en beheersen, verantwoordelijkheid en zeggenschap en verantwoording en toezicht aan de orde. In deze cursus wordt aandacht besteed aan corporate governance aspecten die de positie en het functioneren van controllers en accountants beïnvloeden. Daarbij kan worden gedacht aan internationale verschillen in de wijze waarop bestuurs- en toezichtstructuren vorm hebben gekregen, het functioneren van boards, de rol van media en kredietbeoordelaars binnen corporate governance en de wijze waarop met corporate governance codes wordt omgegaan. De onderwerpen worden hoofdzakelijk behandeld vanuit wetenschappelijk onderzoek. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 | Corporate Governance for E&BE | EBB089A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course offers an introduction to the theory and practice of corporate governance. It focuses on corporate governance mechanisms such as shareholders and voting rights, boards, committees, and remuneration, as well as on comparing corporate governance systems used in different country settings, including the differences in corporate governance codes established in different countries. The discussion of these mechanisms and systems starts from agency theory and resource dependency theory. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 15 | CrossCultural Management | EBB036A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course provides an overview of the foundations of cross cultural sociology and psychology, and the more recent application of cross cultural analysis in the context of international business and management. The role and meaning of values, differences in values between countries, as well as the convergence / divergence debate in cross cultural management are discussed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 | Culture and Economics | EBB090A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In this course, we discuss the increasingly recognized role of culture (interpreted as shared values, norms and beliefs) on economic behaviour and outcomes. The course consists of two parts. In the first two introductory lectures, we sketch a general overview how cultural differences in recent years have been theoretically and empirically linked to differences in economic outcomes and the conduct of international business respectively. This recent trend is positioned against the background of a discussion why economics traditionally used to ignore cultural explanations, and how it struggles to incorporate cultural factors now. The second part of the course consists of three lectures, in which we go deeper into the impact of values, norms and beliefs for economic behavior and outcomes. One lecture deals with the impact of differences in attitudes and value orientations for economic behavior; another with the impact of differences in norms about kinship and family relations; a third about the role of differences in religious beliefs on political and economic outcomes. At the end of the course, students should be aware of the cultural contingency of economic outcomes and behaviors, and be able to relate form an informed assessment of the promises of cultural explanations in economic thought. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 17 | Data Protection and Human Rights | RGBRI50110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 | Digital Marketing Analytics | EBB105B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In simplistic terms, digital marketing is the promotion of products or brands via one or more forms of digital media. However, digital marketing is not merely adding digital channels to the media mix; it is about integrating digital into all facets of marketing. Major companies like Unilever and ING increasingly shift their marketing budgets from traditional to digital media which underlines the growing importance of digital marketing. Beyond this, a rise of new digital-only market players (i.e. Zalando and Amazon) can be observed. The aim of this course is therefore to show what new challenges and opportunities marketers face in the digital age and provide students with strategic and analytical skills to (1) understand the fundamental constructs and principles of consumer behavior in the digital age, (2) describe the implications of the digital revolution for business model formulation, (3) compose a customized digital marketing program for a given organization, and (4) track performance indicators for digital marketing activities like online advertising. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The course introduces basic principles of econometrics using mainly the linear regression model. The course begins with review of probability and statistics and continues with simple and multiple linear regression. The goal is to learn how data can be used to fit econometric models, estimate parameters and test hypotheses. Students apply these methods to data and learn to work with the econometric software package EViews. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 | Economics for IB | EBP660C05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course gives an introduction to microeconomics. The main topics are: •How the behavior of consumers and producers in a market determines prices and quantities, and affects society’s welfare. The course further discusses the causes and effects of changes in consumer and producer behavior, as well as the impact of government policies on the functioning of markets. • How market structure affects the strategy of firms, including the effects of different numbers of competitors in a market. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 21 | Empirical Research Project for IB | EBB044A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course deals with topics like measurement, descriptive statistics, regression, factor analysis, multicollinearity, and causality, and applies these concepts to academic journal articles. The course will focus on interpretation and critical analysis of literature while using the statistical concepts mentioned before. By going through a selection of already published journal articles dealing with international business phenomena, students will familiarize themselves with the interpretation and critical analysis of existing state-of-the-art IB research. The selection of papers will be published on Nestor. Students may find it helpful to use the book from the second-year course Statistics II as background reading. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 22 | English for IB | EBP665C05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nestor-based study material provides contexts through which students become familiar with academic English standards. Through practice both inside and outside of class, they improve proficiency in language that is at the core of academic business study and communication. The course focuses specifically on writing and presenting an academic paper. Students will also be encouraged to reflect and to evaluate their learning in terms of their strengths, weaknesses and learning goals. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 23 | Entrepreneurial Marketing | EBB117A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| With traditional marketing, a firm operates in a stable market environment and addresses clearly perceived customer needs. In contrast, entrepreneurial marketing refers to situations where the environment is uncertain, market conditions change rapidly, and customer needs are not clear. It combines the disciplines of marketing, entrepreneurship and innovation. Here, firms are searching for new opportunities to create value for customers, and ways to translate their creative ideas into a viable business. Entrepreneurial marketing is not about selecting the right advertising strategy or setting the right price. It is about identifying interesting opportunities, based on innovative technologies and rapidly changing markets, and developing a business model that allows the firm to create and deliver superior value to customers while earning profitable returns. Entrepreneurial marketing is relevant for both (a) start-up firms and (b) established firms that want to create a new business. The course is structured around three key issues: 1. Identifying opportunities, where firms look for interesting opportunities to create superior value to customers; e.g. based on innovative new technology, creative combination of existing ideas or changing customer needs (including market sensing techniques). 2. Developing a business model, where firms translate their innovative idea into a viable business that satisfies two key objectives: (a) delivering superior value to customers and (b) attaining the goals of the firm such as delivering profitable returns and/or societal value. 3. Implementing the marketing strategy, where firms develop a compelling value proposition for customers and implement the accompanying processes that are required to deliver that value to customers. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 24 | Entrepreneurship B&M/TM | EBB106A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The attention paid to entrepreneurship in economics and business has steadily increased during the last decades. Policy makers and practioners are seeking to promote the supply of entrepreneurs in order to encourage economic benefits (e.g. employment, wealth creation and competition) as well as social benefits (e.g. social cohesion and empowerment). Entrepreneurship is a multi-dimensional concept that takes a variety of forms and appears in both large and small businesses, in both new and established firms, in both the formal and informal economy, in technological and non-technological industries and in many world regions. It is important to understand the characteristics of entrepreneurship in different settings in order to derive meaningful implications for different stakeholders. This course offers basic knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship. We discuss entrepreneurship from different perspectives (e.g. psychological, economic and process perspectives) and in different forms (e.g. new ventures and established businesses and small and large firms), and we discuss the value and importance of entrepreneurship in the modern economy. We also discuss theories and models that help in explaining antecedents and consequences of behaviors regarding the creation and the management of entrepreneurial businesses. After students have obtained an understanding of the importance of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial processes occurring at the micro-level, we go back to the macro level and discuss how and under what circumstances institutions can promote entrepreneurship. Finally, in addition to the theoretical knowledge on entrepreneurship, throughout the course we aim to provide students with the opportunity to reflect on this knowledge by providing them with practical examples, by inviting guest lecturers from the field and by providing a group assignment in which students have to link the theory to practice. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 25 | Entrepreneurship Project | EBB118B10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course “Entrepreneurship project” is the concluding course of the faculty minor “Innovation & Entrepreneurship” and university minor “Entrepreneurship”, and can be considered a Student Venturelab. In this course, students will develop an empirically well-founded solution to a practical business development challenge in a multidisciplinary project setting. There are two main sources of challenges: - the student’s own entrepreneurial idea; - an entrepreneurial idea delivered by an existing SME, larger firm or entrepreneurial team. The starting point of the course is a certain knowledge element. This element is often technology based, for example health- or energy-related devices, developed at the University of Groningen. The goal is to create an empirically validated understanding of the corresponding business model. In-between steps are: - validating customer needs; - developing suggestions for products/services to satisfy those needs; - validating the solution. Theory and tools from the disciplines of (entrepreneurial) marketing, entrepreneurship and innovation & technology management are applied during these three steps. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 27 | Ethics and International Business | EBB608B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course deals with a range of ethical issues related to international business. Examples of ethics issues emerging in international business are —among others— corporate rights, bribery and corruption in a global context, human rights, taxation, inequality. In this course, we will address questions such as: What are the ethical rights and duties of corporations in a global context? Should multinational corporations apply the ethical standards of the countries where they operate or are there universal moral principles? What are the implications of international business on income inequality? Do the wealthy have obligations towards the poor? To address these and related questions we will examine the main theories in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and moral psychology. The course is set up in highly interactive ways, and we devote a large part of the time to a number of important and well known cases from international business ethics by means of collaborative assignments. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 28 | Ethnicity, Culture and Politics | LBA025B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course discusses political, social and cultural aspects of globalisation and of development problems, focusing especially on societies outside the North-Atlantic world. It discusses questions such as: Which processes have led to the development of the modern state, democracy and civil society? What is the historical, social and cultural basis of nationalism and ethnicity? How can identity be understood, what is identity politics and how does it operate in contemporary conflicts in developing countries as well as in our own? What approaches are available in the analysis of contemporary globalisation? Political, historical and cultural dimensions of development and globalisation are central in this course. It applies innovative anthropological, political and philosophical theories of identity, nationalism and globalisation from the last few decades and discusses several case studies from Africa. The course is part of the Minor Development Studies but can also be followed separately. It provides students with a good background to further specialise in development related aspects of their own main field of study. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 29 | Fac. Minor IR-I: Theory of Intern. Rel. | LYX123B10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 32 | Finance and Risk Management for IB | EBB631B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As an introductory finance course, the purpose is to demonstrate the role of financial management within the corporation. The emphasis of this course is to develop a clear understanding of the fundamental concepts and basic tools of finance. At the end of this module, the students will be able to understand and employ the conceptual foundations for making efficient corporate financial decisions. During the course the following topics will be covered: • Introduction of Finance Activities; • Evaluation of Financial Performance; • Time Value of Money & Valuation of Financial Securities; • Risk and Return; • Capital Budgeting; • Financial Structure and Dividend Policy; • Working Capital Management; • Derivatives and Risk Management. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 33 | Financial Accounting for IB | EBP030A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial accounting provides a vital service by supplying information that decision makers need to make reasoned choices among alternative uses of scarce resources in the conduct of business and economic activities. To that end, accounting measures business activities by recording data about them for future use, by processing them to useful information and by communicating them to decision makers through financial reports. The topics in this course are the administration and processing of various financial transactions, the preparation of the accounts (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement) and the analysis and interpretation of the financial performance and financial position of companies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 34 | Financial Statement Analysis for A&C | EBB116A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial statements represent the basis for a wide range of business analysis techniques. Managers use them to monitor their firms' performances relative to competitors, to inform external investors, to help in determining new financial policies, and to calibrate their investment strategy by evaluating potential new acquisitions. Security analysts use them to rate and value companies on which they issue recommendations. Bankers use them to determine in deciding whether to extend a loan to a client and to determine loan's terms and potential extensions. Investment bankers use them as a basis for valuing and analyzing prospective M&As Consultants use them in performing competitive analyses between their clients and peer companies. Overall, this course provides a framework for using financial statement data in a wide variety of business analysis and valuation contexts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 35 | Foreign Dir. Investment, Trade & Geogr. | EBB037A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The international economy confronts a firm with many uncertainties: currency values, trade barriers, curbs on international investment, and the degree of macroeconomic stability in countries where production is carried out and/or goods are traded, are but a few of the factors which influence a firm's daily operations and long-term (strategic) planning. In order to allow a firm to succeed internationally, its managers must not only understand how these factors impact the firm's competitive environment, but also how they are likely to evolve in the future and why. This course introduces students to the economic theories which help the manager understand the market forces driving the global economy, as well as the consequences of the international economy for how governments are likely to implement economic policies. These insights provide an essential input to the management decision-making process. This course deals with the monetary and financial dimensions of globalization, and the changing geography of economic activity. It follows up on the first year course 'International Business Environment' that focuses trade theory. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 36 | Global Business History | EBB038B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Why are some countries rich and others poor? The course Global Business History studies this question by focusing on the historic evolution of the business firm, a key factor in economic development. A study on the determinants of successful entrepreneurship in the past may help to understand why we observe the things we see today, such as the cross-country income differences mentioned above. Often, a roadmap of the development of the firm in years, decennia and perhaps even centuries before provides insight in today?s state of affairs. In the words of Winston Churchill, the further backward one looks, the further forward one can see. Therefore, this course explores the history of the business firm in an international perspective. We do so by studying the evolution of the business firm in time and space as well as the evolution and variation of the conditions under which business has operated in different parts of the world. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 37 | Global Development Studies | EBB921B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course is about the main determinants of socio-economic development in developing countries. Students learn about the similarities and differences in the socio-economic development of various regions in the world such as China, India, South-East Asia, Latin-America, Eastern Europe and Africa. In the course, the role of trade, technology, health, education, structural change, and foreign aid on socio-economic development is explained. The usefulness of various empirical methods to measure socio-economic development and its determinant is discussed, and theories of socio-economic development are evaluated. Throughout the course, national and international policies to generate socio-economic development are discussed and evaluated. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 38 | Global Political Economy | EBB039B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course provides an introduction to the basic theories and methods of international political economy. Its subject concerns the institutions and structures making up the global economic system. The course covers topics such as the global distribution of labor and institutions of trade, development policy, gender, the environment, and others. The course introduces students to the three main perspectives in global political economy: realist/nationalist, liberal, and critical. It aims to teach students to take an informed position in debates about globalization and responses to it. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 39 | Global Supply Chain Management | EBP018A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contemporary organizations are part of global networks. The perspective of this course is to understand the role of companies in such global networks of international suppliers and buyers. The main topics treated are supply strategy, outsourcing, characteristics of both service and manufacturing organizations, distribution and after sales operations. In addition to these aspects a number of decision support tools will be presented to evaluate supply chain performance and to analyze and design flows of goods and services. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 40 | Healthcare Management | EBB132A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Healthcare settings require specific management strategies and approaches to organizing in certain aspects. Healthcare organizations are professional service firms with most often a multidisciplinary workforce. Professionals require a degree autonomy, which does not mean highly professionalised medical doctors should be unmanaged – It just requires a different type of leadership from managers working in medical contexts. Medical and related knowledge is rapidly progressing and despite all the advances in technology leading to more complicated equipment and refined diagnostic and treatment procedures, at first sight the healthcare process in itself may still be seen as organised comparatively traditionally. A closer look, however, will reveal that healthcare organisations have increasingly implemented structures and explicitness (such as healthcare supply chains, clinical guidelines, electronic healthcare records, outcome monitoring systems) to the healthcare process to increase quality of care. These improvements have also led to new challenges, such as being confronted with the question how to balance investments in transparency and reliability against increased administration costs. Another feature that makes healthcare organisations stand out is they all share to some degree a sense of social mission or purpose concerned with the public good. Unlike most other organisations, healthcare generally aims to both realise this social mission while at the same time responding to financial incentives and behaving entrepreneurially, resulting in sometimes doing things that do not make sense in business terms. The multiple aims and the multiple actors involved pose specific challenges to managers in healthcare settings. This course sets out to explore the key areas in which healthcare management differs from management in other contexts. In this course you will be introduced to the basic components of the healthcare system and how these are organized and managed. You will be stimulated to reflect on the consequences for the quality of care. By working together on a complex real-life case that shows how the different components are related, you will get acquainted with the set-up of healthcare systems and the dynamics evolving from the actors involved and their specific roles. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 41 | Human error | PSMIN05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| De mens wordt vaak als een risicofactor beschouwd, als een systeemcomponent die door onveilig handelen een belangrijk aandeel heeft in het veroorzaken van rampen. Maar dit is een wat eenzijdige kijk op de zaak, aangezien mensen in een systeem functioneren en de meeste mensen niet met opzet fouten maken of rampen veroorzaken. Er is ook een ander perspectief mogelijk, waarin de mens de redder is die door een groot aanpassings- en compensatievermogen voorkomt dat systemen die de veiligheid zwaar op de proef stellen uitlopen op een ramp. Uitgangspunt van deze cursus is dat zelfs wanneer een fout van een individu getraceerd kan worden op basis van onjuist handelen, dit individuele handelen bekeken moet worden vanuit de context van de omgeving, samenleving en organisatie. Deze cursus geeft een introductie van de basisconcepten uit de arbeids- en cognitieve psychologie die centraal staan bij het minimaliseren van menselijke fouten. Onderwerpen als het ontwerpen van werk in relatie tot het maximaliseren van prestatie en gezondheid, mentale werkbelasting, stress, en selectie en training worden gecombineerd met de introductie van technieken om menselijke fouten te onderzoeken en classificeren. Er wordt nadruk gelegd op het treffen van veiligheidsmaatregelen binnen de gehele context, en op het voorkomen van situaties waarin fouten kunnen optreden. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 42 | Information Systems Management | EBB632A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detailed study of Information Systems with the focus on the the process of digital transformation of international firms. Students will be trained on how to identify and resolve specific problems related to international firms operating in a global organization context and going through the process of digital transformation. There are no single, right answers. Students are trained to learn how to analyze and resolve business problems in regards how firms can deal with the digital transformation. The students will gain specific skills and experience using the hands on assignment that augments the lectures. Other topics that will be covered in the course are today's technology trends that influence the business world and the way professionals work; cultural, structural and political aspects of digital transformation; managing and implementing digital projects. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 43 | Innovation Management in Multinationals | EBB034A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course Innovation Management in Multinationals introduces the complexities of innovation management in multinational firms. Because multinational firms operate in several countries, innovation management increases in complexity. For instance, how do you organize your innovation efforts: one central R&D department or several departments in different countries? How do you encourage knowledge sharing among different locations? How do you create effective teams when the members are living in different countries, representing different cultures? This course offers an introduction to innovation management in multinational firms that is structured around several topics: (a) the innovation process, (b) business models, (c) collaboration and networks, (d) multinational teams and (e) knowledge management. The course combines plenary lectures about these themes (with lots of interesting recent examples) with practical assignments in smaller groups where students apply the knowledge gained to a specific situation (i.e. a specific company and innovation). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 44 | Internal Control (BSc) | EBB048A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course description It's all over the news when things go wrong: companies that report false figures, or governmental organizations that are losing control over large projects. How to do things better? This is the subject of Internal Control. Every organization depends on information to manage and control processes. On top of that, information is supplied to external stakeholders, for example in the annual report. One of the pivotal features of the course concerns the reliability of information. Organizations have specific characteristics, that put constraints on the design of business processes (´cycles´), and on the Accounting Information System (AIS), in order to assure the reliability of information. IT plays an important role in any AIS and can have a considerable impact on the design of controls. All these elements are brought together within the course Internal Control - Basics, to get an understanding about all the challenges different types of organizations face with regard to being in control and providing reliable information. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 45 | Internat. Economics for Pre-MSc | EBS021A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 46 | International Business Environment | EBP031A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| When firms cross borders to generate value added abroad, they are confronted with many environmental uncertainties. Currency values, trade barriers, curbs on international investment, and the degree of macroeconomic stability in countries where production is carried out and/or goods are traded are but a few of the factors which influence a firm's daily operations and long-term (strategic) planning. In order to allow a firm to succeed internationally, its managers must not only understand how these factors impact the firm's competitive environment, but also how they are likely to evolve in the future and why. This course introduces students to the economic theories which help understand the market forces driving the global economy, as well as discussing how governments are likely to implement economic policies and their consequences for the international economy. These insights provide an essential input to our understanding of the macro-economic environment in which international business takes place. This course deals with trade theory. The follow-up course ´FDI, Trade & Geography´ in semester 2B deals with the monetary and financial aspects of globalization, and the changing geography of economic activity. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 47 | International Business Internship | EBB142A20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For a period of approx. 4-5 months (560 hours) full time (possibly spread over a longer period part time) students do an internship at an organization where they are involved in projects and tasks in an international business environment. The internship provides a student the possibility to develop more practical experience and skills in the field of international business, gain more insight into strengths, ambitions and points of development and enhances the professional orientation. As long as University or FEB measures against COVID-19 prohibit this, the internship does not necessarily take place in another country than the Netherlands or student’s home country. The company, and the tasks of the internship, should involve enough relation with international business. In this way, students can gain experience and knowledge in/of international business without having to travel in times of possible anti COVID-19 measures. Students have to find their own internships and write a proposal for approval by a FEB lecturer to make sure there is enough connection to the study programme and its intended learning outcomes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 48 | International Business Law for IB | EBB635C05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Law shapes the space within which individuals and businesses interact. The legal rules in place influence, inter alia, what businesses can build and sell; how they can finance it; how they can protect their products and processes from unauthorized appropriation by others; and how they must behave toward others. This course provides an introduction to key areas of law fundamental to businesses in an international setting. After an initial introduction to the concept of law, the course surveys main areas of international business law including international dispute settlement, law of contracts and torts, company law, competition law, intellectual property law and international trade law. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 49 | International Financial Management | EBB627A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The International Financial Management course concentrates on the accounting and financial issues faced by multinational corporations (MNC). The course aims to address the significant accounting and financial problems that MNCs may experience and propose methods that could result in possible solutions while taking institutional, cultural, and social aspects of internationalization into consideration. Specifically, this course aims to discuss: (i) The reasons for accounting diversity across countries and its consequences on performance measurement and control of MNCs (ii) Other critical accounting and financial reporting issues (such as inflation, consolidation, segment reporting, etc.) faced by MNCs (iii) International Transfer Pricing (ITP) strategies and its managerial and ethical aspects for MNCs (iv) The importance of multinational capital and operational budgeting in terms of strategy implementation and social responsibility for MNCs (v) The role of foreign exchanges and international capital markets for MNCs (vi) The foreign exchange risks faced by MNCs by referring to the transaction, economic, and accounting exposures together with potential methods through which companies can hedge themselves against such threats | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 50 | International Marketing for IB | EBP661C05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course aims to teach students the basics of marketing as an orientation and as a function. Besides, the additional challenges when marketing in an international or global setting are discussed as products (and services) for both consumers and businesses are increasingly competing in international or global markets. Therefore, this course aims to develop an understanding of the essence of market orientation, (international) marketing environment, (international) marketing strategy (segmentation, targeting and positioning), and the marketing mix (product, price, place, and promotion), including international issues and subsequent standardization or adaptation issues. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 51 | International Strategic Management | EBB628A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course provides an insight in and understanding of the management challenges associated with developing international strategies, and managing the operations of companies whose activities stretch across national boundaries. These insights and understanding are mainly gained through theory- and case-based group discussions of the relevant literature after students have developed their own opinions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 52 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | EBB124A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The attention paid to entrepreneurship in economics and business has steadily increased during the last decades. Policy makers and practitioners are seeking to promote the supply of entrepreneurs in order to encourage economic benefits (e.g. employment, wealth creation and competition) as well as social benefits (e.g. social cohesion and empowerment). Entrepreneurship is a multi-dimensional concept that takes a variety of forms and appears in both large and small businesses, in both new and established firms, in both the formal and informal economy, in technological and non-technological industries and in many world regions. It is important to understand the basic characteristics of entrepreneurship in different settings in order to derive meaningful implications for different stakeholders. This course offers basic knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship to students with various educational backgrounds. We discuss entrepreneurship from different perspectives (e.g. psychological, economic and process perspectives) and in different forms (e.g. new ventures and established businesses), and we discuss the value and importance of entrepreneurship in the modern economy. We also discuss theories and models that help in explaining antecedents and consequences of behaviors during the exploration and the exploitation phases in the entrepreneurial process. After students have obtained an understanding of the importance of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial processes occurring at the micro level, we go back to the macro level and discuss how and under what circumstances institutions can promote entrepreneurship. Finally, in addition to the theoretical knowledge on entrepreneurship, throughout the course we aim to provide students with the opportunity to reflect on this knowledge by providing them with practical examples from a wide range of contexts, inviting guest lecturers from the field, and by providing a small group assignment in which students have to link the theory to practice and present their findings to an audience. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 53 | Introduction to International Business | EBP003A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course provides an introduction to internationalization and globalization. It gives an analysis of differences in cultural, economic, financial and political environments. Based on the resource-based view of the firm, we develop an international business theory in which firm specific advantages play a key role. The theoretical framework is subsequently used to discuss market opportunity assessment, the development of internationalization strategies and entry modes. The final part is an introduction into international production, marketing, HRM and finance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 54 | Introduction to Psychological Theories | PSMIN11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course provides an introduction to a wide range of psychological research including; behavioural, neurological, cognitive, clinical, cultural, developmental, evolutionary, and social psychology. The aim of introducing the multiple disciplines of psychology is to demonstrate that human behaviour needs to be understood and examined from many perspectives. The course is designed with non-psychology students in mind and also gives insight into how psychological research is carried out and applied. As such, understanding how psychological knowledge is generated helps students to critically assess popular beliefs about human emotions, thoughts, and behaviours. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 55 | Macroeconomics for E&BE | EBP812B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Macroeconomics is the study of the economy as a whole. This course provides an introduction into the field of macroeconomics. It focuses on key macroeconomic concepts such as national income, interest rates, exchange rates, the balance of trade, unemployment, inflation etc. In the course, simple macroeconomic models are introduced to explain the relationships between macroeconomic variables. These models deal with the short-run economy as well as the long run economy. These models, in turn, are used to analyze the effects of fiscal and monetary policy in the economy. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 56 | Macroeconomics for Pre-MSc | EBS020A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Macroeconomics is the study of the economy as a whole. This course provides an introduction into the field of macroeconomics. It focuses on key macroeconomic concepts such as national income, interest rates, exchange rates, the balance of trade, unemployment, inflation etc. In the course, simple macroeconomic models are introduced to explain the relationships between macroeconomic variables. These models deal with the short-run economy as well as the long run economy and open as well as closed economies. These models, in turn, are used to analyze the effects of fiscal and monetary policy in the economy. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 57 | Management Accounting for IB | EBP017B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Management Accounting for International Business (in short: MAIB) is an introduction to management accounting following your course in financial accounting. Financial accounting provides information used primarily by investors, creditors, and various stakeholders outside organisations. By contrast, management accounting produces information used by managers and employees within organisations. MAIB is designed to teach you management accounting concepts and methods and help you understand why different pieces of information must be used for different purposes. We will discuss costing systems and techniques producing useful information for decision-makers. These techniques are: 1) costing, 2) cost estimation, 3) cost-volume-profit analysis, 4) budgeting, 5) variance analysis and 6) differential analysis. Much of the information produced by these methods is financial in nature. Nevertheless, the course also shows that this information must be combined with non-financial and qualitative information to support informed choices. You will also be acquainted with MS-Excel as a powerful tool supporting decision-making processes. At the end of the course, you should be able to use advanced MS-Excel features and design well-structured applications. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 58 | Management Control for A&C | EBB102B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course Management Control discusses various instruments and systems in the field of management control. These management control instruments and systems aim to help managers to implement the firm's strategy and achieve organizational goals. They, for example, help to align goals between the employees of an organization, as well as their cooperation and to supply information for decision-making. Cases and exercises provide the students with hands on experience concerning management control instruments and systems. Computational skills will play a minor role in the course. Of greater importance is the understanding of the challenges of choosing the most appropriate management control instruments and systems in a specific situation. Different organizational and environmental factors can influence the functioning management control instruments and systems. On the basis of the coursebook and various articles, the lecture and students discuss management control instruments and systems and the role of organizational context for their functioning. Case studies will be used to apply the knowledge for problems of real world organizations. Students will work on exercises and cases in small teams and give a presentation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 59 | Managing Intern. Bus. Organizations Game | EBB638B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course consists of weekly lectures, tutorials, a business panel session and an exam. The lectures orientate on the basic topics of the course and are based on the assigned literature in the Virtual Reader (see Nestor) Three of the lectures will be given by Managers from MNEs , who will present the internationalization path of their respective companies. Also, they will present in more detail a case problem relevant to the international position of their company. Students have to write an essay about the market position and performance of one of the companies and present a plan which addresses the case problem as outlined by the guest lecturer of that company. The last tutorial is in the form of a business panel, where business managers will be presented the best plans, as pre-selected by tutors. During the course, students will be trained to present their results in a convincing way to the business panel. They will learn to do the presentation in such a way that the panel is not only informed, but also prepared to accept the results. NB The description above might still change, depending on who will be the course coordinator. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 60 | Mathematics for minor Finance | EBB112A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The objective of this course is to learn the mathematical tools necessary to understand topics covered within the minor Finance. The course begins with topics in algebra and solving equations. Students learn the techniques of differentiation and integration and learn to work with interest rates and present values. The course also aims to make students sufficiently familiar with matrix algebra and calculus as preparation for the course Econometrics for Minor Finance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 61 | Mathematics for Pre-MSc | EBS002A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| To meet the objectives and facing a substantial variety of starting levels among premaster students, we start with elementary topics in algebra and equations. Then a fairly leisurely treatment of single variable differential calculus follows. The course ends with the treatment of integration and some functions of two or more variables. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 62 | Microeconomics for E&BE: Consumers&Firms | EBP819B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course deals with the basic principles of microeconomic theory. Every day, consumers make decisions about the purchase of goods and services, while companies continuously decide what their product range will include and in what quantities they will supply their products. In most economies, the decisions of consumers and producers are coordinated through markets by means of the price mechanism. Prices are a measure of scarcity. Microeconomics deals with the individual decisions of consumers and producers and their coordination through the price mechanism. It studies the behavior of companies on markets and how this behavior contributes to social welfare. Many, if not most, courses in the bachelor E&BE build upon microeconomic principles. Hence, a thorough understanding of these principles is necessary. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 63 | Narratives We Live By | LBA020B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course focuses on basic cultural narratives, and emphasizes their constructed nature as is evident from looking into a diversity of cultures. After some basic cultural processes are introduced, such as hegemony, center and periphery, and social classes, the course will study how basic narratives of reality were developed in ancient times: narratives are seen as cognitive tools that crystallize, experience, and direct feelings about social reality in a socially constructed manner. Looking into the beginnings of these narratives, and into an array of cultures results in a better ability to reflect upon our own culture(s). The theory of Predictive Brain, as described by Lisa Feldman Barrett, together with Merlin Donald's theory of the evolution of human cognition (as introduced in the first part of the minor), and Barend van Heusden Decoupling Theory, will provide the basic cultural-cognitive concepts for the analysis. For the final paper, students will employ (critical) hermeneutic and the use of cultural and cultural-cognitive concepts to study an ancient narrative. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 64 | Operations Strategy and Technology | EBB109A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting from the notion that many disciplines relate to the operations function of companies, this module provides an in-depth analysis of the operations management function of companies including the associated (theoretical) approaches. The course supplies the general approaches on an advanced level necessary to describe and understand practical operations management problems. In doing so, the module covers three main areas: the role and nature of operations, the planning and control of the operations process and the organizational setting of the operations function. These areas will be analyzed from different perspectives including topics like: a. The strategic role of operations (operations strategy); b. The reconciliation between market requirements and operations resources; c. The impact operations have on performance objectives. In doing so, the focus will be on the role technology plays in achieving long term competiveness. Additionally, some specific approaches to operations like Lean Operations, Agile Operations, Total Quality Management (TQM), and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) will be discussed and the practical value of these approaches will be considered. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 65 | Organizational Behaviour for IB | EBP654D05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| To understand issues concerning human behavior in organizations, it is important to move beyond common sense understanding of human conduct. It is also essential to understand one’s own role in affecting behavior in organizations, and to understand the cultural context in which behavior takes place. We first examine individual psychological processes and consider personality, attitudes, values, emotion, perception and motivation. How do we perceive the world and other people, and which biases may play a role? How can individuals be motivated to perform well? We next concentrate on group behavior and social processes. How are groups formed, and how do groups affect individual behavior? How can we create a team that functions well? Finally, we examine organizational processes, including leadership, power, culture, and organizational change. Throughout the course, special attention is devoted to international and intercultural issues. The textbook and some additional readings (information is given during tutorials) provide the background for the tutorials, and this material should consequently be read in advance of each tutorial. Weekly presentations and discussions during tutorials. In addition, participation in scientific research (1 hour) is compulsory. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 66 | Organizational Structure | EBP670C05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In the lectures the main themes will be highlighted and in the tutorials the book will be studied systematically. Students give presentations, make case analysis and learn to discuss the themes with pre-described roles. With the help of feedback rules, students will practise giving and receiving constructive feedback in an intercultural context. The aim is to help improve the quality of each other's work while training essential academic skills. This course provides essential paradigmatic lenses to making sense of organizations, their activities in an (inter)national setting and the main stream of theories about this. It imparts students with the notion that diverse organizational settings require the capacity to develop appropriate decision making and planning strategies as well as structures to produce the desired organizational goals, given the organization’s environment. The overview of organizational theories will show the different possibilities there might be from a theoretical point of view. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 67 | Policy and Principles of Private Law | UCG2SS05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Policy and Principles of Private Law focuses on the key concepts of private law and the relevant interests at stake. The course adresses property law, contract law, tort law and the law of civil procedure. The course provides students insight into the reasoning in private law on the basis of its key concepts and the relevant interests. The course includes core questions of private law such as: (i) under which circumstances does the law protect a buyer in good faith?; (ii) what is strict liability?; (iii) what are the requirements for the formation of a contract? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 68 | Policy Science (5 ECTS) | RGBBE01305 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Societies are confronted with complex problems that will be addressed by governmental institutions, think of poverty, climate change, dependence on fossil fuels, inequality, food scarcity, health care. Governments have the potential to (at least partially) deal with these problems. Still, we hear mostly about policy failure, whilst policy successes are not regularly celebrated. Often this is not due to mal-intentions, but to inability and lack of knowledge. The course policy studies provides insights in the process, which describes how societal problems that presumably require government action are addressed, how solutions to those problems are formulated and implemented and how these solutions impact the problem. For this purpose a distinction will be made between political, technical and operational challenges when dealing with of complex problems. Not only the challenges will be discussed, also solutions will be explored that are suggested to overcome those challenges. Topics that are covered: - the selection of problems - characteristics of policy tools - effective decision making - top-down and bottom-up implementation - evaluation criteria The insights will enable students to examine and evaluate existing policies and policy making, in order to develop recommendations to improve those policies or future policy plans. Method: During the lectures, the core concepts and theories of the policy process are discussed. The knowledge of the policy studies will be assessed with a written exam at the end of the course. During the course students will analyse an existing policy plan, explore its potential pitfalls or opportunities of improvement, making use of the literature discussed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| While countries in Western-Europe are dealing with the implications of population ageing and decline for the wellbeing of its population, projections show that in the eastern part of the world India will pass China in becoming the world’s biggest population. Also, most countries have seen a reduction in fertility and mortality, as explained by the demographic transition model, but countries such as Uganda do not follow this typical pattern: they continue to have high fertility, which poses great challenges to the country’s resources and the wellbeing of its citizens. Different parts of the world are challenged by different population issues, which play a role in the countries’ development and their population wellbeing. In this course we will explore and discuss how population and development are interlinked and its implications for wellbeing. To do so, we will focus on three global contemporary population issues: sexual and reproductive health, migration and development, and human resource development. We will discuss how international and national policies are at the core of such developments, and we will pay special attention to vulnerable and marginalised groups in societies as we apply a human rights and capability perspective. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 70 | Psychology in the workplace | PSMIN03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| De Arbeids-, Organisatie- en Personeelspsychologie (AOP) bestudeert via drie invalshoeken hoe persoonlijke, sociale en omgevingsvariabelen gerelateerd zijn aan affect, cognities en gedrag van mensen in hun werksituatie. De drie hoofdstromen (A, O en P) zullen worden toegelicht, geïllustreerd en kritisch geëvalueerd. Specifieke onderwerpen die aan de orde komen zijn: de taakverrichting, de gezondheid en het welzijn van de individuele werknemer (A), werkmotivatie, leiderschap en macht, en groepsprocessen zoals samenwerken, conflicten, en besluitvorming (O), en de voorwaarden en de effecten van het personeelsbeleid van de organisatie (P). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 71 | Public International Law | RGBIR50010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In this module the main doctrines of public international law are discussed in lectures in which positive law and its historical background forms the basis for a discussion of the contribution of international law to the resolution of international conflicts and to managing (new) international challenges of an economic, ecological or humanitarian nature. In the working groups concrete situations will be addressed and students will be expected to discuss and argue the legally relevant aspects. Topics that will be discussed include sources, subjects, jurisdiction, immunities, state responsibility, international organizations, peaceful dispute settlement, the use of force in international relations, the law of the sea, international human rights law and international environmental law. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 72 | Purchasing & Supply Chain Management | EBB742B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In today's business environment, most organizations are part of a chain or network in order to produce and deliver goods or services to the ultimate customer. As such, organizations have all kinds of relationships with one another and parties involved are connected through various business processes. The purchasing process is one of these business processes, linking needs and requirements of one organization with the supply of another. This course will focus on various concepts related to supply chains such as supply chain strategy, supply chain operations, outsourcing and relationship management between the focal firm, its suppliers and its customers. Moreover, purchasing is examined from a supply chain perspective and business functions related to both supply chain management and purchasing are explored. Attention will be paid to various working contexts and sectors (services, public sector) in order to clarify that common purchasing and supply chain management practices may not be used or applied in every context in the same manner. In this course, specific attention will be given to sustainability. Being of great importance in today's business environment, aspects of environmental and social sustainability and how these relate to supply chain management and purchasing will be explored and critically reflected upon. This course will allow students to become sensitive to sustainability issues and how these are dealt with, both in theory and in in practice. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 73 | Qualitative Research Methods for IB | EBB633B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Besides quantitative research which is extensively used, qualitative research is increasingly employed by business professionals. The challenge is to perform qualitative research in a systematic and methodologically responsible way. Therefore, knowledge of and skills for these methods and techniques is essential for a scientifically educated practitioner in the field of International Business. The knowledge and skills can be used to do sound (qualitative) research yourself, and for interpreting and judging (qualitative) research of others. In this course some frequently used qualitative methods will be covered (for example, interviewing, case study, content analysis), and for each method the pro's and con's will be discussed. There will be also a practical assignment meant to exercise all stages of a qualitative research project, such as formulating research objectives, performing interviews, analyzing texts, discussing the results and finally, reporting the complete research process in a scientific report. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 74 | Reading Seminar: Key Debates | LBA016B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course is entirely based on discussion seminars (seminar groups of 20 students led by the lecturer) around three to five scholarly readings per week, thus providing the students with a lively and interactive context to sharpen their views on development issues. Following previous courses of the minor, where students are given an overview of Development Studies from the perspective of a specific academic discipline, the second half of the semester will privilege courses that deepen their understanding and require students to actively use and reflect on the knowledge they have acquired in the first half. This course complements the Topical Theme in Development course, which is an exploration of one specific topic through bibliographic research and paper-writing. The themes of the seminar are: 1) Questioning and contextualizing development; 2) Contrasting key development theories; 3) Development through the lens of economic modernization; 4) The role of geopolitics, civil society and social movements; 5) Social and cultural dimensions of development; 6) Environment, development and sustainability; 7) Contemporary approaches to development policies and practices. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 75 | Research instruments critically considered | PSMIN02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deze in de minor verplichte cursus geeft een inleiding in de statistische kwesties en de meetproblemen aan de hand van gevalsstudies. Studenten leren hoe ze beweringen uit onderzoek kritisch moeten interpreteren in termen van steekproefprobelem, validiteit van metingen en betrouwbaarheid van instrumenten. Specifieke aandacht wordt gegeven aan het gebruik van instrumenten in cross-cultureel onderzoek. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 76 | Research Methodology for IB | EBP662C05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The general aim of this course is to provide students with knowledge for conducting applied scientific business research. Managers in international organizations have all sorts of information needs: they want to know how customers think about their products, how the competition is doing, and how their employees are performing. But what are the origins of these information needs? And how can scientific research be used to fulfill these needs? These questions are central in this course. Starting point is the structuring of applied scientific business research in 5 phases: management question, diagnosis, design, implementation, and evaluation. After it has become clear how a management problem can be explicated, attention will be paid to the development of conceptual models and to the measurement of the information needs following from these models using a survey. Important measurement concepts including validity and reliability will be discussed. Subsequently, students will analyze and report (fictitious) data based on their survey, and draw conclusions. In tutorials, students will first practice and then show that they can apply these concepts in a business context. In the end, students will have experienced the entire research process. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| This course focuses on the emergence and development of formal and informal institutions and their effects on behavior as well as on individual integration processes into society. We will explore how various forms of institutions influence each other and the extent to which institutions have desired or undesired effects. Moreover, we will focus on the conditions under which institutions lead to coordination and cooperation. Several examples will be given from the field of migration and integration. Special attention will also be paid to the role of the state in a market economy, and the effect of cultural norms on economic development. To this end, we will discuss classical theories (Weber, Durkheim, Smith) that have been used to explain social institutions. Examples will be based on current empirical research studying inequality and the interplay between migration, integration, and welfare states. We will debate among others how migration leads to institutional change and how formal and informal institutions shape integration chances of migrants. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 78 | Social influence | PSMIN07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The environment, the economy, the spread of Corona virus, your partner not putting the cap on your toothpaste. Most important problems entail human behavior, either as a cause, a solution or both. This raises the question: "How can you motivate people to engage in certain behaviors?" A handgun, a two million Euro incentive, or a set of great arguments will do the trick but we will focus on situations in which you have non of these. In order to answer this question regarding persuasion and influence, many others arise: "Why are some campaigns effective in motivating people and others not? To what extent does the setting influence the effectiveness of compliance requests? Why is “playing hard to get” sometimes effective? How did TellSell convince me into buying the Huggy? Together we will answer these questions and many more. In this course you’ll learn how people’s beliefs, and actions are influenced by others. You will be introduced to various theories, principles and studies that give insight to how you can use people’s need for affiliation, accuracy and a positive self-concept to persuade them. This (interactive) course is focused at both theory development and practical application. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 79 | Statistics I for IB | EBP657C05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course provides students with a basic background in probability theory and statistics. Topics covered are: descriptive statistics, basics of probability theory, inference about one population, inference about comparing two populations, inference about the association between variables and simple linear regression. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 80 | Statistics II for IB | EBB682B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The purpose of this course is to introduce students to advanced statistical techniques for the analysis of data in business applications. The course provides students with a background in multivariate statistics that will enable them to apply statistical techniques in real world problems where several variables and their interrelations are important. Several multivariate techniques will be taught: nonparametric tests, multiple regression analysis, ANOVA and time series analysis. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 81 | Teamwork - Theories, Design and Dynamics | EBB110A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to understand and appropriately respond to team dynamics in organizational contexts. As an HRM officer, you need to be aware of the complex relationships that affect processes in organizations. You also need to understand at which relationship level a problem is situated in order to address the problem appropriately. Therefore, team work is approached from a relational perspective, treating teams and organizations as dynamic entities. The lectures combine insights on organizational behavior with recent research from social and organizational psychology. The relevance of recent empirical findings will be illustrated relating them with theory and practice. Via lectures and reading of the literature, students will acquire advanced knowledge about the dynamics that unfold in organizational contexts. Through analyzing case studies and by working on assignments, students will learn to take into account different perspectives on critical situations in organizations. Working on the assignments will enable students to understand employees’ needs, team level variables, and organizational features and how these three levels interact. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 82 | Technological Change & Innovation | EBB141A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technological change is the main source of increases in our standards of living. Yet what determines the success of firms and countries in a world where innovation plays a central role? This course takes an economic view to the topic of innovation, by considering how and why firms choose to innovate and how the government and research organizations can affect these decisions. We will analyze how intellectual property rights policies (e.g. patent law) and antitrust policy affect the rate and direction of technological change. Furthermore, we will discuss the consequences of innovation for labor markets (e.g., does the emergence of robots lead to higher unemployment and lower wages?), and for inequality in the world (e.g., to what extent can African countries benefit from new technology developed in the United States?). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 83 | Technology-based Offerings | EBB119A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technological innovation is one of the most important drivers of success in many established companies, as well as in many new ventures. This course aims at providing knowledge and understanding of how technology is used for new product/service propositions. Subjects covered are (amongst others) technology management, product architecture, (adoption of) disruptive technologies, sustainability and circular economy, intellectual property management, and collaboration on technology. At the same time, an early practical experience is provided in which groups of students develop a product/service proposition from technology, from idea to first concept. This concept is further developed in the minor course ´Entrepreneurship Project´ (EBB118B10) in semester 1b. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 84 | The Americas Ia: The American Century | LAX025P05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to cultural, historical, political, social, and economic developments in the Americas from the 1890s until the 1970s. While our main focus will be on the United States, we will frequently adopt a comparative, hemispheric perspective due to the U.S.’s substantial involvement in Latin America and the Caribbean during the first half of the twentieth century. We will focus in particular on the following themes: the Spanish-American War and the rise of the U.S. as a global power; expansionism and empire; pan-Americanism and transatlanticism; U.S. diplomatic and military responses to developments in Latin America and the Caribbean; immigration and demographic shifts; WWII; the Cold War; Castro and the Cuban Revolution; the Vietnam War; the Civil Rights Movement. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 85 | The Americas Ib: The American Century | LAX026P05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to cultural, historical, political, social, and economic developments in the Americas from the 1970s to the present. While our main focus will be on the United States, we will frequently adopt a comparative, hemispheric perspective due to the increasing economic, political, and military integration of the U.S., Mexico and Canada since the 1990s. We will focus in particular on the following themes: 9/11 and the war on terror; the war on drugs; party polarization and the rise of the New Right; family politics in the Americas; environmental concerns; Inter-American economic relations; the US’s current cross-national and international relations and trade networks; strategies of world leadership and power. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 86 | The Americas IIIa | LAX046B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This module is the first part of a course that offers an interdisciplinary introduction to cultural, historical, political, social, and economic developments in the Americas roughly between 1500 and 1800, with our principal focus on the regions that would later become part of the United States. Our investigations will be cast within an Atlantic framework: that is, they will consider how the European settlement of the Americas and the creation of the United States were in constant interaction with the economic, dynastic, statist, and cultural developments of those people who lived in the Americas, Europe, and Africa. We will use this perspective to trace the settlement of the Americas from the late fifteenth century to the forging of the United States in the late eighteenth century. The course is designed to provide an introduction to early American political and social history as well as its wider culture and to provide a framework for synthesizing knowledge of the Americas within broader worldhistorical developments. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 87 | The Americas IIIb | LAX049B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This module is the second part of a course that offers an interdisciplinary introduction to cultural, historical, political, social, and economic developments in the Americas roughly between 1500 and 1800, with our principal focus on the regions that would later become part of the United States. Our investigations will be cast within an Atlantic framework: that is, they will consider how the European settlement of the Americas and the creation of the United States and is pluralistic, heterogeneous culture were in constant interaction with the economic, dynastic, statist, and cultural developments of those people who lived in the Americas, Europe, and Africa. We will use this perspective to trace the settlement of and cultural developments in the Americas from the late fifteenth century to the forging of the United States in the late eighteenth. The course is designed to provide an introduction to early American political, social and cultural history, and to provide a framework for synthesizing knowledge of the Americas within broader world-historical developments. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 88 | The Evolution Of Human Culture | LBA017B10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 89 | The Power of Speech | LBA028B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 90 | The social psychology of communication | PSMIN09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Communicatie is de kern van sociaal gedrag. Effectieve communicatie maakt het voor mensen mogelijk om fysieke en sociale behoeften te bevredigen en dingen te bereiken die ze als individu nooit zouden kunnen bereiken. Deze cursus gaat onder andere over sociale fenomenen zoals crossculturele communicatie, stemgebruik en nonverbale communicatie, liegen, taalgebruik, het uiten en herkennen van emoties, roddelen en kletsen, wat we normaal en gepast vinden in communicatie en communicatie via nieuwe media. Deze cursus gaat niet alleen over wat mensen zeggen, maar ook over waarom mensen op een bepaalde manier communiceren. Om evolutionaire of andere redenen kan het zijn dat mensen steun van anderen willen, dat ze anderen willen beïnvloeden of dat ze erbij willen horen. In pogingen om misscommunicatie en conflict te voorkómen moet rekening worden gehouden met dergelijke motieven, door aandacht voor bijvoorbeeld non-verbale signalen zoals emoties, gebaren en stemkenmerken en door er rekening mee te houden dat mensen elkaar soms bedriegen. Tegen deze achtergrond is communicatie via het Internet een interessant hedendaags fenomeen met zowel voor- als nadelen. De rol van sociale context bij communicatie komt ook aan de orde, bijvoorbeeld in groepsmarkeringen en in de rol van de sociale status van de bron van informatie. Met behulp van beschrijvingen van dergelijke fenomenen en verschillende theorieen, geeft de sociale psychologie een inspirerende kijk op een alledaags fenomeen. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 91 | Theories of Culture II: Media Theory | LAX048B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course introduces students to a range of media theories relevant to the study and analysis of American social and cultural life. Theorists and thinkers we will study may include: Walter Benjamin, Marshall McLuhan, Raymond Williams, Friedrich Kittler, Niklas Luhmann, Lev Manovic and Jason Mittell. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 92 | Theories of Culture II: Politic. Theory | LAX045B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course introduces students to a range of political theories relevant to the study and analysis of American political life. Theorists and thinkers we will study may include: John Locke, Alexis de Tocqueville, Karl Marx, John Dewey, and Hannah Arendt. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 93 | Topical Themes in Development Studies | EBB922A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course aims at providing an in-depth understanding of a particular set of problems in development, working in a small-group setting with a mentor-lecturer. The course has two variants: 1) Writing a research essay, presenting and discussing essays in small-group setting, or 2) Participating in the Development Studies Summer School in Tanzania including preparatory reading, field work and writing a research report. It features a number of theme groups (such as on economic development, democratization, education, or environmental issues) from which the student chooses one. Selected students can opt for this Intensive Programme in Tanzania, which involves covering their own costs by the student for travel and upkeep in Tanzania. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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