Topics will be announced when offered.

Best practices in social entrepreneurship, social innovation, corporate social responsibility and other social impact creating activities. Funding and structuring of these activities. The social economy through the emerging spectrum of organizational forms that generate social impact. Trends and drivers reshaping the dynamics of social impact. Best impact practices in different sectors.

Strategy formulation; industry analysis; competitive strategy; analysis and development of resources and capabilities; cost-advantage & differentiation strategies; corporate strategy including vertical integration, diversification, and geographic expansion; strategy implementation; strategic planning processes; corporate governance, CEO leadership style and organizational structures; strategic renewal.

Entrepreneurship is creating something new and innovative with potential financial success in return. This course provides applied entrepreneurship know-how on the foundation, priorities, financing, finding the right employees, getting the word out, business development as well as entrepreneurial attributes such as commitment, determination, perseverance, goal oriented problem solving, team building. Teams of students will work on transforming an idea into a company which is ready for financing. Part of business success depends on understanding how relationships lead to other things. Hence, the course will also feature guest speakers from entrepreneurs and investors so that they share their successful as well as unsuccessful experiences which are often more valuable.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Psychology in the workplace includes issues related to psychological testing and measurement in the following processes: employee selection and placement, talent management, performance management, program evaluation in organizational interventions, return on investment in training and development activities; psychological processes in employee health and well-being (stress, burnout, work-family conflict); employee attitudes, including job satisfaction, commitment, organizational citizenship behavior; and psychological processes in interpersonal phenomena including leadership, motivation, teamwork, and communication.

History of social entrepreneurship. New developments and approaches in the social entrepreneurship field. Theories of Social Entrepreneurship. Examples of various social enterprises around the world. Challenges and opportunities facing social entrepreneurs. Social entrepreneurship in Türkiye.

What determines the success and failure of firms around the globe? This is the question we will aim at answering throughout the course. In our journey of the discovery of global business, we will first learn two fundamental perspectives on firm success; then proceed to the tools that firms can use for international operations, to strategies for managing competitive dynamics and finally to the achievement of excellence in various functional areas such as governance, marketing and supply chain activities. At the end of this course, the students will acquire the skill to critically analyze an international firm's global strategy; whether the firm is using the right tools and entry modes for foreign markets, and how the firm is organizing its functional areas around its strategy.

This course is designed to provide a comprehensive view of retail management. It follows an outline of global retailing with an emphasis on top players, different forms and channels of retail. The strategy of retailing begins with an overview and highlights the key elements of competitive advantage. These elements are then introduced and discussed individually in each chapter to provide a 360-degree view into retailing. Students will have an understanding of the components that can be seen and judged from outside ? value, location, product, service, and communication ? and an understanding of internal components ? technology, logistics and supplier relations.