Courses
MGMT 453
Topics will be announced when offered.
MGMT 450
Topics will be announced when offered.
MGMT 422
This course is designed to provide a detailed understanding of merchandising theory in retail through applied business case illustrations and merchandising simulator. Following the introduction of concepts and techniques of merchandising, the topics in line planning, pricing, budgeting, implications of in-store shopping behavior, developing and presenting product lines and sourcing will be discussed.
MGMT 411
In this course, the students learn how new business are created and developed. The course consists of three modules. In the first module, the students learn how to create new business ideas, evaluate the extent to which their business ideas are true opportunities, form effective entrepreneurial teams and craft partnership agreements. In the second module, the students learn how to formulate business strategies, marketing strategies, and business models of new ventures. Finally, the third module will help students develop their financial plan and learn basics of entrepreneurial finance including valuation and term sheet negotiation. This course offers learning benefits to students who are willing to form a no-tech, low-tech, or high-tech firm, work for young entrepreneurial firms, or pursue a career as a risk capitalist such as a venture capitalist or an angel investor.
MGMT 395
MGMT 451
Topics will be announced when offered.
MGMT 431
The course aims to give a broad perspective about the businesses beyond their main focus on Profit including responsibilities of businesses towards People and Planet. The programme aims to analyse the complex factors which lead to good CSR practices in both a national and international context. With a rights based approach to CSR - from labour rights to human rights to environmental rights to anti-corruption - the course will showcase how CSR can be an integral part of corporations. At the end of the course the students will be able to complite a CSR audit and develop a CSR Project assigned in class.
MGMT 412
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.
MGMT 401
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.
MGMT 311
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.
MGMT 452
MGMT 432
Responsibility of corporations including economic, social, environmental and ethical aspects. Effect of corporate responsibility on reputation and business outcomes from a stakeholder (e.g., consumers, employees, investors, etc.) perspective. Inclusive business models and shared value approach for sustainable business results.
MGMT 421
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.
MGMT 402
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.
MGMT 360
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.
