This course takes İstanbul as an ?urban laboratory? to teach sustainability, social innovation, stakeholder collaboration for collective impact creation, collaborative project management, social value creation, social impact measurement, and inherent interconnections between business and other societal institutions to students both in the class and in the field. The course will create an experiential learning laboratory fostering collaboration between KU students, faculty and non-profit organizations in İstanbul for the aim of creating social value. This course gives students the tools to enhance their social innovation through education in the class and interactions in real life; and as well support students to understand, identify needs, match these needs with available resources to develop & implement social impact projects.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Leadership and Management Development Program (LMDP) is an extra-curricular program aiming to develop the managerial competencies of students. LMDP consists of integrative learning experiences outside of the traditional classroom setting. The main tracks of the Leadership and Management Development Program are: developing managerial Skills, developing communication skills, career planning, career sessions, guest speaker series. Students are required to participate in a minimum number of activities to be able to get an S grade. In addition to the mandatory activities, students can choose from among a set of workshops and guest speakers in order to fulfill the requirements.

Human behavior and interpersonal relations as they occur in organizational context, particularly work teams.

An overview of the processes involved in starting, funding and investing in a new or growing entrepreneurial venture. Development of skills and knowledge required fro organizing and managing a new business enterprise and preparing the business plan. A Business Plan project is integrated into the course, requiring students to work in groups on the development of a business idea into an entrepreneurial project. Students will be able to use their creativity and sharpen their research, analysis and writing skills. The final evaluation of the project is partly conducted by a group of executives representing a broad range of industries.

Procedures and processes by which companies are directed and controlled; the board of directors and its working procedures; strategies to influence management thinking on the part of the board of directors, individual directors, shareholders and the wider community of stakeholders; comparative perspectives on governance in the Industrialized World and in Emerging Markets.

Changing global context and its reflections in foreign policy strategies. Main factors determining Turkish foreign policy and what they mean for geo-political dynamics, as well as the possible threats and opportunities that they pose for the business world.

Execution of business strategy; interdependence with policy, structure, people, strategic and operating plans, performance measurement, processes, corporate vision and values, business unit metrics. Understanding of corporate dynamics that hinder or foster effective execution. Systems, tools and resources for strategy aligned implementation.

Topics to be covered include globalization and the nation state debate; multilateral agreements: from GATT to WTO, new regionalism in comparative perspective; the European model of political economy and its future trajectory; NAFTA and Asia Pacific: evolution and future prospects; neo-liberal reforms and democratization in Latin America and Eastern Europe; dynamics of emerging market crises andB the reform of the IMF; transnational corporations and FDI: positive and normative dimensions; the emerging post-Washington Consensus and the future of North-South relations; trans-nationalism and global governance; issues in the political economy of Türkiye.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.