Topics will be announced when offered.

The first part of this course focuses on recent theoretical developments in corporate finance theory. Topics include relevant concepts in game theory and contract theory and their applications to corporate finance. The techniques developed are used to understand agency conflicts between debt holders and equity holders, the role of managerial reputation and monitoring by financial intermediaries; conflicts of interest between managers and shareholders; capital structure and security design under asymmetric information; interactions between capital structure and product market competition; the market for corporate control, takeovers and acquisitions; bankruptcy and reorganization; IPOs and under-pricing. The second part of the course studies the firm?s choice of its capital structure and dividend policy in settings characterized by moral hazard or asymmetric information, security issuance, investment decisions, corporate control, and corporate governance. The course introduces students to the databases and empirical methods used most frequently in corporate finance research.

The objectives of this course are to (1) discuss anomalies in equity and debt markets; (2) generate ideas to come up with profitable portfolios with relatively low risk; (3) explain how to form long-short equity portfolios; (4) measure the extreme losses of equity and fixed income portfolios; (5) arbitrage with equity, debt, and derivative securities; (6) model the term structure of interest rates, yield curves, and interest rate volatility; and (7) link macroeconomic variables and fundamentals with volatility in financial markets.

The theory of financial intermediation and the structure of financial markets; interest rates and security valuation; central banking system and monetary policy; securities markets including money, capital and foreign exchange markets; commercial banking; investment banks, insurance companies, mutual funds and pension funds.

Creating value through corporate restructuring and examining how various types of restructurings impact creditors, shareholders, employees and other stakeholders. Topics covered include quantitative background on corporate valuation methodologies; application of these methodologies to value creation through restructurings such as mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy reorganizations and workouts, corporate spin-offs, targeted stock offerings, and employee buyouts.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

A series of presentations by faculty, outside speakers and students.

Effects of macroeconomic policies such as fiscal, monetary, and foreign exchange on business. Causes and consequences of inflation and unemployment. Economic growth and technological progress. Open economy, international flow of goods and capital, exchange rates.

Fundamental concepts and analytical tools of microeconomic theory as applied to managerial decision making. Demand, supply and equilibrium in a competitive market. Market equilibrium in monopolistic and oligopolistic markets; markets with network externalities; behavior under conditions of asymmetric information.

Leveraging digital technologies for value creation; Innovation; Digital disruption and the digital vortex; The digital business transformation journey: the " why'', ·' what", and " how" of digital transformation; Digitally­ enabled business models; Digital business agility; Executing a digital business strategy; Leadership in the digital age.

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.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Managing a computer simulated firm over consecutive, annual operating periods whereby competitive performance is measured in terms of market shares and corresponding financial results. Integrative learning experience in the essentials of financial accounting, principles of marketing, finance and operations management; and the importance of good forecasting in balancing the overall business activities of a firm in a market- driven economy.

An overview of the processes involved in starting, funding and investing in a new or growing entrepreneurial venture. Development of skills and knowledge required for organizing and managing a new business enterprise and preparing the business plan.

This course builds on work begun in orientation program dealing with team building, group and feedback processes. Launched by a series of skills building workshops including effective writing and public speaking, negotiations and creative problem solving, the course explores the leadership concept, key leadership traits and typical leadership styles, situational leadership, and the critical role of leadership during the change process. A personal development plan is prepared based on self-awareness to build on strengths while improving weaknesses in order to develop abilities to manage oneself and to lead others.

Effect of political and regulatory agencies and media and activist group actions on commercial success. Integration of initiatives for mutually beneficial relations with governments and Non-Government Organizations (NGO?s) into the company?s strategy.

Interns are expected to solidify their knowledge about adult and child psychopathology and will gain hands-on experience in working with psychiatric patients. They will be able to connect with their underlying humanity, will work on effective communication strategies and professional behaviors with patients, families, and other members of the team caring for the patient. Interns will be expected to conduct diagnostic interviews, formulate a biopsychosocial understanding of the presenting problem and work on implementing treatment plans. They will spend half their time in inpatient settings and the rest in outpatient clinics as well as consultation and liaison services. They will have exposure to different treatment modalities such as pharmacotherapy, diverse psychotherapy techniques, electroconvulsive therapy, occupational therapy, group, family and other supportive interventions. (4 weeks; compulsory on-call nights and weekends)

Interns are expected to solidify their knowledge about adult and child psychopathology and will gain hands-on experience in working with psychiatric patients. They will be able to connect with their underlying humanity, will work on effective communication strategies and professional behaviors with patients, families, and other members of the team caring for the patient. Interns will be expected to conduct diagnostic interviews, formulate a biopsychosocial understanding of the presenting problem and work on implementing treatment plans. They will spend half their time in inpatient settings and the rest in outpatient clinics as well as consultation and liaison services. They will have exposure to different treatment modalities such as pharmacotherapy, diverse psychotherapy techniques, electroconvulsive therapy, occupational therapy, group, family and other supportive interventions. (4 weeks; compulsory on-call nights and weekends)