Courses

What you learn

Students learn to enhance current and future decision-making. Students learn methods of communicating well, both orally and in writing, and to use synthetic approaches to addressing organisational issues and to develop integrated modes of thinking. The range from micro to mezzo to macro levels of analysis is discussed as the complexities of organisational effectiveness.

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In this course, the theoretical and empirical bases of the discipline of organizational behaviour are addressed. Topics covered are, amongst others, individual differences, emotional intelligence, motivation, communication, stress, team processes, decision-making, design, culture, and innovation.

Individual, group, organizational, and inter-organizational dynamics are reviewed. The course uses multiple perspectives (i.e., frames) that students can use to assess the effectiveness of their organization's processes and structures. The frames integrate much of the current theory and research in the discipline. The frames are structural, human resource-orientated, political and symbolic.

Credits: 5,5 ECTS
Taught by: Auður Arna Arnardóttir

What you learn

The course prepares students as managers who make decisions where economy-wide factors play a role. What are the implications of a change in monetary or fiscal policy for your company? Is the country under consideration for investing in likely to do well? Is it wise to locate production or market your product there?

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The goal of this course is for students to acquire a good understanding of the macroeconomic forces that affect the performance and management of firms in the global economy. Questions such as: Why are some countries rich and others poor? What drives business cycles? What are the causes of inflation? What is the role of monetary and fiscal policy? What are the causes and consequences of global imbalances? What determines exchange rates? are addressed. The course develops a conceptual framework that helps in understanding the interplay between important macroeconomic variables such as real output, economic growth, unemployment, inflation, interest rates, exchange rates and the current account balance.

Credits: 5,5 ECTS
Taught by: Patricia Gabaldon

What you learn

Numbers are just an input to management, and leaders need to know how to get them, but more importantly, what do they mean for the management of the organization. Managing organizations is about people; while having the right information and knowing how to interpret it is important, the course emphasizes the behavioural implications of using this information.

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A comprehensive introduction to designing, interpreting, and using financial and non-financial information to manage organizations and drive value creation. The tools covered are relevant to most areas from marketing to operations, to human resources. The class balances quantitative and qualitative aspects, reflecting the reality of organizations, where managers have to combine these two perspectives. The quantitative part only requires a good understanding of basic algebra (add, subtract, multiply and divide) as well as common sense. The core of the class is devoted to evaluating the management implications of the analysis.

Credits: 5,5 ECTS
Taught by: Edi Soler

What you learn

In this course that stretches over four semesters, students are supported through the challenges and changes that come with the MBA programme. They are given an opportunity to reflect on their personal growth, life and career paths while gaining professional knowledge, skills and abilities. This helps integrate personal and professional journeys, and thereby strengthening the student's foundation for leadership roles.

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Students are given the tools to understand the importance of self-awareness in developing leadership capabilities. They get to know their own motivation, strengths and weaknesses in a leadership role, they come to understand the importance of feedback, coaching, goal setting and communication in management, and know how to continue developing those skills.

Credits: 0,5 ECTS
Taught by: Sigríður Indriðadóttir

What you learn

Students become familiar with the purpose and use of financial statements, get acquainted with time value of money techniques and the valuation of financial securities, and learn about capital investment analysis. They become able to apply quantitative tools to real-world business problems, conduct financial analysis of a company, apply time value of money concepts and valuation techniques in appropriate ways, and convey the results of complex financial analyses to a variety of technical and non-technical constituencies.

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This course provides students with an understanding of the concepts underlying corporate financial management and equips them with critical quantitative analysis tools. Focus is on the creation and measurement of value. Key topics include time value of money, financial performance measurement, risk and return, bond and stock valuation, capital investment analysis, capital structure, modern portfolio theory and the cost of capital.

Credits: 5,5 ECTS
Taught by: Patrick Weiss