75-680. Managing the International Enterprise
This survey course gives students a basic understanding of the international business environment and of the decisions that managers make in international firms. The course begins by considering the historical development of international business and the current global focus of international firms. It then examines the international global environment, including theories of trade and foreign direct investment, balance of payments and international institutions and models for evaluating the environment in order to select the best international strategy or mode of entry for a particular location. Finally, the course briefly examines the functional decisions made in international firms-financial, marketing, operational, human resources-and issues associated with international structure and control.

75-682. Manufacturing Strategy
Examines the use of manufacturing and operations as weapons in the firm’s competitive arsenal. It addresses strategic questions related to the choice of proper process technology, the determination of plant size and location, the extent of vertical integration and the continuous pursuit of quality and productivity.

75-690. Entrepreneurship: New Venture Formation and Management
Aiming at opening up the entrepreneurial option for students, this course examines entrepreneurship as an economic and a business phenomenon with special emphasis on the process of new venture creation. Through a mix of seminars, case studies, and field research, students explore the topics of finding new venture ideas, developing business ideas and business concepts, conducting feasibility studies, developing business plans, preparing deal structures and financing strategies, launching new ventures, and initial entrepreneurial management beyond the start-up phase. Students are expected to undertake a new venture creation project culminating with a detailed business plan.

75-692. Topics in Strategic Management
This is an investigation and discussion of contemporary issues in strategic management and entrepreneurship. The topics to be covered will vary from term to term according to current developments in the business world.

75-698. Strategic Management
This is the capstone course of the M.B.A. program. It integrates the knowledge gained in prior courses and focuses it on the functions of top management of an organization. Discussion of concepts and current practice are combined with case studies of strategic leadership and strategy formulation and implementation in a domestic and international environment. (Prerequisites: candidate-year standing and all other required courses.)