Kris Ramesh

This course examines the reasons that companies might consider social impact and corporate social responsibility as part of their strategy. We study different methods that companies use to measure social impact. We also look at one aspect of the social impact to strategy link: via “ethical consumerism.” Students will develop a social impact report as part of their learning. This seminar also incorporates intercultural and interpersonal communication skills and explores value-based communication behaviors that leaders harness in global business.

The first half of the course focuses on documenting and understanding a firm's profitability relative to past performance and comparable firms. The second half of the course covers: 1) forecasting financial statements and 2) deriving firm value under a variety of approaches, including DCF and residual income valuation (RIV). Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MACC 512 if student has credit for BUSI 401.

This course is designed to develop basic skills in financial statement analysis with special emphasis on understanding, organizing and summarizing financial data for decision making purposes related to valuation. The course focuses on financial and accounting analysis which consists of documenting and understanding a firm's profitability relative to past performance and comparable firms. Ratio analysis, accounting quality, and earnings management are the focal points of this portion of the course. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MGMT 634 if student has credit for MGMT 601.

This course covers two major topics: 1) forecasting financial statements based on a complete historical analysis of the firm; 2) deriving firm value under a variety of approaches including discounted cash flows (DCF) and residual operating income valuation (ROPI). Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MGMT 635 if student has credit for MGMT 601.