Term 3 – Renewing business

Digital leadership

Introduces participants to recent findings from IT governance, digital innovation, strategies, transformation and disruption. These findings are discussed in order to create an understanding of how IT governance needs to change in order to facilitate digital leadership.

Managerial economics

Based on insights from economics, this course provides an overview of economic tools and analytic approaches available to managers for business decision making. It includes such topics as pricing, forecasting, demand analysis, production and cost analysis, and macroeconomic policy as it affects the business environment.

Innovation management

Discusses different approaches to the realisation of ideas and developmental ambitions and how one carries out large structural changes and creates conditions for innovation and business renewal. Focus is put on companies’ learning and knowledge development.

Intellectual Property Management

Provides an introduction to the fundamentals of intellectual assets, property and capital from a business context point of view. In particular the concept of the knowledge economy will be discussed in relation to the transformation of industry towards knowledge-based business models.

Sustainability

During this module, we will explore the idea of CSR in relation to the reality of business. How can companies integrate CSR concerns in their strategies and practices? You will be provided with perspectives on how to understand CSR and how to relate it to your company’s business strategies.

Environmental economics

The course provides participants with evidence-based knowledge on key concepts of relevance for understanding the problems and the mechanisms that drives individuals and rms to act against environmental and social interests, and how behavioral changes among individuals and in business can be incentivized. It also presents tools that can be used to generate a more sustainable future.

Reflection on Managerial Practices

Half-day seminar where an invited senior manager shares experiences and/or a real-life case, connecting to one or more topics covered during the past term.