...PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY THE GEORGE L. GRAZIADIO SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT LEN RUSHFIELD MBA 610.63 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE SPRING 2005 WEDNESDAY 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM WESTLAKE VILLAGE CENTER SYLLABUS 1 International Finance MBA 610.63 Westlake Village Center Wednesday 1/5-2/16/05 Len Rushfield (310) 474-5848 (603) 843-9683 (efax) leonard.rushfield@pepperdine.edu/ asiaptner@aol.com Course Objectives MBA 610.63 is intended to provide a foundation of understanding of international finance and the critical options for corporate financial management within the global markets. Intensive reading will establish the basis of information on international financial structure, processes and techniques. Cases will identify important real issues and provide experience in understanding alternative solutions and developing methods to reach these solutions. Course Description The course explores the responsibilities of financial managers of multinational firms or firms with multinational affiliates, suppliers, or product markets. Topics covered emphasize exchange rate risks and hedging using derivative securities such as futures contracts, forward contracts and options. International payment mechanisms and financing and trade strategies are examined and applied in a shareholder-value maximization framework. Texts and Course Materials Fundamentals of Multinational Finance, 2003, Moffett, Stonehill and Eiteman; Addison Wesley; ISBN-0-201-84484-2. Cases in International Finance, 2000;...
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...PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY THE GEORGE L. GRAZIADIO SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT KIMBER MADERAZZO 662.12 MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS FALL 2014 TUESDAYS 6:00-‐10:00 P.M. MALIBU CAMPUS SYLLABUS 662.12 MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS FALL 2014 Day/Class time: Tuesday’s 6:00 to10:00 p.m. Location: MALIBU CAMPUS Professor’s Name: Kimber Maderazzo Cell Phone # 310-‐801-‐1893 E-‐mail address: kimber.maderazzo@pepperdine.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed to introduce, or reacquaint, the student with the subject of marketing communications. The emphasis in this course will be on the role of an Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) program in both building and maintaining the brand image and health of an organization. Attention will be given to the various IMC tools used in contemporary ...
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...@BCL@CC0C2FEF.docx PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY THE GEORGE L. GRAZIADIO SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STEPHEN M. RAPIER, Ph.D. MKTG 680.23 GLOBAL BRAND MANAGEMENT Fall 2014 WEDNESDAY 6:00 – 10:00 PM West L.A. Graduate Campus SYLLABUS 1 | Page Rapier @BCL@CC0C2FEF.docx Global Brand Management MKTG 680.23 Fall 2014 Wednesdays, 6:00 – 10:00 PM West L.A. Graduate Campus, Room TBD Stephen M. Rapier, Ph.D. Office Hours (By Appointment): Wednesdays, 5:00 – 5:45 PM E-mail address: stephen.rapier@pepperdine.edu Cell Phone# (310) 403-8271 Introduction Modern brands are a powerful force transcending the world’s borders, economies, and cultures. This course introduces the student to the global brand dynamic, and focuses on why a global brand is important, how to nurture and protect a global brand, global brand management, and the importance of the brand’s authenticity in the formation of the consumer’s brand trust and commitment. The students will draw on their oral and written presentation skills and will be highly involved in bringing the course material to life. Subject to availability, this course provides the opportunity for the student to apply course content to an assigned case/consulting client. Emphasis is placed on the practical application of branding concepts to global business. Prerequisites: MKTG 658 Marketing Management. Student Learning Outcomes Having successfully completed this course, students should at a minimum be able to: 1. Understand the nature...
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...PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY THE GEORGE L. GRAZIADIO SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT ------------------------------------------------- Capital Markets ------------------------------------------------- CITIC Securities Co. FINAL PROJECT Part 1:Brief Description and History of the InstitutionVerbal CITIC Securities Co. is established on October 25, 1995 in Beijing. CITIC Securities public offered 400 million shares of common shares that listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, which start trade on January 6, 2003. The stock is CITIC Securities and stock code is 600030. The main business for CITIC Securities is securities brokerage, securities investment consulting, securities underwriting and sponsorship, securities dealers, asset management, margin, securities investment fund sales and financial product consignment. In 2014, the company's business ranks very well among the Chinese securities industry. At the same year, the Group Equity transaction amount is 9.8 trillion Yuan, ranking the second; stock selling amount is 95.919 billion Yuan, ranking first; bond-selling amount is RMB 3,347.57 billion Yuan, ranking first. There is a significant increase in the scale of business capital. In 2014, inter-bank bond trading volume is 4.1 trillion Yuan, ranking first amount the industry. By the end of 2014, stock mortgage repurchases is 42.4 billion Yuan, ranking first; we achieve a great improvement in progress stock return swaps and commodity business. At the end...
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...PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY THE GEORGE L. GRAZIADIO SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT ______________________________________________________________________________ Country Report TONG QIN ECNM 648 THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT SPRING 2016 (Session A) I. Demographics of Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is situated on the northwestern corner of Africa. It is the 39th largest country in the world with a population of 34,377,611, as estimated on December 31st, 2015. In 2015, the natural growth was positive, and we could forecast that Morocco’s population growth will continue at around 1.05% annual rate, reaching about 36.4 million by 2020 (Worldometers, 2015). Morocco is a demographically young country with 27% of its population under the age of 15, 18% between the ages of 15 and 24, 42% between 25 and 54 years old, 7% between the ages of 55 and 64, and just 6% of its population over 65 years. This large...
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...GLOBALIZATION OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION: Changing International Structures, Adaptive Strategies, and the Impact on Institutions This page intentionally left blank GLOBALIZATION OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION: Changing International Structures, Adaptive Strategies, and the Impact on Institutions Report of the AACSB International Globalization of Management Education Task Force AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business 777 South Harbour Island Boulevard Suite 750 Tampa, Florida 33602-5730 USA Tel: + 1-813-769-6500 Fax: + 1-813-769-6559 www.aacsb.edu United Kingdom North America Japan India Malaysia China Emerald Group Publishing Limited Howard House, Wagon Lane, Bingley BD16 1WA, UK First edition 2011 Copyright r 2011 AACSB International. Reprints and permission service Contact: booksandseries@emeraldinsight.com No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without either the prior written permission of the copyright holder or a license permitting restricted copying issued in the UK by The Copyright Licensing Agency and in the USA by The Copyright Clearance Center. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the text, illustrations or advertisements. The opinions expressed in these chapters are not necessarily those of the Editor or the publisher. British Library Cataloguing in Publication...
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