Betriebs­wirtschafts­lehre – Master (alle)

Contents:
The lecture introduces the most relevant IFRS standards and discusses the informational impact on capital markets. After an introduction that will touch on the institutional background of the international harmonization process in financial reporting, we will focus on key accounting issues such as revenue recognition and financial instruments. We will illustrate the effects using current accounting practices of multinational entities, go into major research findings and apply the knowledge to case studies from accounting practice. We will conclude the lecture by an assessment of the importance of accounting for corporate governance and controlling (inside perspective) and for capital-market-oriented financial statement analysis (outside perspective).

Learning outcomes:
Students will know about economic consequences of financial reporting and about the role accounting information plays on capital markets, understand the special role of IFRS on international capital markets, be familiar with the main IFRS accounting rules and their impact on financial statements, and demonstrate orally and in writing their comprehension in the solution of case studies.

Form of assessment:
Case study presentation (25%) and written exam (90 minutes, 75%)

Contents:
Students are provided an overview of the most important methods and approaches for applied empirical research and gain practical experience in conducting an empirical analysis.
One part of the course teaches the most important methods to estimate causal effects. These include, but are not restricted to, randomized experiments, linear regression, fixed effects estimators, difference(s)-in-difference(s), instrumental variables and regression discontinuity design. The focus is on understanding the advantages and disadvantages of the available econometric methods and less on a highly technical presentation. Illustrative examples will always be from the field of taxation.
The other part of the course focuses on hands-on empirical applications and students learn how to conduct their own empirical analysis. For this purpose, students are introduced to the usage of a statistical software package (Stata) and to the access and analysis of large data sets (in particular firm databases sets such as Amadeus or Compustat). This part of the lecture will also use examples from research in the field of taxation.
To receive a grade, students are required to write a short term-paper which presents the results from their independently conducted empirical analysis (either an own research idea or a replication) and/or they are asked to present the results from their own empirical analysis in class.

Learning outcomes:

• Overview of most important methods and approaches for applied empirical research.
• Hands-on practice of empirical analysis using statistical software.

Form of assessment:   
Term paper based on own research project and/or presentation in class

Please find a detailed course description via the following link:
Modulkatalog MMM | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)

• Process models, Scheduling
• Memory management and organization
• Communication models (Remote Procedure Call, Publish/Subscribe)
• Middleware
• Architectures

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• Arthur Brooks, Social Entrepreneurship: A Modern Approach to Social Value Creation (Pearson)
• David Bornstein, How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas (Oxford) (IF YOU BUY JUST ONE BOOK, BUY THIS ONE)
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• Malcolm Gladwell, The Outliers
• Robert Isaak, Green Logic: Ecopreneurship, Theory and Ethics (Kumarian)
• R. Isaak, ’The Making of the Ecopreneur’, in M. Schaper, ed., Making Ecopreneurs (Greenleaf)
• R. Isaak, Ècopreneurship, rent-seeking, and free-riding in global context: Job-creation without ecocide`, in Small Enterprise Research, 2016 DOI:10.1080/13215906.2016.1189090
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• ”The Charms of Frugal Innovation”, The Economist, April 18, 2010
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• Youtube:
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