Welcome to Baruch College
The City University of New York 2 CUNY Alumni & Faculty 3 Baruch College 4 Accolades & Honors 7 Baruch EMBA - A Unique Class of Its Own 8 Global Classroom 11 Program Outline - At a Glance 12 Program Structure & Delivery 15 Admission and Application 16 Applied Learning - The Management Approach 18 World Class Faculty 20 Welcome to Baruch College
Nothing at Baruch stands still. Every year our faculty members incorporate New York City is the global capital of lessons learned from the business world and fine-tunes the programs to meet the needs of the students and the marketplace. As far as possible, we try to business, finance and communication. build real-world experiences into our classes and our professors epitomize Baruch College, The City University of this mindset. The international executive programs are designed for students New York is located right in the heart of who typically have a full-time career. Our faculty members understand the this global epicenter. What this means demands on the executive student who have to balance full-time work with for you is that you will be learning the a rigorous course of professional study and will tailor their delivery strategies latest from the world’s business center. to maximize your learning experience. Besides Singapore, these programs are conducted in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, France and Israel and we are setting up and expanding our operations in more locations over the next The City University of New York is the few years as part of our international vision. largest urban university in USA with a student body of over 400,000 students. There are over 4,000 universities and colleges in America and you The university has 19 colleges spread may like to know that Baruch is certainly in the top 5 percent. Baruch across 280 buildings in New York is also ranked in the top 100 Entrepreneurial Colleges in America by City. Baruch College is also the largest ENTREPRENEUR magazine for the second year. Additionally, Baruch is also ranked in the top 3 after Harvard and NYU for the number of our AACSB accredited business school in graduates who are cited by ACCOUNTING TODAY for the “100 Most America, the hallmark of excellence in Influential People in Accounting“. As a testimony to our faculty quality, management education internationally. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT journal recently ranked Baruch no. 33 out of the world’s top 923 academic institutions for research productivity in finance. That puts us in the top 3 percent of this prestigious group. In fact, US NEWS & WORLD REPORT has consistently ranked our part-time MBA among the top 20 in the country. The part-time MBA ranking is an excellent indicator for the quality of our international Executive programs as it means that we are committed to catering to education needs of working professionals and senior executives like you.
When you join us at Baruch, we welcome you into our international family of over 950,000 alumni which includes 12 Nobel laureates, a U.S. secretary of State, and many successful businessmen and corporate executives.
I wish you all the very best in your study and look forward to meeting you soon in person.
Professor Avner Wolf (Ph.D., Columbia University) Executive Director of International Programs Baruch College The City University of New York
EMBA 1 The City University of New York
A Rich Heritage of over 160 years of Academic Excellence Founded in 1847, City University of New York is today, the nation’s largest urban public university with over 226,000 degree-credit students and 230,000 adult, continuing their professional education.
With more than 100 nationally recognized research centers, institutes and consortia, CUNY is also one of the nation’s major research institutions. CUNY distinguished faculty includes 12 Nobel Laureates, amongst the highest number from any public university in the country.
42 EMBA CUNY Alumni
CUNY graduates include 12 Nobel Laureates which is among the highest number from any public university in the country. A U.S. Secretary of State, a Supreme Court Justice, mayors, members of Congress, state legislators, an astronaut, actors, singers, composers, writers and inventors are among the outstanding alumni. More top U.S. corporate executives earned their bachelor’s degrees at The City University of New York than at any other university in the country, according to the most recent national survey conducted by Standard & Poor’s.
Since 1967, CUNY has bestowed more than 950,000 associate, baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degrees. According to a recent CUNY survey, more than 88 percent of graduates found work within six months of graduation and of that group, nearly 90 percent worked in New York. At least one-third of college-educated New Yorkers are CUNY graduates. CUNY is one of the nation’s leading producers of African- American and Hispanic engineers and physicians. CUNY colleges are among the top sources of doctoral, baccalaureate and master’s degrees CUNY’s Faculty earned by minorities. More than 80 percent of CUNY’s Notable CUNY alumni When you embark your Masters qualification with Baruch College, senior college faculty hold Ph.D.s or other CUNY, you will be joining a powerful international business network highest degrees in their fields. The full-time of over 100,000 international alumni which includes successful and teaching faculty of 6,100 includes world- well-accomplished people in virtually every field of endeavour including renowned experts in virtually every field renowned world leaders and businessmen. of human endeavour. CUNY Distinguished • Gen Colin Powell Professor at Lehman College, Billy Collins 65th United States Secretary of State served as Poet Laureate of the United • Henry Kissinger States. Nobel Peace Prize winner and former US Secretary of State
• Nelson Mandela Other current CUNY faculty has won 11th President of South Africa prestigious awards in recognition of their
• Ralph Lauren contributions to education and scholarship. Chairman and CEO of Polo Ralph Lauren Included are Guggenheim Fellowships, Pulitzer Prizes, an Academy Award, • Ben Cohen Co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream MacArthur Foundation “genius awards,” and Carnegie Teacher of the Year awards, among many other honors, fellowships and grants.
EMBA 3 Baruch College
In 1968, the school became an independent senior college in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Today, a thriving, urban, multicultural institution and a senior ollege of CUNY, Baruch attracts motivated students of proven achievement who are seriously committed to making their dreams a reality.
Their ability and drive, along with the superb, professional education for which Baruch is known, have established the College’s national and international reputation for excellence. In providing opportunities for these students, the College sustains the original mission of the Free Academy and the City University, adapting that mission to the needs of New York City, once a commercial hub, now a global corporate and financial powerhouse.
Baruch offers undergraduate and graduate programs of study through its three schools: the Zicklin School of Business, the largest and one of the most respected business schools in the world. Named a flagship institution within the City University system, the School of Public Affairs is widely recognized for its teaching, research, and service in the areas of municipal government, non-profit administration, policy analysis and evaluation, health care policy, Baruch College is part of a tradition and educational administration. that dates 160 years to the founding, in 1847, of the Free Academy, the very first About Bernard M. Baruch free public institution of higher education Bernard Baruch graduated from the City in the nation. (Baruch’s landmark building College of New York and worked as a broker before becoming a partner at A. Housman and at 23rd Street and Lexington Avenue Company. With his earnings and commissions, he occupies the site of the Free Academy). bought a seat on the New York Stock Exchange for $18,000. There he amassed a fortune before Established in 1919 as City College’s the age of thirty via speculation in the sugar School of Business and Civic market. In 1903 he had his own brokerage firm Administration, it was renamed in and had gained the reputation of “The Lone Wolf on Wall Street” because of his refusal to join any 1953 in honor of Bernard M. Baruch other financial house. By 1910, he had become – statesman, financier, and devoted one of Wall Street’s financial leaders. alumnus. Baruch College is today, one of the top senior colleges in the City After his success in business, he devoted his time toward advising Democratic University of New York. presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt on economic matters. In 1946 he was appointed the United States representative to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission (UNAEC) by President Harry S. Truman. Bernard Baruch was the first to coin the term “Cold War” in reference to the conflict between United States and the Soviet Union while giving a speech on April 16, 1947.
As a renowned financier, shrewd investor, statesman, and presidential adviser, he was on the cover of TIME magazine a total of three times in his life.
4 EMBA Wisdom “During my eighty-seven years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think.”
“Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.”
“Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking.”
“Never follow the crowd.”
“The art of living lies not in eliminating but in growing with troubles.”
Famous quotes by Mr.Bernard Baruch
EMBA 5 Baruch College Reaches All-Time “If you take the present value of my High in U.S. News & World Report compensation since graduating form “Best College Rankings” Baruch and divide it by the cost of my education, the value proposition New York, NY – August 20, 2007 – Baruch College was ranked of a Baruch education is clear. My #35 for all master’s degree-granting institutions in the North in the just-released 2008 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s guide contribution to the college cannot to the country’s best colleges and universities. The #35 spot, the even make a dent in everything highest Baruch has achieved since the rankings were introduced in Baruch has done for me.” 1983, confirms the College’s growing academic excellence and steady upward trajectory in international standings. Keith Anzel, Managing Director, Citigroup Corporate & Investment Bank
6 EMBA Accolades & Honors
U.S. News & World Report Baruch College Reaches All-Time • Baruch’s Part –Time MBA Ranked 21st Nationally in U.S. News & World Report’s Index of America’s Best Graduate Schools 2008. High in U.S. News & World Report • Baruch is ranked amongst the Top 35 universities in North America that “Best College Rankings” New York, offers a full range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs (US NY - Aug. 25, 2008 Baruch College News & World Report) has once again earned a gold badge • Baruch College is ranked among the Top 20 non-residential colleges in US (The Money Magazine) from U.S. News & World Report • Baruch Ranked One of “America’s Best Value Colleges” by The magazine in its latest rankings of best Princeton Review colleges nationwide. In the just-released • No. 33 out of the world’s Top 923 academic institutions for research 2009 report, Baruch took honors in productivity in finance (Financial Management journal) • More CEOs and top executives graduated from The City University of several categories. In the north region New York (CUNY) than at any other university in the country, according of the United States, Baruch jumped to the most recent national survey conducted by Standard & Poor’s. two notches, to #33, in the list of best Princeton Review master’s degree–granting institutions. • Ranked Baruch College as one of “America’s Best Value Colleges” (2008) • Cited as one of the 222 best colleges in Northeast America (2008)
The Newsweek 2006 edition of America’s Hottest Colleges • Ranked Baruch College as one of the nation’s 367 most interesting schools. Rankings were determined by factors such as academic strength, student body, and specialty programs. Also on the 2006 list are Brown University, Harvard University, New York University, and Stanford University.
American Institute of Architects • Baruch’s innovative, 17-floor William and Anita Newman Vertical Campus was honoured in 2003 with the highest award it offers to an individual building.
The Money Magazine • Ranked Baruch among the top twenty non-residential colleges nationwide (2004).
Accounting Today’s Magazine • Baruch tied Harvard University in 1999 in Accounting Today’s “100 Most Influential People in Accounting” for graduates with bachelor’s degrees.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Magazine • The magazine identifies the top 100 minority degree producers among undergraduate institutions of higher education. As a producer of baccalaureates in business, management, marketing, and related support services, Baruch is ranked #1 overall for minorities, #4 for Hispanics and Asian-Americans, and #5 for African-Americans (June 2006).
Public Accounting Report 2006 (Annual Survey of Accounting Professors in U.S.) • Undergraduate accounting program was ranked 15th. • Graduate accounting program was ranked 22nd.
EMBA 7 Baruch EMBA - A Unique Class of Its Own
Why an Executive MBA EMBA students differ from other MBA students in the following significant ways:
• Managerial work experience A minimum of five years of work experience on a managerial level is considered the norm for Executive candidates. This level of experience and decision-making responsibility has a significant impact on how students receive and absorb new learning. This expertise leads to more sophisticated interaction in class activities.
“CHOOSING THE RIGHT • Learning needs EXECUTIVE PROGRAM IS A CRITICAL Each subject is context-oriented: students constantly use their class career decision. We believe that the experience to improve their decision-making skills in their work Baruch EMBA program is the preferred environment and in evaluating their career objectives. choice for the Senior executive or • Diversity successful entrepreneur, in either the Admission is highly exclusive, while each cohort (class) enrolls no more private or nonprofit sector, who must than 50 students, the variety of educational, business, professionals, respond quickly and accurately to the and international backgrounds leads to lively discussions with the myriad demands of today’s business widest range of viewpoints and expertise. world. Our world class faculty, staff, and guest lecturers have collectively targeted Cohort Design Incoming classes are titled cohorts; all members of the a balanced curriculum that enables cohort remain together throughout the 18-month program. It is a lockstep curriculum with electives decided by the university. Transfer credits from you to develop and hone superior other colleges or universities are not accepted. management skills and knowledge within a distinguished academic environment.” Why the Baruch EMBA
Professor John Elliott, The Baruch EMBA approach creates a “strategic fit” between course Vice President and Dean, content and students’ learning needs. It provides both specific information Zicklin School of Business and analytical tools in the context of the unique types of management Baruch College decisions confronted by the executive under varying market-competitive and industry conditions, and the adaptability of a firm’s physical and human resources in competing in different markets. The entire program is devoted to leadership challenges and focus on main themes including effective leadership, corporate governance and international business to ensure participants are equip with a global business perspectives. Members of an entering class remain together in the same cohort through the 18-month program. The program is structured around 19 courses which are essential management skills and provide a good concentrate on the development of the academic foundation. Moderately theoretical courses that are designed to develop analytical skills and business knowledge.
8 EMBA “My teaching goals are centered on developing students’ critical thinking abilities, specifically as they relate to business and management decision- making. The courses I teach adopt the perspective of the total enterprise and deal with the problems faced by top management.”
T.K. DAS, professor of management, teaches courses in Strategy Formulation and Business Policy in the Executive MBA Program.
EMBA 9 “Good“Good leadershipleadership isis providingproviding valuevalue toto thosethose aroundaround youyou andand makingmaking themthem better.better. ThisThis isis somethingsomething thatthat motivatesmotivates meme inin life.”life.”
JasonJason CohenCohen ’07’07
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AaronAaron B.B. HeislerHeisler ’07’07
10 EMBA Global Classroom
Professional Functions Program Statistics
2008 All Entering Class EMBA Students 2008 EMBA Class 21% Operations/Logistics 20% Finance/Accounting Class Size 45 71 10% Marketing Sales 23% Information Technology 18% General Management Average Age 35 37 8% Others
Average Work years years Experience 13 14
Female 39% 36% All EMBA Students 2% Human Resources 15% Information Technology 17% General Management The Baruch Executive MBA attracts professionals with an 20% Marketing Sales 3% Consulting impeccable track record and who holds significantly more 20% Finance/Accounting management experience. Baruch EMBA participants have 3% Others an average age of 38, with an average of 13 years of work experience. They come from different sectors and a variety of backgrounds. Here are some typical profiles: Represented Industries • General Manager: You have extensive business experience, moved up the management ladder and 2008 EMBA Class now seek to attain your personal achievement with a 18% Financial Services world renowned qualification. 8% Telecommunications/ Public Utilities/Transportation • Successful Entrepreneur: You have single handedly set 18% Services/Consumer Goods up and expand your business. Now is the time to take 15% Technology your business empire to the world stage. 15% Government/Education/Nonprofit 6% Real Estate • Senior Functional Manager: You have excel in your 16% Health Care functional discipline and is now ready to take on new 6% Pharmacetical management position by acquiring a broad-base 8% Media/Entertainment management skills.
• Not-For-Profit and Public-Sector Managers: You All EMBA Students are a proven administrator and aim to enhance your 17% Financial Services management science by learning leading edge 11% Media/Entertainment management concepts and leadership skills. 21% Services/Consumer Goods 11% Technology 15% Government/Education/Nonprofit 5% Real Estate 5% Pharmacetical 6% Telecommunications/ Public Utilities/Transportation 6% Health Care 3% Others
EMBA 11 Program Outline - At a Glance
Program Outline The Executive MBA program comprises of 19 courses and of which Unit Outline 16 courses will be conducted in Singapore and the remaining 3 courses conducted in New York as part of the 2 weeks immersion program in Sharpening Business Capabilities Baruch College, New York City. The Baruch EMBA is organized around MGT 9700 Introduction to Operations you, to give you the best in class management education. Management MKT 9766 International Marketing No Compromises Management Be warned. Baruch EMBA is academic rigor and intense. You will need STA 9708 Applied Statistical Analysis for to balance your professional responsibilities and personal commitments. Business Decisions Be prepared to sacrifice on your weekends and week days evening for ACC 9110 Financial Accounting group discussion and presentation. ACC 9115 Managerial Accounting ECO 9708 Microeconomics for Managers The Global Classroom FIN 9770 Financial Decision Making For a truly global education, the importance of an international immersion program is a key component of the program, which provides participants Shaping Global Perspective with the opportunity to build lifelong business relationship and offers CIS 9230 Globalization and Technology participants the unique opportunity to view international business from a ECO 9709 Macroeconomics whole new perspective. IBS 9760 International Business Analysis Baruch EMBA incorporates a 2 week international residency program in BUS9100 The Societal and Governmental New York to allow participants to experience the rich culture and intensity Environment of Business of a traditional New York institution. CIS 9000 Information Systems for Managers IBS 9769 International Business Strategy Innovative & Integrated Curriculum The curriculum is specifically designed for professionals with a track Leadership and Entrepreneurship record of achievement and who has demonstrated leadership capability. MGT 9300 Management: A Behavioral All modules are taught by full-time faculty from Baruch College, City Approach University of New York. MGT9330 Leadership and Managerial Effectiveness MGT 9660 Negotiation Skills FIN 9759 Mergers and Acquisitions MGT 9860 Entrepreneurial Strategy & Cases
Management Practicum BUS 9200 Business Policy (CAPSTONE)
12 EMBA “The Executive MBA Program offers me the challenge of combining theory with application because of the level of experience and maturity of the students in the program. I have the opportunity to learn from the students in addition to teaching them.”
Joseph I. Onochie, Academic Director, Executive MBA Program
EMBA 13 Advice to Incoming Students… "Take advantage of the activities outside of the classroom. This will give you an opportunity to discuss what you are learning and bring the theories to the real world."
On Zicklin's Curriculum… "One of my favorite things about the core courses is the fact that some are in subjects I have never taken - like finance. I love that I knew very little about it beforehand and within weeks of starting the course I can read the Wall Jessica Shevitz Rauch '07 Street Journal like nobody's business!" • Work Background: HR Recruitment, Coaching, and Training On Zicklin Students…"To say it is diverse is an understatement. It's great when you • Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University are in a class and hear perspectives from Asia, Europe and New York!" • Undergraduate Major: Human Development On Fun Moments…"Finals week - two tests down, two to go - we were in a study and Family Studies room at the library and just could not stop laughing. I don't even remember what we • Best Thing About Living in NYC: A million were laughing about but I think the stress, lack of sleep and poor eating habits of the different eclectic neighborhoods in one city! past week had gotten to us...and we just couldn't stop laughing. I think it helped to • President of Zicklin Women in Business de-stress us and get us ready for the tests to come." Student Association On Leadership… "Good leadership includes strong self-awareness and strong group-awareness. It is being able to share a vision with others and inspire them to your cause, work ethic or the like."
14 EMBA Program Structure & Delivery
Program Delivery For many students, Orientation is the first step into actual classes. Orientation is planned on one of the week days evening and takes place at Baruch College, Singapore - ASEAN REP Office. Attendance is mandatory, and only students, faculty, and selected guests are invited. The atmosphere is relaxed and gives students the chance to interact with faculty and fellow students. Costs are included in tuition.
Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
7 to 9 to 9 to 7 to 9 to 9 to 10pm 5pm 5pm 10pm 5pm 5pm
3hrs 8hrs 8hrs 3hrs 8hrs 8hrs
Delivery Method The classes are delivered via face-to-face lectures with professors from the United States. The professors will be stationed in Singapore for 2 weekends and are available for additional academic consultation with students outside classroom hours by appointment.
Singapore-based students will also enjoy online access to the award-winning William and Anita Newman Library in New York. The library which was awarded the Best College Library in America 2003 by ACRL, offers access to numerous academic journal database.
Method of Assessment Students will be assessed using a combination of examinations and assignments. The course professor will inform the students at the commencement of the class on the actual assessment method that would be used for that specific course.
Different professors have different teaching styles and different assessment preferences. However, students should expect the assessments to be rigorous and challenging, in keeping with the demands of an advanced degree program from a leading American university.
Grades awarded by the professor will be final and will be part of the official student record lodged at Baruch College, City University of New York. Students should treat their course assessments seriously and put in the requisite time and efforts to secure a good grading in order to graduate.
Internationally Respected Awards Upon successful completion of the Baruch EMBA program, you will receive a EMBA degree from the City University of New York. The degree is exact same as the ones awarded on campus in New York.
EMBA 15 Admission and Application
Admission Requirements Program Fees 1. A recognized Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited University or The tuition fee is US$50,000 The fee includes recognised institution the cost of recommended text books and 2. Five to ten years of work experience readings as well as most meals for the residential 3. Three years of management experience in New York. The cost of travel, accommodation 4. Successful Initial Online Application and miscellaneous expenses are not included. The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is not required for admission, however it is highly recommended for those candidates whose prior academic Fees are paid in 4 installments of US$12,500 work does not show distinction or clear evidence of strong quantitative and logical payable upon acceptance into the program and reasoning skills. Corporate sponsorship is encouraged. subsequently on the 4th , 8th and 12th months of the program Mature candidates who have demonstrated exceptional professional or business achievements but who do not meet the above requirements may be consideredon a case-by-case basis. Please contact our Program Director in Singapore for an Programme Fee Breakdown assessment. USD12,500 per installment Application Procedure st • 1 installment (upon enrollment) We strongly recommend that you start the process as early as possible as we required certified copies of documents, i.e. official university transcripts, reference • 2nd installment letter and test reports (where applicable). Please plan accordingly to ensure (4th month upon course commencement) sufficient time for these documents to be sent and received. 1. Application fee of S$200 • 3rd installment 2. Program application form (8th month upon course commencement) 3. Official transcripts of undergraduate or previous studies • 4th installment 4. Two reference letters (12th month upon course commencement) 5. Proof of working experience 6. Proof of management experience or business ownership experience or senior *The universities reserve the right to revise the fee as appropriate. professional experience 7. A copy of your latest resume 8. Two recently taken passport-size photos 9. Photocopies of NRIC or passport 10. GMAT/TOEFL score reports (if applicable)
Withdrawal and Deferment All notice of withdrawal must be in writing. Refund amount depends on time of notification prior to course. • 100% refund of tuition fees if the applicant’s written notice of withdrawal is received more than sixty [60] to thirty [30] days before the commencement date. • 75% refund of tuition fees if the applicant written notice of withdrawal is received between sixty [60] to thirty [30] days before the commencement date. • 15% refund of tuition fees if the applicant’s written notice of withdrawal is received after thirty [30] days before the commencement date but not more than seven [7] days after the commencement date. • 0% refund of tuition fees if the applicant’s written notice of withdrawal is received more than fourteen [14] days after the commencement date. Course fees paid will not be refunded in the event of deferment regardless if whether the request made prior to commencement or after the commencement of the course.
16 EMBA Corporate Sponsorship When an organization sponsors you for the Baruch, they are making a strategic decision to invest and groom you as part of their leadership succession and talent management program. There are numerous benefits to a company when they sponsor their management or senior executive into our program. Some of the benefits include.
• The program will strengthen your understanding in the specific discipline which will enhance your future development needs and enhance your job competence. Organizations that display commitment to their people tend to achieve greater commitment from them. By sponsoring you, your organization will be contributing to your own commitment levels. By applying the principles and techniques you have learned you will lead to greater benefits and returns for your organization. • Given the intensive structure of the EMBA program, the skills and competencies developed are much more conducive to transfer into concrete job performance changes. Because the course structure is intensive you will be in position to apply your skills immediately at work. Through this enhanced transferability the program is likely to be more cost effective. • You will spend much less time away from work than you would in most other Master’s programs because of the intensive course structure. Most of the tuition fee is tax deductible for your employer, so the real cost is much less than it first appears.
In short, the long term benefits in leadership and management capabilities will far outweigh the investment made.
EMBA 17 Applied Learning - The Management Approach
MGT 9700 Introduction to Operations statements and other accounting information. The program is 100% taught Management Providing all MBA students Topics include development of the with a broad overview, understanding, accounting system, how key accounting in face-in-face lecture by world- and managerial perspective of the issues alternatives can influence interpretation, and class professors from New York’s and problems involved in managing identification of key disclosures. Zicklin School of Business (the the operations function in service and manufacturing firms as well as governmental ACC 9115 Managerial Accounting largest business school in U.S.) organizations. Important topics to be This course introduces students to the field from Baruch College, The City examined include corporate strategy, of managerial accounting. It includes University of New York. There interaction of the operations function with an analysis of fixed and variable costs, will be an mandatory 2 week other areas of the firm, alternative operating product costs, relevant costs, investment structures, operations planning and design, decisions, and budgetary planning. immersion program to New York materials management, scheduling of There is coverage of variance analysis, at the end of the program resources, quality management, and Just-In- transfer pricing, responsibility accounting, Time philosophy and principles. Discussions activity-based costing, and the relation of various topics will include national and between compensation and departmental global organizations and will feature current performance. topics and practices generally associated with world-class competitors. ECO 9708 Microeconomics for Managers Today's managers face increasing MKT 9766 International Marketing complexities in the economic environment Management Analysis of the development within which they have to make decisions. and integration of international marketing Managerial decisions involving international policies and strategies concerning competitiveness, mergers and acquisitions product, price, promotion, channels, sales (M & A), corporate downsizing, automation, management, and research in light of and the impact of government regulations environmental and company constraints require systematic analysis of situations with and opportunities. sohisticated decision-making apparatus. This course is designed to provide the managers STA 9708 Applied Statistical Analysis for with tools essential for efficient managerial Business Decisions decisions. Being a core MBA course, it is This course provides MBA students with designed to provide basic tools of analysis the statistical tools and concepts needed in that can be effectively utilized in more business applications. Topics include: proper specialized courses in the MBA curriculum. tabular and chart presentation; interpretation of descriptive measures; applications of FIN 9770 Financial Decision Making probability and the normal distribution; Survey and analysis of problems facing the confidence interval estimation; hypothesis financial manager. Topics include basic testing; simple linear regression models; risk and return concepts, security pricing multiple regression models and time series and analysis, capital budgeting, the cost analysis. Emphasis is on understanding data of capital, and the financing decisions of analysis and interpretation. Computations corporations. The course will introduce the are facilitated using standard spreadsheet student to the theory of financial decision software, a valuable tool for the students. making with emphasis on application to Discussions on ethical issues are integrated practical decision problems. throughout the course. This course will enhance skills in critical thinking, as well as IBS 9760 International Business Analysis oral and written communication. Techniques This module analyzes the major learned in this course can be immediately characteristics of international business: put to use by the student. its economic, political, social and cultural environments; key international ACC 9110 Financial Accounting institutions; and the problems, policies, and This course prepares people in practices in this area. It also focuses on organizations to work with financial evaluating foreign markets, operating in foreign environments, managing far-flung
18 EMBA organizations, financing foreign trade and issues of emerging technologies, social and Topics covered will include distributive and investment, and handling foreign exchange ethical concerns, and security and control integrative bargaining, the influences of and political risks. issues. The course assumes facility with culture and technology on negotiation, the spreadsheet and operating systems software use of agents, ethics and lying, managerial MGT 9300 Management: prior to entry. mediation and dispute resolution, team- A Behavioral Approach on-team negotiations, and multi-party Survey of major concepts, models, theories, IBS 9769 International Business Strategy negotiations. and research from social sciences such Analysis of strategy in international business as psychology, sociology, anthropology, in terms of resources to be transmitted FIN 9759 Mergers and Acquisitions and social psychology. Application of abroad, adaptation to foreign cultures, This module is specifically designed for knowledge from behavioral sciences in acquisition of legitimacy in host countries, business leaders, key decision makers traditional functional fields and in the area and the integration of the international firm's and financial professionals to update their of organizational analysis. Analytical and various parts. knowledge when dealing with and planning conceptual in nature, the course focuses upon for M&A. Key issues such as why and how personal, interpersonal, and social system MGT9330 Leadership and Managerial firms merge and restructure and the effects aspects of human behavior in organizations. Effectiveness on stock prices, capital structure (debt versus Analysis of the determinants of managerial equity), company valuation and market ECO 9709 Macroeconomics effectiveness, with emphasis on managerial power. The legal, ethical, and regulatory This course will provide managers with an behavior and the interpersonal environment, aspects of mergers will also be considered essential understanding of the basic forces using concepts and research results from the to provide a holistic view of the entire and institutions that determine national social sciences. Topics include leadership, mergers and acquisitions process. income, employment, price levels, and communication, reward systems, performance interest rates in developed countries. evaluation, and their relation to job CIS 9230 Globalization and Technology satisfaction and organizational effectiveness. This course is relevant to managers in all BUS 9100 The Societal and disciplines who will face technological Governmental Environment of Business MGT 9860 Entrepreneurial Strategy & decisions in a global business environment. Intended to explain the environment of Cases This course will focus on information business decision making. The emphasis Presentation of conceptual frameworks and communication technology (ICT) is on government regulation as a growing to help the student in (1) identifying environments around the world, national dimension of the environment of business and describing the strategic position infrastructures and regulatory regimes, decision making. In addition to dealing with of the entrepreneur, (2) evaluating global IT applications, global IS such new governmental programs as those in the entrepreneur's past strategy and developmental strategies, global supply environmental protection, occupational health present prospects, and (3) planning the chains, offshore outsourcing, global and safety, and consumer regulation, the entrepreneur's future direction so as to best management support systems, and course will deal with such traditional topics match resources and opportunities. global IS/IT strategies. The course will as anti-trust regulations. The impact of social provide an in-depth understanding of problems will be considered, as will be the MGT 9660 Negotiation managing information resources across ethical dilemmas of today's business manager. Negotiation is the art and science of national borders, time zones, cultures, securing agreements between two or more political philosophies, regulatory regimes, CIS 9000 Information Systems for interdependent parties. It is a craft that and economic infrastructures. This is an Managers must hold cooperation and competition in interdisciplinary course covering multiple Students will survey and analyze creative tension. Therefore, the purpose of perspectives addressing technical, information systems and their role in this course is to understand the theory and socioeconomic, socio cultural, policy, business strategy. The course surveys the processes of negotiation as it is practiced regulatory, legal, and ethical issues. various genres of business information in a variety of settings. The course will systems, including transactions processing train students to use a principled model BUS 9200 Business Policy (CAPSTONE) systems, management information systems of negotiation and to better predict and Deals with the process of business policy (MIS), decision support systems (DSS) and assess the behavior of individuals, groups, formulation and implementation. The executive support systems (ESS), and expert and organizations in competitive situations. purpose is to integrate concepts from systems. The course surveys information Students will gain a broad intellectual functional courses to provide students with a technologies such as hardware, software, understanding of the central concepts in general management orientation. The course data storage, and telecommunication and negotiation, bargaining, and mediation. deals with broadly based business problems provides an analytical basis for the selection They will develop confidence in the via use of integrative case studies and a of appropriate business strategies in these negotiation process as an effective means special project. The course is conceptual areas. The course also considers timely for resolving conflict in organizations. rather than technical in character.
EMBA 19 World Class Faculty
Baruch’s faculty are among the most distinguished and most widely known in their fields. They combine outstanding academic credentials with significant real-world experience.
Baruch handpicks faculty to teach in its Executive MBA Program, choosing them for their experience in teaching seasoned executives. The program’s reputation rests largely on the talent of the professors, who when not teaching, are conducting research and authoring papers that are published in the most influential professional journals in their respective fields.
20 EMBA The International Faculty Includes The knowledge that they bring to the • AVNER WOLF Professor - PhD (Columbia) • PETER GUTMANN Professor-PhD ( Harvard) classroom, combined with peer-to- • LINDA ALLEN Professor - Ph.D (NYU) peer learning, create an educational • NORMAN L. KLEINBERG Associate Professor - Ph.D (M.I.T) experience second to none. The • BARRY MA Associate Professor - Ph.D (Stanford) core faculty is supplemented with • LARRY HUCKINS Assistant Professor - PhD (Chicago) practitioners and executives from the • ARCHISHMAN CHAKRABORTY- Assistant Professor (Princeton) business community, and faculty from • VIKTORIA DALKO Professor - PhD (Pennsylvania) other leading academic institutions. In • KENNETH M. MISCHEL Associate Professor - Ph.D (Columbia) addition to the tenured faculty, Baruch • HANAN T. EYTAN Associate Professor - Ph.D (M.I.T.) also invites adjunct professors with • KACK CLARK FRANCIS Professor - Ph.D (Washington) industry experience to teach in the • ROBERT SCHWARTZ Professor - Ph.D (Columbia) • LIN PENG Assistant Professor - PhD (Duke) program. Our adjunct faculty members • DAN LEVIN Adjunct Professor Ph D (Wharton) include entrepreneurs, founders and • ALVIN MARTY Professor - PhD (Berkeley) CEOs whom have extensive real world • CHRISTOS GIANNINKOS Assistant Professor - Ph.D (Columbia) business experience which they bring • RUI YAO Assistant Professor - PhD (UNC Chapel Hill) to the classroom each day. • GUR MOSHEIOV - Adjunct Professor - PhD (Columbia) • CHRISTOPHER A. HESSEL Associate Professor - Ph.D (NYU) • ARMEN HO VAKIMIAN Assistant Professor - Ph.D (Boston College) • TERRRENCE F.MARTELL Professor - Ph.D (Penn State) • ROGER MESZNIK Professor - Ph.D (Columbia) • JUNE O NEILL Professor - Ph.D (Columbia) • JOEL RENTZLER Professor - Ph.D (NYU) • HOWARD ROSS Professor - Ph.D (Columbia) • GWENDOLYN WEBB Assistant Professor - Ph.D. (NYU) • YOSHIHIRO TSURUMI Professor- DBA (Harvard) • KAPIL BAWA Professor - Ph.D (Columbia) • SANKAR SEN Associate Professor - Ph.D (Wharton) • THOMAS KRAMER Assistant Professor - PhD (Stanford) • DAN LEVIN Adjunct Professor - PhD (Wharton) • HYEONG MIN KIM Assistant Professor - Ph.D (Michigan) • NERMIN EYUBOGLU Associate Professor - Ph.D (UNC-Chapel Hill) • GUR MOSHEIOV Adjunct Professor - PhD (Columbia) • JEAN BODDEWYN Professor - Ph.D (Washington) • MARK CHADWIN Professor - Ph.D (Columbia) • LAUREN BLOCK LAUREN Associate Professor - Ph.D (Columbia) • ROBERT H. DUCOFFE Professor - Ph.D (Michigan State) • ANDREA F. GREIN Assistant Professor - Ph.D (NYU) • BILL HEALTH University Distinguished Lecturer - MBA (NYU) • JACK LEE Assistant Professor - Ph.D (NYU) • DAVID LICHTENTHAL Professor - Ph.D (Pennsylvania) • STEVEN SCHNAARS Professor - Ph.D (CUNY) • YOCHI COHEN-CHARASH Professor - Ph.D. (California, Berkeley) • JAIHYUN PARK Professor - Ph.D. (Yale)
EMBA 21 Executive Master Programs • Executive Master of Science in Finance • Executive Master of Science in Marketing • Executive Master of Science in Management of Human Resource & Global Leadership • Executive Master of Science in Psychology (I/O) • Executive Master of Science in Information System and Business Computing
Graduate Diploma Programs • Professional Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing • Graduate Diploma in Finance & Investment • Graduate Diploma in Financial Analysis & Valuation • Graduate Diploma in Investment and Risk Management • Graduate Diploma in Wealth Management • Graduate Diploma in Service Leadership • Graduate Diploma in Global Marketing & Branding • Graduate Diploma in Human Capital Development • Graduate Diploma in Social Psychology & Counselling
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