Wykłady na SGH / Courses at the SGH

2008 Spring semester


EU Policies


[4613-02]
 
(MGEB, CRPM)

Every Thursday, 13.30-15.10, Room 3c, Building C.

The purpose of this course is to review EU economic policies and analyze the main economic issues that the EU deals currently. Therefore starting from an analysis of the European economic integration as well as EC institutions we will turn to study major EU economic policies and issues that are to be dealt with today - among them: economic problems of the EU, economic reform in the EU, European economic and social models, etc.

Outline
  • European economic integration
  • European Institutions and their roles
  • Economic policy coordination in the EU
  • CAP
  • Regional policy
  • Trade policy
  • Competition policy
  • Macroeconomic policies in the EU (EMU, SGP)
  • European economic and social model(s)
  • Economic reforms in the EU: Lisbon process and beyond
  • Strategic game (European economic and social models)
  • Summary of the course
  • Exam


Konsulti

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2008 Spring semester


Offshoring and Outsourcing in the EU and the US

(with Eliza Chilimoniuk, PhD)

[7606-02]

(CEMS - Community of European Management Schools)

Every Thursday, 13.30-15.10, Room 4a, Building C, SGH.

The purpose of this course is to review and analyze offshoring and outsourcing processes in macroeconomic as well as business perspective in the EU and the US.

In macroeconomic perspective we will analyze: factors driving outsourcing, forms of outsourcing, trends in global outsourcing and offshoring, sources and destinations of global outsourcing etc.

In business perspective we will study: reasons making companies to outsource/offshore, basics of planning and managing outsourcing projects, business case studies of both successful and unsuccessful business outsourcing projects, etc.

Outline
  • Offshoring, outsourcing: definitions & measures
  • Key factors driving outsourcing
  • Trends & waves in off. & out.
  • Sources & destinations
  • Position of the EU and the US in global outsourcing and offshoring
  • Offshoring and outsourcing. Impact on growth and employment
  • Strategic game (Offshoring and outsourcing - good or bad for the economy?)
  • Business process outsourcing (BPO). Why do companies outsource their activities?
  • BPO pros & cons
  • Strategic game (Offshoring and outsourcing - good or bad for the company?)
  • Vendor Selection & BPO Contracts
  • Managing BPO
  • BPO case studies.
  • Exam





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