Opportunity Recognition and International New Ventures

This course ‘Opportunity Recognition and International New Ventures’ aims to improve the student´s ability to evaluate the quality of information contained in corporate earnings and financial reports. It is especially useful for those students who have a role in finance, consulting, or general management that require the use of accounting information. The course begins reviewing the overall components of the financial statements and its analysis. Then the course focuses on improving the ability to understand the competitive positioning and performance results that a company relays in its financial reports. This is a case based course. Students will conduct financial analysis on a number of companies from around the world.

Prerequisites: Either one previous course in Financial Accounting is required or a professional position that involves the regular use of financial information.