Ramon Xifré

• Globalization and international trade.
• International relations: national and transnational agents.
• Current economic, social and political affairs.
• Current issues by geographical areas: the American influence, the Arab world, the role of Latin America, the growth of Asian markets, and new agents in Africa.

The master’s final thesis represents the development of an international market entry program or a business plan for a new firm that will be involved in international operations. Students have the support of a tutor that will guide them through the process. This tutor is a professor of the master’s program who will follow upon the progress and provides suggestions and recommendations. At the end of the process, the student has to present and defend the project.

Organizaciones y mercados. Decisiones y estrategias empresariales. Áreas funcionales: producción, financiación, logística. Gestión y control en la empresa: coordinación y motivación. El emprendedor/La emprendedora.

Comprender los fundamentos del funcionamiento de una empresa y sus relaciones con clientes y proveedores. Identificar las finalidades principales y secundarias de una empresa u organización.

Public-Private Collaboration in Sustainable Projects is an elective, second-term course in the MSc in Sustainability Management. The course presents the business case for employing Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in projects that involve sustainability management. PPP are critically important in meeting the challenge of sustainable development and growth but they are complex instruments. The design and execution of PPP with a sustainability mission require specific knowledge and skills that the course intends to provide to the participants.