Master’s Thesis

Asignatura del Master in International Management

Información académica

Créditos:
8 ECTS

Type of subject: Required

Description

A master’s thesis demonstrates the knowledge and skills a student has acquired during the programme. Under the supervision of a tutor, the project may be carried out individually or in groups of up to three students, in accordance with the guidelines and evaluation criteria established by the programme’s Academic Coordination Committee. It may set out a plan for the internationalization of a company or product, it might explore the current state of international affairs and their influence on international business or it could discuss another topic approved by the academic committee. The master’s thesis must be presented and defended in front of the Thesis Evaluation Committee appointed by the programme academic coordination.

Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate the ability to search for, analyse and interpret relevant information for doing business internationally and apply the knowledge of theories, models and frameworks introduced in the programme.

This subject forms part of the Master in International Management, Follow the link for further information..

Lecturer Position

Tomislav Rimac

Coordinator | Director of the MIDM & MIM

Qualifications:

PhD in Business Administration and Management (IESE Business School)
MBA (University of Toronto)
BASc in Electrical Engineering and Computing (University of Zagreb)

Biography:

Tomislav Rimac’s research centres on channelling entrepreneurship to bring about positive social change and sustainable development, with a particular focus on business models, strategies, institutional changes and mechanisms of government linked to entrepreneurship and social and community innovation. He has worked as principal investigator on large-scale multinational research projects funded by the European Commission (SELUSI and SEFORÏS) and worked with the OECD on projects linked to entrepreneurship and social innovation. Before joining academia, he set up a social enterprise in Toronto and held several positions in the Canadian banking sector and international IT and engineering consultancy sector. In his free time he likes to take his dog for a walk through Alt Penedès vineyards and do pilates and yoga.