Specialization: course opened to all study programs
Warrantor: doc. PhDr. Martin Bútora
Instructor: representatives of the corporate businesses associated within the American Chamber of Commerce in the Slovak Republic
Lecturing hours (weekly): 2
Credits: 3 ECTS
Date: Thursday 3.15 PM
Room: A3.12
Working language: English
Evaluation: passed/not passed
Aim of the course: The aim of the course is to acquaint students with particularities of the American business environment and the influence of ethics on economic relations. The course deals with general determinants of US economic system while focusing on the real value-added of doing the business and social as well as environmental aspects of trade. At the same time, it offers the analysis of contemporary global economic and financial crisis and its implications on the business environment of North American region. The course will be taught by leading experts of companies associated within the American Chamber of Commerce in the Slovak Republic.
Course Sylabus to Download (UPDATE as of 08/11/2010)
Preliminary timetable of the course:
- 1. Introductory session and an overview of the syllabus
Speakers: Jake Slegers (CV), Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce
Business and Academia: Bridging the Gap
Nick Parikh (CV), Economic Officer, U.S. Embassy to the Slovak Republic
- 2. American business environment and the development of the respected system
Speaker: Ondrej Sočuvka (CV), Director, CEBSI - Central European Business and Social Iniciative
Capitalism: Is the U.S. Number One?
- 3. Globalization and global economic relations
Speaker: Martin Štochmaľ, Deputy Director, CEBSI - Central European Business and Social Iniciative
Business and government
- 4. How do business and government relate
Speaker: Veit Dengler (CV), General Manager, Central Eastern Europe Dell Consumer
Business and Government: How they relate
- 5. Influencing the Political Environment
Speakers: Michal Pintér (CV), Director, Governmental and EU Affairs, U.S. Steel Košice
Matej Stuška (CV), Manager, Governmental and EU Affairs, U.S. Steel Košice
Influencing the Political Environment
- 6. Business and technological change
Speaker: Martin Nielsen (CV), Complaint Resolution CoE, IBM
- 7. Corporations and Ethics in Business
Speaker: Janka Bargerová (CV), Operations/HR; Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P.
- 8. Business and social environment
Speaker: Karol Čukan (CV), Executive Regulatory & Fiscal Affaires, Philip Morris Slovakia
Business and ethics
- 9. Globalization and Global Business
Speaker: David Gawlowski (CV), Consulting division, ACCENTURE
Globalization and Global Business
- 10. Organization ethics and law
Speaker: Marek Gešo (CV), Marketing Communications & Corporate Citizenship Lead, ACCENTURE
Building an organzational culture of good governance
- 11. Building Relationships with Stakeholders
Speaker: Martin Nielsen (CV), Complaint Resolution CoE, IBM
- 12. Building Knowledge Economy & Transfer of U.S. Know-How
Speaker: Branislav Berec (CV), DELL
Building Knowledge Economy and Transfer of U.S. Know-How
- 13. Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the U.S. Business Environment
