Seminars

Code:

2GE06

Acronym:

SEM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Management Studies

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Management

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIM	3	Bologna Official Syllabus	2	-	7,5	56	202,5

Teaching language

English

Objectives

To confront students with recent discussions/controversies in various areas of Management.

Learning outcomes and competences

To acknowledge recent discussions in the Management area.
To develop the capacity to confront arguments and assume a critical stance towards them.

Working method

B-learning

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

n.a.

Program

Indicative topics (revised versions):

1. “Management control: hinderer or enabler of innovation?”


2. "Who are the Digital Nomads?"


3. "Operations Management in the Age of Digital Transformation"


4. "Digital Marketing"


5. "Earnings management: shades of grey in between legality and fraud?"

Mandatory literature

Bisbe J., Otley D. ; The effects of the interactive use of management control systems on product innovation.
Davila, A., Foster G. and D. Oyon; Accounting and Control, Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Venturing into New Research Opportunities.
Busco, C., M. L. Frigo, E. Giovannoni and M. Pia ; When creativity meets control: A fashion industry case study.
Koles, B.; Boyd, D. E., &Virtual reality and its impact on B2B marketing: A value-in-use perspective. , Journal of Business Research, 2019
Galindo-Martín, M.-Á., Castaño-Martínez, M.-S., & Méndez-Picazo, M.-T. ; Digital transformation, digital dividends and entrepreneurship: A quantitative analysis, Journal of Business Research, 2019
Hollebeek, L. D., & Macky, K.; Digital Content Marketing’s Role in Fostering Consumer Engagement, Trust, and Value: Framework, Fundamental Propositions, and Implications, Journal of Interactive Marketing, 2019
Jahanmir, S. F., & Cavadas, J. ; Factors affecting late adoption of digital innovations, Journal of Business Research, 2018
Järvinen, J., & Karjaluoto, H. ; The use of Web analytics for digital marketing performance measurement, Industrial Marketing Management, 2015
Müller, J. M., Pommeranz, B., Weisser, J., & Voigt, K.-I. ; Digital, Social Media, and Mobile Marketing in industrial buying: Still in need of customer segmentation? Empirical evidence from Poland and Germany, Industrial Marketing Management, 2018
Parsons, A., Zeisser, M., & Waitman, R.; Organizing today for the digital marketing of tomorrow, Journal of Interactive Marketing, 1998
Petit, O., Velasco, C., & Spence, C.; Digital Sensory Marketing: Integrating New Technologies Into Multisensory Online Experience, Journal of Interactive Marketing, 2019
Lo, Kin; Earnings management and earnings quality, Journal Accounting and Economics, 2008
Ball, R., Shivakumar, L. ; Earnings quality in UK private firms: comparative loss recognition timeliness, Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2005
Dechow, P.M., Sloan, R.G., Sweeney, A.P. ; Detecting earnings management, The Accounting Review, 1995
Graham, J.R., Harvey, C.R., Rajgopal, S. ; The economic implications of corporate financial reporting, Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2005
Healy, P.M., Wahlen, J.M. ; A review of the earnings management literature and its implications for standard setting, Accounting Horizons , 1999
Roychowdhury, S. ; Management of earnings through the manipulation of real activities that affect cash flow from operations, Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2006
Schipper, K. ; Commentary on earnings management, Accounting Horizons, 1989
Churyk, Natalie Tatiana, Lee, Chih-Chen, Douglas Clinton, B.; Early detection of fraud: evidence from restatements, Advances Account. Behav. Res, 2009
Dechow, Patricia M., Ge, Weili, Larson, Chad R., Sloan, Richard G. ; Predicting material accounting misstatements, Contemp. Account. Res., 2011
Hake, Eric R.; Financial illusion: accounting for profits in an Enron world , J. Econ. Issues, 2005
Kaminski, Kathleen A., Sterling Wetzel, T., Guan, Liming ; Can financial ratios detect fraudulent financial reporting? , Manag. Audit. J., 2004
Yuh-Jen Chen, Wan-Ching Liou, Yuh-Min Chen, Jyun-Han Wu; Fraud detection for financial statements of business groups, internation Journal of Accounting Information Systems, 2019
Hammer, M. ; Deep Change: How Operational Innovation Can Transform your Company, Harvard Business Review, 2004
Holmström, J., Holweg, M., Lawson, B., Pil, F. K., and Wagner, S. M. ; The Digitalization of Operations and Supply Chain Management: Theoretical and Methodological Implications , Journal of Operations Management, 2019
Roscoe, S., Cousins, P. D., and Handfield, R.; The Microfoundations of an Operational Capability in Digital Manufacturing, Journal of Operations Management, 2019
Vial, G.; Understanding Digital Transformation: A Review and a Research Agenda , The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 2019
Andresen, M., & Biemann, T.; A taxonomy of internationally mobile managers, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24(3), 533-557, 2013
Aroles, J.; Granter, E.; de Vaujany, FX. ; ‘Becoming mainstream': the professionalisation and corporatisation of digital nomadism, New Technology Work and Employment, 35(1), 114-129, 2020
Cook, D. ; The freedom trap: digital nomads and the use of disciplining practices to manage work/leisure boundaries, Information Technology & Tourism, 22(3), 355-390, 2020
Hannonen, O.; In search of a digital nomad: defining the phenomenon, Information Technology & Tourism, 22(3), 335-353, 2020
Hermann, I., & Paris, C.M.; Digital Nomadism: the nexus of remote working and travel mobility, Information Technology Tourism, 22, 329–334, 2020
Kelly J. ; Digital Nomad: The new and cool trend of working from paradise — or anywhere in the world, The Forbes, 2020
MBO Partners; COVID-19 and the Rise of the Digital Nomad, MBO The 2020 Report, 2020
Orel, M. ; Coworking environments and digital nomadism: balancing work and leisure whilst on the move, World Leisure Journal, 61(3), 215-227, 2019
Shaffer, M. A., Kraimer, M. L., Chen, Y.-P., & Bolino, M. C.; Choices, challenges, and career consequences of global work experiences, Journal of Management, 38(4), 1282-1327, 2012

Comments from the literature

The course web page on Moodle displays a list of the complete references, by topic.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Guided readings and individual assessment.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	70,00
Trabalho escrito	72,50
Trabalho de investigação	60,00
Total:	202,50

Eligibility for exams

Students need to obtain a grade equal or higher than 50% (10 points out of 20).

Calculation formula of final grade

Three written essays: the "written essay" has a weight of 70% in the final grade; the two "one page summary" have a weight of 15% each.

Examinations or Special Assignments

n.a.

Internship work/project

n.a.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

n.a.

Classification improvement

It's not available.

Observations

There is no extra season for getting approval.

Intermediate sessions aimed at discussing topics with students may be arranged on an ‘as needed’ basis, upon request.

Following submission, students may be asked to discuss their essays.

The course has a Web page on the Moodle platform.