Business Analysis and Valuation - Detailansicht

The Lecture will start in the second week of the Summer Semester on Thursday, 27th  of March 2025.

In the lecture Business Analysis and Valuation we will work with Case Studies from Harvard Business School and Insead.

Introduction: How to work with Case Studies from Harvard Business School

Case Studies for Summer term 2025

Case Study 1: Human Resources Decision in the Hotel industry

Case Study 2: Managerial and Cost Accounting –
                         Calculation of Smart phone production in Southern China

Case Study 3: Production Planning and Control –
                         Analysis of Bottlenecks in an Engineering Company

Case Study 4: Managerial decision making and control –
                         in the creative industry (Danish Design School)

Case Study 5: To be announced

Palepu / Healy / Bernard / Peek (2013): Business Analysis and Valuation. Text and Cases. 2nd and 3rd edition, Thomson Learning Publishing House, London, UK.

The respective case studies will be distributed in class.

Transfer from Theory to Practice via the Case Study Method.

Apply your business know how to real world cases and companies.

Improve your business related English skills.

"Business Analysis and Valuation" will be taught in English.

Business Analysis and Valuation is designed for students in their upper-intermediate level of studies.

Basic knowledge in Business Administration / Managerial and Cost Accounting is a prerequisite to attend this class.

Portfolio Exam:

• 10% presentation of an international company
• 10% role play on contract renegotiation
• 80% written homework assignment with questions & answers

We will work with various case studies from different industries

dealing with business analysis, management and cost accounting,

performance measurement, distress probability etc.

Cases will be distributed in class or via moodle platform.