PROGRAMUL DE MASTER: MANAGEMENTUL PROIECTELOR INTERNATIONALE
Prof.dr. Alexandra Horobet
1. Currency risk management in non-financial corporations – the relevance of financial
crises
2. Currency risk management – case study in a Romanian or international company
3. Financial analysis for investment projects – case study
4. Risk analysis for investment projects – case study
5. The relevance of corporate financial indicators for stock performance
6. Estimating the cost of capital for Romanian versus international companies
7. Corporate hedging policies in turbulent times
8. The usefulness of international parity conditions for corporate foreign exchange risk
management decisions
9. Identifying similarities and differences between European financial markets usign
mutivariate data analysis techniques
10. The relationship between corporate social performance and financial performance
Prof.dr. Erika Marin
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The analysis of an industry structure and dynamics
Challenges of specific industries in the context of financial crisis
The cost benefit analysis of a European – funded project
Financial analysis of major projects co-financed by European funds
European funds/ IFI funded project analysis
The analysis of the macroeconomic indicators of a national economy and the impact on
specific social areas (health care system, banking system etc.)
7. Seasonality analysis of relevant industries (e.g. beer industry, chocolate industry etc) or
companies; Analysis of consumers’ taste preference evolution
8. Quantitative analysis of a company’s performance evolution
9. The analysis of the interdependencies of economic variables using the multiple regression
method
Prof.dr. Cristian Păun
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Allocation of risks in project finance
Islamic Project Finance
Project Finance in Romania: the case of Dracula Park Project
Project Finance in Romania: the case of Rosia Montana Project
Legal aspects of Project Finance
Valuing the project and cash flow analysis
The role of advisors (legal, financial) in a project finance deal
Project finance in various sectors / countries (energy, infrastructure etc.)
Conf.dr. Ana Bobircă
1. Investment decisions for optimizing operations strategy
2. Supply chain redesign
3. Developing international lean operations
4. Developing business processes for competitive advantage
5. Financing the international supply chain
6. Implementing turnaround strategies for restoring operational efficiency
7. Locations decisions and global networks design
8. Exploiting coordination and configuration advantages for operational improvement
9. Evolution of networks to face global competition
10. Outsourcing as a supply chain strategy
Conf.dr. Cosmin Joldeș
1. From vision to results – strategic instruments
2. International business strategies (application on markets, industries)
3. The analysis of business environment (application on markets, industries)
4. Firms’ competitive advantage
5. Corporate strategic options
6. Defining firm’s strategy
7. Implementing firm’s strategy
8. The training and consultancy market in Romania
9. The Romanian market for financial services
10. Developing company’s employees
11. Organizational culture – assessment and development
12. Firm’s sales strategy
13. Developing the sales force – corporate versus retail
14. Win-win negotiation strategies
15. Business models – their role in company development at international level
16. Leadership models
17. Leadership versus management
18. The management of financial companies
Conf.dr. Radu Lupu
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Cost-Benefit Analysis for International Business Projects
Simulation methods in scenario analysis for a business project
Including risk management techniques in a Cost-Benefit Analysis
The interest rate risk – an analysis from the perspective of a commercial bank using the
repricing, maturity and duration gaps
5. Use of derivatives for risk management in an international project
6. The role of credit risk for the commercial banking industry
7. Measuring performance of investment allocations
8. Using econometric techniques in the Cost-Benefit Analysis
9. The importance of stock markets for corporate policy – the event study methodology
10. Managing a financial portfolio of derivative instruments – hedging the gaps with futures
and options
Lector dr. Laura Constantin
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International Corporate Governance Systems
Corporate Governance Framework – Comparative Approach
The Board of Directors – Composition, Role, Duties, Appointment and Remuneration
The Market for Corporate Control
The Globalisation of Corporate Governnace
Corporate Governance Performance and Valuation – Ratings Role
Current Challenges of International Corporate Governance
The Importance of Institutional Investors in Corporate Governance Systems
Current Challenges of International Corporate Governance: Convergence of Corporate
Governance Systems
Current Challenges of International Corporate Governance: Corporate Social
Responsibility
Current Challenges of International Corporate Governance: the Economic Crisis
Current challenges of International Corporate Governance: Socially Responsible
Investments
International Socially Responsible Investment Strategies
The performance of socially responsible stocks versus the performance of vice stocks
Institutional Shareholders and Activist Investors
The Performance of international socially responsible investment funds
Lector dr. Vlad Topan
1. The crisis...X (for example: The Great Depession 1929-1933; The stagflation of the ‘70s;
The Asian Crisis; The dot.com crisis; The Great Recession: Greece and the Euro crisis
etc.) – Case study [Obs. A case or a comparative analysis between two or more crisis
episodes]
2. Crisis theory in the ….x version (Keynesian, Austrian, Marxist, real-business cycle
theory; the hypothesis of financial instability etc.) [Obs. One of the theories or a
comparative analysis between two or more theories]
3. Money non-neutrality and its implications on international financial markets
4. The exchange rate and the balance of payments from the monetary theory perspective
Lector dr. Ștefan Ungureanu
1. Fixed income risk management
2. Valuation models for fixed income assets
3. Analyzing IPO underpricing
4. The effects of regulation on capital market dynamic
5. Delisting and its effects on the company and on/or the market
6. ‘Going dark’ and its effects on the company and on/or the market
7. The influence of ratings on capital markets
8. How will rating evolve in the new European regulation framework
9. Alternative trading systems (ATS) – pitfalls and opportunities
10. Contagion on capital markets – how to spot it, how to quantify it, how to prevent it
11. FX risk management on emerging markets
12. Money market, derivatives or bank – how to deal with FX risk?
Lector dr. Dragos Vieru
1. End-users active participation in project implementation and its impact on project’s
success
2. Different expressions of resistance during project implementation