Leadership Competencies and Skills for Innovation Management

MODULE 1. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LESSON 1. INTRODUCTION. BASIC CONCEPTS OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (PART I) The Company and the Finance Department Roles and Responsibilities of the Chief Financial Officer Summary and Conclusions Basic Concepts of Accounting. Introduction Accounting Principles and Valuation Criteria The Balance Sheet The Income Statement The Statement of Changes in Equity The Cash Flow Statement Notes to the Financial Statements Basic Concepts in Financial Management. Introduction Ten Underlying Principles of Financial Management The Company’s Financial Objective: Value Creation Accounting Information and Financial Analysis Working Capital Statement of Sources and Uses of Funds (SSUF) TEACHING UNIT 3. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. CASH FLOW AND INVESTMENT SELECTION (PART II) Cash Flow The Time Value of Money Summary and Conclusions of Document 1 and Cash Flow The Concept of Investment Classification of Investments The Discount Rate Investment Selection Methods NPV and IRR: Relationships Between the Two Methods and Additional Considerations Investment Selection Under Uncertainty TEACHING UNIT 3. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: CORPORATE FINANCING—COST OF CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL LEVERAGE (PART III) Cost of Capital Financial Leverage TEACHING UNIT 4. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: RATIO ANALYSIS AND SHORT-TERM MANAGEMENT (WORKING CAPITAL) (PART IV) Ratio analysis Working Capital Bibliography TEACHING UNIT 5. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. APPENDICES Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Appendix 4 Appendix 5 MODULE 2. MANAGEMENT DECISION-MAKING BASED ON COSTS TEACHING UNIT 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ACCOUNTING: CLASSIFICATION OF COSTS AND PROFIT (PART 1) Financial Accounting and Management Accounting Costs LEARNING UNIT 2. DECISION-MAKING THROUGH MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING: BASIC COST MODEL (PART 2) Cost Analysis Management Accounting and Decision-Making Management Information and Decision-Making General Operational Decision-Making. Variance Analysis Specific Operational Decisions. Relevant and Irrelevant Costs Basic Framework for Operational Decision-Making Some Significant Decisions in Management Accounting. Case Studies. Bibliography MODULE 3. ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE: CHANGE MANAGEMENT LEARNING UNIT 1. ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE: CHANGE MANAGEMENT Introduction: The Skills of a Change Manager The Discipline of Innovation How to Manage Resistance to Change? How to Address Learning Difficulties? Appendix: What Is Your Organization’s Productive Power? References MODULE 4. SOCIAL SKILLS: CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, MOTIVATION, AND TEAM DEVELOPMENT LEARNING UNIT 1. SOCIAL SKILLS: CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, MOTIVATION, AND TEAM DEVELOPMENT Introduction Motivation Conflict Management Negotiation MODULE 5. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP LEARNING UNIT 1. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP Leading Teams and Delegating Communication Appendix: Charismatic Leadership