Georges Rocourt
Executive in Residence, International Management
Department Co-Chair, International Management
Ph.D. study (ABD) The Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, USA
B.A. Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
Office: Lowerre Academic Center, North Campus, Office 10
Phone: +41 91 986 36 56
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Profile:
Georges Rocourt was formerly Adjunct Professor, Economics and Finance, Andreas School of Business, Barry University, Miami, Florida 1991-2003. Other past academic appointments include Towson University (Maryland), Loyola College of Baltimore, and The Maryland Bankers School (University of Maryland). He currently serves as Assistant Program Director, Programa Forum/Nexus (summer study/travel abroad), Monterrey Institute of Technology Mexico (ITESM). He is also President of GRE Services, Inc., an economics and capital markets consulting firm. His past private sector experience includes positions as Chief Economist, Mercantile Safe Deposit and Trust Company, in Baltimore; and Vice President Economics & Investment Strategy, Ganz Capital Management, in North Miami Beach. Research interests include financial theory, multinational corporate financial strategy and corporate exchange rate hedging.
2019-2020 Courses:
| BUS 115 | Financial Accounting | FALL 2019 |
| This course is designed to provide students with a basic knowledge of financial accounting concepts, procedures, analysis, and internal reports as an essential part of the decision-making process. The focus is on the three basic steps of the accounting process: recording, classifying, and summarizing financial transactions. Emphasis is placed on the general accounting activities leading up to the preparation of financial statements. |
| BUS 135 | Introduction to Business Systems | FALL 2019 |
| The course introduces the global business system in the context of the economic, political, social and technological environments, relating business to society as a whole. Topics covered include the international scope, function, and organization of firms, and other fundamental concepts of multinational business. The course also addresses functional areas such as the value chain, production, marketing, human resources, and accounting.
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| BUS 315 | Managerial Accounting | FALL 2019 |
| This course considers the nature, concepts, techniques, and ethics of the managerial accounting function, the preparation of reports, and the uses of accounting data for internal decision-making in manufacturing, retail, service, government, and non-profit organizations. Topics covered include a review of financial accounting, cost definitions and measurement, job-order and process costing, models of cost behavior, break-even and cost-volume-profit-analysis, activity-based costing and management systems, flexible budgeting methods, cost variance analysis, and a consideration of output & pricing decisions throughout the entire enterprise. |
