# Company Economics and Economics of Innovative Activities

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38.04.01 
*In English and Russian*

Level of education Master

Type of instruction Full-time

Duration 2 years

Programme description

- The programme is based on the concept of sustainable economic, social and environmental development of society, the economy and the company.
- This approach includes training and research in all key areas of the company’s economy and management.
- The programme is unique in that it provides in-depth analytical training of master's students and focuses on cutting-edge management techniques.
- The programme trains economists and managers who are capable of: making managerial decisions based on business intelligence; organising companies’ activities in a dynamic market environment; and effectively implementing innovative competitive strategies in the digital economy.

Main courses

- Micro- and Macroeconomics. Advanced Level
- Econometrics. Advanced Level
- Company Economics and Management in the Digital Age
- Innovation Management
- Business Process Management and Modelling (in Russian and English)
- Production and Operational Management and Logistics (in English)
- Methods of Business Analysis Information
- Innovative Marketing Models for the Company
- Enterprise Architecture and Data Analysis in Python
- Project and Project Risk Management
- Team Building and Leadership
- Corporate Economics: Current Challenges
- Corporate Finance and Financial Analysis
- Business Process Management and Modelling
- Marketing in the Information Society
- Detection of Corporate Financial Fraud

Our advantages

- A comprehensive coverage of aspects of the company operation and the formation of competencies for managerial decision-making based on analytics
- Regular updating of the programme curriculum and courses to meet new company needs
- Highly qualified lecturers who use cutting-edge educational technologies
- Our teachers have extensive experience of business consulting and expert activities.
- Company representatives are involved in delivering classes and workshops.
- Uniquely designed textbooks written by the programme lecturers are used during training.
- Students are involved in extracurricular scientific and practical activities.

Main areas of research

- Life cycles and business culture of the firm
- Digital platforms and ecosystems
- Innovative entrepreneurship in Russia
- Digital transformation of the company: projects and results
- Development of start-up strategies and business plans
- Marketing of start-up projects and small innovative companies
- Developing trajectories for technology transfer
- Strategy of commercialisation of intellectual property
- Cooperation and competition of firms in the modern economic paradigm
- Behavioural economics: experiments
- Supply chain management in the context of sustainable development
- Customer-oriented company management
- Business models of companies in the digital economy

Career opportunities

##### Professions

- Economics and Finance
- Strategic management
- Business Analytics
- Operational Management
- Innovation project evaluation
- Marketing
- Logistics
- Innovation Management
- IT Management
- Digital transformation management

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