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|[pic] |MOR 542 (Section 16692R), Fall 2015 |

| |Strategic Issues for Global Business |

| |Popovich 202, TuTh 5:00 – 6:20 pm |

Terance J. Wolfe, Ph.D.

Email: terancew@marshall.usc.edu

Office: Bridge 307-F

Phone: 213.740.0765

FAX: 213.740.3582

Office Hours: by appt

Course Overview

If you’re not confused, you’re not thinking straight, Simone Weil

No problem can be solved from the same consciousness that created it, Einstein

This class seeks to extend and refine your understanding of the setting and practice of the strategic management of global business. The course complements the knowledge, skills and understanding derived through GSBA 519B, GSBA 515, and the learning and experience obtained through PMGlobe or PRIME. It does so through an in-depth analysis of contemporary global strategic business issues, and a deeper examination of various global strategies, structures and sources of competitive advantage.

Central to an understanding of strategic issues for global business are an appreciation for both the external context or operating environment of the firm, as well as the firm’s internal strategies, structures and capabilities. Therefore, we will examine strategic issues at both the external and the internal levels. What challenges are presented by the environment?, and how well resourced, structured, etc is the firm for competently responding to them? How do these jointly impact the identification of firm-level key strategic issues? Strategic managers and decision-makers are historically myopic, ahistorical, apolitical and ethnocentric in their perspectives and their choices – perhaps to our collective detriment. This class seeks to contextualize global business strategy by enhancing awareness of contemporary global issues, their significance to global strategy, and their potential impact on strategic choice.

Objectives. The purpose of this course is to focus on current strategic issues affecting global business. The major objectives for the participants are to:

• Develop and enhance a global mindset and further an appreciation for the global context of contemporary business.

• Increase awareness and knowledge of global structures of trade and governance, and how they both shape and influence, and are influenced and shaped by, global organizations.

• Foster an awareness of (a) contemporary global issues and current events, and (b) their impact on global strategic business decisions.

• Increase knowledge and understanding of global strategies, structures, and sources of competitive advantage.

• Examine business ethics, integrity and social responsibility in the global context.

Instructional Philosophy

The key to acquiring knowledge is involvement. A critical measure of knowledge acquisition is the ability to formulate better questions; this is your class challenge. As a graduate student, you are expected to participate actively, responsibly, and competently. Involvement takes many forms including discussion, questioning, reports, analysis, and problem-solving. I have high expectations for your participation. This requires that you take the initiative to prepare adequately for each session through reading, exploring, and analyzing the assigned material.

Each student can achieve the course objectives through the following process:

1. Competent preparation – demonstrated by active participation in assigned activities, including case preparation, analysis, and discussion.

2. Integration of subject matter – demonstrated through oral and written reports, and the nature of questions asked and answered.

3. Professional approach – demonstrated by reflecting a mature, responsible, and managerial perspective to the analysis and understanding of organizations and the concepts under review. This may also be evidenced by respect for the thoughts and contributions of your classmates as well as the instructor.

4. Punctuality – demonstrated by timely arrival for each class session, as well as timely delivery of course assignments.

Course Format

The course will employ a variety of pedagogical approaches including lecture, guest speakers, discussion, in-class exercises, case analyses, videos, and individual and team presentations.

Course Materials

The majority of class materials are available through the web; the appropriate addresses are provided in the schedule of classes (see pages 12 – 20 of this document). In addition, there are a set of required Harvard articles and case studies to be purchased and downloaded directly through the Harvard Business School website. These are all identified in red on pages 13 – 21. Specific download information will be emailed to you entitling you to a 50% academic discount.

Requirements & Grading

Satisfactory completion of each of the following requirements is necessary for a passing grade:

1. Advanced preparation of class assignments

2. Class participation 15.%

3. Individual Case Analysis 20%

4. Global Mindset Review & Action Plan 15%

5. Team Presentations

Global Governance Institutions 15%

Cross-cultural Management Practices 15%

Nora-Sakari 10%

MedLee 10%

TOTAL 100%

EVALUATIONS

Assessments of student performance fall into two broad classes of evaluation: individual contributions, and team analyses and presentations.

A. Individual Evaluations (50%)

Each student has direct and complete control over fifty (50) percent of her/his final grade. There are three components: class participation (15%), one case write-up (20%), and a Global Mindset self-evaluation and action plan (15%). Passing performance on each of these is essential for overall individual success.

Class Participation (15%):

The primary instructional vehicle is classroom discussion and engagement. Class participation is essential to course success. It is imperative, therefore, that students thoroughly prepare in advance of each class.

Case Write-Up (20%)

We will discuss five Harvard case studies. Each student will complete one brief individual case analysis of her/his choosing from among these five. Discussion questions are provided in the syllabus (see pages 9-11). Students should present their specific recommendations along with their supporting analysis based upon application of appropriate analytical techniques and related course content. Write-ups should not exceed five (5) pages of written text (Times-Roman 12, double-spaced, page numbers) using the Executive Case Summary format as illustrated below. Appendices may be included beyond the five pages based upon your discretion.

Cases will be evaluated based upon the selection and application of appropriate tools and concepts, as well as the quality of the rationale developed to support your approach, and decision and action recommendations. Cases are also evaluated in relation to each other. Students that clearly demonstrate extra effort, thoughtfulness, engagement will perform better than their peers. Assume that I have read and am familiar with the case situation; therefore, do NOT simply reiterate known case information – use case data tactically to support your framing of the problem and your recommendations.

Executive Case Summary Format. A basic case write-up format is provided below. Treat each of these as bold-faced section headers in the form of a sentence as suggested here. Follow each section header using paragraphs and bullets, as appropriate, with the data, rationale, etc that supports the assertion made in the header:

• The problem(s) Company X must address is ________. (outline problem)

• The situation X is facing is __________. (root issues)

• The opportunity for Company X is _____, and its challenge is _______.

• To address the problem X is facing, it should _______. (recommendations)

Global Mindset Self Evaluation and Action Plan (15%). Each student will complete the Thunderbird Global Mindset Inventory and perform a constructive self-assessment and propose a personal development action plan for improving one’s global mindset.

In developing your self-assessment, you will find it useful to think through the “Personal Observations” questions provided on pages 17-20 of your GMI feedback report. You will also find it very useful to consider and reflect upon the “Questions to Ask, Steps to Take” sections at the end of each of the Cabrera & Unruh chapters in Being Global.

Your paper should address the following:

• Identify and briefly elaborate your global mindset strengths: what is it about your life and past experiences that have contributed to these strengths; in sum, what have been your formative experiences vis-à-vis the development of a global mindset

• Identify and briefly elaborate your development opportunities vis-à-vis your global mindset. Take into account the three types of “capital” and each of their respective elements (nine elements total). Where can you benefit from the greatest development?

• Develop a behaviorally-based action plan for further developing your global mindset. Prioritize your developmental needs, and identify specific behaviors and actions you can undertake in the next 6-12 months to achieve them.

Your assessment will be graded equally across each of these three tasks and, as with all assignments, in relation to the performance of your peers. That is, the more thoughtful and reflective paper (not the longest) will be graded higher.

A well-written paper should be 3-5 pages in length not accounting appendices.

B. Team Evaluations – Group Analysis and Presentation (50%)

Fifty (50) percent of each individual’s grade is a function of her/his ability to work with others and make contributions toward collective analyses and presentations. An essential attribute of organizational success, and a quality often stressed by recruiters, is the ability to work effectively with others. This course allows you to continue honing your skills in contributing to task groups and collective performance. It does this through written group projects and oral presentations.

The purposes of group projects are to enable each student, through individual effort and group interaction. ALL teams will develop presentations for each of the following topics; ONLY some teams will present in class according to the following schedule:

1. to review and present on a specific global strategy topic to include the following:

a. a global governance structure such as the WTO or a regional trade organization/agreement (3-person teams; seven teams will present on Oct 13),

b. cross-cultural management practices (3-person teams; six teams will present on Dec 3); develop insight into cross-cultural management practices by comparing and contrasting management styles and practices between a “host” country and a “target” country.

2. Examine cross-national and cross-cultural issues that arise in joint venture partnerships and negotiations through two case simulations – Nora-Sakari (Sept 22) and MedLee (Nov 24).

Team projects will be jointly evaluated by the professor and team members through peer evaluations.

Written and Oral Report.

Global Governance Institutions and Cross-Cultural Management Practices (30%). Each 3-person team will prepare and deliver a powerpoint presentation and submit a hard copy. All submitted powerpoint presentations will be posted to Blackboard. Hard AND soft copies of powerpoint presentations are due to me by noon on the day of your presentation. A powerpoint deck must be capable of “standing on its own”. Therefore, please use the “Notes” section for each slide to provide the necessary information and elaboration so that the reader can fully understand and appreciate your message.

Nora-Sakari and MedLee (20%). Each team will prepare negotiation briefings on their position vis-à-vis two in-class (ELC) negotiation simulations. Each team should propose its negotiation strategy and provide its rationale for that strategy.

Peer Evaluations (15%). Group assignments pose evaluation problems as to the contributions of individual members -- a problem well acknowledged in the literature on organizational economics. Specifically, this poses a problem of ``opportunism’’ or ``shirking’’ in team production. To control for such opportunism, each team member’s performance will be evaluated by every other member; that is, by those who are most likely to know, and therefore most capable of evaluating, individual contributions to group effort. Fifteen (15) percent of your team grade is assessed by peer evaluation. Please review the peer evaluation form included in this syllabus.

Course Text and Reader

Angel Cabrera & Gregory Unruh (2012). Being Global: How to Think, Act and Lead in a Transformed World. Harvard Business Review Press.

Course Pack from Harvard TBD

Article Links embedded in Syllabus

Thunderbird Global Mindset Inventory

Academic Integrity Policy

The Marshall School is committed to upholding the University’s Academic Integrity code as detailed in the SCampus Guide. It is the policy of the Marshall School to report all violations of the code. Any serious violation or pattern of violations of the Academic Integrity Code will result in the student’s expulsion from the degree program.

It is particularly important that you are aware of and avoid plagiarism, cheating on exams, fabricating data for a project, submitting a paper to more than one professor, or submitting a paper authored by anyone other than yourself. If you have doubts about any of these practices, confer with a faculty member.

Resources on academic dishonesty can be found on the Student Judicial Affairs Web site (.). The “Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism” addresses issues of paraphrasing, quotations, and citation in written assignments, drawing heavily upon materials used in the university’s writing program. “Understanding and avoiding academic dishonesty” addresses more general issues of academic integrity, including guidelines for adhering to standards concerning examinations and unauthorized collaboration. The “2005-2006 SCampus” () contains the university’s student conduct code.

Students with Disabilities

Any student requesting academic accommodations based on a disability is required to register with Disability Services and Programs (DSP) each semester. A letter of verification for approved accommodations can be obtained from DSP. Please be sure the letter is delivered to me as early in the semester as possible. DSP is located in STU 301 and is open 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The phone number for DSP is (213) 740-0776.

Rank order each of the members of the team with which you worked for the Governance Institutions and Country Analysis projects INCLUDING yourself on each of the items below (1 is best, 2 is next best, etc.). The Peer Evaluation counts towards each student’s final grade. Use the back of this form for required comments as per the guidance at the bottom of this page.

Please list each of your group members below in alphabetical order by last name. Be sure to include yourself.

ALPHA by LAST NAME

Group Members: A. ________________________________________________

B. ________________________________________________

C. ________________________________________________

D. ________________________________________________

E. ________________________________________________

|Rating Criterion / Group Member |A |B |C |D |E |

|1. Quality of contribution to group discussions | | | | | |

|2. Quality of contribution to writing the assignment | | | | | |

|3. Quality of contribution to organizing the assignment | | | | | |

|4. Quality of initiative when something needed to get done. | | | | | |

|5. Reliability in completing assigned responsibilities | | | | | |

|6. Amount of effort put forth. | | | | | |

|7. Commitment to the group | | | | | |

|8. Leadership, motivation provided to the group. | | | | | |

|9. Emphasis on getting the task done. | | | | | |

|10. Emphasis on cooperation and working well with others. | | | | | |

|11. Would want to work with this group member again. | | | | | |

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|Assign an alphabetical grade to each member of the group based | | | | | |

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BLOOD BANANAS: CHIQUITA IN COLUMBIA

1. What do you think were the root causes for Chiquita’s actions in Columbia that ultimately led to their conviction?

2. Conduct a stakeholder analysis:

a. Who are the stakeholders in this case?

b. What is their relative influence; that is, which stakeholders are the most powerful/influential? Which are the least?

c. What are their specific goals/objectives/interests?

d. What are their outcome preferences?

e. Whose interests are similar? Different?

f. How would you recommend addressing their respective outcome preferences?

3. Do you think Chiquita or its managers had a choice? Why or why not?

4. What other companies or industries do you think should be worried about the type of experience Chiquita had in Columbia? How, if at all, does this story affect your perspective on doing business abroad? (See also the assigned youtube video on William Browder’s experience in Russia).

5. What can current CEO Fernando Aguirre do now to restore Chiquita’s reputation and ensure future competitiveness?

BARING PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS INDIA LIMITED:

BANKING SERVICES FOR THE POOR IN BANGLADESH

1. What parameters measure the success of a social entrepreneurship venture?

2. What factors led to the success of the Grameen Bank?

3. What problems did the Grameen model face?

4. What factors led to the success of SafeSave?

5. Is SafeSave replicable? Is SafeSave scalable? To what extent?

6. How do the players discussed fit into the generic competitive strategies framework (Porter)?

7. Which type of microfinance business models should Subramaniam target for investment in India?

Godrej Chotukool

1. Assess the business case for Chotukool. What are the critical success factors for this product to succeed?

2. What criteria should Godrej use to evaluate its strategy? Should Godrej invest in this business?

3. Is there a threat of quick imitation by competitors that Godrej should consider? If so, how?

4. What is your take on the simultaneous pursuit of two parallel business models in the same cooling solution industry? Does it entail any risk for Godrej?

5. How should Godrej pursue its strategy for Chotukool? What are the implications for its brand and its overall corporate strategy?

6. What challenges do you foresee for Godrej as it takes Chotukool to various geographical markets across the country?

IBM – CORPORATE SERVICE CORPS

1. Are IBM’s CSR activities a coherent whole? Where does the CSC fit into the broader portfolio?

2. What is your assessment of the CSC’s effectiveness and impact (both business and social)? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the program?

3. What are your recommendations for the CSC moving forward?

4. Taking into account the Porter & Kramer framework on Strategy and CSR, provide a constructive critique of IBM’s CSC and broader CSR initiatives.

GENZYME’S GAUCHER INITIATIVE:

GLOBAL RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY

1. How was Genzyme able to emerge from its marginal position in the high-risk biotech business to become a strong global player in that industry? What are Genzyme’s core competencies? Its core vulnerabilities?

2. What do you think of Henri Termeer’s “universal provision” and “universal pricing” policies? Are they socially responsible? Commercially viable? Competitively sustainable?

3. How can the company reconcile the tension created between the Gaucher Initiative’s humanitarian commitments and Genzyme’s commercial imperatives?

4. Specifically, what should Tomye Tierney do about the situation in Egypt? How should she respond to Genzyme’s Middle East sales organization? To Project Hope representatives? To Egyptian government officials? To her bosses, Sandy Smith and Henri Termeer?

5. Evaluate Genzyme’s Gaucher initiative in relation to the perspective developed by Porter & Kramer.

ABB’s Relays Business: Building and Managing A Global Matrix

1. From what you see in the Relays case, what does it take to make such an organization succeed?

2. How has this organization shaped the roles and responsibilities of the key front-line, senior and top managers in the case? Consider this in relation to the following:

a. Don Jans

b. Baker and Gundemark

c. Lindahl

3. How has this organization shaped the “dominant logic” of its front-line, senior, and top managers?

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Dr. Wolfe is the founder and principal of AE2GIS Group providing consultation services in strategy-driven performance and change management, as well as the design, delivery, and evaluation of management and executive development programs. Dr. Wolfe has consulted for a variety of organizations in the public and private sectors both domestically and abroad (client listing available upon request).

Consultation and Executive Development services include strategy-driven performance management, organizational assessments, change management, conflict resolution, interpersonal communication, leadership and top management team development, work force diversity, and strategic planning. Dr. Wolfe has provided a variety of supervisory, managerial, and executive development workshops in the aerospace, high tech, and telecommunications industries, and for the US Department of Defense.

Dr. Wolfe served as Assistant Director of Computing Services at the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management where he formulated and implemented a strategic computing and information systems plan.

Dr. Wolfe has a broad network of executives, and local and national elected representatives in Taiwan and Thailand where he also provides educational and consulting services. Currently, he serves as executive consultant to the President of Sripatum University, Bangkok, Thailand.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Dr. Wolfe began teaching at the University of Maryland in 1976. He spent four years in West Germany with the University of Maryland’s European Division. He has held teaching responsibilities at UCLA, Pepperdine, California State University, and the California School of Professional Psychology where he taught in the Organizational Psychology doctoral program and served as the Acting Director of the Organizational Psychology PhD Program. He has taught a wide variety of management and organizational psychology courses at the undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. levels.

Currently, Dr. Wolfe serves as adjunct faculty in the Executive MBA Program at Pepperdine University, the MA in Management at Dominican University, as well as in the executive doctoral program in Strategic Leadership in the College of Organizational Studies at CSPP/Alliant University. Most recently, Dr. Wolfe has given invited presentations to Executive Development Programs in Thailand and Taiwan.

Dr. Wolfe has authored/co-authored book chapters and journal articles, serves as an ad hoc reviewer for academic journals and conferences, and has presented at conferences in the US and abroad. His current research is on strategic mindsets, the development of strategic sense-making, and dimensions of high performance management. He is a member of the Academy of Management, Western Academy of Management, Strategic Management Society, World Future Society, World Affairs Council, Asian Business League, Los Angeles Venture Association, and the Empowering Work/Action Research Network.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Organization & Human Systems Development, Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA

B.S. and MBA, Old Dominion University, Virginia

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Dr. Wolfe is active with the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ), and the Museum of Tolerance, organizations committed to prejudice reduction and combating bias, where he facilitates intergroup dialogue. As pro bono service, he developed a multicultural campus community in the Pasadena Unified School District. He served as a member of an LAUSD Steering Committee charged with developing a multicultural relations course. Dr. Wolfe sits on the Boards of Directors of Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Foundation. He has sat on the Programs Subcommittee of the Board for Project Angel Food, and the Institutional Review Board at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center.

|Schedule of Sessions, Readings and Deliverables, Fall 2015 – TuTh, 5:00 – 6:20, JKP 202 |

|Week |Sess |Date |Pre-Class Preparation: Topic & Readings |Deliverables |

|1 |1 |Aug 25 |Introduction: What (who) is a global strategist? | |

| | | |C/U, Introduction: Being Global is Not an Option; It’s an Imperative | |

| | | |C/U, Chapter 1: Global Leaders Can be Made | |

| | | |Bartlett & Ghoshal, What is a Global Manager | |

| | | |Harvard Business Review, In Search of Global Leaders | |

| |2 |Aug 27 |Developing a Global Mindset | |

| | | |Barton, Grant & Horn, Leading in the 21st Century, McKinsey Quarterly | |

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| | | |Ghemawat, Developing Global Leaders, McKinsey Quarterly | |

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| | | |Ghemawat, Remapping Your Strategic Mindset, McKinsey Quarterly | |

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|2 |3-4 |Sept 1-3 |Understanding the Dominant Logic | |

| | | |C/U, Chapter 2: Global Mindset: Connecting Across Cultures |Philips vs Matsushita |

| | | |Prahalad & Bettis, The Dominant Logic, Strategic Management Jrnal |(discussion only) |

| | | | (Use ABI| |

| | | |Inform) | |

|3 |5 |Sept 8 |Thinking Broadly, Thinking Differently (1) | |

| | | |Zakaria, The Rise of the Rest |What catches your attention? |

| | | | |What is interesting or intriguing? |

| | | |Nowak, The Challenge of the New World Order |What stimulates you to think differently? |

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| | | |Erdmann, et al, A Political Education for Business |Formulate 1 – 2 interesting (i.e., open-ended) |

| | | | as a result of reading each article |

| | | |ith_the_head_of_the_council_on_foreign_relations |and submit to me. |

| | | |Skidelsky, Where do we go from here? | |

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| | | |Colby & Lettow, Have We Hit Peak America? | |

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|Week |Sess |Date |Pre-Class Preparation: Topic & Readings |Deliverables |

| |6 |Sept 10 |Thinking Broadly, Thinking Differently (2) | |

| | | |C/U, Chapter 3: Global Entrepreneurship | |

| | | |Zakaria, Charlie Rose Interview, May 31, 2011 |In-class discussion of Zakaria interview |

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| | | |McKinsey, Five Forces Reshaping the Global Economy | |

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| | | |What Keeps Global Leaders Up at Night, Harvard Business Review, April 2012 (Use EBSCO Host) | |

| | | |GE Conference on Competitiveness, Immelt, McNerney, Leveris | |

| | | | Feb 13, 2012 | |

|4 |7 |Sept 15 |Global Strategy Concept Review |Global Mindset |

| | | | |Assignment due |

| |8 |Sept 17 |Ethics and Integrity in Global Context | |

| | | |Donaldson, Values in Tension: Ethics Away from Home |Blood Bananas: Chiquita in Columbia |

| | | |Buller, et al, When Ethics Collide: Managing Conflict Across Cultures | |

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| | | |William Browder - Doing Business in Russia, Part I and Part II | |

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| | | |Paine, Ethics: A Basic Framework | |

|5 |9 |Sept 22 |ELC (1): Nora-Sakari |Team Negotiation Briefing Due |

| |10 |Sept 24 |What’s on the Mind of Global Strategists? | |

| | | |Gregg Nahass, Managing Partner, M&A Advisory, PwC | |

| | | |Diane Weaver, PwC | |

| | | |Pieter Theron, Strategy & Planning, Farmer Brothers (formerly PwC) | |

| | | |PwC’s Annual Global CEO Survey Results | |

|Week |Sess |Date |Pre-Class Preparation: Topic & Readings |Deliverables |

|6 |11 |Sep 29 |What’s on Your Mind? What issues are you paying attention to? | |

| | | |Bring examples of current global issues and be prepared to discuss why they are strategic in nature. |Submit a copy of the article you have selected |

| | | |Select an article from the popular press (The Economist, WSJ, BW, Fortune, NY Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, |to me. Be sure your name is on first page. |

| | | |etc) that you believe has global strategic significance. Provide a copy of your article to each of your team | |

| | | |members and hand-in a copy of your article to me. | |

| | | |Pre-meet with your assigned classmates. Share your article and topic/issue. Why is this issue of concern to the | |

| | | |global strategist? As a group, identify commonalities, differences across the articles selected. Summarize the | |

| | | |significance of the various identified issues for the global strategist. What larger trends might these issues | |

| | | |portend? Be prepared to report out/discuss in class. | |

| |12 |Oct 1 |Life at the Bottom | |

| | | |Paul Collier, The Bottom Billion, | |

| | | | |Baring Private Equity Partners India Limited: |

| | | |Goos & Hoppe, Made in Bangladesh, Der Spiegel |Banking Services for the Poor in Bangladesh |

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| | | |l |The Story of Stuff – in-class |

| | | |Nike Sweatshops: Behind the Swoosh | |

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| | | |The Nike Founder, Phil Knight, Confronted | |

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| | | |Microfinance | |

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| | | |Internet Extends Reach of Bangladeshi Villagers | |

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| | | |Simanis & Duke, Profits at the Bottom of the Pyramid, HBR | |

|Week |Sess |Date |Pre-Class Preparation: Topic & Readings |Deliverables |

|7 |13 |Oct 6 |The Macro Environment | |

| | | |Finance, Markets, Economies | |

| | | |Shiva, Festival of Dangerous Ideas: Growth = Poverty | |

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| | | |Korten, Agenda for a New Economy speech | |

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| | | |Korten, Capitalism’s Threat to democracy | |

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| | | |The Coming Collapse of China – 2012 Edition, Foreign Policy | |

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| | | |When Will China’s Government Collapse? | |

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| | | |Greece’s Debt Crisis Explained | |

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| | | |13 Out-of-the-Tinderbox Ways to Save the Global Economy, Foreign Policy, Jan/Feb 2012 | |

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| |14 |Oct 8 |Technological | |

| | | |HBS Summit, Business Innovations at the Base of the Pyramid (Download and read Exec Summary) |Watch video of summit |

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| | | |Chesbrough, et al, Business Models for Technology in the Developing World |Godrej Chutokool: A Cooling Solution for Mass |

| | | | |Markets |

|8 |15 |Oct 13 |K.Y. Cheng, EVP, Director, Strategic Markets, East-west Bank | |

| | | |Convergence and the Four Major Economies: Japan, China, EU, US | |

| |16 |Oct 15 |Julie Anne Hennessey, Office Director, West LA Export Assistance Center, US Commercial Service, Department of | |

| | | |Commerce | |

|Week |Sess |Date |Pre-Class Preparation: Topic & Readings |Deliverables |

|9 |17 |Oct 20 |Tomoko Iwakawa, Senior VP, Senior Foreign Exchange Advisor | |

| | | |City National Bank | |

| | | |Abenomics: Japan’s Shock Therapy | |

| |18 |Oct 22 |Geopolitical: Governance Institutions | |

| | | |Joseph Nye on Global Power Shifts |Team Presentations (n = 7) on Various |

| | | | |Governance Organizations |

| | | |WTO: The World Trade Organization [HBS] ; | |

| | | |Trans-Pacific Partnership |Watch Nye’s TED talk |

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| | | |nership/ |Each team should take the identified link as |

| | | |UN: |its entry, not its ending, point. |

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| | | |IMF: | |

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| | | |World Bank: | |

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| | | |Export-Import Bank of the US: | |

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| | | |International Court of Justice (World Court): | |

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| | | |G20: | |

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| | | |EU: | |

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| | | |NAFTA: | |

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| | | |ASEAN | |

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| | | |International Court of Arbitration | |

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| | | |ALL Governance Institutions Briefings due | |

|Week |Sess |Date |Pre-Class Preparation: Topic & Readings |Deliverables |

|10 |19 |Oct 27 |Environmental/Ecological | |

| | | |The environment: |What do the issues illustrated through the |

| | | | |various assigned websites have to do with |

| | | | |global business? |

| | | |The Limits to Growth – 30 Year Update |What is “strategic” about them? |

| | | | | |

| | | | |Bring Laptops for in class exercise: |

| | | |Climate: |Country analysis |

| | | |Worldwatch Institute, State of the World 2015 |Sustainability |

| | | | | |

| | | |Read Chapter 1: The Seeds of Modern Threats | |

| | | |Human welfare: | |

| | | | | |

| | | | (read pages 3-13) | |

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| | | |World Development Report – 2015 | |

| | | | | |

| | | |Read Forward and Overview | |

| | | |The World According to Monsanto | |

| | | | | |

| | | |Vandana Shiva, On Resisting GMO’s – A Political Act | |

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| | | |utm_source=YTW&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=20131115 | |

| |20 |Oct 29 |Michelle Taylor, CEO, Kate Sommerville | |

| | | |Taking a Premium Brand International | |

|Week |Sess |Date |Pre-Class Preparation: Topic & Readings |Deliverables |

|11 |21 |Nov 3 |Legal, Regulatory | |

| | | |Industrial Policy, Wikipedia | |

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| | | |Industrial Policy, Donor Committee for Enterprise Development | |

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| | | |Rodrick, The Return of Industrial Policy | |

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| | | |Industrial Policy, The Economist | |

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| | | |Apple Wins Big in Samsung Case | |

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| |22 |Nov 5 |Kevin Lombardo, Partner, Dentons | |

| | | |Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Practice Tips and Compliance Strat’s | |

| | | |American Bar Association, The Increasing Risk of Multijurisdictional Bribery Prosecution: Why Having an FCPA | |

| | | |Compliance Program Is No Longer Enough, 2013 | |

| | | | |

| | | |_bribery_prosecution_why_having_fcpa_compliance_program_no_longer_enough.html | |

| | | |Department of Justice, A Resource Guide to US FCPA | |

| | | |Scan Chapters 1 and 2 | |

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| | | |See Also Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Wikipedia | |

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|Week |Sess |Date |Pre-Class Preparation: Topic & Readings |Deliverables |

|12 |23 |Nov 10 |Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) | |

| | | |Porter & Kramer, Strategy and Society: The Link Between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility,|IBM Corporate Service Corps |

| | | |HBR, Dec 2006 |Genzyme’s Gaucher Initiative: Global Risk and |

| | | |Captain Planet, Unilever CEO Paul Polman, Harvard Business Review, June 2012 |Responsibility |

| | | |McKinsey, Sustainability’s Strategic Worth | |

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| |24 |Nov 12 |Sebastian Fries, former Chief Giving Officer, TOMS | |

| | | |C/U, Chapter 4: Global Citizenship | |

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|13 |25 |Nov 17 |Social, Cultural, Demographic | |

| | | |Harding, The Myth of Europe, Foreign Policy | |

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| | | |Boston Consulting Group, Redefining Brazil’s Middle Class | |

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| | | |_emerging_middle_class/#chapter1 | |

| | | |McKinsey, Tapping China’s Luxury Goods Market | |

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| | | |Welcome to the World’s Largest Ghost City, Ordos, China | |

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| | | |Bringing it closer to home… Arcadia | |

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| |26 |Nov 19 |Don St. Pierre, Co-Founder, ASC Wines |From Beijing Jeep to ASC Fine Wines: The Story |

| | | |Hard-Won Lessons of a Foreign Start-Up: How ASC Fine Wines became China’s Largest Premium Wine Importer |of an American Family Business in China |

|Week |Sess |Date |Pre-Class Preparation: Topic & Readings |Deliverables |

|14 |27 |Nov 24 |ELC (2): MedLee |Team Negotiation Briefing due |

| |28 |Nov 26 |THANKSGIVING BREAK – Yeaaahhhh! | |

|15 |29 |Dec 1 |The Global Strategist in Situ | |

| | | |Taylor, The Logic of Global Business: An Interview with ABB’s Percy Barnevik, HBR, Mar-Apr, 1991 |ABB’s Relays Business: Building and Managing a |

| | | |Khurana & Baldwin, The World Economic Forum’s Global Leadership Fellows Program, HBS, June 2013 |Global Matrix |

| | | | |2-page write-up due from all |

| |30 |Dec 3 |Wrap-Up, Review, Integration, Take-Aways, Next Steps | |

| | | |Cross-Cultural Management Practices Briefings due |Team Presentations (n = 6) on Cross-Cultural |

| | | | |Management Practices |

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