International Strategic Management IAE

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International Strategic ManagementIAE

• Introduction

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Professor

• William Dougan
• University of Wisconsin Whitewater
• Irvin L. Young Professor of Entrepreneurship
• Professor of Management

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Plan for Seminar

• Lectures
• Group Presentations on Readings
• Group case presentations
• Discussion
• 1 or 2 (M,T,Th,F) sessions per day
• Exam after seminar
• Group Paper Due two weeks after seminar

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Assessment

• Individual participation
• Attendance
• Contributions - all sessions
• Quality and quantity
• Experiences, observations and insights
• Criteria
• ability to show that you clearly understand
  issues that have been identified in the readings
  and cases
• responses to them, and
• involvement in the class.

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Assessment

• Group Readings Summaries
• Summary and analysis of the material assigned
• Creation of a handout for the rest of the class
• Answering questions on the material
• Criteria for evaluation
• clarity of presentation
• demonstration of understanding of and critical
  thinking on the article content
• identification of critical issues and analysis
• development of appropriate management
  implications of key issues
• audience involvement
• answers to questions during the discussion
• quality and comprehensiveness of handout

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Assessment

• Group Case Presentations
• Analysis of company
• Summary of company, environment, issues
• Recommendations for action
• Justifications for analyses and recommendation
• Presentation of material
• Answering questions
• Rest of class acts as board members
• Criteria for evaluation
• clarity of presentation
• demonstration of understanding of and critical
  thinking on the issues from the case
• identification and summary of critical issues and
  analysis from the case
• audience involvement
• answers to questions
• discussion
• quality and comprehensiveness of the handout.

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Assessment

• Group Paper

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Assessment

• Group Paper Due three weeks after the last
  official class meeting (which is January 18, 2013
• systematic and in-depth analysis of a MNC of your
  choice
• about 20 pages (not including any support
  material)
• apply concepts and models discussed in class to
  the chosen company
• identify the issues the company must confront
  when competing in a global environment
• offer your recommendations
• Criteria
• quality of the scholarship depth of the
  research, consistency and use of sources of
  evidence and data collected
• quality of theory application of concepts and
  theories from class, level of theoretical
  sophistication, correct use of literature sources
  and argumentation
• quality of presentation readability, style,
  structure and form
• Format and presentation quality will be worth 20
  and the analysis 80 of the paper grade

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Assessment

• Exam
• Take home examination
• Distributed at the end of class
• Assessment of your individual learning of
  material from the class
• Submitted by email
• Due one week after the end of seminar

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Overview of class

• Models of Strategic Planning
• Historical development of strategy theory
• Summary of Strategic Planning Perspectives
• Summary of important principles
• Core Competency Theories
• Resource Based Theories
• Value Creation Theory
• Geographic Location Theories
• Cluster Theory
• Geographic Comparative Advantage
• Theories of internationalization process
• Theories of management of firms
• Structures
• Evaluation systems
• Institutional Theories
• Cultural
• Ethical
• Legal