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COURSE #: SEEK 440A	SECTION: 61 & 63	COURSE NAME: Values and Crisis Decision-Making [1]
INSTRUCTOR: Tim Feddersen
CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : Yes
FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Session 1: Introduction (Monday, September 17th) To develop successful crisis management strategies, managers need to be able to evaluate the crisis potential of their business. A key component of successfully predicting whether a business decision may have adverse consequences is to understand the motivations of stakeholders and their capacity for action. I will also give a brief overview of the class content and will discuss organizational and logistic issues. Case: Course Packet: Buffalo Savings Bank (A) Assignment Assume the role of managers in Buffalo Savings Bank (A) (BIE, 58-59). Analyze BSB’s situation, adopt a policy with respect to calling the loans, and develop a strategy for achieving your objective. It is convenient to think of policies as being represented as a point along the following spectrum: No Call..............Call but compromise.............Call, period An example of a compromise might be to offer borrowers an opportunity to refinance below the market rate. Be prepared to give a short presentation of your findings. You do not need to prepare any written materials or Power Point presentations.
1. TEXT -- REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?: Course Packet (see above for details)
Number of hand outs to be added: 200 Do you class have a Mandatory First Class? Yes

COURSE #: SEEK 440A	SECTION: 62 & 64	COURSE NAME: Values and Crisis Decision-Making [2]
INSTRUCTOR: Steve Callander
CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : Yes
FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Session 1: Introduction (Monday, September 17th) To develop successful crisis management strategies, managers need to be able to evaluate the crisis potential of their business. A key component of successfully predicting whether a business decision may have adverse consequences is to understand the motivations of stakeholders and their capacity for action. I will also give a brief overview of the class content and will discuss organizational and logistic issues. Case: Course Packet: Buffalo Savings Bank (A) Assignment Assume the role of managers in Buffalo Savings Bank (A) (BIE, 58-59). Analyze BSB’s situation, adopt a policy with respect to calling the loans, and develop a strategy for achieving your objective. It is convenient to think of policies as being represented as a point along the following spectrum: No Call..............Call but compromise.............Call, period An example of a compromise might be to offer borrowers an opportunity to refinance below the market rate. Be prepared to give a short presentation of your findings. You do not need to prepare any written materials or Power Point presentations.
1. TEXT -- REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?: Course Packet (see above for details)
Number of hand outs to be added: 200 Do you class have a Mandatory First Class? Yes

COURSE #: SEEK 440A	SECTION: 65 & 67	COURSE NAME: Values and Crisis Decision-Making [3]
INSTRUCTOR: Daniel Diermeier
CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : Yes
FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Session 1: Introduction (Monday, September 17th) To develop successful crisis management strategies, managers need to be able to evaluate the crisis potential of their business. A key component of successfully predicting whether a business decision may have adverse consequences is to understand the motivations of stakeholders and their capacity for action. I will also give a brief overview of the class content and will discuss organizational and logistic issues. Case: Course Packet: Buffalo Savings Bank (A) Assignment Assume the role of managers in Buffalo Savings Bank (A) (BIE, 58-59). Analyze BSB’s situation, adopt a policy with respect to calling the loans, and develop a strategy for achieving your objective. It is convenient to think of policies as being represented as a point along the following spectrum: No Call..............Call but compromise.............Call, period An example of a compromise might be to offer borrowers an opportunity to refinance below the market rate. Be prepared to give a short presentation of your findings. You do not need to prepare any written materials or Power Point presentations.
1. TEXT -- REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?: Course Packet (see above for details)
Number of hand outs to be added: 200 Do you class have a Mandatory First Class? Yes

COURSE #: SEEK 440A	SECTION: 66 & 68	COURSE NAME: Values and Crisis Decision-Making [4]
INSTRUCTOR: David Austen-Smith
CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : Yes
FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Session 1: Introduction (Monday, September 17th) To develop successful crisis management strategies, managers need to be able to evaluate the crisis potential of their business. A key component of successfully predicting whether a business decision may have adverse consequences is to understand the motivations of stakeholders and their capacity for action. I will also give a brief overview of the class content and will discuss organizational and logistic issues. Case: Course Packet: Buffalo Savings Bank (A) Assignment Assume the role of managers in Buffalo Savings Bank (A) (BIE, 58-59). Analyze BSB’s situation, adopt a policy with respect to calling the loans, and develop a strategy for achieving your objective. It is convenient to think of policies as being represented as a point along the following spectrum: No Call..............Call but compromise.............Call, period An example of a compromise might be to offer borrowers an opportunity to refinance below the market rate. Be prepared to give a short presentation of your findings. You do not need to prepare any written materials or Power Point presentations.
1. TEXT -- REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?: Course Packet (see above for details)
Number of hand outs to be added: 200 Do you class have a Mandatory First Class? Yes

TERM: Fall 2007-08	COURSE #: SEEK 441	SECTION: 81-Monday			COURSE NAME: Nonmarkets
INSTRUCTOR: Haider
CASEPACK - YES or NO?: Yes
FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Case: - Citicorp + Subprime Lending, 801-804 + Case Packet - Baron Text, Ch #1-4; p. 693-96; 702-05; 731-33; 750-756 Case: - Nike in SE Asia (119-122) www.nikebiz.com See Syllabus
IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY – YES OR NO?: Yes
1. TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?: Required
AUTHOR: David Baron			PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall
TITLE: Business and Its Environment				ED./DATE: 5^th Ed. 2006
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TERM: FALL 2007-08	COURSE #: SEEK 460	SECTION: 61			COURSE NAME: VALUES BASED LEADERSHIP
INSTRUCTOR: TIM FEDDERSEN
CASEPACK - YES or NO?: YES
FIRST ASSIGNMENT: This class concerns values-based leadership, the ability to consider and integrate a variety of value propositions and perspectives. For the first class, please read the following short essays from the case packet and consider the discussion questions. Readings. Friedman: The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits Arrow: Social Responsibility and Economic Efficiency Friedman/Mackey debate Discussion Questions 1. What social goals can market competition promote? 2. Do you agree with Friedman that corporate managers have a moral imperative to maximize stockholder value? 3. What are the principle economic reasons that might undermine Friedman’s position? Do you find these reasons compelling?
IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY – YES OR NO?: YES
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TERM: Fall 2007-08	COURSE #: SEEK 935	SECTION: 61			COURSE NAME: Environmental Management & Sustainability
INSTRUCTOR: Lynne Kiesling
CASEPACK - YES or NO?: Yes
FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Will be available on website
IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY – YES OR NO?: Yes
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