COURSE #: SEEK 440A

SECTIONS:
71 & 72

COURSE NAME:
Values and Crisis Decision-Making

INSTRUCTOR: David Austen-Smith

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : Yes

**ATTENDANCE AT ALL SESSIONS IS MANDATORY**
FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  Session 1, Introduction
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).  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

COURSE #: SEEK 460

SECTION:  71

COURSE NAME:  VALUES BASED LEADERSHIP

INSTRUCTOR:  DAVID AUSTEN-SMITH

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

  • What social goals can market competition promote? 
  • Do you agree with Friedman that corporate managers have a moral imperative to maximize stockholder value?
  • 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

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?: NO TEXT BEYOND CASEPACK

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

2.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?:

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

 

 

TERM: Fall

COURSE #: SEEK 441

SECTION: 61, 71

COURSE NAME: Strategic Management in Non-Market Environments

INSTRUCTOR:  Alan Wiseman

CASEPACK - YES or NO?:  Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY – YES OR NO?:  Yes

1.  TEXT – REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?:  Required

AUTHOR: David P. Baron

PUBLISHER: Pearson/Prentice-Hall

TITLE: Business and Its Environment

ED./DATE: 5th Edition; 2006

2.  TEXT – REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?:  Required

AUTHOR: Malcolm Gladwell

PUBLISHER: Back Bay Books

TITLE: The Tipping Point

ED./DATE: 2002

 

COURSE #: SEEK 440A

SECTIONS:
76

COURSE NAME:
Values and Crisis Decision-Making

INSTRUCTOR: Alan Wiseman

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : Yes

**ATTENDANCE AT ALL SESSIONS IS MANDATORY**
FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  Session 1, Introduction
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).  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