COURSE #:
460, SPRING 09

SECTION:
61

COURSE NAME:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STRATEGY

INSTRUCTOR: ALBERTO SALVO

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:
DANIEL F. SPULBER, GLOBAL COMPETITIVE STRATEGY (TEXTBOOK): INTRODUCTION (PP. 1 – 15)
JEFFREY FRANKEL, GLOBALIZATION OF THE ECONOMY (IN CASE PACKET)

ATTENDANCE – FIRST CLASS MANDATORY (YES OR NO):
NO

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?: REQUIRED

AUTHOR: DANIEL F. SPULBER

PUBLISHER: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

TITLE: GLOBAL COMPETITIVE STRATEGY

ED./DATE: 2007

TERM: Spring 2009

COURSE #: INTL 466

SECTION: 61, 62

COURSE NAME:
International Business Strategy in Non-Market Environments

INSTRUCTOR: PERKINS

CASEPACK - YES or NO?: YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: The first assignment is a reading from the course packet entitled, “Market Indicators", The Economist, and Homework #1 in the course packet or below:

Homework for Session 1

1. Look at the recent economic indicators from the Economist (see course packet).
Among other details, the chart tells us about output growth in various economies,
where national output is measured by the “gross domestic product” (GDP).

a. What are typical 2007 GDP growth rates in richer countries, such as in the
US, Japan, and the Euro Area?

b. What are typical 2007 GDP growth rates in poorer countries, such as in China
and India? In Southeast Asian economies? In Latin American economies?

2. Consider the “Rule of 72”. This is a handy rule for determining how long it takes something to double in size, given that it grows at a constant rate. The Rule of 72 states that g N = 72 , where g is the growth rate and N is the number of years it takes the thing to double. For example, if you have an investment that pays an 8% rate of return (i.e., the investment grows by 8% per year), then it will take 72/8 = 9 years to double your money.

a. Chinese GDP is projected to grow at about 10% per year. If this is true, how long would it take China to double its GDP?

b. US GDP is projected to grow at about 2.5% per year. If this is true, how long
would it take the US to double its GDP?

c. US GDP is currently $13 Trillion. Chinese GDP is currently $2.7 Trillion (at market exchange rates). What will Chinese GDP be, approximately, by the time the US GDP doubles?

3. Do you think the high current growth rates seen in poorer countries such as China and elsewhere (as noted in Question 1) will continue?

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

1.  TEXT:  None

TERM:  Spring

COURSE #: 467-0

SECTION: 81

COURSE NAME: International Marketing

INSTRUCTOR:  Phil Corse

CASEPACK - YES or NO?:  Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Yes

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

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?: Recommended, : International Marketing, 14th edition, by Cateora, Gilly, Graham and published by McGraw-Hill, 2009 and Global Marketing, 4th edition by Svend Hollensen and published by Prentice Hall in 2007.

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TERM: Spring  09

COURSE #: INTL 474

SECTION: 91

COURSE NAME: Cross-Cultural Negotiation

INSTRUCTOR:  Long Wang

CASEPACK - YES or NO:  No but there is a course materials charge to be determined  

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

I am looking forward to the beginning of Summer Quarter and our class on cross-cultural negotiations. I want to call your attention to three things:

1. There is a class attendance policy.  To hold your place in class you must attend the first class.  However, we are living in rather uncertain times.  In case of emergency, please let me know by email or phone, that you wish me to hold your place in class and an expected arrival time.  The syllabus with all requirements and the class matrix with dates of all in-class negotiations is posted on my faculty web site.
2. There will be a web survey to do before you start reading for the class.  I will set it up before the spring quarter and send an email with the link about March 20. The survey is NOT a class requirement, but you’ll probably be glad you did it. The survey only takes a few minutes to complete.  I’ll have the computer generate a personal report for you that allows you to benchmark your values and norms against those of managers from many different cultures.
3. You may read ahead chapters 1 and 2 of Negotiating Globally BUT after you have done the web survey and DO NOT READ AHEAD to CHAPTER 3 until is it assigned.

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

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED  Negotiating Globally 2nd Edition  2007

AUTHOR: Jeanne M. Brett

PUBLISHER: Jossey Bass 2007 NOTE NEW EDITION available in August 2007

TITLE: Negotiating Globally 2nd Edition

ED./DATE: 2007