TERM:  Spring 2006-2007

COURSE #:  SEEK 440-A

SECTION:  71

COURSE NAME: Values and Crisis Decision-Making

INSTRUCTOR: Marco Battaglini

CASEPACK - YES or NO?:  Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Session 1: Introduction (Friday, April 13, 6pm)

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:                      CR-1 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.

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

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?:  Course Packet (see above for details)

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TERM:  Spring 2006-2007

COURSE #:  SEEK 440-A

SECTION:  72

COURSE NAME:  Values and Crisis Decision Making

INSTRUCTOR:  Tim Feddersen

CASEPACK - YES or NO?:  Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Session 1: Introduction (Friday, May 4, 6pm)

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:                      CR-1 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.

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

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?:  Course Packet (see above for details)

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

2.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?:

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PUBLISHER:

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COURSE #:  Seek #441

SECTION:  71-TMP

COURSE NAME: STRAT MNGT in Nonmarket Environments

INSTRUCTOR:  Don Haider

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : Yes  

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: See syllabus – Haider website or in Case Packet

             Cases Discussed: a) Citicorp + Subprime Lending, Baron 801-804

                                          b) NIKE ins SE Asia, Baron 119-122.

Text Chp 1-4 (skim if taken SEEK #440A); 693-96; 702-705; 731-733, 750-756

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?:  Required

AUTHOR: David P. Barron

PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall

TITLE: Business and Its Environments

ED./DATE: 5^th Edition/ 2006

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COURSE #: SEEK 470

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME: Public Economics for Business Leaders

INSTRUCTOR:  David Besanko and Therese McGuire

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Come to class prepared to answer questions regarding the readings for Week 1 (in the case packet).

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?:

AUTHOR: Stiglitz, Joseph

PUBLISHER: Norton

TITLE: Economics of the Public Sector

ED./DATE: 3^rd/2000