TERM: Spring 2007-08

COURSE #: 441

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME: Strategic Management in Non-Market Environments

INSTRUCTOR:  Don Haider

CASEPACK - YES or NO?: YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  
Two cases for class #1.  “Citigroup & Subprime Lending” (Text- 801); and “Nike in SE Asia” (Text- 119).  See Syllabus for preparation and case related questions.

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

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?:  Required

AUTHOR:  Baron

PUBLISHER:  Prentice Hall/ Pearson

TITLE:  Business and Its Environment

ED./DATE:  5th Ed. 2006

2.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?:

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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