COURSE #: SEEK 440

SECTIONS:
61, 71, 72

COURSE NAME:
Values and Crisis Decision-Making

INSTRUCTOR: David Austen-Smith

CASEPACK (YES or NO?) : Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:
Session 1: Introduction (Friday)
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 logistical issues.

Assignment

Read and be prepared to discuss the NYT article in the course-pack on AIG (CR-1). You do not need to prepare any written materials or Power Point presentations.

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?:  Course Packet

Number of hand outs to be added: 200
Do you class have a Mandatory First Class? Yes