TERM: Fall 04-05

COURSE #: 431

SECTION: 72 & 73

COURSE NAME: Business Strategy

INSTRUCTOR: Markovich

IS THERE A CASE PACKET? (Yes or No): Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Please print out and read the syllabus posted on the course website.  Come prepared to ask questions.

q       Please complete the following readings:

1.        Besanko, Dranove, Shanley and Schaefer, Economics of Strategy, Introduction

2.        P. Ghemawat, "Origins of Strategy," Chapter 1 of Strategy and the Business Landscape.

3.        M. Porter, "What is Strategy?" Harvard Business Review, November-December 1996

q       Please begin studying these materials.  Note that these readings are for use throughout the course:

5.        Besanko, Dranove, and Shanley, Economics of Strategy, pp. 9-36

6.        Marciano and Mazzeo, "Economics Review" Handout

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY? (Yes or No):

1. TEXT - Required or Recommended?: Required

AUTHOR: Besanko, Dranove, Shanley, Schaefer

PUBLISHER: John  Wiley & Sons

TITLE: Economics of Strategy

ED./DATE: 3rd edition/2004

2. TEXT – Required or Recommended?:

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

TERM: SUMMER

2004-2005

COURSE #:  M&S 438

SECTION: 61

COURSE NAME: Management of Enterprise

INSTRUCTOR:  Mazzeo

CASEPACK - YES or NO?:  YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  Download syllabus from my website and read assignment for first class session.

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

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?:

AUTHOR: Besanko, Dranove, Shanley and Schaefer

PUBLISHER: Wiley

TITLE: Economics of Strategy

ED./DATE: 3^rd

2.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?:

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

TERM: SUMMER 2004-2005

COURSE #: 452

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME:

 Strategy and Organization

INSTRUCTOR: Karel Cool

IS THERE A CASE PACKET – Yes or No?: Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY – Yes or No?: YES

1.  TEXT – Required or Recommended?: REQUIRED

AUTHOR: Besanko, Dranove, Shanley and Schaefer

PUBLISHER Wiley

TITLE: Economics of Strategy

ED./DATE: 2004, 3^rd Ed.

2.  TEXT – Required or Recommended?:

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

TERM:  Summer 2004-05

COURSE #  Mgt 462-71

COURSE NAME:

Entrepreneurship and New Venture Formulation

INSTRUCTOR:   Gregory White

IS THERE A CASE PACKET? (Yes or No):   Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  Yes.     To be posted on web site.

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY? (Yes or No):    Yes

1. TEXT - Required or Recommended?:  No

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

2. TEXT – Required or Recommended?:

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

TERM: SUMMER 2004-2205

COURSE #: 463

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME: MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY

INSTRUCTOR:

JOEL D. GOLDHAR

IS THERE A CASE PACKET? (Yes or No):  YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  TEXT:  CHS. 1 AND 2

CASE PREPARATION:  MICROFRIDGE:  THE CONCEPT

OTHER READINGS:   SEE SYLLABUS

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY? (Yes or No): YES, EXCEPT UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES BY PERMISSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR

1. TEXT - Required or Recommended?:  OPTIONAL BUT RECOMMENDED

AUTHOR:

TIMOTHY HATTEN

PUBLISHER

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CORP 2006

ISBN: 0-618-50725-6

TITLE:

SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT; ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BEYOND

ED./DATE:

2006

2. TEXT – Required or Recommended?:

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

TERM: Summer 2005

COURSE #: 468C

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME: Managerial Leadership

INSTRUCTOR:  Professor Michael J. Bakalis

IS THERE A CASE PACKET – Yes or No? Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:   Read first assignment in case packet

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY – Yes or No?  Yes

1.  TEXT – Required or Not?  Yes

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:   Harvard Business Review On Leadership

ED./DATE:  Latest Edition - Paperback

2.  TEXT – Required or Recommended?:   Required

AUTHOR:   Krames, Jeffrey A.

PUBLISHER:   McGraw Hill

TITLE:   What The Best CEO’s Know

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3. TEXT – Required or Recommended?   Required

Author: O’Neil, William J.       Publisher: McGraw Hill

Title: Business Leaders & Success         Ed./Date: 2004

Paperback

ED./DATE:   2003

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TERM: Summer

COURSE #: MGMT 469-0

SECTION:  71

COURSE NAME: Empirical Methods in Strategy

INSTRUCTOR: Subramaniam Ramanarayanan

IS THERE A CASE PACKET? (Yes or No): No

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: We start off pretty slowly. Please read the Lecture Note on “Ten Steps Towards Convincing Empirical Research” and about the first half of the lecture note on “Regression Basics”

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY? (Yes or No):  Yes

1. TEXT - Required or Recommended?: The Lecture Notes will be made available on the Course Blackboard site

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

2. TEXT – Required or Recommended?:

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE: