Study questions to guide preparation for each session’s discussion are given below. For sessions with cases due, the case write-up may address the relevant questions in addition to the requirements of the write-up.
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Study questions to guide preparation for each session’s discussion are given below. For sessions with cases due, the case write-up may address the relevant questions in addition to the requirements of the write-up.
The case write-ups should be brief, no more than 3 double-spaced pages. You may choose any 2 cases to analyze. Cases include both the traditional cases and company/industry cases discussed in some of the readings. Write-ups are due before class on the day the case is to be discussed. They are intended to be analytic discussions of some issue central to the case. Please do not write a precise of the case or repeat case facts except to bolster your argument. Based on the information provided in the case materials, please be analytically judgmental and evaluative. You should propose alternate managerial views and action plans whenever appropriate and discuss the relevance and applicability of the frameworks proposed in the readings and lectures. In short, you should write what you think of the situation in the case and not merely what the author of the case says. These case write-ups are individual assignments.
This group project is due on Ses #12. You will need to write a 10-15 page report on the business environment in one country (other than the U.S.). This is a group assignment. You can work in teams of 3-4 people on this project.