Type of Credit: Elective
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Graduate level students can learn from Taiwan’s world-class business leaders to understand global economy and corporate leadership with vision and charitable mind. The course aims to educate Taiwan’s future leaders to be globally competitive in the world political economy. The course will focus on teaching students global economic and business trends; and related implications to Taiwan industries and companies. The students will develop analytical framework, business presentation skills, and project based team work.
能力項目說明
Graduate level students can learn from Taiwan’s world-class business leaders to understand global economy and corporate leadership with vision and charitable mind. The course aims to educate Taiwan’s future leaders to be globally competitive in the world political economy. The course will focus on teaching students global economic and business trends; and related implications to Taiwan industries and companies. The students will develop analytical framework, business presentation skills, and project based team work.
| 教學週次Course Week | 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week | 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type |
|---|---|---|
Week 1 and 2 –（2024/02/23）
Introduction to Global Economics and Business Developments
Case Study – Recommended Reading – Michael Porter, Competitive Strategy, Chapter 1, The Structural Analysis of Industries; Chapter 2, Generic Competitive Strategies
Week 3 and 4 –（2024/03/01）
Financial Analysis
Case Study – Recommended Reading – Michael Porter, Competitive Strategy, Chapter 3, A Framework for Competitor Analysis; Chapter 4, Types of Market Signals
Case Study - Recommended Reading – Michael Porter, Competitive Strategy, Chapter 5, Competitive Moves; Chapter 6, Strategy Toward Buyers and Suppliers
Week 5 and 6 – Mid-term Exam and Review -（2024/3/08）
Case Study - Recommended Reading – Michael Porter, Competitive Strategy, Chapter 7, Structural Analysis Within Industries; Chapter 8, Industry Evolution
Week 7 and 8 –（2024/03/15）
Economics
Case Study - Recommended Reading – Michael Porter, Competitive Strategy, Chapter 9, Competitive Strategy in Fragmented Industries; Chapter 10, Competitive Strategy in Emerging Industries
Case Study - Recommended Reading – Michael Porter, Competitive Strategy, Chapter 11, The Transition to Industry Maturity; Chapter 12, Competitive Strategy in Declining Industries
Week 9 and 10 – Presentation and Review -（2024/04/12）
Corporate Valuation
Week 11 and 12 –（2024/04/19）
Case Study - Recommended Reading – Michael Porter, Competitive Strategy, Chapter 13, Competition in Global Industries; Chapter 14, The Strategic Analysis of Vertical Integration
Case Study - Recommended Reading – Michael Porter, Competitive Strategy, Chapter 15, Capacity Expansion; Chapter 16, Entry into New Businesses
Week 13 and 14 – （2024/04/26）
Case Study - Recommended Reading – Geoffrey Moore, Gorilla Game, Chapter 2, How High Tech Markets Develop; Chapter 3, Understanding Gorilla Power;
Week 15 and 16 –（2024/05/31）
Case Study - Recommended Reading – Geoffrey Moore, Gorilla Game, Chapter 5, Mapping the terrain; Chapter 6, Stalking the Gorilla; Chapter 7, Capturing the Gorilla)
Case Study (Speaker – a public listed biotech company management)
Recommended Reading – Clayton Christensen, The Innovator’s Dilemma, Chapter 1, How can Great Firms fail?)
Week 17 and 18 –Final Exam - （2024/06/14）
Case Study - Recommended Reading – Clayton Christensen, The Innovator’s Dilemma, Chapter 2, Value networks and the Impetus to Innovate)
Attendance - 10%
Participation – 10%
Mid-term Exam – 20%
Presentation – 30%
Final Exam – 30%
Competitive Strategy, Michael Porter
The Innovator’s Dilemma, Clayton Christensen
The Gorilla Game, Geoffrey Moore
Crossing the Chasm, Geoffrey Moore
Valuing a Business, Shannon P. Pratt
The Valuation of Technology, F. Peter Boer
Valuation, Tom Copeland
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Stephen A. Ross
The Analysis and Use of Financial Statements, Gerald I. White
Economics, James Gwartney