Type of Credit: Elective
Credit(s)
Number of Students
The course focuses on the strategic management issues important to the operations of the firm in the international context.
能力項目說明
Students are expected to learn some analytical tools in examining firm performance in an international context.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
Temporary Class Schedule
2/21 Course overview and administration
What is strategy? How to measure firm performance? What determines performance difference among firms?
2/28 National holiday
3/6 External Analysis
3/13 Case Discussion: Case:
3/20 Global industry
(Group paper topic due)
3/27 Resource-based view
Case Discussion:
4/3 Campus Holiday
4/10 Strategies for competing in global industries - Ownership
Case discussion: Amazon in Emerging Markets
4/17 Group project presentation – Stage I
4/24 Strategies for competing in global industries - Organization
Case discussion: Acer Aspire (HBSP case. In Transnational Management: Text, Case, and Readings in Cross-Border Management (Third edition) by Bartlett and Ghoshal)
5/1 Knowledge management in MNEs
Case discussion: McKinsey & Co. (HBSP case. In Transnational Management: Text, Case, and Readings in Cross-Border Management by Bartlett and Beamish)
5/8 Managing headquarter-subsidiary relationships
Case discussion:
5/15 Strategies for competing in emerging Economies
Case discussion:
5/22 Ethical issues in MNEs
Case discussion
5/29 Exam
6/5 Class break
6/12 Group project presentation – Stage II
6/19 Class break
Final exam (45%)
Class participation (15%)
Group case/paper two-page write-up (10%)
Group project presentation - stage I (15%)
Group project presentation - stage II (15%)
Recommended reading:
Barney JB & Hesterly, WS. 2019. Strategic Management and Competitive Advantage: Concepts and Cases. Sixth Edition. (華泰代理).