Business 187 - Global Dimensions of Business
MISPRINTS IN STUDY GUIDE: Several chapter numbers were incorrect in the version of the study guide to material studied after the midterm that was distributed in class. A corrected study guide to material studied after the midterm is available here. Note that all material in the original study guides is correct EXCEPT the chapter numbers and the page numbers of the material on the political economy of foreign direct investment.
Optional Self-evaluation of Class Participation was due on the LAST DAY OF CLASS. It will NOT be accepted on the final exam day, because grading for class participation will have been COMPLETED by that time.
The textbook for Prof. Wood's fall sections of Business 187 is Charles W. Hill, Global Business Today, Sixth Edition, ISBN 978-0-07-338139-8.
Note this is a different (and slightly cheaper) text than I used last year.
The packet is available from Maple Press, 481 E. San Carlos St.
Here is the Fall 2009 syllabus. This version, 1.1, includes corrections to a chapter and a page number for Sessions 10 and 11.
OPTIONAL Assignment for end of term: Self-Evaluation of Class Participation
Basic Geography I will assume you know the locations of the places in this handout. Let me know if you have trouble looking any of them up.
Note: I will attempt to post slides for each class by 4:00 p.m. the day they are presented in class. However, I will often make changes after the slides are posted. Therefore, the slides on line may not correspond exactly to slides used in class. Studying the slides is not a substitute for reading the chapter. The chapter, the slides, the lecture, and your careful notes on the lecture together will give you enough understanding of the material to prepare you to understand international assignments in business and to do well on the tests
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PART ONE - THE GLOBAL BUSINESS SYSTEM
Chapter 1 Slides - Globalization
Chapter 3 Slides - Culture & Institutions
Supplementary culture reading (recommended after the video, "American Game, Japanese Rules"):
Chapter 5 Slides - Trade theory
Chapter 2 Slides - Political, Economic, and Legal Systems
Homework Assignment 1 - Political and Economic Risk Due Sept. 29 in Section 1 and Sept. 23 in Section 2
Chapters 6 & 8 Slides - Government and Trade
Homework Assignment 2 - Comparative Advantage Not due till Nov. 17 in Sec. 1 and Nov. 4 or Nov. 18 in Sec. 2, but distributed now so you can think about the big question of what a poor country should do about international trade.
Chapters 9 & 10 Slides - Foreign Exchange and the International Monetary System
Chapter 7 Slides - Foreign Direct Investment
Study Guide for Major Quiz at Session 6
Global Financial Markets and our Economic Crisis For discussion in 2nd half of Session 5
Chapter 4 Slides - Ethics in International Business
PART TWO - MANAGING INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL BUSINESSES
Chapter 11 Slides - Global Corporate Strategy
Review Slides on Porter Competitive Advantage of Nations
Study Guide for Midterm Slightly revised version in .doc format
Midterm Essay Questions in .doc format
Special review slides NOTE: These slides are designed to highlight A FEW subjects that MANY PEOPLE GET WRONG. They are not a substitute for studying the topices we've examined in the term as a whole, using the study guide, the slides from each week, and the text.
Chapter 12 Slides - Entry Strategies
Chapter 13 Slides - Exporting & Importing
Nike's Business Web Site - www.nikebiz.com
Nike Social Responsibility Page
Reebok's position on human rights: http://www.reebok.com/Static/global/initiatives/rights/home.html
Chapter 16 Slides - Global Human Resource Mgmt.
Chapter 14 Slides - Production, Outsourcing, & Logistics
Final study guide for material covered BEFORE the midterm
Final study guide to material covered AFTER the midterm Revised version with correct chapter numbers
Essay questions for final exam
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