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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
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About the GSI
Fifth-Year PhD Candidate in Business and Public Policy Group, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Research Interests:
Health Care Management and Health Policy, Regulation, Law and Economics, International Law and Business
Education:
Harvard College 1992, Stanford Law School 1997
Work Experience:
Air Liquide (Paris, France); Teisan KK (Tokyo, Japan), Baker & McKenzie (Taipei, Taiwan); Sullivan & Cromwell (New York), Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe (San Francisco), Kaohsiung Medical University (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
Overview of the Course
Course is divided into two major themes:
(1) The political, economic, and financial landscape of international business
Instills awareness of the issues a firm might encounter in international business:
Globalization of the marketplace, differences that remain in the global marketplace (culture, ethics, etc), the international trade /investment environment, political economy of trade, foreign exchange and international monetary system
(2) Firm Strategies to undertake in order to operate in a global arena
With an awareness of the political, economic, and financial landscape of international business, how do firms operate transnationally?
Strategy in general, entry strategy, alliances, exporting/importing, global production/outsourcing/logistics, global marketing, R&D, global human resource management, international financial management
Note that Midterm Examination is placed right between the two parts of the course
Course Expectations
Thorough understanding of the landscape of international business and issues arising therefrom in the course of conducting international business
To perform well in the course:
Thorough grasp of material (lecture and cases) as demonstrated in examinations
Participation in class and section
Excellent participation grade *may* help move your grade one level up (e.g., from B+ to A-)
Grading Policy: The Bad News
Word about academic honesty:
No plagiarism: pasting sentences or paragraphs from various sources without attribution DOES constitute plagiarism. Copying from another student also constitutes plagiarism
No dishonesty in attendance: Signing in for one or more other students constitutes academic dishonesty
No dishonesty in examination: No talking or exchanging notes during examination
Students caught committing an act of academic dishonesty will automatically fail the assignment or the course
Grading Policy: The Good News
Final course grade is determined by a rough curve
Many UC Berkeley undergraduate courses curved around a C+. This course was curved around a B last semester
Spring 2007: the top 13 received an A, the next 24 an A-, the next 28 a B+, the next 21 a B, the next 11 a B-, the next 2 a C+, the next 7 a C, the next 6 a C-, and a D for the bottom 3 students
In other words, 1/3 of the class received some type of A
And to emphasize: active participation in section and in class can only help you
National Differences in Political Economy
Political Systems: Collectivism/Socialism vs. Individualism; Democracy vs. Totalitarianism
Economic Systems: Market Economy vs. Command Economy vs. Mixed Economy
Legal Systems: Common Law, Civil Law, Theocratic Law
Contract Law: Property Rights, Private Action, Public Action, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Intellectual Property: Patent, Copyrights, Trademarks, (TRIPS)