週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
第1週 |
9/10 |
Introduction to International Business Strategy
Reading:
(1) Chapter 1: Expanding Abroad: Motivations, Means and Mentalities
|
第2週 |
9/17 |
Foreign Direct Investment: Patterns and Determinants
Reading:
(1) World Investment Report, various years, UNCTAD
|
第3週 |
9/24 |
Country Analysis and Competitive Advantage of Nations
Readings:
(1) Chapter 2: Understanding the International Context: Responding to Conflicting Environmental Forces
(2) Cluster and the New Economics of Competition
|
第4週 |
10/01 |
Theories of Multinational Corporations
Readings:
(1) Culture and Organization
(2) The Tortuous Evolution of the MNC
(3) Distance Still Matters: The Hard Reality of Global Expansion
|
第5週 |
10/08 |
International Entry Strategy: Theoretical Foundation |
第6週 |
10/15 |
International Entry Strategy: Export and Licensing
Reading:
(1) When You Shouldn’t Go Global
|
第7週 |
10/22 |
International Entry Strategy: Mergers & Acquisitions |
第8週 |
10/29 |
International Entry Strategy: Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances
Readings:
(1) Chapter 6: Engaging in Cross-Border Collaboration
(2) The Design and Management of International Joint Ventures
(3) Collaborate with Your Competitors – and Win
|
第9週 |
11/05 |
Mid-term Exam
|
第10週 |
11/12 |
Developing Transnational Strategies: Building Layers of Competitive Advantage
Readings:
(1) How Local Companies Keep Multinationals at Bay
(2) Regional Strategies for Global Leadership
(3) Chapter 3: Developing Transnational Strategies: Building Layers of Competitive Advantage
(4) Managing Differences: The Central Challenge of Global Strategy |
第11週 |
11/19 |
Developing Transnational Strategies: Building Layers of Competitive Advantage
Readings:
(1) Chapter 4: Developing a Transnational Organization: Managing Integration, Responsiveness, and Flexibility
(2) Matrix Management: Not a Structure, a Frame of Mind
(3) Managing Multicultural Teams
|
第12週 |
11/26 |
Management Globalization Challenges (I): Exploiting Cross-Border Knowledge Management
Reading:
(1) Chapter 5: Creating Worldwide Innovation and Learning: Exploiting Cross-Border Knowledge Management
|
第13週 |
12/03 |
Management Globalization Challenges (II): Exploiting Cross-Border Knowledge Management
Reading:
(1) Building Effective R&D Capabilities Abroad
|
第14週 |
12/10 |
Implementing the Strategy: Building Multidimensional Capabilities (I)
Reading:
(1) Chapter 7: Implementing the Strategy: Building Multidimensional Capabilities
|
第15週 |
12/17 |
Implementing the Strategy: Building Multidimensional Capabilities (II)
Reading:
(1) Tap Your Subsidiaries for Global Reach
|
第16週 |
12/24 |
Evolving Role of MNE’s in Global Society
Reading:
(1) Chapter 8: The Future of the Transnational: An Evolving Global Role
|
第17週 |
12/31 |
Team Project Presentation/Submission |
第18週 |
1/7 |
Team Project Presentation/Submission |