SemesterSpring Semester, 2018
DepartmentGraduate Institute of Deveopment Studies MA Program, First Year Graduate Institute of Deveopment Studies PhD Program, First Year Graduate Institute of Deveopment Studies MA Program, Second Year Graduate Institute of Deveopment Studies PhD Program, Second Year
Course NameGlobal Economics and Business Developments
InstructorWANG A.Y
Credit2.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

2018/3/2

Week 1 – Introduction/Financial Analysis

Recommended Reading – Michael Porter, Competitive Strategy, Chapter 5, Competitive Moves; Chapter 6, Strategy Toward Buyers and Suppliers; Chapter 7, Structural Analysis Within Industries; Chapter 8, Industry Evolution; Chapter 9, Competitive Strategy in Fragmented Industries; Chapter 10, Competitive Strategy in Emerging Industries; Chapter 11, The Transition to Industry Maturity; Chapter 12, Competitive Strategy in Declining Industries



2018/3/9

Week 2 – Corporate Valuation

Recommended Reading – Michael Porter, Competitive Strategy, Chapter 13, Competition in Global Industries; Chapter 14, The Strategic Analysis of Vertical Integration; Chapter 15, Capacity Expansion; Chapter 16, Entry into New Businesses





2018/4/13

Week 3 – Global Economics & Business Developments

Recommended Reading – Michael Porter, Competitive Strategy, Chapter 1, The Structural Analysis of Industries; Chapter 2, Generic Competitive Strategies; Chapter 3, A Framework for Competitor Analysis; Chapter 4, Types of Market Signals; Chapter 5, Competitive Moves; Chapter 6, Strategy Toward Buyers and Suppliers



2018/4/20

Week 4 – Case Study (Guest Speaker)

Recommended Reading – Geoffrey Moore, Gorilla Game, Chapter 2, How High Tech Markets Develop; Chapter 3, Understanding Gorilla Power;



2018/4/27

Week 5 – Mid-term Exam



2018/5/4

Week 6 – Midterm Revie

Recommended Reading – Geoffrey Moore, Gorilla Game, Chapter 5, Mapping the terrain; Chapter 6, Stalking the Gorilla; Chapter 7, Capturing the Gorilla



2018/5/11

Week 7 – Case Study (Guest Speaker)

Recommended Reading – Clayton Christensen, The Innovator’s Dilemma, Chapter 1, How can Great Firms fail?; Chapter 2, Value networks and the Impetus to Innovate



2018/6/22

Week 8 – Team Presentation



2018/6/29

Week 9 – Final Exam


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

None


Requirement/Grading

1)Attendance - 10% 

2)Mid-term Exam – 30% 

3)Team Presentation – 30% 

4)Final Exam – 30%


Textbook & Reference

1)Michael E. Porter, 1998. Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors. New York: The Free Press 

2)Geoffrey A. Moore, 1998. The Gorilla Game. New York: Harper Collins 

3)Clayton M. Christensen, 1997. The Innovator’s Dilemma : When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail. Boston: Harvard Business School Press


Urls about Course
Attachment

syllabus for Global Economics and Business Developments.pdf