SemesterSpring Semester, 2018
DepartmentInternational Doctor Program in Asia-Pacific Studies, First Year International Doctor Program in Asia-Pacific Studies, 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


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