15.223  Global Markets, National Policies, and the Competitive Advantages of Firms (H1)

Subject Evaluation

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Announced on 12 March 2014  11:19  a.m. by Mayank Agarwal

Manufacturing in the US and Finance

http://www.bostonreview.net/forum/suzanne-berger-how-finance-gutted-manufacturing?utm_source=Newsletter%3A+March+11%2C+2014&utm_campaign=Mar+11%2C+2014+Newsletter&utm_medium=email

Announced on 11 March 2014  12:36  p.m. by Matthew Amengual

Clarification on Reading for Monday

1. Global Value Chain Analysis: A primer” (focus on parts 1-4)
2. An iPod Has Global Value.
3. Description of the Nike Value Chain
4. The Nike Case (in reading packet).

Also, yesterday there was a big decision in one of the most interesting transnational legal cases involving a U.S. company. Here’s the article. Note the importance of weak institutions.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/05/business/federal-judge-rules-for-chevron-in-ecuadorean-pollution-case.html?hpw&rref=business&_r=0

It is also interesting to compare this case with the Walmart corruption case:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/business/walmart-bribes-teotihuacan.html

There is a substantial difference in institutional structures due the way the foreign corrupt practices act applies to activity by companies outside the United States (and the way environmental laws do not…).

Announced on 06 March 2014  9:02  a.m. by Matthew Amengual

Final Response Papers

Announced on 05 March 2014  4:45  p.m. by Adam Samuel Kucharski

Presentation Logistics

Adding to Matt's email, the presentation is scheduled during the last class on 3/12. We have allotted 5 teams per section for the presentation. All team have been allotted sections that they are going to present.

You can see what section you are going to present in the following google doc:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqdFoKlYydpddGx4eDVIeGFCXzc4OFFmVlVLcjhMSVE&usp=drive_web#gid=0

All team members are NOT required to be present during their team's presentation. For example, if you are in Section B and your team is presenting in Section A, you don't need to attend section A for the presentation and you should attend your regular section i.e. Section B in this case.

And once again, it is an informal presentation, so you don't need to prepare slides. Treat this as a way to communicate your research with your classmates.

Your TAs,
Mayank & Adam

Announced on 04 March 2014  5:37  p.m. by Mayank Agarwal