Program Project Components Weekly Course Materials Correspondence Chart

MMBA-6520 Business Operations in the US and Abroad

PROGRAM PROJECT COMPONENTS – WEEKLY COURSE MATERIALS CORRESPONDENCE CHART

Week / Program Project Section / Textbook Reading / Supplemental Reading / Discussion Question / Application
1 / Impact of the global economy on the business / ·  Budman, M. (2007). Looking ahead to our place in the next economy. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 28–32). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.
Marber, P. (2007).Globalization and its contents. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 2–7). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services. / Your knowledge of U.S. and international business operations and environments
Workforce Management / ·  Trompenaars, F., & Hampden-Turner, C.(2004).Managing people across cultures. Culture for business series. Oxford: Capstone.
Sourcing: Supply Chain Management / Looking Ahead to our Place in the Next Economy
Global opportunities for growth / Drucker, P. F. (2007). Trading places. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.), International business (14th ed., pp. 8–12). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.
·  Maidment, F. H. (2007).The leading economic organizations at the beginning of the 21st century. InInternational business (14th ed., pp. 13–16). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services. / ·  Heskett, J. (2006). Has globalization reached its peak? Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Retrieved May 20, 2007, from http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5283.html. / Looking Ahead to our Place in the Next Economy
Business Operations Risk Management: Vulnerabilities of the business / ·  Kell, G. (2007).The global compact: origins, operations, progress, challenges. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 17–23). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.
Florini, A. (2007).Business and global governance. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 24–27). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services. / Looking Ahead to our Place in the Next Economy
Ethics & Legal: Social responsibilities / ·  Hofstede, G. (2001).Culture's consequences: Comparing values, behaviors, institutions and organizations across nations. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
·  Trompenaars, F., & Hampden-Turner, C.(2001).Riding the waves of culture: Understanding diversity in global business (2nd ed.). London: Nicholas Brealey. / Looking Ahead to our Place in the Next Economy
2 / Impact of the global economy on the business
Workforce Management / Video segment:"Organizational Structure and Accountability"
·  Hofstede, G. (1993). Cultural constraints in management theories. Academy of Management Executive, 7(1). Retrieved May 7, 2007, from Business Source Premier database.
·  Ghemawat, P. (2003). Globalization: thestrategy of differences. Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Retrieved May 20, 2007, from http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/3773.html.
·  Morrison, T.,& Conaway, W.(2006).Kiss, bow, or shake hands: The bestselling guide to doing business in more than 60 countries (2nd ed.). Avon, MA: Adams Media.
·  / Strategy and Decision Making: Gems and Pitfalls / Strategy and Decision Making: Gems and Pitfalls
Sourcing: Supply Chain Management / ·  Chandler, C. (2005). The great Wal-mart of China. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 82–85). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services. / Video segment: "Local Versus Global"
·  Ghemawat, P. (2003). Globalization: thestrategy of differences. Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Retrieved May 20, 2007, from http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/3773.html.
·  Morrison, T.,& Conaway, W.(2006).Kiss, bow, or shake hands: The bestselling guide to doing business in more than 60 countries (2nd ed.). Avon, MA: Adams Media.
·  Morrison, T.,& Conaway, W.(2007).Kiss, bow, or shake hands: Asia: How to do business in 12 Asian countries. Avon, MA: Adams Media.
·  Esfahani, E. (2005). Thinking locally, succeeding globally. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 86–87). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.
/ Strategy and Decision Making: Gems and Pitfalls / Strategy and Decision Making: Gems and Pitfalls
Global opportunities for growth / ·  Chandler, C. (2005). The great Wal-mart of China. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 82–85). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services. / ·  Ricks, D. A. (2006). Blunders in international business (4th ed.). Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.
·  Ghemawat, P. (2005). The regional slice of your global strategy. Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Retrieved May 20, 2007, from http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5147.html.
·  Morrison, T.,& Conaway, W.(2006).Kiss, bow, or shake hands: The bestselling guide to doing business in more than 60 countries (2nd ed.). Avon, MA: Adams Media.
·  Morrison, T.,& Conaway, W.(2007).Kiss, bow, or shake hands: Asia: How to do business in 12 Asian countries. Avon, MA: Adams Media.
·  Esfahani, E. (2005). Thinking locally, succeeding globally. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 86–87). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.
·  / Strategy and Decision Making: Gems and Pitfalls / Strategy and Decision Making: Gems and Pitfalls
Business Operations Risk Management: Vulnerabilities of the business / ·  Chandler, C. (2005). The great Wal-mart of China. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 82–85). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services. / ·  Hofstede, G. (1993). Cultural constraints in management theories. Academy of Management Executive, 7(1). Retrieved May 7, 2007, from Business Source Premier database.
·  Ricks, D. A. (2006). Blunders in international business (4th ed.). Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.
·  Ghemawat, P. (2005). The regional slice of your global strategy. Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Retrieved May 20, 2007, from http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5147.html.
·  Ghemawat, P. (2003). Globalization: thestrategy of differences. Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Retrieved May 20, 2007, from http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/3773.html. / Strategy and Decision Making: Gems and Pitfalls / Strategy and Decision Making: Gems and Pitfalls
Ethics & Legal: Social responsibilities / Strategy and Decision Making: Gems and Pitfalls / Strategy and Decision Making: Gems and Pitfalls
3 / Impact of the global economy on the business / ·  Sterling, B. (2007).The sham economy. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., p. 119). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.
Workforce Management / Johnson, D. (2005). Progress against corruption. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 90–91). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services. / History, Ethics, and Corruption in Local and International Markets
Sourcing: Supply Chain Management / ·  Sterling, B. (2007).The sham economy. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., p. 119). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.
Global opportunities for growth / ·  Balfour, F. (2007). Fakes! In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 120–123). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.
·  Sterling, B. (2007).The sham economy. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., p. 119). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.
·  Milius, S. (2007). Bushmeat on the menu. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 131–133). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.
Birdsall, N. (2005). Asymmetric globalization: Global markets require good global politics. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 92–96). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services. / History, Ethics, and Corruption in Local and International Markets
Business Operations Risk Management: Vulnerabilities of the business / ·  Balfour, F. (2007). Fakes! In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 120–123). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.
·  Sterling, B. (2007).The sham economy. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., p. 119). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.
·  Milius, S. (2007). Bushmeat on the menu. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 131–133). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.
Johnson, D. (2005). Progress against corruption. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 90–91). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services. / History, Ethics, and Corruption in Local and International Markets
Ethics & Legal: Social responsibilities / Video segment:Business Ethics:A 21st Century Perspective"
·  Balfour, F. (2007). Fakes! In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 120–123). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.
·  Sterling, B. (2007).The sham economy. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., p. 119). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.
·  Singh, J. J., Vitell, S. J., Al-Khatib, J., &Clark, I. (2007). The role of moral intensity and personal moral philosophies in the ethical decision making of marketers: A cross-cultural comparison of China and the United States Journal of International Marketing, 15(2). Retrieved May 7, 2007, from Business Source Premier database.
·  Piper, T. (2002). What leaders need to do to restore investor confidence. Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Retrieved May 20, 2007, from http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/3126.html.
·  Johnson, D. (2005). Progress against corruption. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 90–91). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services. / History, Ethics, and Corruption in Local and International Markets / BPPG Part I, Personal and Professional Ethics
4 / Impact of the global economy on the business / ·  Lagace,M. (2006). How South Africa challenges our thinking on FDI. Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Retrieved May 20, 2007, from http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5528.html.
Workforce Management / Developing, Sustaining, and Transforming Domestic and International Business Operations / Developing, Sustaining, and Transforming Domestic and International Business Operations
Sourcing: Supply Chain Management / Developing, Sustaining, and Transforming Domestic and International Business Operations / Developing, Sustaining, and Transforming Domestic and International Business Operations
Global opportunities for growth / Developing, Sustaining, and Transforming Domestic and International Business Operations / Developing, Sustaining, and Transforming Domestic and International Business Operations
Business Operations Risk Management: Vulnerabilities of the business / ·  Turner, J. (2001). You'renot in Kansas anymore. Security Management, 45(11). Retrieved May 7, 2007, fromCriminal Justice Periodicalsdatabase. / Developing, Sustaining, and Transforming Domestic and International Business Operations / Developing, Sustaining, and Transforming Domestic and International Business Operations
Ethics & Legal: Social responsibilities / ·  Engardio, P., Capell, K., Carey, J., & Hall, K. (2007). Beyond the green corporation. Business Week, 4019, 50–64. Retrieved May 7, 2007, from Business Source Premier database. / Video segment:"The Nature of Business:Partnering with the Environment"
·  Wei-Skillern, J. (2004).Sustainable development at Shell (A).Harvard Business School Publishing. Access this case study from http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/pl/6968552/6968554/941d3b364d22524e63b4ae80d841d0f7 / Developing, Sustaining, and Transforming Domestic and International Business Operations / Developing, Sustaining, and Transforming Domestic and International Business Operations
5 / Impact of the global economy on the business
Workforce Management / ·  Maidment, F. H. (2007).Globalization and the American labor force. InInternational business (14th ed., pp. 159–165). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.
·  Baily, M. N., & Farrell, D.(2007). Outsourcing jobs: The myths and realities. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 155–158). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.
·  Dutton, G. (2007).Grassroots diplomacy: How corporations can change the way people think about America. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 97–101). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.
·  Caligiuri, P., & Santo, V. (2001).Global competence: What is it, and can it be developed through global assignments? Human Resource Planning, 24(3), 27–35. Retrieved June 7, 2007, from Business Source Premier database. / Video segment:"1-800-INDIA: Importing a White-collar Economy"
·  Caligiuri, P., & Lazarova, M. (2002).A model for the influence of social interaction and social support on female expatriates' cross-cultural adjustment. International Journal of Human Resource Management,
13(5), 761–772. Retrieved June 7, 2007, from Business Source Premier database.
·  Rossant, J., &Ewing, J.(2007).Every little reform counts. F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 153–154). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services. / Is Outsourcing a Good Idea? / BPPG Part II, Yourself in the Global Economy
Sourcing: Supply Chain Management
Global opportunities for growth / Is Outsourcing a Good Idea? / BPPG Part II, Yourself in the Global Economy
Business Operations Risk Management: Vulnerabilities of the business / Is Outsourcing a Good Idea?
Ethics & Legal: Social responsibilities / Is Outsourcing a Good Idea? / BPPG Part II, Yourself in the Global Economy
6 / Impact of the global economy on the business / ·  Engardio, P. (2007). A new world economy: The balance of power will shift to the east as China and India evolve. In In F. H. Maidment (Ed.), International business (14th ed., pp. 179–182). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.
Workforce Management / ·  Roberts, K., Kossek, E. E., & Ozeki, C. (1998). Managing the global workforce: Challenges and strategies. Academy of Management Executive, 12(4). Retrieved May 7, 2007, from Business Source Premier database.
·  Bloom, M., Milkovich, G., & Mitra, A. (2003, December). International compensation: learning from how managers respond to variations in local host contexts. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 14(8), 1350–1367. Retrieved June 7, 2007, from Business Source Premier database. / Hofstede, G. (2003). Geert Hofstede cultural dimensions. Retrieved June 7, 2007, http://www.geert-hofstede.com/hofstede_dimensions.php.
·  Chiang, F. (2005, September). A critical examination of Hofstede's thesis and its application to international reward management. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 16(9), 1545-1563. Retrieved June 7, 2007, from Business Source Premier database.
·  Block, R. N., Roberts, K., Ozeki, C., & Roomkin, M. J. (2001). Models of international labor standards. Industrial Relations, 40(2), 258–292. Retrieved June 7, 2007, from Business Source Premier database. / You are the Consultant
Sourcing: Supply Chain Management
Global opportunities for growth / ·  Engardio, P. (2007). A new world economy: The balance of power will shift to the east as China and India evolve. In In F. H. Maidment (Ed.), International business (14th ed., pp. 179–182). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services. / Applegate, L., Montealegre, R., Berasategui, L., & Etchard, P. R. (2003). Ford Argentina: Transforming a global industry in a local market. Harvard Business School Publishing. Access this case study from: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/pl/6968552/6968568/32073434d0b9e33e81555e22b3a62df3 / case study on Ford Argentina
Business Operations Risk Management: Vulnerabilities of the business / Hofstede, G. (2003). Geert Hofstede cultural dimensions. Retrieved June 7, 2007, http://www.geert-hofstede.com/hofstede_dimensions.php. / case study on Ford Argentina
Ethics & Legal: Social responsibilities
7 / Impact of the global economy on the business
Workforce Management
Sourcing: Supply Chain Management
Global opportunities for growth / ·  Larson, P. (2007).International growth patterns remain strong. In F. H. Maidment (Ed.),International business (14th ed., pp. 150–152). Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Services.