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Global Markets, National Politics and the Competitive Advantage of Firms
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- Prof. Richard Locke
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- Spring 2003
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- Graduate
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Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 15.224 Global Markets, National Politics and the Competitive Advantage of Firms, Spring 2003, Prof. Richard Locke — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own listing order, section by section. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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Lecture 2: Alternative Approaches to Analyzing National Economies Readings: Porter, Michael. “Determinants of National Competitive Advantage.” In The Competitive Advantage of Nations . NY: The Free Press, 1990, 69-130. Baron, David P. “Integrated Strategy: Market and Non-market Components.” In California Management Review Vol. 37, No. 2 (Winter 1995): 47-65. Case: Gerber Products Company: Investing in the New Poland (HBS Case # 9-793-069-July 18, 1994). Update will be handed out in class.
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Lecture 3: Liberal Market Economies: The United States Readings: Porter, Michael E. “Capital Choices: Changing The Way America Invests in Industry.” In Executive Summary . Council on Competitiveness. 3-19. Case: Sterman, John D., Nelson P. Repenning, and Fred Kofman. “Unanticipated Side Effects of Successful Quality Programs: Exploring a Paradox of Organizational Improvement.” In Management Science Vol. 43, No. 4 (April 1997): 503-521.
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Lecture 4: State-Driven Development: Korea Readings: “Super Model: Asia’s Financial Foibles Make American Way Look Like a Winner.” In Wall Street Journal . (December 8, 1997). Korean Development and Western Economics (HBS case # 9-797-008. Rev December 18, 1996). Case: Daewoo and the Korean Chaebol (HBS Product # HKU143. August 15, 2001).
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Lecture 5: Contracting Under Uncertainty Case: White Nights and Polar Lights: Investing in the Russian Oil Industry (HBS Case # 9-795-022).
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Lecture 6: Development and Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets I: India Case: Biocon (to be distributed in class)
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Lecture 7: Development and Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets II: The Case of Endeavor Readings: To be distributed in class.
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Lecture 8: The Politics of Trade: Protectionisms, Sanctions, etc. Readings: To be distributed in class. Case: Layton Canada (HBS 9-796-108).
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Lecture 9: Intellectual Property Protection Case: To be distributed in class.
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Lecture 10: International Standards and Responsibility Readings: Locke, Richard. “Note on Corporate Citizenship in a Global Economy.” Case: Locke, Richard. “The Promise and Perils of Globalization: The Case of Nike, Inc.”
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Lecture 11: Putting the Pieces Together? Readings: Fukuyama, Francis. “Social Capital and the Global Economy.” In Foreign Affairs Vol. 74, No. 5 (September/October 1995): 89-103. Huntington, Samuel P. “The West Unique, Not Universal.” In Foreign Affairs Vol. 75, No. 6 (November/December 1996): 28-46. Locke, Richard. “Building Trust”. Black, J. Stewart., and Hal. B. Gregerson. “Serving Two Masters: Managing the Dual Allegiance of Expatriate Employees.” In Sloan Management Review , 33-4 (Summer 1992): 61-71.
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Lecture 12: In Class Final Exam
MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. Richard Locke, 15.224 Global Markets, National Politics and the Competitive Advantage of Firms, Spring 2003.
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