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Working in a Global Economy

Subjects: Economics · Language · Science

Art: Andrews, John (1736-1809). Cartographe, A New Map of France from Astronomical Observations, divided with the…, 1793 · Public domain

Instructors: Dr. Serenella Sferza, Prof. Suzanne Berger
Term: Fall 2005
Level: Undergraduate
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Lecture 1: Introduction: What is New in the “New” Global Economy

Lecture 2: The Globalization Perspective Which jobs are going where, and to whom, depends on the technological factors that affect the international division/distribution of labor. According to this perspective there are many contenders for different segments of work/production.

Lecture 3: The National Perspective Country specific cultural, institutional factors affect the type of companies that prevail in a given country, their strategies, and organization.

Lecture 7: Which Companies succeed and Which Ones Fail? Is there a Recipe for Success? Guest Speaker: Prof. Suzanne Berger, MIT Professor of Political Science.

Lecture 8: How to Keep Competitive Innovations and Entrepreneurship Where Do Innovations Come From? Is there one best place or way to be an entrepreneur? Guest Speaker: Tim Rowe, CEO, Cambridge Innovation Center and Venture Partner, Draper Fisher, Jurvetson, New England Fun.

Lecture 9: The Importance of Human Capital and the Pursuit of Excellence Guest Speaker: Bob Buderi, Former Chief Editor of Technology Review, and current MIT-CIS Fellow on “Doing Research in China: Microsoft Bejing Lab”

Lecture 10: Governing Globalization What is the Relationship between Governance and economic growth? Can Globalization be Governed and Benchmarks be Established? And if So, How and by Whom?

Lecture 11: Corporate Citizenship in the Global Economy What are global Corporations Responsible For and To Whom? Are there different models of Corporate citizenship? And How realistic are they? Discussion based on the Nike, Walmart and Costco cases.

Lecture 12: Conclusion Student presentations and discussion of their research papers and concluding remarks.