I took the plunge and got LASIK about a month ago. 
Amazing to be without glasses or contacts for the
first time in 20 years.  VERY convenient.  

Although some people tell me they miss the specs on
me.
Courtney
--- "Dasovich, Jeff" <Jeff.Dasovich@ENRON.com> wrote:
> Thanks very much.  I'll try to subscribe again. Hey,
> forgive me for
> being a snoop, but do you not wear glasses at all
> anymore?  
> 
> Signed,
> Four eyes
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Courtney Abernathy
> [mailto:courtney_abernathy@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 1:32 PM
> To: Dasovich, Jeff; Lesley Keffer
> Subject: Fwd: Re: Case study option
> 
> 
> 
> --- Florian Pestoni <fpestoni@almaden.ibm.com>
> wrote:
> > Subject: Re: Case study option
> > To: "Howard Shelanski"
> > <shelanski@mail.law.berkeley.edu>
> > CC: ba278-1@haas.berkeley.edu,
> > e278-1@haas.berkeley.edu
> > From: "Florian Pestoni" <fpestoni@almaden.ibm.com>
> > Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 13:52:30 -0700
> > 
> > 
> > Howard,
> > a clarification about the case sudy alternative:
> for
> > the less risk averse,
> > is it OK to submit only 2 papers (since only 2
> would
> > count towards the
> > grade)? If so, could one of the two papers be the
> > non-Masten (possibly
> > group) write up?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Florian Pestoni
> > IBM Almaden Research Center
> > fpestoni@almaden.ibm.com
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > "Howard Shelanski"
> >
> <shelanski@mail.law.berkeley.edu>@haas.berkeley.edu
> > on
> > 10/21/2001 08:13:53 PM
> > 
> > Sent by:  owner-e278-1@haas.berkeley.edu
> > 
> > 
> > To:   ba278-1@haas.berkeley.edu,
> > e278-1@haas.berkeley.edu
> > cc:
> > Subject:  Case study option
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > Below please find the guidelines for the
> alternative
> > to the final
> > exam.  Thanks,
> > 
> > HS
> > 
> > 
> > Guidelines for MBA Case-Study Alternative
> > 
> >      Instead of taking the final exam in this
> > course, you have the
> > option of writing three short papers analyzing
> case
> > studies of
> > transactions. Your grade will be determined by the
> > best two of the
> > three papers you hand in. At least two of the
> > studies must be
> > individually authored. One may be submitted as a
> > group project if you
> > have classmates you wish to collaborate with.
> There
> > is no requirement,
> > however, that you participate in a group
> project?you
> > may do all three
> > on your own.
> > 
> >      Coverage: At least two of your papers should
> > address case
> > studies from the Masten book. You may cover case
> > studies we have
> > already discussed in class or you may choose cases
> > we skipped or have
> > not yet covered. If you wish, one of your three
> > papers may address a
> > case study from another source or from your own
> work
> > experience. It is
> > important, however, that the case involve
> > transactional issues.
> > Examples of appropriate cases are those involving
> > procurement
> > negotiations, make-or-buy decisions, contractual
> > bargaining or
> > renegotiation, and structural transactions like
> > mergers, acquisitions,
> > or spin-offs.
> > 
> >      Your paper should be structured around
> several
> > questions: (1)
> > what is the phenomenon to be explained and why is
> it
> > interesting? (2)
> > What explanations does the author of the study
> offer
> > for the observed
> > facts? (Or, if an outside case, why did the
> parties
> > involved do what
> > they did?) (3) Do you find the author's theory
> > convincing? Why and/or
> > why not? (4) What alternative explanations would
> you
> > want to
> > investigate for the empirical evidence? Are there
> > any explanations you
> > think are likely to be as, or more, important? And
> > (5) what applied
> > value does the study have in the business
> > setting?i.e. what are the
> > useful take-home lessons for managers? You need
> not
> > restrict yourself
> > to these questions or strictly follow the above
> > structure. It is just a
> > suggested guideline for the kind of coverage I
> > expect.
> > 
> >      Deadlines: The first paper will be due
> October
> > 31, the second
> > is due November 28, and the third is due December
> > 12. You may submit
> > the papers in Word or Wordperfect format by e-mail
> > or in person. In
> > order to give you guidance on grading and
> > expectations, I will return
> > the October 31 papers in class the following week.
> > 
> >      Length: There is no set length, although I
> > expect it will take
> > 5-7 double-spaced pages to cover the suggested
> > analysis. Some of you
> > may wish to write more, and in some cases you
> might
> > do a good job in
> > fewer pages. But 5-7 pages is generally what I
> have
> > in mind. Please use
> > 12-point font and standard 1-inch margins.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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