--- 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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