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--- 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. < < < < __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com
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