Managerial Studies 495/579
"Competitive
Strategies"
Fall
2001
Tuesday,
Thursday 11:00 AM - 12:40 PM
Professor: J.
Fred McLimore
E-Mail: fmclimor@uic.edu
Location:
Lecture Center b1
Office: 2230 UH
Phone: (312)
996-0529
COURSE
OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this course is to develop an
understanding of some of the theories and pragmatic approaches to management,
competitive strategies, and business policy which can be applied to the
solution of problems in an organizational setting. The emphasis will be on various areas and techniques of
management, such as tasks, responsibilities and competitive practices. An overview of the major managerial
functions and behavioral forces active in American and International business
will be an additional objective.
Our premise is that within our society of
institutions, responsible performance is entrusted to managers and
management. The safeguard of our
freedom and the insurance of our free enterprise system rest on a high level of
achievement. Management will be viewed
threefold: as a task, with a look at dimensions of the task and requirements
with respect to each of them; as a discipline, an organized body of
knowledge and as such, applicable in every area of society; and in the last
analysis, as a practice, with its focus on performance and results.
APPROACH
While some classes will be in the traditional
lecture form, it is my hope that most of our classroom time can be spent in
discussion and in dialogue. This hope
can be realized only if students read and reflect upon assigned materials prior
to the class discussion. Visiting
lecturers and discussion will be the focus.
They will illustrate competitive strategies, strategic planning,
acquisitions, and profits in free market systems, and the impact of
organizational and environmental change on senior managerial decision-making as
applied to their organizations. It is
essential, therefore, to read the text and handouts before coming to
class. This will make the class sessions
more meaningful, giving an enlightened perspective. There will be a limited number of lectures for the purpose of
integrating the assigned material and to comment on our visiting lecturers.
TEXTBOOK
INFORMATION
The textbook, "Strategies and Leadership, Impact on Organizational
Performance" by Professor J. Fred McLimore is available in the
Professor’s office. In addition, some
chapters from “Strategic Management
Concepts & Cases” by Arthur Thompson
& A.J. Simpson are included in the class packet that you must
purchase. A new book titled “Open Book
Management” will be used for this class.
Selected chapters from this book have been placed in the packet. You are expected to understand its
philosophy and concept. “Open book
management” is a philosophy that eliminates the traditional way of thinking in
companies. The other assigned readings must be purchased in a packet
form (price = $52). Please be prepared
to pay for the packet during the first two weeks of the semester. You will also be given an annual report of
each of the companies represented by our guest lecturers as well as his/her
biographical sketch. You will be
responsible for, and tested on the assigned readings and all handouts
(including annual reports). It is
important that you have studied these materials in advance of the class session
in which the speaker is featured. I
remind you that there are many fine references in the UIC library & on the
internet to research the companies and industries.
SPEAKER
REVIEWS
In order to provide meaningful feedback to the
guest lecturers and to help integrate the reading
assignments with the lecturers' presentations,
each student will be required to
write a total of seven (7) one-page reviews for the guest lecturers. An outline and a sample review are included
in the first section of the packet that you will purchase at the beginning of
the semester. It is very important that you follow the format in order to
receive full points. The reviews are due
one week after each presentation, unless otherwise specified. They should be typed and approximately one
page. We plan to send your reviews
to the speakers so be accurate, open, and fair. Extra credit will be given for any additional speaker reviews you
hand in.
ASSIGNMENTS
& CASE STUDIES
Assignments and Case Studies will be assigned in
class by Professor McLimore regarding class lectures and reading material. A detailed format on how to write a case
study can be found at the beginning of the course packet. Case Studies will weigh slightly more
heavily than the regular assignments. ALL ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE TURNED IN. FAILURE TO COMPLETE ALL ASSIGNMENTS WILL
RESULT IN AN INCOMPLETE.
PRESENTATIONS
Each student will
be assigned to a team for one company’s guest lecturer visiting the class.
Each team will be
required to give a presentation on the company to which they are assigned. At the end of the presentation, all members
of the team will grade their teammates on their contributions which will be due one class period after your
presentation. Peer evaluations factor heavily into each
person’s presentation grade, which is worth 25% of your final grade. More information on the presentation and
team assignments will be given in class and in the class packet which you are
required to purchase.
COFFEE
SESSIONS
On a day a guest lecturer is scheduled, we will
have an informal discussion before the 11:00 am
class. I
would like you to attend all coffee
sessions. This can be a real
learning experience. These informal
coffees will be held at 10:00 am
in Room 2250 UH. The guest lecturers who will be coming to
our class are very busy individuals.
Their hope is to make a contribution to your learning process, to enter
in a dialogue with you, and to build a better understanding between the academic
theories within the classroom and the reality of the business world. If you have a class conflict at the time of
the coffee session, your absence will not reflect negatively in your grade;
however, you should make arrangements to attend the coffee session that
corresponds to the speaker of which you are giving your presentation. Attendance at the informal coffee sessions
can reflect positively in your grade. So please, show your interest and respect
by attending the coffee sessions.
LUNCHES
Students are invited to attend lunch with our
guests, and faculty members. It will be required of you to attend your team
luncheon. I think it is a good investment, and another excellent learning
experience.
ATTENDANCE
Attendance is required and will be taken each class period. An absence will occur if a student fails to
attend or if a student comes to class late.
After two (2) unexcused absences,
the grade may be lowered one (1) letter
grade. Students will be assigned seats
and attendance will be taken each class session according to our seating chart.
If for some reason you do not sit in your assigned seat, it will
be your responsibility to inform the TA before the end of the class period that
you are in attendance that day. If you
do not inform the TA, you will be marked absent. No exceptions.
OTHER
INFORMATION
I urge you to read the Wall Street Journal daily
and Business
Week weekly. I will provide
subscription blanks for you to receive these publications at a reduced
cost. Subscription for Wall Street
Journal includes the online subscription (www.wsj.com).You should be prepared
to discuss current events in class with me and the guest lecturers.
TEAM
MEETINGS AT PROFESSOR MCLIMORE’S
Each team is invited to attend a
rehearsal/progress report meeting at Professor McLimore’s house on the Sunday
night designated by Professor McLimore in class. These meetings are held on Sunday nights, from 6:30-8:30 PM at
Professor McLimore’s house, located at 2064 W. Pratt (approximately 2 miles
west of Sheridan Road). We strongly
recommend that everyone in the team attend these meetings. It is a good chance to meet informally so
that Professor McLimore can get to know each of you better and to ensure an
excellent presentation.
GRADING
POLICIES
25
% • Group Presentation
20
% • Midterm Exam
15
% • Final Exam
12.5 % •
Speaker Reviews
12.5
% • Assignments & Case
Studies
10
% • Class Participation and
Attendance
ALL ASSIGNMENTS, CASE STUDIES, AND SPEAKER
REVIEWS ARE DUE ONE WEEK AFTER THEY ARE ASSIGNED, UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE.
NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
FAILURE TO COMPLETE ALL WORK WILL RESULT IN AN INCOMPLETE.
CLASS PARTICIPATION IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF
THIS CLASS.
PLEASE REFER TO THE FIRST PART OF YOUR PACKET YOU
PURCHASE FOR GUIDELINES, FORMS AND/OR INSTRUCTIONS NEEDED TO COMPLETE
ASSIGNMENTS.
MANAGEMENT
Fall 2001
Tuesday,
August 21
Professor McLimore
“Course Overview”
- “Team Information”
- “Presentation
Information”
- “Sample Guest Lecturer Questions”
- “Speaker Review
Outline”
Thursday,
August 23
Professor McLimore
Case: "What
You Can Expect to Learn"
Readings:
- “How to Invest in Social Capital,” Harvard
Business Review, June 2001
- “Moving Upward in a Downturn,” Harvard
Business Review, June 2001
- “When Your Culture Needs A Makeover,” Harvard
Business Review, June 2001
- “Swarm Intelligence: A Whole New Way …….. ,” Harvard
Business Review, May 2001
- “See Your Brands
Through Your Customer’s Eyes”
- “The Z
Organization”.
- “Introduction: A Model of Strategic Management and An
Overview of the Text,” Strategic Management, Bourgeois, Duhaime,
Stimpert.
Tuesday,
August 28
Professor McLimore
Case: “So
You Want to Work in Business”
“Managing
Your Career”
“A
Five Year Plan”
Readings:
-
“Learning How to
Brave The Next Career Leap…..” WSJ June 26, 2001
-
“International
Paper to Lay Off 10%….” WSJ June 26, 2001
-
“When Salaries
Aren’t Secrets” Harvard Business Review, May 2001
-
“Go Global or No?” Harvard
Business Review, June 2001
- “The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America,”
Fortune, January 8, 2001.
Thursday,
August 30
Professor McLimore
Case: “Managing
Time”
FINAL
SEAT ASSIGNMENTS SET (where you sit today will be your seat for
the semester)
Readings:
- “US Air Officials Have $45 Million Incentive to
Quit” WSJ August 20, 2001
- “How Fast Can Your Company Afford to grow”, Harvard
Business Review, May 2001
- “Apple No Bargain as Crunch Time Nears”, August
2001
- “Valuing Customer Time” August 2001
- “Changing the Role of Top Management:”, Harvard Business Review,
January-February 1995.
- “The Empowerment Effort That Came Undone,” Harvard
Business Review, Jan - Feb. 1995.
Tuesday, September
04
Professor McLimore
Case: “Characteristics
of a Leader”
Readings:
- “What Makes a Leader?”, Daniel Goleman
- “The CEO Trap”, Business Week, December 11,
2001
- “Northwestern names insider to lead Kellogg”,
Chicago Tribune, May 8,2001
- “The Savviest Tech Entrepreneurs Stay Out of
….” WSJ, July 2,2001
- “To Give Back Is Divine, Hugh” Business Week,
February 19,2001
- “When The CEO is Too Good To Be True”, Business
Week, July 16,2001
- “Treasury Head Queries Wall St. on Tax Cut”,
NYT, February 8, 2001
- “Men of Means helped city Thrive”, Sun Times,
February 27, 2001
- “Former Quaker Oats rising star gets dream job
at Starbucks”, Sun Times February 27,2001
- “Coca Cola President Stahl Is Resigning”, WSJ
March 5, 2001
- “President Quits at Coca Cola As Broad
Revamping Begins”, NYT, March 5, 2001
- “Fears of Getting Mushy at 50” NYT, January 31,2001
- “Managers Tell How To Spot ‘Gold Talent’ In Old
and New Hires”, WSJ, March 27, 2001
- “On Eve of Retirement, Jack Welch Decides to
Stick Around a Bit”, WSJ, October 23, 2000
- “G.E. Taps Successor to the Chief”, WSJ, November
28, 2000
- “3M Names Outsider, McNerney from GE, As CEO,
Chairman”, WSJ, December 5, 2000
- “Harley’s Leadership U-Turn”, Harvard Business
Review, August 2000
- “Why Should Anyone Be Led By You?” Harvard
Business Review, September 2000
- “Legacy of A Legend” Business Week, October
9,2000
- “Strong GE Profit Forecast Can’t Prop Up Its
Stock Price…” WSJ November 12,2000
- “For Welch’s Successor Filling Legend’s Shoes
…..” WSJ November 28,2000
- “On Eve of Retirement Jack Welch Decides to
Stick Around A Bit” October 23,2000
- “What Makes A Leader”
- “Big Bets for 2001”, NYT
Thursday,
September 06
Guest Lecturer: Joseph Chevalier, Senior Vice
President, First American Bank
Readings:
-“2000 Annual Report –
First American Bank,” www.firstambank.com,
March 2001.
-“Dimon Strives for
Bank One Revival at Meeting,” Chicago Tribune
-“Bank One May Buy Loop
Site,” WSJ, August 3, 2001.
-“Bank One to Buy Wachovia’s Credit Card Line,” WSJ,
April 10, 2001.
-“CitiGroup Revamps
Lending Unit to Avoid Abusive Practices,” NYT, November 8, 2000.
-“Canada’s Banks Cross
the Border to Grow,” NYT, November 15, 2000.
Tuesday,
September 11
Professor McLimore
Case: “Mergers
and Acquisitions: A Strategy or the Vogue Thing to Do?”
Readings:
- “Boeing Could Gain From AMR-TWA Pact”, WSJ,
January 9,2001
- “US Bancorp to acquire Nova, bolstering credit
card role” Chicago Tribune, May 8, 2001
- “Conoco Confirms Accord to Purchase Gulf Canada
Resources …”, WSJ, May 30, 2001
- “JDS Uniphase Issues Profit Warning As SDL
Acquisition…”, WSJ, February 14, 2001
- “Deutsche Bank May Sell Off Cable Group”, WSJ,
June 6, 2001
- “United calls off US Air deal”, Chicago
Tribune, July 2,2001
- “AT&T Woos Microsoft, Disney for Cable”,
WSJ, August 13,2001
- “Senate Panel Grills American and TWA on
Planned Merger”, WSJ, February 2, 2001
- “De Beers Owners Weigh Plan to Delist Diamond
Giant” WSJ, February 2,2001
- “Coke and P&G Prepare for Birth of $4.2
Billion Baby”, WSJ, February 21, 2001
- “FTC Raises Scrutiny of Pepsi-Quaker Oats
Deal”, WSJ, February 9, 2001
- “SES Nears Pact to Buy GE’s Satellite Unit”,
WSJ, March 27, 2001
- “AT&T Plans Offering of Stake AOL Wants”
WSJ, February 26,2001
- “Who Goes, Who Stays?, HBR, January 2001
- “U.S. to Decide if It Will Halt
WorldCom-Sprint Merger”, WSJ, June
21,2000
- “Swiss Bank’s Profit Hurt by expenses of
Acquisition”, NYT, November 16 2000
- “PepsiCo Aborts a Play for Quaker Oats” WSJ,
November 2, 2000
- “Gotta get that Gator” Business Week, November 27, 2000
- “The dubious Logic of Global Megamergers” HBR,
July-August, 2000
- “Two Become one, and Then What” NY Times,
December 15, 2000
- “The New Media Colossus” NY Times,
December 15, 2000
- “AT&T-Time Warner Link Draws Fire”, WSJ,
October 9, 2000
- “Diageo and Pernod Near a Seagram Deal”, WSJ,
December 19,2000
- “Shell Oil Discusses Buying Out Texaco, WSJ,
December 19, 2000
- “Intermedia Holders Approve Merger with
WorldCom”, WSJ December 19, 2000
- “DaimlerChrysler Is Set to Meet Savings Goal,”
WSJ, July 8,1999
- “Bell Atlantic merger gets OK” , Chicago
Tribune, Dec 8, 1999
- “CBS Chieg Wanted His MTV” WSJ, 9/8/99
- “Losing Sprint Could Hobble Deutsche Telekom
Globally” WSJ, 9/29/99
- “Viacom-CBS Deal Likely to be approved” WSJ,
9/8/99
- “A Merger with Heinz?” NYT, 9/16/99
- “Deal to Create Biggest U.S. Wireless Network”,
NYT,9/22/99
- “The Year of the Megamerger,” Fortune,
January 11, 1999.
- “The Lesson From Chrysler, Citicorp and Mobil,”
WSJ, January 4, 1999.
- “Justice Clears
AT&T Acquisition of TCI,” WSJ, January 5, 1999
- “How Warner and AHP Made a Deal” November 11, 1999 WSJ
- “Whoever Gets AirTouch, Ginn Gets a Fortune,” WSJ,
January 6, 1999
- “Fixing Deutsche Bank,” Business Week,
July 19, 1999
- “Exxon and Mobil Shareholders Approve the $81.2
Billion Merger,” WSJ, May 25,1999
- “FCC Weighs unusual Limit On SBC Deal,” WSJ, June 29,1999
- “San Francisco Transfer Cable System To
AT&T, to … Issue,” WSJ, June 28,1999
- “Importance of Being Persuasive,” NY Times,
May 26,1999
- “Mergers:
Crack Down on Stupid Accounting Tricks,” Business Week, May 4,
1998.
- “Power Play,” Business Week, February 9,
1998.
- “Magnetic Mania,” NY Times, December 22,
1998.
- “Tremors From Cheap Oil,” Business Week,
December 14, 1998.
- “Tight-Lipped
Exxon, Outspoken Mobil Face Major Image, Culture Differences,” WSJ, Dec.
13, 1998.
- “Exxon-Mobil Deal’s Size Is Magnet for
Regulators,” NY Times, December 13, 1998.
- “The Lion and the
Moose,” NY Times, December 4, 1998.
- “Proposed Oil
Colossus Lacks A Rockefeller,” NY Times, December 3, 1998.
- “Exxon and Mobil
Announce $80 Billion Deal To Create World’s Largest Company,” NY Times,
December 2, 1998.
- “AT&T Buying
IBM Network,” NY Times, December 9, 1998.
- “GE of Britain in
Merger Talks With Several Global Concerns,” NY Times, December 14, 1998.
- “Aetna to Buy Prudential Health Care Unit for
$1 Billion,” NY Times, December 11, 1998
- “Question and Answer about Merger”
- “Merger’s take-off far from assured”, WSJ
- “United to buy US Airways”, Chicago Tribune
- “German Bank-Merger Deals Keep Failing”, WSJ
- “AOL-Time Warner Merger triggers Disney
Objections”, WSJ
- “GM Nears Purchase of Daewoo Motor…”, WSJ
- “Volvo Rethinks Its Pact With Mitsubishi”, WSJ
- “Rivals of AOL Time Warner Face Battle With
Giant, Despite Curbs
- “Chase is on the verge of buying Morgan for
$30.9 Billion”, NYT
- “CEO Says Sprint Isn’t Looking for New
Partner”, WSJ
- “Time Warner, America Online Conduct Trial …”,
WSJ
- “General Electric Buying Honeywell in $45
Billion Deal”, WSJ,
- “MCI to buy sprint in swap of stock for $18
billion”
- “Bundling services merger’s true calling”
- “Measuring a combined Viacom/CBA against other
media giant”
- Strategies
And Leadership Impact On Organizational Performance, (Professor McLimore).
“Making
a Merger Work,” Batts, pp. 339.
Tuesday,
September 13
Professor McLimore
Case: “Difficult People in Organization/Termination A Fact of Life”
Readings:
- “AOL Confirms 1200 Job Cuts” August 20, 2001
- “So You’ve Lost Your Job” July 17,2001
- “Temps Take The Fall” August 13,2001
- “The Unemployment Rate’s Merit” June 6,2001
- “Employment May
Be Even Weaker Than You Think” April 2001
Tuesday,
September 18
Professor McLimore
Case:
“Ford Motor Company / Firestone Tires – Does Ford Have A Case?”
Readings:
- “Politics pushes way into Ford, Firestone Brawl”, Chicago Tribune, June 20 2001
- “Ford, Firestone Settle Explorer Rollover
Suit”, January 9,2001
- “Ford May seek more Firestone tire recalls”,
Chicago Tribune, May 2001
- “America’s Love Affair With Sports Utilities Is
Now Cooling Off”, WSJ, May 30,2001
- “Firestone to Recall Another Tire Model”, WSJ,
February 21, 2001
- “Why Its Worse Than You Think”, Business Week,
June 25,2001
- “Bridgestone Asks Venezuelan Dealers to ……”,
NYT, August 29,2000
- “A Crisis of Confidence”, Business Week,
September 18, 2000
- “Role of Ford Explorer Design Is Studied…”, WSJ,
September 20, 2000
- “Ford Urges Bridgestone to Recall Tires Made at
Venezuelan Factory”, WSJ, August 28, 2000
- “Car Tire Makers Cooperate to Design New Tire
Lines”, WSJ, September 8, 2000
- “Consumer Groups call for an Update of
Government’s Tire Safety Testing”, WSJ, September 08, 2000
- “Fatal Explorer Accidents Involving Bad Tires
Soared in ‘99”, NY Times, September 18, 2000
- “Ford Is seen Pushing Limits on Explorer’s
Safety Margin”, NY Times, September 16, 2000
- “More Tires on Ford Vehicles Could Be
Recalled”, WSJ, September 19, 2000
- “Chief Resigns From Firestone”, NY Times, October
11, 2000
- “Losing at the Leasing Game”, Business Week,
October 16, 2000
- “Ford, Firestone face major suits as firms seek
to allay tire issue”, MSNBC, December 21, 2000
- “A Crisis of Confidence
- “Firestone Prepares Itself In Injury Lawsuit”,
WSJ
- “Behind the Wheel: CEO NASER…” WSJ
- “Firestone Hasn’t Found a Defect, But Chief
Cites a ‘Safety Issue’” WSJ, ?
Thursday,
September 20
Case:
“Ford Motor Company / Firestone Tires – Will William Ford be the Next
CEO?”
Professor McLimore
Readings:
- “William Ford”
- “Ford may soon receive orders online”, WSJ
9/20/00
- “At Ford plants, heavy sweeping is done under
rug”, CT, 9/8/99
- “Ford is getting its ducks in a row for
divestiture of its parts unit”, WSJ, 11/11/99
- “AutoNation to close stores and cut jobs”, NYT
12/14/99
- “A breakdown on the sales lot”, NYT, 12/15/99
- “How GM, Ford think Web can make splash on the
factory floor”, WSJ, 12/3/99
- “Ford’s September Sales Declined by 1%”, WSJ
10/6/99
- “In his quest to make Ford a more
consumer-oriented powerhouse, Nasser is off to a fast start”
- “Ford Aim to Settle Rollover Suits” WSJ
- “Car and Truck sales in 1999 at U.S. record”,
NYT
- “Q&A with Ford’s Jacques Nasser”, Yahoo
- “The UAW’s new Deal With Ford Could Hardly be
Sweeter”, Yahoo
Tuesday,
September 25
Professor
McLimore
Case: “Changing
Strategies for a Changing World Economy”
Readings:
- “The Old Pillars of New Retailing”, Harvard
Business Review , April 2001
- “Six Habits of Merely Effective Negotiators”,
Harvard Business Review, April 2001
- “Conquering a Culture of Indecision”, Harvard Business Review, April 2001
- “Regional Trade Pacts
Thrive As the Big players Fail to Act”, NY Times, December 27, 2000
- “Breaking the Race Ceiling”, NY Times, December 27, 2000
- “Technology
Breeds Volatility And Major…” NYT November 1,2000
- “Japan Moves to stimulate its economy”, NYT, 11/12/99
- “Welcome to the club”, Business Week, 11/29/99
- “Europe, ten years later”, Business week, 11/8/99
- “China Internet investors face web of new rules”, WSJ, 12/13/99
- “Japan has more at stake than U.S. does as Yen soars”,
NYT, 9/16/99
- “As Currency Crisis Spreads, Need of a Cure
Grows More Pressing,” WSJ, August 24, 1998.
- “The Global Search for an Economic Parachute,” NY
Times, 1998.
- “Exchange-Rate Roulette,” WSJ, August
24, 1998.
- “Managing in the Euro Zone,” Harvard
Business Review, January-February, 1999.
- “Greenspan, in Speech, Sees Calming of Global
Markets,” NY Times, November 6, 1998.
- “Culture, Concerns Keep Some Nations on the Sidelines,” Culture, Concerns Keep Some Nations on the Sidelines,” NY Times, December 30, 1998.
- “Doing the Right
Thing (for Europe),” NY Times, December 4, 1998.
- “The Euro: Are You Ready?,” Business Week,
December 14, 1998.
- “When Lending Money Just Isn’t Enough,” NY Times, September 30, 1998.
- “Dollar Off 8%, but Yen Rally is Tied to Hedge Fund Strategies,” NY Times, October 8, 1998.
- “What to do About Asia?,” Business Week, January 26, 1998.
- “It’s Just Getting Worse in Asia,” Business Week, May 11, 1998.
- “2 Asian Economies Seek to Keep Global Market at Bay,” NY Times, September 12, 1998.
- “Asia’s Tigers Lick Wounds and Worry,” NY Times, September 16, 1998.
- “China’s Ills Run Deeper Than Floods,” Chicago Tribune, August 24, 1998.
- “Japan Adopts Banking Measures Designed to Inject Public Money,” WSJ, October 19, 1998.
Thursday,
September 27
Case: “Citibank Acquires Travelers Insurance
Company – Can There be Two Co-Chairmen?”
Readings:
- “Citigroup Announces
the retirement of John S. Reed Chairman and Co-Chief Executive”, News Releases,
February 28, 2000
- “In Moscow, Lines of
Unhappy Accountants Find Reform Elusive”, NY Times, November 7, 2000
- “Citigroup Revamps
Lending Unit to Avoid Abusive Practice”, NY Times, November 8, 2000
- “Swiss Bank’s Profit
Hurt By Expenses of Acquisition”, NY Times, November 16, 2000
- “Canada’s Banks Cross
the Border to Grow”, NY Times, November 15, 2000
- “Markets Stage Broad
Retreat”, Chicago Tribune, October 13, 2000
- “Chase is on Verge of
buying Morgan for $30.9 Billion”, NY Times
- “Citigroup: Is this
Marriage Working?”, Business Week, September 1, 2000
Tuesday
October 02
Guest Lecturer: Jeffery
W. Pollard, District Controller, Metro Chicago District, United Parcel Service
Readings:
- “FedEx, Postal Service Near Deal on Delivery Plan,” WSJ, January 9, 2001.
- “DOT Clears Path for Deutsche Post to Expand in US,” WSJ, May 14, 2001
- “FedEx, UPS Join Forces to Stave Off Foreign Push Into US Market,” WSJ, January 31, 2001.
- “FedEx, UPS Teach Dot Coms Way to Get Gifts Under Tree on Time,” WSJ, December, 18 2000
- “UPS Wins Battle With 6 Other Airlines for Preliminary China Flights Approval,” WSJ, November 22, 2000
- “UPS, FedEx Expect Earnings Shortfall,” WSJ, December 15, 2000
- “Did UPS Buy
Its Access to China?” SunTimes
- “UPS Posts Net
Income of $695 Million, Says It Is Fending Off Attack by FedEx,” WSJ
- “UPS Is
Appealing Potentially Costly Tax-Court Ruling,” WSJ
Thursday,
October 04
Guest Lecturer: Joseph
Hogan, President & Chief Executive Officer, GE Medical Systems
Readings:
- “GE Introduces New Ultrasound Technique: May Change Way Doctors Look at the Heart and Identify Coronary Artery Disease,” GE Website
- “Smaller Hospitals Get the Bigger Picture…” GE Website
- “GE Medical Systems to Acquire Data Critical Corporation,” GE Website
- “New Tools Enhance Productivity & Accuracy…” GE Website
- “GE Medical Invests Millions in Pewaukee…” August 6,2001
- “Digital Systems Are Poised to Tackle X-Ray….” August 6, 2001
Tuesday,
October 09
Professor McLimore
Case: “Microsoft: Break It Up, Regulate It, or Leave It Alone
Readings:
- “Response by U.S. Faults Microsoft Alternative
to Breakup Plan”, WSJ, May 18,2001
- “Microsoft’s Appeal” Sun Times February 26,2001
- “Appeals Judges Voice Doubts on Lower Court’s
….”, NYT, February 28,2001
- “Judges Question Case Against Microsoft”,
February 27,2001
- “Living In Microsoft’s Shadow” WSJ, August
13,2001
- “Microsoft Veteran Brad Chase to Leave His Post
at MSN, WSJ, April 10,2001
- “Smart is not Enough”, Fortune, January
8, 2001
- “Bias Suit Against Microsoft Aims at ‘Flat’
Workplace Hierarchies”, WSJ, January 4, 2001
- “Microsoft fails in delay bid” Chicago Tribune
August 8,2001
- “AOL vs. Microsoft” Business Week August
13,2001
- “Microsoft Unexpectedly Files Another Brief ”,
May 23, 2000
- “Microsoft and Ericsson to create wireless
venture” NYT, 12/9/99
- “Microsoft’s new battleground”, WSJ, 12/7/99
- “U.S. to Detail its charges on Microsoft”, WSJ,
12/7/99
- “Microsoft’s defeat opens window to suit
settlement”, 11/7/99
- “For Microsoft, the time may have come to cut a
deal”, NYT, 11/12/99
- “Close, don’t slam, Microsoft’s windows of
opportunity”, CT 9/22/99
- “Summations are offered in Microsoft antitrust
trail”, NYT, 9/22/99
- “U.S., Microsoft give no ground”, CT, 9/22/99
- “What’s weighing
down Microsoft,” Fortune, January 11, 1999.
- “The empire strikes
back, ”Fortune, January 11, 1999.
- “Bypassing Windows,” Business Week,
February 15, 1999
- “Remaking Microsoft,” Business Week, May
17, 1999
- “Visionary-In-Chief,” Business Week, May
17, 1999
- “Who Do You Want To Buy Today,” Business
Week, February 15, 1999
- “What To Do About Microsoft?,” Business
Week, April 20, 1998.
- “Teflon Bill,” Business Week, November
30, 1998.
- “The Best Legal Show In Town,” Business Week,
April 20, 1998.
- “Suits Make Unusual Demand,” Chicago Tribune,
May 19, 1998.
- “Microsoft Finds Windows CE is No Juggernaut,” WSJ,
July 1, 1998.
- “Microsoft Says Practices Are Legal In Formal
Response to Lawsuits,” WSJ, July 29, 1998.
- “Microsoft Launches New Attack Against Suits,” WSJ,
August, 11, 1998.
- “Microsoft Takes the Stand,” Business Week,
August 17, 1998.
- “Old E-Mail Dogs Microsoft in Fighting
Antitrust Suits,” WSJ, August 27, 1998.
- “The Case of Missing PC Makers,” Business
Week, Sept. 21, 1998.
- “A New Tactic is
Taken by Microsoft,” NY Times, December 4, 1998.
- “Gates Criticizes
Government’s Lawyer for One of his Depositions,” NY Times, December 8,
1998.
- “The Microsoft
Trial Reviews Dispute with Sun Over Java,” NY Times, December 11, 1998.
- “If Microsoft Loses
Case, Remedies are Thorny,” NY Times, December 14, 1998.
- “The empire strikes out”, Business week.
- “Microsoft Breakup appears probable”
- “Microsoft Scrambles to Launch Software”, WSJ
- “U.S. Drops Bid to Break Microsoft in 3….” WSJ
- “U.S. fine-tunes plan for 2-way Microsoft split”
- “Microsoft to Name Belluzzo to Posts of
President…”, WSJ
- “Microsoft Antitrust Case Heads Back to Trail
Court”, WSJ
- “Does a breakup make sense?”
Thursday,
October 11
Guest Lecturer: Michael Tucker, Sr. Vice
President-Human Resources, Baxter International
Readings:
- Biography - Michael Tucker
- “Biotech is Golden Lure for Baxter”, Chicago Tribune”, April 2, 2000
- “A 21st Century Company: Baxter International”, Chicago Sun-Times, May 8, 2000
- “Could this pig save your life?”, NY Times,
December 20, 2000
- “Baxter Plans to Split Off Its Heart Products
Business,” NYT, July 13,
1999
- “Baxter Plans to Split Off Cardiac Unit,” WSJ,
July 12,1999
- “Baxter International’s Plan to Split Off Unit
Sends Stock Price Up” WSJ, July 13,1999
- “Baxter Expects to Give New Life to
Cardiovascular … Spin-off,” Chicago Tribune, July 13,1999
- “Management’s New Paradigms,” Forbes,
October 5, 1998.
- “Company Capsule” www.hoovers.com,
January 7, 1998.
- “Kraemer Succeeds
Loucks as Baxter CEO,” www.prnewswire.com, December 30, 1998.
- “Baxter, Other
Corporations Team Up with National Marrow Donor Program,” www.prnewswire.com,
December 22, 1998.
- “FDA Approves
Manufacturing Upgrades At Baxter’s Glendale, California Processing Facility,” www.prnewswire.com,
November 30, 1998.
- “Baxter Receives
FDA Approval to Manufacture Medical Therapy in Short Supply,” www.prnewswire.com,
October 23, 1998.
- “Baxter Third
Quarter Sales Up 10 Percent; Net Income
Rises 11 Percent...” www.prnewswire.com, October 22, 1998.
- “Ba