31.03.2025
Special Topics in International Business
Dear all,
I trust that you are always doing well & & really hungry for overcoming many challenges in your career development journey.
Today I just wanted to officially inform you about your preparation for WEEK 7.
I encourage the students appointed to explain why this article is meaningful in theory & practice.
Moreover, I strongly encourage these students to come up with one or two unique & meaningful questions for their peers to discuss in class in WEEK 7. In other words, I expect the assigned students to lead the class discussion & prepare your own answers to the questions posed (Please send the questions to me several days before the lesson if you are assigned to play this specific role). I would greatly appreciate if you could bring some detailed information (apart from the assigned papers) that actually stimulate the students’ thought process in practice.
07.04.2025 (Monday)
Schuh, A. (2011). “ESET: From Living Room to Global Player in Antivirus Software” (pp. 550-554).
→ALESSANDRO BETTINELLI
→JACOPO BELOTTI
→ALANA MARIE DATE
Chang, S. J. (2008). “Wannabe Global”. In Sony vs Samsung: The Inside Story of the Electronics Giants’ Battle for Global Supremacy. John Wiley & Sons.
→ELISA BOLIS
→CARLA GRIEBL
→ETHAN MARSHALL
I would also like to emphasize that, even if you are not assigned, you are highly likely to be asked to answer your opinions about the questions listed. Therefore, please make sure that you prepare yourself very well.
Moreover, please read the case article titled “Raising Start-Up Capital Abroad”, & identify & investigate one start-up funded by foreign investors (when, who, for what, terms of the contract, how much, etc.) & how the internationalization of the chosen start-up has progressed since then. I encourage you to be able to constructively explain why your chosen case is unique & valuable.
I wish you a wonderful week & I will see you next week !
Best regards,
Norifumi Kawai