Business Studies 2000cd. Management and Markets: Human Behavior and Administration
Catalog Number: 3946 Enrollment: Limited to 36.
George P. Baker (Business School) and members of the HBS faculty
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., 12:30–2. EXAM GROUP: 5, 6
This course will cover the foundations of corporate strategy and organizational design as informed by industrial and organizational economies; In the second part, we will look at the functioning of modern capital markets, and the interactions of firms within this market.
Note: Jointly offered with the Business School as 4003/4004.
Business Studies 2110. The Foundations of Strategy
Catalog Number: 2784 Enrollment: Limited to 36.
Kenneth S. Corts (Business School)
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 11:30–1. EXAM GROUP: 13, 14
This new course will focus on the application of contemporary thinking about microeconomics and, particularly, industrial organization, to business strategy. The perspective taken, however, will emphasize issues associated with business administration and research in that area.
Note: Offered jointly with the Business School as 4110.
Prerequisite: Economics 2010a, or the equivalent.
Business Studies 2120. Game Theory
Catalog Number: 8305 Enrollment: Limited to 36.
Adam Brandenburger (Business School)
Half course (spring term). Th., F., 1–2:30. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7, 15, 16
This course is a broad coverage of game theory, including: non-cooperative and cooperative games; rationality and irrationality; first- and second-mover advantages; measures of bargaining power; conditions for efficiency and inefficiency in bargaining games; and links between games. The course will emphasize applications to business-strategy concepts, such as positioning, judo, bundling, and innovation.
Note: Offered jointly with the Business School as 4120. Open to advanced undergraduates with permission of instructor.
Business Studies 2130. Institutional Foundations of Capitalism
Catalog Number: 3619 Enrollment: Limited to 36.
David Abraham Moss (Business School) and I J Alexander Dyck (Business School)
Half course (spring term). M., 3–6. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
Examines the institutional foundations of a market economy and explores new approaches to institutional research. This year we will focus on institutions of corporate governance and risk management.
Note: Scholars will deliver papers in a conventional seminar format and then meet exclusively with students for an hour. Offered jointly with the Business School as 4130.
Business Studies 2140. Information and Network Economics
Catalog Number: 1350
Charles King (Business School)
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., 3–4:30. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
This is a new course, designed as an introduction to the economics of information and networks supplemented by how firms design information products and how organizations distribute and generate information. It covers four major topics: (1) concepts of information and how to measure it, (2) how individual rational actors use information and make choices under uncertainty, (3) how information goods differ from tangible goods, and (4) how different governance mechanisms affect information creation and distribution.
Note: Offered jointly with the Business School as 4140.
Prerequisite: Economics 2010, 2020 or the equivalent; can be taken concurrently. Knowledge of multivariate calculus and basic principles of computer science.
[Business Studies 2310. Policy and Management: Theory and Application]
Catalog Number: 9281 Enrollment: Limited to 36.
Joseph L. Bower (Business School)
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
The readings in this new course cover related literatures of policy formulation and implementation, organization development and learning, and governance, in the context of rapidly evolving fields such as the management of innovation and application of modern information technology. Wherever possible, the perspective will be comparative. Building on classics in the field, the course will deal with contemporary topics such as rapid growth, knowledge sharing and virtual organizations. The readings are complemented by case studies so that classes will deal with theory and application.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Offered jointly with the Business School as 4310.
Business Studies 2540. The Management of Technological Innovation
Catalog Number: 8573 Enrollment: Limited to 36.
Lee Fleming (Business School)
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 4–5:30. EXAM GROUP: 18
This new course explores a range of topics and themes associated with technological innovation. It is designed to provide doctoral students with a relatively comprehensive overview of the important streams of literature in the innovation field. This course is inter-disciplinary in focus and includes perspectives from operations, management, and organizational theory.
Note: Offered jointly with the Business School as 4540.
Business Studies 2630. Consumer Behavior
Catalog Number: 5513 Enrollment: Limited to 36.
John Timothy Gourville (Business School)
Half course (fall term). Tu., 3–6. EXAM GROUP: 17, 18
This new course will provide a research overview of the field of consumer behavior and consumer decision making. Drawing principally from research papers from the fields of economics, psychology, and sociology, the course will cover topics including persuasion and attitude formation, emotion and affect, learning and memory, and behavioral decision making.
Business Studies 2810. Business History Seminar
Catalog Number: 3157 Enrollment: Limited to 36.
Thomas K. McCraw (Business School)
Half course (fall term). M., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
Business History, Economic Theory, and Biography cut across disciplines, and the central question is this: does a theorist’s biography tell us anything about the theory itself? Theorists include Keynes, Schumpeter, Ronald Coase, and more recent Nobel Laureates.
Note: Offered jointly with the Business School as 4810. The theme for the Seminar will be Business History, Economic Theory, and Biography. Both HBS faculty and professors from other universities will present panels and papers on this theme.