Readings

SES # TOPICS READINGS
1 Stylized view of entrepreneurship McMillan, John, and Christopher Woodruff. "The Central Role of Entrepreneurs in Transition Economies." Journal of Economic Perspectives 16, no. 3 (2002): 153-70. (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF)
2 The role of government in entrepreneurship: Singapore Vietor, Richard H. K., and Emily J. Thompson. "Singapore Inc." Harvard Business School Case. Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 9-703-040, February 27, 2003.
3 Mixer  
4 National government, international technology: China

Quelch, John A. and Katherine E. Jocz. "Google in China (A)." Harvard Business School Case. Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 9-510-071, January 10, 2010.

Quelch, John A. "Google in China (B)." Harvard Business School Case. Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 9-510-110, April 1, 2010.

Talbot, David. "China's Internet Paradox." Technology Review 113, no. 2 (2010): 62-7.

5 The pressure to expand: China; Team dynamics Anthony, Kevin, Roger Erdong Chen, Aaron Rackoff, and Wai Yan Wong. "PPS.tv and China's Online Video Distribution Market." MIT Sloan School of Management Case. MIT Sloan Teaching Innovation Resources. Case: 08-074, July 29, 2008. (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF)
6 Intellectual property rights (IPR): India Huang, Yasheng, and Harold F. Hogan, Jr. "India's Intellectual Property Rights Regime and the Pharmaceutical Industry." Harvard Business School Case. Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 9-702-039, February 21, 2002.
7 National advantages in a global industry: India Kalegaonkar, Archana, Richard Locke, and Jonathan Lehrich. "Biocon India Group." MIT Sloan School of Management Case. MIT Sloan Teaching Innovation Resources. Case: 08-081, November 4, 2008. (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF)
8 Investing in Indonesia Porter, Michael E., and Christian H. M. Ketels. "Indonesia: Attracting Foreign Investment." Harvard Business School Case. Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 9-708-420, November 19, 2007.
9 International expansion: Indonesia Carlisle, Erica, Chris Lin, Libby Putman, and Emily Sporl. "Mercy Corps and KeBal Healthy Food Carts: Sustaining and Scaling Up." MIT Sloan School of Management Case. MIT Sloan Teaching Innovation Resources. Case: 10-106, September 26, 2010. (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF - 1.7MB)
10 Working in a G-Lab project Lehrich, M. Jonathan, Paul John Paredes, and Ramesh Ravikumar. "Compsis at a Crossroads." MIT Sloan School of Management Case. MIT Sloan Teaching Innovation Resources. Case: 07-044, December 15, 2009. (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF)
11 Faculty meetings with teams  
12 When bad teams happen to good people Lehrich, M. Jonathan, Jeff Kennedy, Anne Ma, Mike Reagan, and Tristan Wu. "Breakdown in Brazil." MIT Sloan School of Management Case. Case: 09-097, Rev. October 7, 2011.
13 Introduction to library research; Open Mike  
14 Open Mike; Medical information  
15 Travel logistics; Faculty meetings with teams  
16 Faculty meetings with teams  
17 Fledgling company, fledgling economy: Vietnam

McMillan, John, Christopher Woodruff, and Erin Yurday. "Entrepreneurship in a Harsh Business Climate: Reform-Era Vietnam." Harvard Business School Case. Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: IB45, March 28, 2003.

McMillan, John, Christopher Woodruff, and Erin Yurday. "Note on Vietnam's Business Climate." Harvard Business School Case Note. Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: IB45, March 28, 2003.

"Special Report: Vietnam." The Economist 387, no. 8577 (2008): 3-16

18 Making sense of the local environment: Vietnam Bowers, Andrew, Daniel Cook, Lori Simpson, and Stanley Yung. "PeaceSoft Solutions (A)." MIT Sloan School of Management Case. Case: 08-078, September 2, 2008.
19 Session topic unavailable  
20 Faculty meetings with teams  
21 Faculty meetings with teams  
22 Managing your G-lab internship Dowd, Katherine, Patcharapa Yuu, and Theeradech Kay. "Kapanmed (A)." MIT Sloan School of Management Case. Case: 10-108, November 30, 2010.
23 Conclusion  
  G-Lab Internship  
24 Debrief and reflection session  
25 Poster session  
  Submission of final deliverables