Message-ID: <1351525.1075852558521.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 11:51:49 -0700 (PDT) From: courtney_abernathy@yahoo.com To: jeff.dasovich@enron.com Subject: RE: Re: Case study option Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Courtney Abernathy X-To: Dasovich, Jeff X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \JDASOVIC (Non-Privileged)\Deleted Items X-Origin: Shankman-J X-FileName: JSHANKM (Non-Privileged).pst I took the plunge and got LASIK about a month ago. Amazing to be without glasses or contacts for the first time in 20 years. VERY convenient. Although some people tell me they miss the specs on me. Courtney --- "Dasovich, Jeff" wrote: > Thanks very much. I'll try to subscribe again. Hey, > forgive me for > being a snoop, but do you not wear glasses at all > anymore? > > Signed, > Four eyes > > -----Original Message----- > From: Courtney Abernathy > [mailto:courtney_abernathy@yahoo.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 1:32 PM > To: Dasovich, Jeff; Lesley Keffer > Subject: Fwd: Re: Case study option > > > > --- Florian Pestoni > wrote: > > Subject: Re: Case study option > > To: "Howard Shelanski" > > > > CC: ba278-1@haas.berkeley.edu, > > e278-1@haas.berkeley.edu > > From: "Florian Pestoni" > > 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" > > > @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 > > > ********************************************************************** > This e-mail is the property of Enron Corp. and/or > its relevant affiliate and may contain confidential > and privileged material for the sole use of the > intended recipient (s). Any review, use, > distribution or disclosure by others is strictly > prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient > (or authorized to receive for the recipient), please > contact the sender or reply to Enron Corp. at > enron.messaging.administration@enron.com and delete > all copies of the message. 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