BA 583: Comparative Business

Prof. Ruth Aguilera, Spring 2010

UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!

This course will examine organizations and organizational issues in comparative perspective and within the global context. Each week we will discuss on a set of theories covering different topics important in international business such as the multinational firm, transfer of knowledge across countries, law and finance, comparative corporate governance. 

I have tried to include a wide variety of industries and countries so that we can analyze the different theoretical frameworks and international business concepts within diverse settings.

Most of the books are former doctoral dissertations

Some of the books that we will read are:

Milhaupt, C. J. and Pistor,, K. 2008. Law and Capitalism: What Corporate Crises Reveal about Legal Systems and Economic Development around the World. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.

Gourevitch, P. A. and Shinn, J. 2005. Political Power and Corporate Control : The New Global Politics of Corporate Governance Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

Guillén, Mauro. 2008. The Rise of Spanish Multinationals. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Kristensen, P.H. and  Zeitlin, J. 200x. Local Players in Global Games. The Strategic Constitution of a Multinational Corporation.

Wherry, Frederick F. (200x) Global Markets and Local Crafts: Thailand and Costa Rica Compared.