Managing Global Integration

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Many of the class sessions are each built around a business case study, with the decisions and situations encountered by the featured company as a driver of in-class discussion. Guiding questions for analyzing each of the cases as well as supporting material are provided in the Readings section.

SES #	TOPICS	CASE DISCUSSION
1	How Local Context Matters Learning Objectives What is special about managing a multinational organization Exploring the local nature of organizations Preparing for an international management position	HP Singapore
2	Realizing a Global Performance Learning Objectives General management and collective performance Shaping global performance	Nissan
3	The Relevance of Organization Learning Objectives The role of organization in internationalization and global integration Path dependence and “administrative heritage” in the multinational company	—
4	Global Integration: The Value Learning Objectives Interdependencies and complementarities across countries GI and the knowledge-based view of the MNC GI at various levels	SAP
5	Global Integration: The Challenge Learning Objectives Coordination and control at a distance The impact of local re-contextualization Individual integration and national allegiance The process of global integration	TEVA
6	Navigating the Maze of a Globally Integrated Organization Learning Objectives The “matrix” and the multidimensional organization The challenges of managing in a multidimensional organization	ABB
7	Managing Global Clients Learning Objectives Local customers and global customers as organizational dimensions Gl and the global customer The emergence and evolution of “global account management”	Siemens
8	Managing Global Innovation Learning Objectives The “knowledge architecture” of an innovation Globalization and the dispersion of valuable knowledge Global innovation: melding knowledge across nations Managing global innovation	HP Singapore
9	Virtual Teamwork Learning Objectives The impact of dispersion and contextual diversity GI and virtual teamwork Teamwork as process Leading a virtual team	Shield
10	Building the Globally Integrated Company Learning Objectives The evolution of a large multinational company GI initiatives The extended global leadership team and the specific skills of global leaders	IBM
11	Creating Metanational Advantage Learning Objectives Globally integrating the creation of a new strategy The metanational innovation process Mobilizing dispersed knowledge: The critical role of “magnets”	STM
12	Global Integration Going Forward Learning Objectives GI: Common ground, virtual HQ, and a “garage” the size of the world “Think (and feel) local, act global” What does GI mean for incumbent multinational companies What does GI mean for companies from “emerging economies” What does GI mean for startups	—