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. (PDF)

Glaeser, Edward L., and William R. Kerr. “The Secret to Job Growth: Think Small.” Harvard Business Review Magazine, July 2010.

2 Income inequality, social stratification and market opportunity at the bottom of the pyramid: The case of Brazil

Marulanda, Sergio, Belén Monedero, Diogo Santos and Fernando Tomé. “Beleza Natural: Choosing the Right Growth Model.” MIT Sloan School of Management Case, May 2006.

Beleza Natural.

3 Mixer  
4 Where are we in the global cycle?

World Economic Outlook Update: Restoring Confidence Without Harming Recovery.” International Monetary Fund, July 7, 2010.

Boone, Peter, and Simon Johnson. “Will the Politics of Global Moral Hazard Sink Us Again?” Chapter 10 in The Future of Finance. London School of Economics and Political Science, 2010, pp. 247-88.

5 Entrepreneurship diasporas; Team dynamics Kerr, William, and Daniel J. Isenberg. “Take Advantage of your Diaspora Network.” Harvard Business School Note. Harvard Business School Publishing. Note: 9-808-029, August 15, 2007.
6 Global location decisions Nanda, Ramana, and Toby Stuart. “KiOR: Catalyzing Clean Energy.” Harvard Business School Case. Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 9-809-092, March 4, 2009.
7 Entering a market in flux Barnett, Katie, Anand Mohanrangan, Teru Tanaka, and Yipeng Zhao. “Conexia: Entering the U.S. Market.” MIT Sloan School of Management Case. MIT Sloan Teaching Innovation Resources. Case: 10-103, July 13, 2010. (PDF - 1.2MB)
8 Global sales strategies for ambitious entrepreneurs Kuemmerie, Walter, and Chad Ellis. “Spotfire: Managing a Multinational Start-Up.” Harvard Business School Case. Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 9-899-078, October 12, 1998.
9 Inside the entrepreneurial ecosystem

Sahlman, William A. “Endeavor: Creating a Global Movement for High-Impact Entrepreneurship.” Harvard Business School Case. Harvard Business School Publishing. Case: 9-810-049, September 28, 2009.

Endeavor

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. (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 Global environment for your projects

World Economic Outlook: Recovery, Risk, and Rebalancing.” International Monetary Fund, October, 2010.

18 Local environment for your projects 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 Internationalization Cuellar, Alejandro, Yvette Hau, Walter Lironi, and Diego May. “Color/9: Tatitos.” MIT Sloan School of Management Case. Case: 09-090, March 2002.
20 Faculty meetings with teams  
21 Faculty meetings with teams (cont.)  
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  

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