Preclass Survey: MBA290G International Competition in High Tech (Fall 2008)

1. Survey Questions

Please note that timely responses to these questions and future survey questions are mandatory as they will count toward your class participation grade. Please keep your answers brief (this shouldn’t take more than 5-10 minutes and should be 1 page at most). Please complete this survey by noon next Monday.

1. Name and email address

Name and email address

2. Please check off the topics where you feel you have proficiency.

Please check off the topics where you feel you have proficiency. Financial Comparative Company Analysis

Porter's Diamond

Porter's Five Forces

Value Chain

Crossing the Chasm

Innovator's Dilemma

None of the Above

3. What do you want to learn from this class?

What do you want to learn from this class?

4. How many hours per week do you expect to spend on this course outside of the class room?

How many hours per week do you expect to spend on this course outside of the class room? Number of hours outside of the classroom:

5. Are there any other industries, countries, or cultures not in the syllabus that you would like the course to cover? If so, look through the case studies on the Harvard Business Online website (http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/hbsp/case_studies.jsp) and recommend some alternative cases. Also indicate which class/cases you would delete.

Are there any other industries, countries, or cultures not in the syllabus that you would like the course to cover? If so, look through the case studies on the Harvard Business Online website (http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/hbsp/case_studies.jsp) and recommend some alternative cases. Also indicate which class/cases you would delete.

6. Please comment on the readings. Do you agree that it's a "flat" world compared with 10 years ago? Do agree with the 10 reasons? How has globalization impacted you?

Please comment on the readings. Do you agree that it's a "flat" world compared with 10 years ago? Do agree with the 10 reasons? How has globalization impacted you?