SEMINAR IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
E 296
Evening / Weekend MBA program
Summer Semester 2004
| Instructor: | Sebastian Teunissen |
| Office: | F 447 |
| Hours: | by appointment |
| Contact: | Telephone: (510) 643-4999 |
| Fax: (510) 642-8228 | |
| E-mail: teunisse@haas.berkeley.edu |
Course Objectives, Structure and Organization
This course is designed to introduce the participants to the
culture, history and business environment in various countries.
The 2004 edition, outlined below, focuses on South Africa.
Participation in this course is restricted to students enrolled
in the Evening/Weekend MBA Program at Haas.
Classroom schedule
Classes will meet from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM unless indicated otherwise.Room
C 330 Haas.
| DATE | Speaker(s) Topics |
| June 2 | Sebastian Teunissen "Managing Across Cultures" |
| June 9 | Sean Lance, Chairman (ret) of Chiron |
| June 16 |
Gideon Granville, Haas MBA 2004, McKinsey & Company, Johannesburg Sven Ouzman Anthropology, UC Berkeley and Rock Art Department, National Museum, South Africa |
| June 26 (sat) | Team Presentations (10:00 to 3:00) time tentative |
| June 30 |
Sagie Govender, Committee for South African Solidarity (COSAS) Andrew Scoular, Technology Marketing, |
| August TBA | Final Review and Wrap-up |
Travel schedule
| DATE | Schedule |
| July 10(Sat) | Depart San Francisco, SFO- LHR on BA 286 7:00 PM 115P |
| July 11(Sun) |
Arrive: London 1:15 PM. Depart London, LHR-CPT BA 59 7:20 PM |
| July 12 (Mon) |
Arrive Cape Town 8:00 AM The
Ambassador Hotel FREE DAY |
| July 13 (Tues) |
9:00 AM Gregory Roberts-Baxter, Venfin Ltd. 2:30 PM Brian O'Connell, Vice Chancellor, University of the Western Cape |
| July 14 (Wed) |
9:00 AM Acorn Technologies 2:00 PM Gavin Goldblatt, CEO,Catalyst Innovation (time/date tentative) |
| July 15(Thurs) |
(depart hotel 9:00 AM) Tour of Khayalitchya informal settlements. 11:00 AM Morgenhof Winery |
| July 16 (Fri) | 10:00 AM Shaun Johnson Mandela Rhodes Foundation |
| July 17 (Sat) | FREE DAY |
| July 18 (Sun) | FREE DAY |
| July 19(Mon) |
Depart Cape Town, BA6406 09:10 AM Arrive Johannesburg 11:10 AM 1:30 PM SABMiller Alrode brewery (travel to brewery direct from airport) Park Hyatt Johannesburg, 191 Oxford Road,Rosebank 2196, Johannesburg,Tel: +27 11 280-1234, Fax: +27 11 280-1975
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| July 20 (Tues) |
10:00 AM Neville Nicolau, Executive Officer, South Africa, AngloGoldAshanti 11:00 AM Mr. Bobby Godsell, CEO and Mr. Sam Jonah, President AngloGoldAshant 1:00 PM Luanne Grant,
Executive Director 3:00 PM travel to Pretoria. 4:00 PM Dr. Con Fauconnier, CEO of Kumba Resources and President of the Chamber of Mines of South Africa |
| July 21 (Wed) |
11:30 Mr. John Kearney, General Manager, Pfizer 3:00 PM Professors Geoffrey Bick, Geoffrey Heald, Wits Business School Negotiating the New South African Constitution Roelf Meyer. 5:00 PM Cocktail party - Wits faculty and MBA students. |
| July 22(Thurs) |
(depart hotel 5:30 AM) Tau Tona Mine Formerly known as Western Deep, this 3,500 meter deep mine is the deepest in the world. Sasol Technology Bava Pillay |
| July 23 (Fri) |
Tour of Soweto and the Apartheid Museum Depart Johannesburg BA 54 9:25 PM |
| July 24 (Sat) | Arrive LHR 7:40AM Depart LHR BA 285 10:40 AM Arrive SFO 1:35 PM |
Logistics and Formalities
PASSPORT and VISAS (source: United States Department of State,
Bureau of Consular Affairs FOREIGN
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS)
You must have a passport with
a validity extending to January 31, 2005 or beyond.
Apply now for a new
passport if you do not meet this requirement.
Assignments
Classroom Presentations
Four teams of students will select a topic from a list to be
provided. The teams will each research and prepare a presentation
which will be delivered to the entire class. A total of three
teams will present.
Research Paper
The main assignment for this course will consist of a research
paper on a topic to be decided in consultation with the instructor.
The topic should encompass some aspect(s) of doing business
in South Africa. It could compare and contrast an industry in
South Africa versus the USA, it could review market potential
for some product or service in South Africa or follow a similar
theme. Ideally, the paper should be related to the particular
company or industry in which the student is employed.
The format of the paper should be decided in consultation with
the instructor. For example, if a Powerpoint presentation might
prove more useful to the student than a research document, this
would be perfectly acceptable.
Briefings
Briefings are designed to assist the group's understanding of
the companies and organizations that we will visit and/or the
cultures that we will experience. Each student is to select
one of the organizations on our itinerary and prepare a briefing
on that entity. This briefing will be delivered to the group
prior to our visit to that particular entity. Following the
visit, the same student will lead a de-briefing to summarize
what we learned from the visit.
Evaluation
Evaluation for a grade will be based on three components - the
research paper, the briefings and class participation. Participation
throughout the classroom sessions and during the study tour
will be considered. The breakdown for grading purposes will
be as follows:
| Research Paper: | 50% | |
| Team Presentations | 20% | |
| Briefings/De-briefings: | 10% | |
| Participation: | 20% |
Health &
Safety Issues
Travel overseas, especially to developing countries and emerging
markets, may expose participants to health and other risks different
from those that they face at home. Although we will do our best
to make participants aware of such risks and will make efforts
to minimize risks, the ultimate responsibility lies with the
participant. Participation in the program explicitly implies
acceptance of all responsibility for loss, injury and/or death
by the applicant. Participants are advised to check with
the Centers for Disease Control and with the US State Department
for information on health and safety issues respectively. See
also the useful international web sites page for further research
on countries and their respective health and safety record.
Each participant must obtain, at their own expense, any vaccinations,
inoculations or other medications considered appropriate for
a prudent traveler to the destination(s) to which they are assigned.
Each participant must obtain, at their own expense, suitable
health insurance for the duration of the in-country portion
of the program. The insurance must cover medical evacuation
to the USA. Evidence of such insurance must be provided to the
course instructor. Without endorsement or recommendation, the
following possible providers are listed for your convenience:
MEDEX and the AAA+
membership (if you have been an AAA member for one year) of
the CSAA are two possible sources for such insurance. See also
: www.insuremytrip.com
The Centers for Disease
Control Travel Section provides a wealth of information
on traveler's health.
Country information
SOUTH AFRICA
U.S. State Department Consular
Information Sheet.
Links
to Many S. A. Web Sites prepared by the S. A. Consulate
General in New York City..
CIA Fact
Book
Consulate General
in Los Angeles, CA
US Embassy in South
Africa
Miscellaneous
Computer, modem, telephone
questions?
Travel Health Online
More
Useful Web Sites (Some sites above are duplicated on this
list, but there are many other useful ones.)
Last Updated: July 26, 2004
