0088 - Elective: Advanced Topics II - Location and Regional Development
| Subtitle: | CLIP: Corporate Location Incentive Policies |
| Instructors: | em.o.Univ.Prof. Edward Bergman, Ph.D. |
| Type: | PI |
| Weekly hours: | 2 |
| Members (max.): | 15 |
| Registration period: | 09/01/08 to 10/10/09 |
- Class objective(s) (learning outcomes)
- CLIP examines the key regional and policy factors responsible for successful Porterian' strategies of corporate location and asset deployment in a globalizing Dunning' economy. Corporate strategists continually re-evaluate the worldwide setting in which their assets and corporate functions are strategically deployed. Expanded global trade and increasingly inclusive WTO policies complicate such decisions by encouraging scale-efficient production and related functions at optimal locations, where optimality itself remains a dynamically defined concept. At the same time, nations and regions compete with each other for such investment by developing superior local business and investment conditions (e.g., CREDO-seminar) and by offering incentives to relocating firms. CLIP is an optional topic within the Institutes Globalisation and Regional Development specialization sequence. Format: in all respects a U.S. university-style course. Students are expected to read assignments in advance of class discussions, be prepared to engage in informed, often impromptu, discussion of concepts from literature, cases or lectures, and submit assigned class projects on-time. Attendance at each class meeting is expected. Grades will reflect student performance in all activities, which are spread evenly throughout the semester. Typical class profile includes WU-Wien and exchange students.
- Prerequisites according to degree program
- none
- Teaching and learning method(s)
- Seminar and student discussions are entirely in English, mixing lecture and seminar-discussion formats.CLIP operates in all respects as a U.S. university-style course: students are expected to read assignments in advance of class discussions, be prepared to offer informed, often impromptu, discussion of concepts from literature or lectures, and submit assigned class exercises on-time. Attendance at each class meeting is expected. Grades will reflect student performance in all activities, including a final examination.-
- In case of restricted admission; selection criteria
- none
- Criteria for successful completion
- Two class projects (location decision case-study and web analysis of location promotion), daily seminar preparation and participation, examination.
- Availability of instructor(s) for contact by students
- Tel. 31336/4882
e-mail: mailto:edward.bergman@wu-wien.ac.at
For further information see our homepage: http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/ruw - Miscellaneous
- Specific readings, course literature, and class project information will be based upon (and available to) fully inscribed students during the first two March meetings - your attandance will be absolutely necessary. Excellent library and computer laboratory resources are available for seminar purposes at the institute 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. daily.
Detailed schedule
| Day | Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 10/15/08 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM | SR B205 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 10/22/08 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM | SR B205 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 10/29/08 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM | SR B205 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 11/05/08 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM | SR B205 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 11/12/08 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM | SR B205 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 11/19/08 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM | SR B205 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 11/26/08 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM | SR B205 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 12/03/08 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM | SR B205 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 12/10/08 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM | SR B205 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 12/17/08 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM | SR B205 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 01/07/09 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM | SR B205 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 01/14/09 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM | SR B205 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 01/21/09 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM | SR B205 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 01/28/09 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM | SR B205 (UZA 4) |
Contents
CLIP examines the key regional and policy factors responsible for successful Porterian' strategies of corporate location and asset deployment in a globalizing Dunning' economy. Details see hereunder:
| Unit | Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introductory Lecture |
| 2 | Place Competition Concepts |
| 3 | Competition, Promotion and Marketing |
| 4 | Webproject (Laboratory) |
| 5 | Presentation of Promotional Webprojects |
| 6 | Competitive FDI Location |
| 7 | Regional Assets |
| 8 | Regional Tax-Incentive Competition |
| 9 | Regional Tax-Incentive Competition |
| 11 | Presentations of Investor Case Studies |
| 12 | Presentations of Investor Case Studies |
| 13 | Final Examination |
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