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SMS Global Strategy Debate: Alvarez, Arikan, Baldwin, and Rose

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Some believe that the distinctions firms face regarding the economic and social outcomes of their operations are all-encompassing. Others believe that the expectations are unclear, and the world is not as open as we imagined. Some may see the firm as a boundary-less organization that operates in boundary-less markets. Others are less keen on an increasingly globalized and open world. This debate is about how all these contradictions will impact the organizational forms.

Title: "Contrasting Forms of Organizing Economic Activity in an Open (and maybe Not-So-Open) World."

Date: April 28^th Friday @10:00am-11:30am (EST) live via Zoom

Debaters:

Sharon Alvarez (Pittsburgh)

Asli Arikan (Kent)

Carliss Baldwin (Harvard)

Elizabeth Rose (IIM-Udaipur)

The Initial Charge:

 "New organizational forms are needed in an open world."

Format:

We will follow a modified Ox-Bridge style debate, with four (4) rounds.

Introductions, and explanations for the debate format and the initial charge. (4 minutes)

1^st round - positioning: (5 minutes each debater)

2^nd round - crossfire: (4 minutes each debater)

3^rd round - rebuttals: (3 minutes each debater)

4^th round – closing remarks: (3 minutes each debater)

udience participation and Q&A (25 minutes).