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SMS Global Strategy Debate: Alvarez, Arikan, Baldwin, and Rose<o:p></o:p>

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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. <o:p></o:p>

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

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

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Debaters:<o:p></o:p>

Sharon Alvarez (Pittsburgh)<o:p></o:p>

Asli Arikan (Kent)<o:p></o:p>

Carliss Baldwin (Harvard)<o:p></o:p>

Elizabeth Rose (IIM-Udaipur)<o:p></o:p>

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The Initial Charge:<o:p></o:p>

 "New organizational forms are needed in an open world." <o:p></o:p>

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Format: <o:p></o:p>

We will follow a modified Ox-Bridge style debate, with four (4) rounds. <o:p></o:p>

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Introductions, and explanations for the debate format and the initial charge. (4 minutes)<o:p></o:p>

1^st round - positioning: (5 minutes each debater)<o:p></o:p>

2^nd round - crossfire: (4 minutes each debater)<o:p></o:p>

3^rd round - rebuttals: (3 minutes each debater)<o:p></o:p>

4^th round – closing remarks: (3 minutes each debater) <o:p></o:p>

<o:p> A</o:p>udience participation and Q&A (25 minutes). <o:p></o:p>

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