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This article describes the student-generated case as a form of active and reflective learning that overcomes some limitations of traditional analysis and group discussion of written cases. The student-generated case is a learning method that involves a description of an experience-based situation, analysis of the situation and the self, theoretical connections to experience, generation of alternatives, development of an action plan, and individual reflection. The method has various benefits, including moving the focus of learning onto the student, bridging the gap between theory and practice, improving writing and analytical skills, promoting lifelong learning, addressing the weaknesses of the traditional case analysis in the implementation of alternatives and reflection on one’s perceptions and behaviors, and enhancing teacher-student partnership in the learning process.

U.S. international corporations are experiencing high rates of expatriate failures. The price tag of these failures is costly to both the corporations involved as well as the failing expatriates. Conceptualization of expatriates' roles in the host country's social system and involving the patriate in the HR processes are key to solving the problem.

Relevance of the traditional business plan in the investment decisions made by venture capitalists for entrepreneurs has recently been a subject of debate. Some people view business plans to be a main input in the decision making process of investors. Others see business plans as having limited prominence, having been replaced by other means of inspiring confidence in potential investors. This study is designed to empirically investigate the relevance of a business plan in today's fast-paced and dynamic environment. Data was collected from 150 investor capitalist firms from around the world through an on-line survey. Data was analyzed and results are provided. A discussion is also presented.SOMMAIRE. On a récemment commenté sur la pertinence pour les entrepreneurs du plan de développement appliqué aux décisions de placement prises par les investisseurs de capital de risque. Certains considèrent le plan de développement comme un apport essentiel au processus décisionnel des investisseurs ; d'autres lui accordent une importance limitée, et le considèrent remplacé par d'autres moyens d'inspirer la confiance chez les investisseurs éventuels. La présente étude a été conçue pour examiner de façon empirique la pertinence du plan de développement dans la dynamique du milieu contemporain. Nous y analysons des données récoltées par sondage en ligne auprès de cent-cinquante firmes d'investissement dans le monde entier. Les résultats sont présentés, et une discussion s'ensuit.

This research aims at exploring the differences in the effects of environment on entrepreneurship growth between state-owned enterprises and private businesses. Through executive investigation, reasons are provided for better performance of private businesses. Environmental factors, including economic, legal, technological, cultural and social factors, which influence entrepreneurship growth, are examined to determine differences between state-owned enterprise and private business executives. It is found that the methods of executive assignment to managerial posts determine executives'effort towards entrepreneurship. Copyright 2007 Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.