Jan 29th, 2018 (Monday) |
1. Introduction to the Course and the Simulation |
To prepare: | Buy the book - “Strategic Management 3rd edition Concepts and Cases” Download - “Supplemental Readings in Strategy” Download - Business Policy Game manual |
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Feb 5th, 2018 (Monday) |
2. Generic Strategies, Scale and Learning |
To prepare: | Rothaermel, Chapter 6 "Business Strategy: Differentiation, Cost Leadership, and Blue Oceans" Supplemental Readings, Chapter 7, "Generic Strategies" Rothaermel, Chapter 1 "What Is Strategy, and Why Is It Important? Mini case - Threadless: Leveraging Crowdsourcing to Design Cool T-Shirts |
Class agenda: | If time permits... Questions:
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Presentation slides: | Generic strategies Profitability, Scale and Learning |
Feb 12th, 2018 (Monday) |
3. Foundational Corner-stones |
To prepare: | Financial Measures handout Supplemental Readings, Chapter 2, "Value Creation and Appropriation" Frank Rothaermel, Chapter 5, pages 117-122 "Economc Value Creation" Bertrand and Cournot - Two models of oligopolostic competition. THIS READING IS OPTIONAL |
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Presentation slides: | Economic Value Creation Bertrand and Cournot |
Feb 19th, 2018 (Monday) |
4. Organizational Structure, Change, and Control |
To prepare: | Rothaermel, Chapter 11 "Organizational Design, Structure, Culture and Control" Forecasting model spreadhseet |
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Presentation slides: | Organizational Structure, Change, Culture and Control |
Feb 26th, 2018 (Monday) |
5. Industry and External Analysis |
To prepare: | Frank Rothaermel, Chapter 3 "External Analysis: Industry Structure, Competitive Forces, and Strategic Groups" Chapter 1, “Competitive Strategy”, Porter, M. E. (1980), Free Press Supplemental Readings in Strategy: Chapter 4 "Porter's 5 forces" Supplemental Readings in Strategy: Chapter 5 "More on Bargaining Power of Buyers" Exide case (up to "Manufacturing, Employees, and Facilities") Accounting exercise |
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Presentation slides: | Industry Analysis |
Assignments due: | Accounting exercise |
Mar 5th, 2018 (Monday) |
6. Internal Firm Analysis - The Resource Based View |
To prepare: | Frank Rothaermel, Chapter 4 "Internal Analysis: Resources, Capabilities, and Core Competencies" Supplemental Readings in Strategy, Chapter 6, "The Resource Based View" TeleDanmark in 1995 The Air Express Industry Airborne Express in 2002 Frank Rothaermel, Mini-case 13 "From Good to Great to Gone: The Rise and Fall of Circuit City" |
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Presentation slides: | The Resource Based View of the Firm |
Assignments due: | P-score weights 360 Evaluation #1 |
Mar 12th, 2018 (Monday) |
7. Internal Firm Analysis - The Resource Based View Continued |
To prepare: | Nucor in 2001 Frank Rothaermel, Mini-case 8 "From Circuit City to CarMax" |
Class agenda: | If time permits... |
Mar 19th, 2018 (Monday) |
8. Mid-tem Exam |
Class agenda: | Use the link below to submit your answer. |
Assignments due: | Mid-term exam Business plan |
Apr 2nd, 2018 (Monday) |
9. Exam review and Business Models |
To prepare: | Frank Rothaermel, Chapter 5, page 129 "Popular Business Models" Frank Rothaermel, Case: "Barnes & Noble vs Amazon" Dixons - Dealing with on-line retailing Stihl Chain Saws - Thriving Outside the Big Box |
Class agenda: | Focus on what Dixons did to combat the threat from on-line retailing.
What were the key components of its strategy? What is the key to Dixons' new business model? |
Presentation slides: | Business models |
Assignments due: | 360 Evaluation #2 |
Apr 9th, 2018 (Monday) |
10. Diversification |
To prepare: | Frank Rothaermel, Chapter 8.4 "Corporate Diversification: Expanding Beyond a Single Market" First Grayhound, Then Grayhound Dial, Then Dial... Case "Sony vs. Apple: Whatever Happened to Sony?" |
Class agenda: | If time permits... |
Presentation slides: | Diversification |
Apr 16th, 2018 (Monday) |
11. Acquisition and Vertical Integration |
To prepare: | Frank Rothaermel, Chapter 9 "Corporate Strategy: Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic Alliances" The Hanson Trust Honda and Triumph (pt 1) Frank Rothaermel, Chapter 8.2 "8.2 The Boundaries of the Firm" Frank Rothaermel, Chapter 8.2 "8.3 Vertical Integration along the Industry Value Chain" Supplemental Readings, Chapter 8, "Transaction Cost Economics" Swiss watchmakers - Time is money |
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Presentation slides: | Acquisitions Vertical Integration and Transaction Cost Economics (TCE) |
Apr 23rd, 2018 (Monday) |
12. Network Externalities |
To prepare: | The Home Video Game Industry: From Pong to X-box |
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Presentation slides: | Network Externalities |
Assignments due: | A.I. report assignment 360 Evaluation #3 |
Apr 30th, 2018 (Monday) |
13. Corporate Social Responsibility and Final Review |
To prepare: | Case "Google Inc.: Figuring Out What to do with China" |
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Assignments due: | Decision tree exercies exercise |
May 7th, 2018 (Monday) |
14. Artificial Intelliegence |
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May 14th, 2018 (Monday) |
15. Presentations |
Class agenda: | Imagine this to be a presentation to your board of directors. These are the poeple who hire (or fire) you as the company's managers. Their job is to ensure that you are doing the best possible job for the company's shareholders. Keep this in mind as you put your presentation together.
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Assignments due: | Final presentation slides - due the day before the presentation 360 Evaluation #4 |
May 21st, 2018 (Monday) |
16. Final Exam |
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Assignments due: | Final exam - part 1 (~60 minutes) Final exam - part 2 (~90 minutes) |