1
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Course introduction
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2
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Case discussion – “Head Ski Company, Inc.” - Qualitative analysis
Review of assignment for Class 3
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3
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Case discussion – “Head Ski Company, Inc.” – Financial analysis I
Video – Howard Head
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4
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Case discussion – “Phil Knight, CEO at Nike” – Qualitative analysis
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5
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Case discussion – “Phil Knight, Managing Transformation”
Video – Phil Knight
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GROUP PROJECT – GROUP SELECTION AND COMPOSITION
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6
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Case discussion – “Serengeti Eyewear: Entrepreneurship within Corning”
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7
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Class discussion: Roles and Skills of General Managers
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8
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Strategy – Industry and Competitive Analysis
Video – Michael Porter on Industry Analysis
READ “The Five Competitive Forces that Shape Strategy” (coursepack)
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9
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Strategy – How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy
Video – Michael Porter on Competitive Positioning / Cost Leadership
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10
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Strategy – How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy (continued)
Video – Michael Porter on Competitive Positioning / Differentiation
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11
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Case discussion – “Skil Corporation”
Class exercise on positioning
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12
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Case discussion - “Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.”
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13
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Case discussion – “Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.” (contd.)
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GROUP PROJECT
Submission of basic outline and work plan.
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14
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MID-TERM EXAM
Case will be announced during the previous class
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15
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Case discussion - “Komatsu Limited”
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16
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Case discussion – “Komatsu Limited” (contd.)
READ “Building Strategy” (Reader)
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17
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Case discussion - “Ingvard Kamprad and IKEA”
READ “The Business of Innovation: an Interview with Paul Cook”, by William Taylor, Harvard Business Review, March-April 1990, reprint 90203 (Library)
READ “Six Basics for General Managers”, by Andrall E. Pearson, Harvard Business Review, July-August 1989, reprint 89411 (Library)
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18
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Case discussion - : “Bill Gates and the Management of Microsoft”
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GROUP PROJECT
Submission of first draft.
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19
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Case discussion - “The Body Shop International”
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20
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Case discussion - “Banc One”
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21
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Case discussion – “The San Patrignano Community”
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22
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Case discussion – “The San Patrignano Community” (continued)
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23
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Case discussion - : “New Profit Inc.: Governing the non-profit enterprise”
READ : “Charities need a bottom line too”, Harvard Business Review, 1987, Jan-Feb (course pack)
READ : “Using the Balance Scorecard as a Strategic Management System”, Kaplan, Norton, Harvard Business Review, 2007, Jan-Feb (course pack)
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24
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Case discussion - “General Electric, 1981”
READ “Transforming an Organization” (Reader)
PREPARE CASE : “General Electric, 1981”
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25
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Case discussion - “GE’s Two-Decade Transformation”
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26
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Case discussion - “GE’s Two-Decade Transformation” (continued)
Group project and presentation: discussion
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27
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GROUP PRESENTATIONS
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28
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GROUP PRESENTATIONS
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FINAL EXAM
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