MGT 490C Class Schedule

Week

Class date

Topic(s)

Assignments

1

Jan 15

MLK Holiday

Jan 17

Introduction, syllabus, simulation teams

2

Jan 22

What is strategy and why is it important?

Chapter 1

Jan 24

“What Is Strategy and How Do You Know If You Have One?”

Reading 1; Sim. practice 1 due

3

Jan 29

The managerial process of crafting and executing strategy

Chapter 2

Jan 31

“Stretching Strategic Thinking”

Reading 5; Sim. practice 2 due

4

Feb 5

Evaluating a company's external environment

Chapter 3

Feb 7

“Value Innovation: A Leap into the Blue Ocean”

Reading 8; Simulation 1 due

5

Feb 12

Evaluating a company's resources and competitive position

Chapter 4

Feb 14

“A New Tool for Strategy Analysis: The Opportunity”

Reading 6; Simulation 2 due

6

Feb 19

The five generic competitive strategies

Chapter 5

Feb 21

“Playing Hardball: Why Strategy Still Matters”

Reading 7; Simulation 3 due

7

Feb 26

Supplementing the chosen competitive strategy

Chapter 6

Feb 28

“Confronting the Low-End Competition”

Reading 9; Simulation 4 due

8

Mar 5

Competing in foreign markets

MIDTERM EXAM DUE
Chapter 7; Quiz due 7th

Mar 7

“Strategies for Asia’s New Competitive Game”

ETS Exam; Simulation 5 due

9

Mar 12

Tailoring strategy to fit specific industry and company situations

Chapter 8

Mar 14

“Racing to Be 2^nd: Conquering the Industries of the Future”

Reading 11; Simulation 6 due

Mar 19

SPRING BREAK

Mar 21

SPRING BREAK

10

Mar 26

Diversification

Chapter 9 

Mar 28

“Insights fro the New Conglomerates”

Reading 13; Simulation 7 due

11

Apr 2

Strategy, ethics, and social responsibility

Chapter 10

Apr 4

“The Ethics Commitment Process”

Reading 21; Simulation 8 due

12

Apr 9

Building an organization capable of good strategy execution

Chapter 11

Apr 11

“Turning Great Strategy into Great Performance”

Reading 14; Simulation 9 due

13

Apr 16

Managing internal operations

Chapter 12

Apr 18

“Competing Responsibly”

Reading 20; Simulation 10 due

14

Apr 23

Corporate culture and leadership

Chapter 13

Apr 26

“A Leader’s Guide to Creating an Innovation Culture”

Reading 18

15

Apr 30

Simulation company presentations

May 2

Cont.

16

May 7

FINAL EXAM DUE