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Michael D. Meeks, PhD
Asst Prof of Strategy & Entrepreneurship
Director of SFSU's Family Enterprise Center
Department of Management - College of Business

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Fall 2008 BUS690... Strategic Management
Main Campus: Room BUS 218
Fridays: 1:10-3:55pm

This course is taught as a capstone experience - the last class in a business student's course of study. It is designed as a culminating experience, intended to synthesize students' business education and work experience. In this course we explore the very nature of business, competition, and sustainability; addressing fundamental questions, such as:

What is business? Why do business organizations exist?
How has business evolved over time, particularly in the past 150 years?
How has the increasingly dynamic nature of the marketplace changed the way companies do business?
Why do people transact and exchange?
What is firm performance and how can it be measured?
How does effectiveness differ from efficiency? Management from leadership? Competition from cooperation?
Why does one firm outperform other firms?
What determines the profit potential of a particular industry?
What is the nature of technology and how does technology impact business?
What is the nature of the free enterprise system and how does it impact the performance of individual firms?
How is the coordination of the functional areas of business related to strategic management and business policy?
What are the key success factors within specific industries and geographic regions?
What is the relative value of strategic planning content vs process?
What are the different paradigms of strategic management?
How has globalization influenced firm performance and strategic planning?
How does business ethics relate to business profit?
What are the emerging trends in business and strategic mgt around the world?

Schedule of Classes/Assignments

Class 1 (Fri Aug 29): Introduction to Strategy
Class contribution #1 (50 pts) Syllabus	Class pictures taken in class today Seat

Class 2 (Fri Sept 5): Milo Frank, WF
Class contribution #2 (100 pts)

Class 3 (Fri Sept 12): External Environment
Class contribution #3 (150 pts)	Read Chap 2 Textbook Quiz-Chap 2 (150 pts)

Class 4 (Fri Sept 19): Internal Organization, Resources, Capabilities, Core Competencies
Case #1 - Dell - p.85 Quiz-Dell Case (100 pts) Class contribution #4 (150 pts)	Read Chap 3 Textbook Quiz-Chap 3 (150 pts)

Class 5 (Fri Sept 26): Business-Level Strategy
Case #1 - Dell - continued Class contribution #5 (150 pts)	Read Chap 4 Textbook Quiz-Chap 4 (150 pts)

Class 6 (Fri Oct 3): Competitive Rivalry & Competitive Dynamics
Ford Motor Case due begin of class (1000 pts) Case #2 - Ford Motor- p.123 Class contribution #6 (150 pts)	Read Chap 5 Textbook Quiz-Chap 5 (150 pts)

Class 7 (Fri Oct 10): Corporate-Level Strategy
Case #2 - Ford - continued Class contribution #7 (150 pts)	Read Chap 6 Textbook Quiz-Chap 6 (150 pts)

Class 8 (Oct 17): Acquisition & Restructuring Strategies
CapOne Case due begin of class (1000 pts) Case #3 - Capital One - p.65 Class contribution #8 (150 pts)	Read Chap 7 Textbook Quiz-Chap 7 (150 pts)

Class 9 (Fri Oct 24): Cooperative Strategy
Case #4 - Nestle - p.261 Quiz-Nestle Case (100 pts) Class contribution #9 (150 pts)	Read Chap 9 Textbook Quiz-Chap 9 (150 pts)

Class 10 (Fri Oct 31): International Strategy & Ethics
Case #5 - Lufthansa - p.233 Quiz-Lufthansa Case (150 pts) Class contribution #10 (150 pts)	Read Chap 8 Textbook Quiz-Chap 8 (150 pts)

Class 11 (Fri Nov 7): Strategic Entrepreneurship
Case #6 - China's Home Improve - p.165 Quiz-China Case (150 pts) Class contribution #11 (150 pts)	Read Chap 13 Textbook Quiz-Chap 13 (150 pts)

Class 12 (Fri Nov 14): Individual Case Analysis
Ind Current Business Strategy presentation (500 pts) Individual in-class Case Analysis (1500 pts)	Class contribution #12 (150 pts)

Class 13 (Fri Nov 21): 3M Case
Case #7 - 3M - p.1 Quiz-3M Case (150 pts)	Class contribution #13 (150 pts)

Class 15 (Fri Dec 5): Group Presentations
Group Company Project Presentations (2000 pts) PPT slides due Thur 12/4 noon	Class contribution #15 (100 pts)

Class 16 (Fri Dec 12): Group Presentations
Group Company Project Presentations (2000 pts) PPT slides due Thur 12/4 noon	Class contribution #16 (100 pts) Course Evaluation Peer Evaluation

Class 17 (Fri Dec 19): CSU Standardized Learning Assessment

Dr. Michael D. Meeks - College of Business - San Francisco State University - This page last updated: July 2008
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