TERM: Summer 06

COURSE #: 431

SECTION: 71

COURSE NAME: Business Strategy

INSTRUCTOR: Markovich

IS THERE A CASE PACKET? (Yes or No): Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Please print out and read the syllabus posted on the course website.  Come prepared to ask questions.

q       Please complete the following readings:

1.        Besanko, Dranove, Shanley and Schaefer, Economics of Strategy, Introduction

2.        P. Ghemawat, "Origins of Strategy," Chapter 1 of Strategy and the Business Landscape.

3.        M. Porter, "What is Strategy?" Harvard Business Review, November-December 1996

q       Please begin studying these materials.  Note that these readings are for use throughout the course:

4.        Besanko, Dranove, Shanley and Schaefer, Economics of Strategy, pp. 9-35

5.     D. Besanko, “Online Microeconomics Essentials” available at

http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/mgmtstrategy/deptinfo/microessentials.htm

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY? (Yes or No):

1. TEXT - Required or Recommended?: Required

AUTHOR: Besanko, Dranove, Shanley, Schaefer

PUBLISHER: John  Wiley & Sons

TITLE: Economics of Strategy

ED./DATE: 3rd edition/2004

2. TEXT – Required or Recommended?:

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

TERM: Summer 06

COURSE #: 431

SECTION: 61 & 81

COURSE NAME: Business Strategy

INSTRUCTOR: Markovich

IS THERE A CASE PACKET? (Yes or No): Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

Please print out and read the syllabus posted on the course website.  Come prepared to ask questions.

q       Please complete the following readings:

1.        Besanko, Dranove, Shanley and Schaefer, Economics of Strategy, Introduction

2.        P. Ghemawat, "Origins of Strategy," Chapter 1 of Strategy and the Business Landscape.

3.        M. Porter, "What is Strategy?" Harvard Business Review, November-December 1996

q       Please begin studying these materials.  Note that these readings are for use throughout the course:

4.        Besanko, Dranove, Shanley and Schaefer, Economics of Strategy, pp. 9-35

5.     D. Besanko, “Online Microeconomics Essentials” available at

http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/mgmtstrategy/deptinfo/microessentials.htm

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY? (Yes or No):

1. TEXT - Required or Recommended?: Required

AUTHOR: Besanko, Dranove, Shanley, Schaefer

PUBLISHER: John  Wiley & Sons

TITLE: Economics of Strategy

ED./DATE: 3rd edition/2004

2. TEXT – Required or Recommended?:

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

TERM: SUMMER 2005-06

COURSE #:

452

SECTION:

71

COURSE NAME: STRATEGY AND ORGANIZATION

INSTRUCTOR: KAREL COOL

IS THERE A CASE PACKET? (Yes or No): YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: NONE

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY? (Yes or No): YES

1. TEXT - Required or Recommended?: REQUIRED

AUTHOR:  D. BESANKO, D. DRANOVE, M. SHANLEY&

S.SCHAEFER

PUBLISHER WILEY

TITLE: ECONOMICS OF STRATEGY

ED./DATE: 2003

2. TEXT – Required or Recommended?:

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

TERM:

      Summer ‘06

COURSE #:

      MGMT 934

SECTION:

         71

COURSE NAME:

           MANAGING TURNAROUNDS

INSTRUCTOR:      PROFESSOR   JAMES  SHEIN

IS THERE A CASE PACKET? (Yes or No):     YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:    COME TO CLASS WITH AT LEAST ONE  SUGGESTED  NAME OF  A COMPANY OR ORGANIZATION THAT IS OR WAS IN TROUBLE

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY? (Yes or No):    YES!!

1. TEXT - Required or Recommended?:  NO

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

2. TEXT – Required or Recommended?:

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

COURSE #: 468

SECTION: 71 (5-week course; starts the 2nd half of the summer)

COURSE NAME: Managerial Leadership

INSTRUCTOR: Professor Michael Bakalis

CASEPACK (YES or NO?): Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: First Reading in Case Packet

1.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?: Yes

AUTHOR: Jeffrey A. Krames

PUBLISHER: McGraw Hill

TITLE:  What The Best CEO’s Know

ED./DATE: 2003

2.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?: Yes

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER: Harvard Business School Press

TITLE: Harvard Business Review On Leadership

ED./DATE: 1998

3.  TEXT  --   REQUIRED  or  RECOMMENDED?: Yes

AUTHOR: William J. O’Neil

PUBLISHER: McGraw Hill

TITLE: Business Leaders and Success

ED./DATE: 2004