TERM: winter 06

COURSE #: MGMT 431

SECTION: 71, 73

COURSE NAME: Business Strategy

INSTRUCTOR: Rafael Tenorio

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

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:  Review Introduction and Primer (pp. 1-35) from “Economics of Strategy,” 3^rd. ed.

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

1. TEXT - Required or Recommended?:  Required

AUTHOR:  Besanko, Dranove, Shanley, and Schaeffer

PUBLISHER: Wiley

TITLE: Economics of Strategy

ED./DATE: 3^rd. ed./2004

2. TEXT – Required or Recommended?:

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

TERM: Winter 2006

COURSE #: 431

SECTION: 72

COURSE NAME: Business Strategy

INSTRUCTOR: Yasutora Watanabe

IS THERE A CASE PACKET – Yes or No?: Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

 1. Purchase Case Packet and read the syllabus (1^st document in Case Packet) carefully.  

 2. Complete the readings listed on the syllabus for the first class.

 3. Come prepared to ask and answer questions!

IS ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS MANDATORY – Yes or No?: Yes

1.  TEXT – Required or Recommended?: Required

AUTHOR: Besanko, Dranove, Shanley, and Schaefer

PUBLISHER: Wiley

TITLE: Economics of Strategy

ED./DATE: 3^rd Edition.  2004.

TERM: Winter 2005/2006

COURSE #: MGMT 452

SECTION: 63/71/72

COURSE NAME:

Strategy and Organization

INSTRUCTOR: Yuk-fai Fong

CASEPACK - YES or NO?: Yes

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

1.             Study the Nordstrom Case and pay special attention to the following questions:

1.        What is Nordstrom’s strategy?  Generally speaking, is putting the salespeople on commission consistent with this strategy?

2.        What problems is Nordstrom experiencing in the case?  In your opinion, what are the underlying causes of these problems?

3.        Over the years, many of Nordstrom’s competitors have experimented with Nordstrom-like personnel strategies.  Why don’t all of Nordstrom’s competitors change their sales compensation policies?

2.             Do the required reading for the first week.

1.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?: No.

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

2.  TEXT - REQUIRED or RECOMMENDED?:

AUTHOR:

PUBLISHER:

TITLE:

ED./DATE:

TERM:

WINTER 2006

COURSE #:

MGMT 463

SECTION:

61 & 71

COURSE NAME:

MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY

INSTRUCTOR:   

SCOTT STERN

IS THERE A CASE PACKET? (Yes or No): 

YES

FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

q       Please read the course syllabus and come to class prepared to ask questions about it.

q       Please complete the following readings, and think about the questions below:

1.       Moore, Geoffrey.  Crossing the Chasm.  Chapters 1 and 2 only

q       After you do the first set of readings listed above, please think about the following questions, and be prepared to discuss them in class. (These are not to be turned in, so you do not need to write up answers.)

1.       Moore claims that the key challenge in managing innovation is the ability to understand how strategy must respond to the staging and timing of technology diffusion.  What do you think are some other unique aspects to innovation management and strategy?

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

YES

1. TEXT - Required or Recommended?:

REQUIRED

AUTHOR:

Moore, Geoffrey

PUBLISHER

HarperCollins

TITLE:

Crossing the Chasm

ED./DATE:

2002, Revised Edition

2. TEXT – Required or Recommended?:

REQUIRED

AUTHOR:

Carl Shapiro and Hal Varian

PUBLISHER:

Harvard Business School Press

TITLE:

Information Rules:  A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy

ED./DATE:

1999