SCHEDULE

Date

Discussions

Class
activities
Introductions,
Policies

Readings

Others

Chapter 1

Group Project Expectations

Lecture and
Videos
Lecture

Chapter 2

Class Videos: Mike Porter (five forces)

Chapter 4

17-Jan-17

Introduction, Syllabus, Extensions

19-Jan-17

Strategic Leadership

24-Jan-17

External Analysis

26-Jan-17

Internal Analysis

31-Jan-17

Building Competitive Advantage through

functional strategy
Building Competitive Advantage through
business strategy
Intel Corporation (Team 1 presents; Team
2, 3, and 4 Participates): Attendance
mandatory for participation Points
Exam 1

Lecture, and
Videos
Lecture

Lecture

Chapter 6

16-Feb-17

Business Level Strategy and the Industry

Environment
Strategy and Technology

Chapter 7

21-Feb-17

Strategy and Global Environment

Lecture and
Videos
Lecture and
Videos

23-Feb-17

Corporate Level Strategy

28-Feb-17

Corporate Level Strategy

2-Feb-17
7-Feb-17

9-Feb-17
14-Feb-17

2-Mar-17

7-Mar-17
9-Mar-17

Assignments Due

Chapter 3
Class Videos: Tesla 1 and Tesla 2

Chapter 5
Case
Presentations/Participations
Exam 1

Lecture and
Videos
Lecture and
Videos

Chapter 8

Chapter 9
Chapter 10

Class Video: Race against Machine

(Andrew M)
Class Video (Global Competitiveness
report) + Vijay Govindarajan (Reverse
Innovation)
Management of Innovation: Gary
Hamel
Rethinking Management: Gary Hamel

SAP-America (Team 2 presents; Team 1, 3,

and 4 Participates): Attendance mandatory
for participation Points
Exam 2

Case
Presentations/Participations
Exam 2
Lecture and
Videos
Spring Break

Chapter 11

Class Video (History of Microfinance)

14-Mar-17

Corporate Performance Governance and

Ethics
Spring Break

Spring Break

Spring Break

Spring Break

16-Mar-17
21-Mar-17

Spring Break
Implementing Strategies in companies

Spring Break
Chapter12

Implementing Strategies in companies

Spring Break
Class Video (Fighting Poverty With
Innovation: Nishant Lalwani)
Class Video: Mike Porter (Business and
Social Problems)

Spring Break

23-Mar-17

Spring Break
Lecture and
Videos
Lecture and
Videos

28-Mar-17

Apple Computers (Team 3 presents; Team

1, 2, and 4 Participates): Attendance
mandatory for participation Points
Linkedin (Team 4 presents; Team 1, 2, and
3 Participates):Attendance mandatory for
participation Points
Exam 3

30-Mar-17

4-Apr-17
6-Apr-17

13-Apr-17

EXTENDED OFFICE HOURS FOR GROUP

PROJECT
EXTENDED OFFICE HOURS FOR GROUP
PROJECT
Group Presentations

18-Apr-17

Group Presentations

20-Apr-17

Group Presentations

25-Apr-17
27-Apr-17

No Class
Group Presentations

2-May-17

FINAL PAPER

11-Apr-17

Chapter 13

Case
Presentations/Participations
Case
Presentations/Participations
Exam 3

Group
Presentations
Group
Presentations
Group
Presentations

Peer Evaluations DUE

Video Summary Due
Individual paper Due

Group
Presentations
FINAL PAPER Due by 5:00 PM.
One document/ group. Email
me at adatta@ilstu.edu