MGT 455 - Competitive Strategy

Summer, 2009 - Course Materials

Course Syllabus

Midterm Exam Questions

Link to Hernando de Soto Lecture

Case Analysis Rubric

Final Case Group Project: Nucor Steel

Strategy "Art" Project - Higher Order Thinking

Week 2 Case: Aerosol Techniques case (Part 1, pages 1-14)

Week 2 Case: Aerosol Techniques case (Part 2, pages 15-28)

Week 4 Case: Toran Corporation

LECTURE SLIDES

Lecture 1: Cultural Aspects of Strategy

Lecture 2: Structure of Industries part 1

Lecture 3: Structure of Industries part 2

Lecture 4: Porter's Strategy Framework

Lecture 5: Financial Ratios

Lecture 6: Oligopoly behavior and prisoners dilemma

Lecture 7: Perceptual Maps and Competitive Positioning

Lecture 8: Experience Curves and Strategy

Lecture 9: Synergy and Diversification

Lecture 10: Diversification Lecture 2

Lecture 11: International Structure

Lecture 12: International Strategies: Exporting

Lecture 13: International Strategies: Licensing and Joint Ventures

Lecture 14: Professional Presentations

Lecture 15: Professional Ethics

Lecture 16: Executive Compensation

Lecture 17: Crises Management