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Because I was unable to cover material from chapter 9 in
the 2:00PM section, the final exam will not include material from Chapter 9.
FINAL EXAM LOCATION
Wednesday, 7:30AM at 130 PVY.
I have Power Point slides from
the following groups:
8:00AM
Starbucks
NBA
10:00
Sam Adams
Bang and Olfuson
Flir
2:00
American Eagle
IF I DON’T HAVE YOUR TEAM’S SLIDES, PLEASE EMAIL THEM TO
ME AS AN ATTACHMENT.
Study Guide for the Final Exam
Nike Case Guidelines
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4 pages, 1 inch
margins, 12 point times roman font, double spaced. You do not need to repeat the
questions in the body of your case analysis.
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Attach a cover
sheet with your name and section (8AM, 10AM, or 2PM)
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Case due at the
beginning of class (Wednesday, November 14th)
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Use text material
whenever possible to answer the following questions.
1) Should Nike be held responsible for the working
conditions in foreign factories that it does not own, but where its
subcontractors make products for Nike?
2) What labor standards regarding pay, safety, working
conditions, overtime and the like should Nike hold foreign factories to?
3) Is it correct to criticize Nike for low pay rates for
subcontractors in
4) Was Nike sincere in their response to criticisms? What
should they have done differently?
Class Notes
Study Guides
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STRATEGIC
MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS POLICY
Monday &
Wednesday
8:00AM, 10:00AM
in 415 Bexell
2:00PM Bexell
207
Instructor: Dr.
Donald Neubaum
Office: 400E Bexell Hall
Phone 541-737-6036
Email don.neubaum@bus.oregonstate.edu
Office Hours: TT 1:00 –
2:30PM, or by appointment
Text
Crafting
& Executing Strategy: Text and
Supplemental course
materials, such as the syllabus, class notes and PowerPoint slides, and
assignment guidelines are available on COB – Storage.
Overview and Objectives
BA 469 is the capstone
course in the
Each of you has had, or are
currently enrolled in Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Economics, and MIS
classes. The presumption is you actually learned something in those courses,
and can put those tools to work here. You will have to integrate knowledge in
the analysis of businesses in this class.
As you develop strategic planning skills, you will also be provided an
opportunity to refine your skills in teamwork, communication, creative
thinking, and adapting to change.
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TEAMWORK |
You will use your
teamwork skills as you work with other class members on strategic plans and
presentations and case analyses. |
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COMMUNICATION |
You will have the opportunity
to build stronger business communication skills through participation in oral
presentations and written assignments.
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CREATIVE THINKING |
The development of
solutions to real world problems facing the companies you will study requires
a high level of creative thinking. |
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ADAPTING TO CHANGE |
Furthermore, the course
will teach you how organizations can anticipate and adapt to changes over
which the organization has little control. |
Writing Intensive Course
BA 469 is a University-approved WIC Course. As
such, you will be doing a considerable amount of graded and ungraded writing in
this course. The guidelines below explain the
criteria adopted by the OSU Faculty Senate.
Criterion 1: Writing intensive
courses shall use student writing as a significant approach to learning. To meet this criterion, courses shall:
A. Give students
regular and frequent opportunities to write, including both graded and ungraded
writing;
B. Include at least
one paper that addresses a controversial question and that asks students to
integrate information from more than one source;
C. Require at least 5,000 words (about 20 double spaced,
type written pages, including drafts, in-class writing, informal papers, and
polished papers); 2,000 words (about 8 pages) of this total should be in
polished papers which students have revised after receiving feedback and
criticism;
D. Ungraded writing could include course journals; in-class writing
focusing on a particular problem, concept, or reading; short (one page or less)
summaries of readings; short lists of questions or answers to questions, and
the like. Whatever their form, such short (and usually) unrevised assignments
ask students to write about what they read and about what they hear in class.
This writing could be simply recorded as turned in (or not), or it could be
graded quickly on some sort of + (top quality), or 0 (acceptable), -
(incomplete) scale. Graded writing could include academic essays, position
papers, microthemes, responses to cases, and the like. Students should expect
to revise graded writing based on feedback and criticism.
Criterion 2: Writing intensive
courses shall base a significant part of the grade on evaluation of writing. Grades for papers should form at least 30% of the
overall grade, with at least 25% of the overall course grade based on
evaluation of individually written papers. Collaborative writing projects are
appropriate in WIC courses, but individually written papers which have been
revised after feedback must also be a significant part of the grade. Writing
intensive courses may also use various tests or quizzes which do not involve
writing.
Criterion 3: Writing-intensive
courses shall focus on content related to the major disciplines and be taught
by faculty knowledgeable about that discipline. A writing intensive course should be a course, or
sequence of courses, in the discipline and integral to the degree program. The
course should have a structured syllabus with disciplinary content and an
enrollment of students who interact with each other and with their professor on
a regular term schedule. Part of the learning in a WIC course occurs when
students share, discuss, and respond to each others' written work in the
context of the common course content over a period of time. Writing intensive
courses are not English courses or grammar and punctuation courses; they are
discipline courses which use writing tasks to help students learn.
Criterion 4: Writing intensive
courses shall discuss writing issues pertinent to that discipline, as such
issues apply both academically and professionally. In
determining the course content for a writing intensive course, instructors should
also include some discussion of how writing is used by graduate/professionals
in that particular discipline.
More information about WIC and services and information available to
students is available at http://wic.oregonstate.edu/survivalguide. Please refer to that page before handing in any
assignments.
Course
Assignments and Grading
Grades will be determined as follows:
Individual Grades – 80%
Midterm
Exam 20%
Final
Exam 20%
Industry
Analysis 20%
Case
Write Ups – 2 @ 5% each 10%
Strategic
Issue Summary 10%
Group Grades – 20%
Group
Case Exam 10%
Strategic
Plan & Presentation 10%
Final grades will be determined based on the
following percentages:
A 93-100 A 90-93
B+ 88-90 B 83-88
B- 80-83 C+ 78-80
C 73-78 C- 70-73
D+ 68-70 D 63-68
D-
60-63 F 60 or lower
Individual Grades
Midterm and Final Exams
Midterm and final exams will be a
combination of multiple choice and short answer questions (probably about 60%
multiple choice, and 40% short answer).
For the most part, questions will come from the lecture notes. However,
your text has a number of bolded terms in each chapter. Those terms are
certainly fair game for multiple choice questions. As the quarter progresses, I
will give you study guides to help you prepare for the exams. In general,
make-up exams are discouraged. Should you have a prior conflict, please see me
about arranging a mutually agreeable time to take a make-up exam. Failure to make arrangements to take the
first exam in a timely fashion could result in the final exam being worth 40%
of your grade, substituting for your first exam score.
Industry Analysis
Early in the quarter, each student will be
assigned one of several previously selected industries. You are then required
to conduct an individual external
and competitive analysis of this industry. This individual paper is expected to
be approximately 10-12 pages long and is worth 20% of your grade. Students are
referred to my COB-Storage website to find more explicit instructions and
expectations for this paper. Papers are due at the beginning of class on
Thursday, October 31. Twenty
percent (20%) will be d
I
will calculate a team average for this Industry Analysis paper. Every member of
the team with the highest average in each section will get 5 points add to
their Industry Analysis paper.
Case Write Ups
As you will note from the class sch
As part of the WIC requirement, you will
offer peer reviews of other students’ case write ups. On the day the cases are due, you will
exchange (not trade) cases with one member of your team. Each student will then
read another’s case and give constructive feedback to their teammate. Students
then have the opportunity to revise their paper based on this feedback. I will
evaluate the quality of your feedback. If I determine your feedback was poor,
then your own score on your case write-up can be lowered by up to 50%. You are not expected to rewrite the paper for
your teammate, but you are expected to identify typos, mistakes in grammar, and
mistakes in fact/reasoning, as well as offer suggestions for improving the prose
and structure of their written case analysis.
Strategic Issues Summary
In an effort to avoid subjecting you to the
cruel and unfortunate fate of having to listen solely to me the entire quarter,
I am soliciting your skills to help relieve your classmates of this punishment.
In particular, you are required to identify an article related to a specific
aspect of strategy. Articles from the Wall Street
Journal, Fortune, Forbes, Business
Week and alike are best suited for this assignment. You can also easily
find articles related to business and strategy at Yahoo, MSN, and Google as
well.
You are required to:
1) write a two-page, double spaced summary of the article. In
particular, explain the article and how it relates to strategy. You will hand
in this summary for grading. I will
offer you feedback on this assignment, which you will them use to revise your
paper if you desire. Revised papers are due the day of the final exam.
2) create a SHORT PowerPoint presentation (approximately 3-5 slides,
about 5 minutes) summarizing the article for the class. You will also hand in a
copy of your slides for grading.
This assignment is worth 10% of your
grade. I will pass around sign-up sheets
so that you can sign up for specific days. You will be graded 50% on your paper
and 50% on your presentation. Ten percent of your grade will be d
Group Assignments
Early in the quarter, you will be divided
into groups (or better yet, you will divide yourself into your own groups) of
four or five. In these groups, you will work together on ungraded activities,
as well as on two graded assignments, namely an in-class case exam and a
strategic plan – presentation.
In-class Case Exam
On October 29th, you will work in your
groups and complete a team-based case analysis. During the week prior to the
in-class case exam, you will be given a case to read and prepare. On the
morning of the exam, I will post a series of questions for your team to answer.
Your team will use computers/laptops to answer the questions. You will have the
remainder of the day to complete the exam, emailing your answers to me by
midnight. This group exam is worth 10% of your grade.
Strategic Plan – Presentation – As a team, you will conduct an analysis
of a firm of your choosing. You, however, must get prior approval of your
choice from me. Your research will culminate with a 20 minute presentation of
your analysis, including recommendations. Your analysis and plan will be
presented to the class on either November 26th or November 28th. Sign up sheets
for time slots will be passed around class. This assignment is worth 10% of
your grade.
Peer Evaluation
After your group presents its strategic
plan, each team member should submit a Peer Evaluation form for
each member in their group. These forms are available on my COB-Storage
website. I will use these forms to calculate an individual Peer Evaluation
score for every member in your group. These forms will be used to adjust
individual grades on the group case exam and the strategic plan – presentation
up or down by the amount warranted by your peers evaluation of your
contribution. If your group members
report you did little to no work throughout the quarter, then your grade will
reflect this. Your group grades will be a reflection of the effort you
invested. If your group members report you went beyond the call of duty to aid
the group, then your grade might get boosted accordingly. Grades can be adjusted up and down by as much
as 50%, depending on the severity or strength of your peers’ feedback.
One Minute Papers
At the end of most classes, I will ask you
to write what I call a “one-minute paper.” This is an ungraded assignment, but
is considered part of your class participation and WIC requirement. In this one
minute paper, you may write on a variety of topics, including 1) something you
learned in class, if anything; 2) giving an example of a topic we spoke of in
class; 3) asking a question or clarification; 4) making a comment about class;
or 5) anything else. I will read these after each class and respond, if
necessary, to your comments or thoughts.
I will also assess your attendance, participation
and one-minute papers throughout the quarter. Students who regularly
participate will receive more credit than those students who are either not
prepared or do not contribute during these exercises and assignments. While
your participation and attendance are not specifically graded, final letter
grades might be adjusted upwards, or downwards, (up or down a full letter
grade) based upon my assessment of your level of engagement throughout the
quarter. Students present every class
session for the entire quarter will earn 5 bonus points on their final
exam.
Academic Dishonesty
Cheating is a violation of student academic behavior standards. This may
include:
a) Unauthorized assistance or communication
to another through written, visual, or oral means.
b) Presentation of material which has been
obtained by someone else's effort and used as part of an exam, assignment or
project.
c) Unauthorized possession of course related
material.
d) Plagiarism, whereby another's work is
used without any indication of the source, thereby attempting to convey the
impression that such work is the student's own, including the failure to credit
ideas or material taken.
e) Students who assist others in any of
these activities can be considered equally responsible.
When a violation of student academic behavior standards becomes known,
the instructor shall take appropriate measures, including the assignment of an
F for the class grade to the recommendation of further disciplinary action. This action is permitted by Academic
Regulations and Proc
Both of the Strategic Presentations and
Industry Analysis require substantial research. You are expected to use both
the library and the Internet to find information about the industries/companies
you are researching. You must, however, properly cite your source material. This
includes a complete bibliography, as well as references imbedded into the text
of the paper.
Saying “I did not know” is not considered a viable excuse because now
you know. Being "sloppy" with paraphrasing or referencing are not
legitimate excuses. If you plagiarize, then I can only assume that it was your
intent to be deceitful. Do not wait until the last moment to write your papers.
The temptation tends to be greatest the closer the due date arrives. If nothing
else, it is better to hand in your paper a day or two late (and be penalized 20
or 40 points) than to fail the course.
Standing-O
To earn a five-point bonus on your first
exam, I allow you the opportunity to do a standing-O. In a standing-O, you come
to the front of the class and announce a recent accomplishment or achievement
you have received. After you tell us of your experience, everyone in the class
will applaud your efforts. While you may do as many Standing-Os you want in the
quarter, you can only earn the 5 point bonus once. Standing-Os can be done
anytime during the quarter. Those done after the mid-term can still be used to
add 5 bonus points to the mid-term exam grade.
Team Specials
Throughout the quarter, I will be offering a
series of activities, bonuses, tasks, or assignments worth a variety of points.
These may be academic (like a chapter quiz), or just something goofy (name a
piece of art contest). Each team is responsible for keeping track of its own
points. I will give you a sheet for one person in your team to put inside their
one-minute paper folder. You can keep track of your progress there. At the end
of the semester, the teams with the most points will be awarded the following
awards:
Third Place - Opt out of one short answer
question on the final
Everything is Relative
As you will learn in class, everything in
strategy is relative. Your performance in the class is evaluated not only by
some standard I set, but also by your performance relative to your classmates.
What does that mean for you? It means this class is competitive. You are
competing against your classmates when taking your exams, writing your papers,
and doing your presentations. In other
words, you might inadvertently LOWER your grade by help another classmate boost
theirs. Do you own work.
Statement Regarding Students
with Disabilities
Accommodations are collaborative
efforts between students, faculty and Services for Students with Disabilities
(SSD). Students with accommodations approved through SSD are responsible for
contacting me prior to or during the first week of the term to discuss
accommodations. Students who believe they are eligible for accommodations but
who have not yet obtained approval through SSD should contact SSD immediately
at 737-4098."
SCHEDULE FOR FALL 2007
(EXAM AND ASSIGNMENT/PRESENTATION DATES ARE FIXED; THE LECTURE SCHEDULE
MIGHT HAVE TO BE REVISED BASED ON PROGRESS)
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Week 1 |
Mon 9/24 |
Course Introduction Tale of Three Tales Chapter 1 |
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Wed 9/26 |
Robin Hood Chapter 1 |
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Week 2 |
Mon 10/1 |
Chapter 2 |
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Wed 10/3 |
Chapter 3 |
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Week 3 |
Mon 10/8 |
Chapter 3 |
Case 1: Napster |
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Wed 10/10 |
Chapter 4 |
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Week 4 |
Mon 10/15 |
Chapter 4 |
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Wed 10/17 |
Chapter 4 |
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Week 5 |
Mon 10/22 |
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Midterm |
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Wed 10/24 |
Chapter 5 |
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Week 6 |
Mon 10/29 |
Chapter 5 |
Group Case Exam |
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Wed 10/31 |
Chapter 6 |
Industry Analysis Paper
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Week 7 |
Mon 11/5 |
Chapter 8 |
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Wed 11/7 |
Chapter 9 |
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Week 8 |
Mon 11/12 |
Language of Leadership |
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Wed 11/14 |
Chapter 10 |
Case 2: Nike |
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Week 9 |
Mon 11/19 |
Chapter 11, 12, 13 |
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Wed 11/21 |
Chapter 11, 12, 13 |
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Week 10 |
Mon 11/26 |
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Presentations |
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Wed 11/28 |
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Presentations |
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Finals |
Wed December 5 7:30AM |
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Final Exam – room to be
announced: Deadline to revise cases. |