CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO

College of Business Administration

MGMT 182 - Strategic Management

COURSE OUTLINE

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Necmi Karagozoglu

OFFICE: TAH‑2024

OFFICE PHONE: 278‑7389

OFFICE HOURS: Wednesday, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.; or By Appointment

REQUIRED TEXTS

Thompson and Strickland, Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases, Irwin, 1999, 13th edition.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. To develop students' capacity to think strategically about a company, its competitive position, how it can gain sustainable competitive advantage, and how its strategy can be implemented.

2. To develop students' skills in analyzing a company's external and internal environments in making effective strategic decisions, and in understanding and managing problems associated with strategy implementation.

3. To have students gain confidence in dealing with complexity and uncertainty that often surrounds strategy formulation and implementation issues.

4. To integrate the knowledge gained in earlier core courses.

5. To develop students' ability to communicate--briefly, effectively, and persuasively.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

1. Participation/Attendance

This course requires regular attendance in order to achieve the course objectives. Each student is expected to participate extensively in all class discussions. Merely coming to class is not sufficient; attendance is not participation. The grades on participation will be based on oral presentations, and on the frequency of quality contributions to concept and case discussions. (Please review the Case Study Guidelines and Guidelines to contribute to chapter discussions.) Team members are expected to share equal responsibility in oral presentations and will be graded individually based on the effective use of visual aids, professional appearance and attitude, attentiveness and enthusiasm, and the ability to defend his/her analysis/solutions in a calm, cooperative, and constructive manner.

2. Case Reports

Six cases from the text will be assigned. Each team will write 15 to 20 double-spaced, typewritten pages of report (bibliography, graphs, charts, or tables may be added as appendices) on one of the six cases and submit the reports on the scheduled date. Length of the report could exceed 20 pages. Team sizes can range from three to six students. Teams will also be assigned to make oral presentations. Please review the format for the Case Study for more specific instructions.

3. Consulting Case

Student teams will be assigned to do consulting work for local companies that have applied to the School of Business for advice. This assignment will help students gain "real-world" experience in strategy formulation and implementation and will improve their skill in analysis of complex, unstructured problems and in synthesis of plans for action and implementation. Each student team is required to prepare a report in the length of 25 to 50 typewritten pages (excluding appendices) and submit one copy of it to the client upon completing their work and another copy to the instructor on the date shown in the Course Outline.

4. Peer/Performance Ratings

Each student will be required to rate the performance of each member of his/her team. The ratings will be treated in absolute confidence by the instructor.

5. Examinations

Three examinations will be given.

COURSE PROCEDURES AND POLICIES

-- Teamwork is intended for all members to interact in analysis and synthesis of all of the cases from start to finish.

-- Cases turned in after the scheduled class period are eligible for a grade no higher than a "C" (and only if the report is otherwise an "A"). No late reports will be accepted if submitted more than one class day past the schedule due date.

-- Case report which, in the opinion of the instructor, employ poor grammar and poor quality written communication skills will be assigned a grade that is one letter lower than would otherwise be assigned.

-- Make-up exams will be given only due to health related and compelling reasons (instructor must be notified prior to the exam).

GRADING Points

One Case Analysis Report 50

Consulting Case Report 75

Examination I (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4) 40

Examination II (Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) 40

Examination III (Chapters 10, 11, 12, 13) 40

Class Participation 50

Contribution to Team Reports 20

TOTAL POINTS 315

Standard interpretation of the letter grades will be strictly followed.

A = Excellent/Exceeds Requirements

B = Above Average/Meets Requirements Well

C = Average/Meets Requirements With Nothing to Spare

D = Below Average/Meets Requirements Barely

F = Fails to Meet Requirements

CLASS SCHEDULE

WEEK	TOPIC
1/26 – 1/30	Introduction to the Course and Course Requirements Chapters 1 and 2
2/2 – 2/6	Instructions to Text Case Studies, Chapters 3 and 4
2/9 – 2/13	Chapters 5, 6
2/16 – 2/20	EXAM I (CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3 & 4) Team Meeting for Case Study
2/23 – 2/27	Chapters 7, 8, 9, and 10 Team Meeting for Consulting Case
3/1 – 3/5	Chapter 11, 12, 13 Preliminary Presentation on Consulting Case
3/8 – 3/12	CASE STUDY I TEAM REPORT DUE (ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND CRITIQUE) Team Meeting for Consulting Case
3/15 – 3/19	EXAM II (CHAPTERS 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) Team Meeting for Case Study
3/22 – 3/26	CASE STUDY II TEAM REPORT DUE (ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND CRITIQUE)
3/29 – 4/2	EXAM III (CHAPTERS 10, 11, 12, 13) Team Meeting for Case Study
4/5 – 4/9	SPRING BREAK
4/12 – 4/16	CASE STUDY III TEAM REPORT DUE (ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND CRITIQUE)
4/19 – 4/23	CASE STUDY IV TEAM REPORT DUE (ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND CRITIQUE)
4/26 – 4/30	CASE STUDY V TEAM REPORT DUE (ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND CRITIQUE)
5/3 – 5/7	CASE STUDY VI, TEAM REPORT DUE (ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND CRITIQUE) REVIEW OF COMPLETED CONSULTING CASE REPORTS
5/10 – 5/14	CONSULTING CASE REPORT DUE