Strategic Management

Module Title : Module 10: Strategic action

E-LEARNING LESSON PLAN

Period I.

: Day 10: Moderated Discussion (4 hours/day) Objectives

: Resourcing, managing people, information, finance, technology, diffusion of technology, organizing technology development Strategic action : Managing strategic change, diagnosing change, organizational cultural context, change management, communicating change, power and political processes

At the end of the lesson, students are expected to:

Understand the need to change organizational paradigms Determine the relationship between behavior and strategic choices information and strategy information and competitive positioning information and business model changes

II.

Subject Matter

1. Topics;
Strategic action : Resourcing, managing people, information, finance, technology, diffusion of technology, organizing technology development Strategic action : Managing strategic change, diagnosing change, organizational cultural context, change management, communicating change, power and political processes 2. Educational Resource(s)

Johnson, K. Scholes and R.Whittington, Exploring Corporate Strategy, Prentice-Hall. http://vig.pearsoned.co.uk/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0273731 556,00.html
3. Materials

a. b. III.

Lecture notes/Modules PowerPoint presentations

E-Learning Procedures and Strategies Day 1: Students Preparatory Activity

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E-LEARNING LESSON PLAN

1. The professor will upload the module (in PowerPoint) to the Yahoo Group
account created for the Strategic Management class.

2. The professor will send the lecture notes/module in word file via

individual e-mail accounts of students. (Students e-mail addresses to be provided by CGS) 3. The students are given a day to read and understand the module and require them to answer a self-test (pre-test) and exercise set prior to the moderated discussion the following day; one question or problem for a specific topic of the module. 4. Each student may transmit in advance thru e-mail at least one (1) question (query) per topic included in the module. Day 2: Moderated Discussion

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The students will now submit to the professor on or before the schedule/time listed hereunder the answers/solutions to the pre-test (self-test) and exercise set. 2. The students will be required to go online following the schedule/time as listed to discuss/answer all queries raised regarding the topic/module. 3. A uniform set of questions (regarding the topic) will be administered whereby the students will be required to transmit their answers via e-mail to the professors email address at a specified time of the day. Schedule/Tim e Local Yemen Time 4:00-8:00 pm Sample Guide Questions for the Moderated Discussion What are resourcing strategies? Describe the relationship between resource management and strategic success. What is managing for value? How will you balance business and financial risk? How can an organization integrate resources and competences across resource areas to support current and new strategies? What is cash cow management? What is the cultural web?

Topic(s)

Strategic action : Resourcing, managing people, information, finance, technology, diffusion of technology, organizing technology development Strategic action : Managing strategic change, diagnosing change, organizational cultural context, change

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management, communicating change, power and political processes

E-LEARNING LESSON PLAN

Day 3: Assessment

1. The professor will post/upload the post-test via the created

yahoo group account of the class with an instruction indicating the deadline for the submission of the answers/solutions to the questions/problems. 2. The professor will acknowledge the receipt of the students answers/solutions to the post-test and exercise set.

IV. FACULTY INFORMATION AND SCHEDULE Name Email Contact Number Consultation Hours : : : Dr. Peter M. Ureta pm_ureta@yahoo.com Venue : Time/Day : Term :

: Thru Yahoo Messenger upon agreed time (on a daily basis) The faculty shall be on mobile (thru YM).

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