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  • 1. Strategy January 25 - Afternoon Media Management Module 1 Robin Teigland [email_address] www.knowledgenetworking.org January 2011

2. Module Overview1/3

  • Jan 21 What is Strategy?
    • Individual Assignment: Readings
    • Group Assignment: Choose your Live Case Strategic Issue
  • Jan 21 External Analysis: Industry Structure and Competition
    • Individual Assignment: Readings
    • Group Assignment: Cola Wars Continue
  • Jan 24 Internal Analysis: Analyzing Resources and Capabilities
    • Individual Assignment: Readings
    • Group Assignment: Wumart Stores
  • Jan 25 An Entrepreneurs View of Strategy in 3D
    • Individual Assignment: Readings & Questions
    • Guest: Steve Mahaley, PeaceTrain

3. Module Overview2/3

  • Jan 26 Recent Developments in Strategy
    • Group Assignment: Article summary ppt for slideshare
  • Jan 31 Executing Strategy
    • Individual Assignment Readings & Questions
    • Guest: Christian Bjrkman, MindArk
    • Guest: Fredrik Nilsson, IC You
  • Jan 31 Exploring Business Models and role of IT
    • Individual Assignment Readings & Questions
    • Guest: Paul DiGangi, Western Carolina University
  • Feb 2 - External Drivers of Change: Exploring the Future of the Gaming Industry
    • Individual Assignment: Readings
    • Group Assignment: STEEP
    • Guest: Stefan Lampinen, Speltjnst

4. Module Overview3/3

  • Feb 2 Creating Value Networks
    • Individual Assignment: Readings & Questions
    • Guest: Malin Strman, Independent Consultant
  • Feb 7 - Live Case Day: Integrating Theory with Practice
    • Group Assignment: Virtual Worlds and Gaming
  • Feb 9 Module 1 Exam

5. The rise of Avapreneurs (avatar+entrepreneur)

  • Global markets
  • Micropayments
  • Microemployees

JVWR, Teigland 2010 http://journals.tdl.org/jvwr/article/view/866 6. Todays Guest Lecture

  • Steve Mahaley, aka Cotton Thorne
    • Founder, PeaceTrain
    • http://slpeacefest.wordpress.com/

7. January 26 Recent Developments in Strategy

  • Independent Group Work
    • We will NOT meet in class
    • Use time to prepare your group assignment: Article summary ppt
      • Label the document: SSE_Shortarticlename_Group#_2011.ppt
      • You may just put your group name (e.g., 1a) on the ppt, you do not need to put your names on it if you do not want to
      • Upload to slideshare by Jan 26, 18:00 and embed in learning platform
      • Email to Robin at[email_address]
      • Please enable download function on slideshare so that others in class can download
      • Please do NOT remove this ppt from slideshare

8. Live Case work

  • Make sure you havefinal versionof syllabus
    • MM2011_Strategy_teigland_20jan2011.doc
  • Arrange time with sponsors to talk about your strategic issue
  • Determine focus/scope of your strategic issue
    • Determine if you want to go broad and shallow or narrow and deep in your analysis
    • Select which strategic frameworks from class and readings you will use
  • Check out twitter, fb, linkedin for information and resources
    • There are lots of groups to follow
    • I have also posted relevant material on fb and twitter
  • Please raiseany questions you have!
    • I am here to help!

9. Live Case Teams 16 Teams total 10. Module Overview2/3

  • Jan 26 Recent Developments in Strategy
    • Group Assignment: Article summary ppt for slideshare
  • Jan 31 Executing Strategy
    • Individual Assignment Readings & Questions
    • Guest: Christian Bjrkman, MindArk
    • Guest: Fredrik Nilsson, IC You
  • Jan 31 Exploring Business Models and role of IT
    • Individual Assignment Readings & Questions
    • Guest: Paul DiGangi, Western Carolina University
  • Feb 2 - External Drivers of Change: Exploring the Future of the Gaming Industry
    • Individual Assignment: Readings
    • Group Assignment: STEEP
    • Guest: Stefan Lampinen, Speltjnst