Strategic Thinking

Sample Topics Tutored

What Is Strategy and Why Is It Important?

Leading the Process of Crafting and Executing Strategy

Evaluating a Company’s External Environment

Evaluating a Company’s Resources and Competitive Position

The Five Generic Competitive Strategies: Which One to Employ?

Supplementing the Chosen Competitive Strategy: Other Important Business Strategy Choices

Strategies for Competing in Foreign Markets

Diversification: Strategies for Managing a Group of Businesses

Ethical Business Strategies, Social Responsibility, and Environmental Sustainability

Building an Organization Capable of Good Strategy Execution

Managing Internal Operations: Actions That Promote Good Strategy Execution

Corporate Culture and Leadership: Keys to Good Strategy Execution

Sample Cases

Crafting Strategy in Single-Business Companies

Whole Foods Market in 2008—Vision, Core Values, and Strategy
Costco Wholesale Corp. in 2008— Mission, Business Model, and Strategy
JetBlue Airways: A Cadre of New Managers Takes Control
Competition in the Golf Equipment Industry in 2008
Competition in the Movie Rental Industry in 2008: Netflix and Blockbuster Battle for Market Leadership
Dell, Inc. in 2008—Can It Overtake Hewlett-Packard as the Worldwide Leader in Personal Computers?
Apple, Inc. in 2008
Panera Bread Company
Rogers’s Chocolates
Nucor Corporation—Competing Against Low Cost Foreign Imports
Competition in Video Game Consoles
Nintendo’s Strategy for the Wii—Good Enough to Beat Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3?
Corona Beer
Google’s Strategy in 2008
The Challenges Facing eBay in 2008—Time for Changes in Strategy?
Loblaw Companies Limited: Preparing for Wal-Mart Supercenters
Research in Motion: Managing Explosive Growth

Crafting Strategy in Diversified Companies

Executing Strategy and Strategic Leadership

Robin Hood
Dilemma at Devil’s Den
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in 2008—Management’s Initiatives to Transform the Company and Curtail Wal-Mart Bashing
Southwest Airlines in 2008: Culture, Values, and Operating Practices
Shangri-La Hotels

Strategy, Ethics, and Social Responsibility