Complete formatted transcripts for all 6 MGMT-S-0031 lectures. Warm paper-style reading format with section headers and paragraph breaks. Also includes the original 3 analysis pages with Key Messages and Exam Summaries.
Kahoot! quiz, course overview, what strategy means, Kodak vs. Fujifilm, BlackBerry's fall, Hambrick Strategy Diamond (Arenas, Staging, Vehicles, Differentiators, Economic Logic).
📖 Lecture 2Strategy formulation process, vision and mission statements, Ikigai framework, connecting personal purpose to organizational purpose, Barnes & Noble turnaround, values and culture.
📖 Lecture 3Industry and competitive analysis, Sasin 2030 group assignment briefing, PESTEL framework, Rocket Internet case, weak signals and foresight, Polak Game.
📖 Lecture 4SWOT analysis best practices, TSMC case study, Thai Airways SWOT exercise, VRIN framework, Peninsula Hotel case, value chain analysis, five generic strategies, Boeing 737 MAX.
📖 Lecture 5Competitive positioning, offensive and defensive strategies, first mover vs. late mover, M&A, vertical integration, outsourcing, strategic alliances, Blue Ocean strategy, Four Actions Framework.
📖 Lecture 6Hamilton Helmer's Seven Powers framework (Cornered Resource, Scale Economies, Switching Costs, Network Economies, Process Power, Branding, Counter Positioning), business ethics, ethical dilemmas, course wrap-up.
Management & Business Strategy foundations. Richard Rumelt's strategy definition, Hambrick Strategy Diamond, systems thinking (trophic cascades, emergence), disruptive innovation (Kodak vs. Fujifilm, Netflix, BlackBerry), why companies die (S&P 500 lifespan 60→12 years), Freakonomics hidden causality, co-opetition, and the three tests of a winning strategy.
Purpose and meaning as strategy foundations. Ikigai framework, four archetypes of purpose (Discovery, Excellence, Altruism, Heroism), vision vs. mission vs. values, culture alignment, Barnes & Noble turnaround (James Daunt), PopMart case study, business models (Razor+Blade, Aikido/Nintendo Wii, Lock-in/SAP), Hermès vs. LVMH differentiation.
Why businesses fail when internally focused. PESTLE framework (macro environment), Porter's Five Forces (industry analysis) with case examples: De Beers diamonds, ASML/TSMC supplier power, Bangladesh textiles, Boeing/Airbus buyer power. Weak signals as competitive advantage (Netflix 3-shift case), limits of prediction, foresight.