Strategic Management

Module Title : Module 8: Strategic action

E-LEARNING LESSON PLAN : Intended and emergent

strategies, Organizing for success

Period I. : Day 8: Moderated Discussion (4 hours/day) Objectives At the end of the lesson, students are expected to: - Explain what is meant by intended and emergent strategy development - Identify intended process strategy development in organizations including the role of vision and command, strategic planning systems, and externally imposed strategy - Identify emergent processes of strategy development such as logical incrementalism, resource allocation processes, cultural processes, and organizational politics -Consider how different processes of strategy development may be found in multiple forms and in different contexts - Explain some of the issues managers face in strategy development II. Subject Matter 1. Topics Strategic action success : Intended and emergent strategies, Organizing for

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

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)

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E-LEARNING LESSON PLAN

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 is an intended strategy? What are the stages of strategic planning? Give the benefits of planning? What are the dangers associated with strategic planning programs? What is an emergent strategy? What is the Resource Allocation Process (RAP)? Describe the strategy Development through RAP. What is a learning organization? What are conditions and aspects of a learning organization?

Topic(s)

Strategic action : Intended and emergent strategies, Organizing for success

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.

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to the post-test and exercise set.

E-LEARNING LESSON PLAN

2. The professor will acknowledge the receipt of the students answers/solutions

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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