Class Participation and Discussion
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10%
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Individual (5%)
Within the team (5%)
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Article Presentations (15 points)
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15%
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Class exercise and reporting (10 points)
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10%
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Vision statement
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10%
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Core values statement
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10%
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BSC & OKR exercise
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15%
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Final Presentation
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15%
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Final Project
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15%
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TOTAL
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100%
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Important Notes and Policies
Students are expected to come to class prepared with some knowledge of the corresponding readings for that particular session. Students shall try to come to class no later than 15 minutes after the scheduled start time. There should be no reading of outside materials including newspapers, magazines, or books. Questions and comments are welcome and encouraged in class. However, please be self-respectful when expressing your views.
All the course projects are group activities. Therefore, everyone will be in a group of no more than six members. Each team will determine for themselves how they want to divide up the work on all of the team projects. Projects will include conducting research and analysis, paper writing, and article and report presentation throughout the semester.
Final Project – Strategic Process Exercise
Leading the organization through the strategic process of environmental scanning to ensuring effective execution of the strategic plan is a pivotal role of any leader. This project aims to provide the learners an opportunity to practice this process so that they are equipped to becoming stellar strategic leaders. The main elements of the final report include:
1. Executive summary
2. Business scenario for the project
3. Environment scanning
4. Mission and vision with core values
5. Strategic initiatives and leadership process
6. BSC/OKR
7. Reflection on learning and conclusion
The following is the format for the project report:
1. A cover page should include business title, group number, and names of the members. If there were to be any concern about the individual participation, please include the percentage of individual contribution to the assignment.
2. Diagrams/figures and tables should be listed as appendices. They should be cited in the text.
3. Double-spaced.
Class Presentation
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20 minutes
Participated with all team members
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Presentation Score Sheet |
~~~suggested grading criterion~~~
- The content (richness in information, the structure, added real-life examples and/or related information of interest)
- Presentation skills (PowerPoint aesthetics, complementarities of oral and visual communication)
- Language and clarity
- Handling of Q&A (attitude toward criticism and the way of answering)
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Hughes, Richard L. and Beatty, Katherine C. (2014). Becoming a Strategic Leader: Your Role in Your Organization’s Ensuring Success. 2nd Edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Kaplan, R.S., & Norton, D.P. (2003). Strategy Maps: Converting Intangible Assets into Tangible Outcomes. Harvard Business Review Press.
Lei, R.K. (2021). Performance Management Tools OKR KPI KSF MBO BSC Application Methods and Actual Cases, People Post Press.
Simon, Patrick, Maor, Dana, Guggenberger, Patrick, Park, Michael, & others. (2023).
The State of Organization. NY: McKinsey & Company.
Stowell, Steven J. and Mead, Stephanie S. (2016), The Art of Strategic Leadership: How Leaders at All Levels Prepare Themselves, Their Teams, and Organizations for the Future. Hoboken NJ: Wiley.
Selected contemporary articles from Harvard Business Review, McKinsey Quarterly, and The Boston Consulting Group.
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