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  • 1.  Readings in Strategy

    Posted 07-04-2017 09:46

    Hi everyone,


    A colleague of mine is putting together a set of fundamental readings on strategy/strategic management for a new Master's-level course and is looking for ideas. I'd appreciate your suggestions for the "must read" articles on this topic.  I'll share the results.


    -Sean


    Sean Lyons, Ph.D.
    Professor, Leadership + Management
    Department of Management, College of Business + Economics
    519-824-4120 Ext. 58500

    MacDonald Hall Room 222
    University of Guelph | Guelph, ON N1G 2W1


    transformational learning | research that counts | community engagement

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  • 2.  Readings in Strategy

    Posted 07-04-2017 11:52

    Hi Sean,


    There is a really great book by Henry Mintzberg, Bruce Ahlstrand and Joseph Lampel "Strategy Safari: A Guided Tour through the Wilds of Strategic Management". A lot of the original and key articles/readings for each "school of thought" / approach to strategy are cited in/integrated into each chapter. I've often thought that asking students to use this book as a guide, but then to delve deeply/at a graduate level into each approach by reading original/key articles would be a very fun graduate course.  i.e., Many of the original/key articles often used in MBA or Ph.D. reading packages (plus many others from various perspectives) are highlighted/put into context in this book.


    Best wishes,

    Sheldene


     

    Sheldene Simola, M.B.A., Ph.D.

    School of Business

    Trent University

    1600 West Bank Drive

    Peterborough, ON

    K9L 0G2  Canada

    705-748-1011 Ex. 7237

    ssimola@trentu.ca

     

     

     



    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv <OB@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Sean Lyons <slyons01@UOGUELPH.CA>
    Sent: July 4, 2017 9:46 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Readings in Strategy
     

    Hi everyone,


    A colleague of mine is putting together a set of fundamental readings on strategy/strategic management for a new Master's-level course and is looking for ideas. I'd appreciate your suggestions for the "must read" articles on this topic.  I'll share the results.


    -Sean


    Sean Lyons, Ph.D.
    Professor, Leadership + Management
    Department of Management, College of Business + Economics
    519-824-4120 Ext. 58500

    MacDonald Hall Room 222
    University of Guelph | Guelph, ON N1G 2W1


    transformational learning | research that counts | community engagement

    NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY. This e-mail transmission may contain confidential information. The information is solely for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying distribution or other use of the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please send a return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system.



  • 3.  Readings in Strategy

    Posted 07-05-2017 04:29

    I'd second Sheldene's enthusiasm for Strategy Safari.  I'd add that the book doesn't really address the question of agility- or time-pacing-based strategy, so additional readings would be needed on that-McGrath's The End of Competitive Advantage or Eisenhardt's articles on time pacing would be the obvious places to start.

     

     

    Dr Chris Coleridge

    Senior Faculty in Management Practice

    Cambridge Judge Business School

    University of Cambridge

    Trumpington Street

    Cambridge

    CB2 1AG

    T: +44 (0)1223 330825  M: +44 (0)7910 659856

    W: http://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/faculty-research/faculty-a-z/chris-coleridge/

    Twitter: @chris_coleridge 

     

     

     

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv <OB@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Sheldene Simola <ssimola@TRENTU.CA>
    Reply-To: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv <OB@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG>
    Date: Tuesday, 4 July 2017 at 16:52
    To: <OB@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG>
    Subject: Re: [OB-LIST] Readings in Strategy

     

    Hi Sean,

     

    There is a really great book by Henry Mintzberg, Bruce Ahlstrand and Joseph Lampel "Strategy Safari: A Guided Tour through the Wilds of Strategic Management". A lot of the original and key articles/readings for each "school of thought" / approach to strategy are cited in/integrated into each chapter. I've often thought that asking students to use this book as a guide, but then to delve deeply/at a graduate level into each approach by reading original/key articles would be a very fun graduate course.  i.e., Many of the original/key articles often used in MBA or Ph.D. reading packages (plus many others from various perspectives) are highlighted/put into context in this book.

     

    Best wishes,

    Sheldene

     

     

    Sheldene Simola, M.B.A., Ph.D.

    School of Business

    Trent University

    1600 West Bank Drive

    Peterborough, ON

    K9L 0G2  Canada

    705-748-1011 Ex. 7237

    ssimola@trentu.ca

     

     

     

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv <OB@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Sean Lyons <slyons01@UOGUELPH.CA>
    Sent: July 4, 2017 9:46 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Readings in Strategy

     

    Hi everyone,

     

    A colleague of mine is putting together a set of fundamental readings on strategy/strategic management for a new Master's-level course and is looking for ideas. I'd appreciate your suggestions for the "must read" articles on this topic.  I'll share the results.

     

    -Sean

     

    Sean Lyons, Ph.D.
    Professor, Leadership + Management
    Department of Management, College of Business + Economics
    519-824-4120 Ext. 58500

    MacDonald Hall Room 222
    University of Guelph | Guelph, ON N1G 2W1

     


    transformational learning | research that counts | community engagement

     

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  • 4.  Readings in Strategy

    Posted 07-05-2017 20:23
    Strategy Safari motion, and 
    I would like to add Sun-Tzu's Art of War! 

    This small book gives us the most beautiful insight of "Win without Fighting" with five core competitive advantages (Tao; Tian; Di; Zhang; Ba = Way; Sky; Earth; General; Rule). 
     

    Best regards,

    Jeonghwan Choi, PhD, MBA, ME
    Assistant Professor, 
    Management & Marketing Department,
    College of Business & Public Management
    Kean University (Wenzhou, China)

    E-mail: jeonghwan.choi@gmail.com

    On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 5:28 PM, Chris Coleridge <chris.coleridge@gmail.com> wrote:

    I'd second Sheldene's enthusiasm for Strategy Safari.  I'd add that the book doesn't really address the question of agility- or time-pacing-based strategy, so additional readings would be needed on that-McGrath's The End of Competitive Advantage or Eisenhardt's articles on time pacing would be the obvious places to start.

     

     

    Dr Chris Coleridge

    Senior Faculty in Management Practice

    Cambridge Judge Business School

    University of Cambridge

    Trumpington Street

    Cambridge

    CB2 1AG

    T: +44 (0)1223 330825  M: +44 (0)7910 659856

    W: http://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/faculty-research/faculty-a-z/chris-coleridge/

    Twitter: @chris_coleridge 

     

     

     

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv <OB@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Sheldene Simola <ssimola@TRENTU.CA>
    Reply-To: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv <OB@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG>
    Date: Tuesday, 4 July 2017 at 16:52
    To: <OB@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG>
    Subject: Re: [OB-LIST] Readings in Strategy

     

    Hi Sean,

     

    There is a really great book by Henry Mintzberg, Bruce Ahlstrand and Joseph Lampel "Strategy Safari: A Guided Tour through the Wilds of Strategic Management". A lot of the original and key articles/readings for each "school of thought" / approach to strategy are cited in/integrated into each chapter. I've often thought that asking students to use this book as a guide, but then to delve deeply/at a graduate level into each approach by reading original/key articles would be a very fun graduate course.  i.e., Many of the original/key articles often used in MBA or Ph.D. reading packages (plus many others from various perspectives) are highlighted/put into context in this book.

     

    Best wishes,

    Sheldene

     

     

    Sheldene Simola, M.B.A., Ph.D.

    School of Business

    Trent University

    1600 West Bank Drive

    Peterborough, ON

    K9L 0G2  Canada

    705-748-1011 Ex. 7237

    ssimola@trentu.ca

     

     

     

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv <OB@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Sean Lyons <slyons01@UOGUELPH.CA>
    Sent: July 4, 2017 9:46 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Readings in Strategy

     

    Hi everyone,

     

    A colleague of mine is putting together a set of fundamental readings on strategy/strategic management for a new Master's-level course and is looking for ideas. I'd appreciate your suggestions for the "must read" articles on this topic.  I'll share the results.

     

    -Sean

     

    Sean Lyons, Ph.D.
    Professor, Leadership + Management
    Department of Management, College of Business + Economics
    519-824-4120 Ext. 58500

    MacDonald Hall Room 222
    University of Guelph | Guelph, ON N1G 2W1

     


    transformational learning | research that counts | community engagement

     

    NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY. This e-mail transmission may contain confidential information. The information is solely for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying distribution or other use of the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please send a return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system.

     




  • 5.  Readings in Strategy

    Posted 07-05-2017 21:57
    I would also add the HBR article on "Strategy as Simple rules" by Eisenhardt as one of the most recent framework to strategy. 

    Marco

    P.S. It would be nice if you can distribute the list one done!



    On Jul 5, 2017, at 4:28 PM, Chris Coleridge <chris.coleridge@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

    I'd second Sheldene's enthusiasm for Strategy Safari.  I'd add that the book doesn't really address the question of agility- or time-pacing-based strategy, so additional readings would be needed on that-McGrath's The End of Competitive Advantage or Eisenhardt's articles on time pacing would be the obvious places to start.
     
     
    Dr Chris Coleridge
    Senior Faculty in Management Practice
    Cambridge Judge Business School
    University of Cambridge
    Trumpington Street
    Cambridge
    CB2 1AG
    T: +44 (0)1223 330825  M: +44 (0)7910 659856
    Twitter: @chris_coleridge 
     
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    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv <OB@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Sheldene Simola <ssimola@TRENTU.CA>
    Reply-To: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv <OB@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG>
    Date: Tuesday, 4 July 2017 at 16:52
    To: <OB@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG>
    Subject: Re: [OB-LIST] Readings in Strategy
     
    Hi Sean,
     
    There is a really great book by Henry Mintzberg, Bruce Ahlstrand and Joseph Lampel "Strategy Safari: A Guided Tour through the Wilds of Strategic Management". A lot of the original and key articles/readings for each "school of thought" / approach to strategy are cited in/integrated into each chapter. I've often thought that asking students to use this book as a guide, but then to delve deeply/at a graduate level into each approach by reading original/key articles would be a very fun graduate course.  i.e., Many of the original/key articles often used in MBA or Ph.D. reading packages (plus many others from various perspectives) are highlighted/put into context in this book.
     
    Best wishes,
    Sheldene
     
     
    Sheldene Simola, M.B.A., Ph.D.
    School of Business
    Trent University
    1600 West Bank Drive
    Peterborough, ON
    K9L 0G2  Canada
    705-748-1011 Ex. 7237
     
     
     

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv <OB@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG> on behalf of Sean Lyons <slyons01@UOGUELPH.CA>
    Sent: July 4, 2017 9:46 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.AOM.ORG
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Readings in Strategy
     
    Hi everyone,
     
    A colleague of mine is putting together a set of fundamental readings on strategy/strategic management for a new Master's-level course and is looking for ideas. I'd appreciate your suggestions for the "must read" articles on this topic.  I'll share the results.
     
    -Sean
     
    Sean Lyons, Ph.D.
    Professor, Leadership + Management
    Department of Management, College of Business + Economics
    519-824-4120 Ext. 58500
    MacDonald Hall Room 222
    University of Guelph | Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
     
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    transformational learning | research that counts | community engagement
     
    NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY. This e-mail transmission may contain confidential information. The information is solely for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying distribution or other use of the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please send a return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system.
     
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