Managerial Decision-making (Case studies in management)

The Challenge of Change
Change Management
Soll, J. B., Milkman, K. L. & Payne, J. W. 2015. Outsmart Your Own Biases. Harvard Business Review, 93(5):64-71.
Weitzner, D. 2019. Fifteen Paths. Chapter 9: Be Curious. ECW Press.
Francesca, G. 2018. The Business Case for Curiosity. Harvard Business Review, 96(5):48-57.
Zander, L. 2019. Surveymonkey’s CEO on Creating a Culture of Curiosity. Harvard Business Review, 97 (1): p35-40.
Video: Understanding unconscious bias
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVp9Z5k0dEE
Case 3 for posting: Hudson’s Bay Company – Restructuring in a Retail Decline
Ivey Product Number: 9B18M075

Managing Change (Case studies in management)

Anand, N. & Barsoux, JL. 2017. What Everyone Gets Wrong About Change Management. Harvard Business Review, 95(6):78-85.
Groysberg, B., Lee, J., Price, J. & Cheng, J.Y. 2018. The Leader’s Guide to Corporate Culture. Harvard Business Review, 96(1):44-52.
Leetaru, L. 2019. The Wrong Ways to Strengthen Culture. Harvard Business Review, 97(4):21-24.
Weitzner, D. 2019. Fifteen Paths. Chapter 14: Re-create Yourself. ECW Press.
Video: The 8 Types of Company Culture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZaBZH-D1Qk
Second written case dueLoblaw in Canada’s Stagnant Grocery Market
Ivey Product Number: 9B17M169

Management Communication (Case studies in management)

Weitzner, D. 2019. Fifteen Paths. Chapter 4: Change the Way You Listen. ECW Press.
Sull, D., Turconi, S. & Sull, C. 2018. Six Steps to Communicating Strategic Priorities Effectively. MIT Sloan Management Review, 59(3):1-4.
Video: Think Fast, Talk Smart – Communication Techniques
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAnw168huqA
 Taking Successful Managerial Action
Sull, D., Homkes, R. & Sull, C. 2015. Why Strategy Execution Unravels and What to Do About It. Harvard Business Review, 93(3):57-66.
Sull, D., Turconi, S., Sull, C. & Yoder, J. 2018. Turning Strategy into Results. MIT Sloan Management Review, 59(3):1-12.
Video: Why Strategy Execution Unravels and What to Do About It
https://hbr.org/video/5143339694001/why-strategy-execution-unravelsand-what-to-do-about-it
Mid-term assignment due

Purpose, Principles and Leadership (Case studies in Management)

 Purpose, Principles and Leadership
W1: Managing with Purpose
Quinn, R.E. & Thakor, A.V. 2018. Creating a Purpose-Driven Organization. Harvard Business Review, 96 (4):78-85.
Porter, M.E. & Kramer, M.R., 2011. Creating Shared Value. How to reinvent capitalism—and unleash a wave of innovation and growth. Harvard Business Review, 89(1-2):62-77.
Video: Shared Value as Corporate Strategy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaEv4frj-88&t=0s&list=PL4pqY0N7PHPaF5VWDZ_NUBEqfN702cfOM&index=4
W2: Responsible Management
Weitzner, D. 2019. Fifteen Paths. Chapter 5: Trade Fairly. ECW Press.
Weitzner, D., & Deutsch, Y. 2019. Why the time has come to retire instrumental stakeholder theory. Academy of Management Review, 44: 694-698.
Harrison, J.S., Felps, W., & Jones, T.M. 2019. Instrumental Stakeholder Theory Makes Ethically Based Relationship Building Palatable to Managers Focused on the Bottom Line. Academy of Management Review, 44: 698-700.
Video: IHMA Necessary Conversation with Ed Freeman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leDhu6XXr3Q

Zoe Beloff and and the Changing Role of Digital Technologies (Management Essay)

According to Zoe Beloff, “[i]t is common knowledge that people have long been emotionally invested in their tools, but a profound shift is underway. Today, digital devices are increasingly  designed to create the illusion that they are not simply objects but subjects, caring and sentient beings. They actively elicit our responses so that while it appears that they are our servants, they are in fact training us, shaping us from earliest infancy. It is we who are working for them”(2018:7).
For this essay, you are to discuss the changing role of digital technologies in the organization and control of new forms of work. You should include empirical examples or cases, at lest one, in your discussion and analysis.
Drawing from module materials, evaluate and explore the transformations, connecting these shifts to at least one of the following topic areas explored in the module:

  • The sharing economy & app based management
  • The quantified self, monitoring, and optimization.
  • The Etsy economy ad craft revival.
  • Gamification and ‘fun at work’
  • Logistical media and software
  • Algorithmic management
  • Transformation of an industry by digital technology
  • Digital content production and moderation

The essay should be about 3,200 to 3,400 words, use Harvard referencing, and check grammar and spelling.

Purpose, Principles and Leadership (Case studies in Management)

Purpose, Principles and Leadership
W1: Managing with Purpose
Quinn, R.E. & Thakor, A.V. 2018. Creating a Purpose-Driven Organization. Harvard Business Review, 96 (4):78-85.
Porter, M.E. & Kramer, M.R., 2011. Creating Shared Value. How to reinvent capitalism—and unleash a wave of innovation and growth. Harvard Business Review, 89(1-2):62-77.
Video: Shared Value as Corporate Strategy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaEv4frj-88&t=0s&list=PL4pqY0N7PHPaF5VWDZ_NUBEqfN702cfOM&index=4
W2: Responsible Management
Weitzner, D. 2019. Fifteen Paths. Chapter 5: Trade Fairly. ECW Press.
Weitzner, D., & Deutsch, Y. 2019. Why the time has come to retire instrumental stakeholder theory. Academy of Management Review, 44: 694-698.
Harrison, J.S., Felps, W., & Jones, T.M. 2019. Instrumental Stakeholder Theory Makes Ethically Based Relationship Building Palatable to Managers Focused on the Bottom Line. Academy of Management Review, 44: 698-700.
Video: IHMA Necessary Conversation with Ed Freeman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leDhu6XXr3Q

Managerial Planning (Case studies in management)

Porter, M.E. 1996. What Is Strategy? Harvard Business Review, 74(6):61-78.
Porter, M. E. 2008. The Five Competitive Forces that Shape Strategy. Harvard Business Review, 86(1):78-93.
Video: The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYF2_FBCvXw&t=184s
First written case due: Toys “R” Us Canada: Is Playtime Over?  
Ivey Product #: 9B18M167

Management Communication (Case studies in management)

Weitzner, D. 2019. Fifteen Paths. Chapter 4: Change the Way You Listen. ECW Press.
Sull, D., Turconi, S. & Sull, C. 2018. Six Steps to Communicating Strategic Priorities Effectively. MIT Sloan Management Review, 59(3):1-4.
Video: Think Fast, Talk Smart – Communication Techniques
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAnw168huqA
 Taking Successful Managerial Action
Sull, D., Homkes, R. & Sull, C. 2015. Why Strategy Execution Unravels and What to Do About It. Harvard Business Review, 93(3):57-66.
Sull, D., Turconi, S., Sull, C. & Yoder, J. 2018. Turning Strategy into Results. MIT Sloan Management Review, 59(3):1-12.
Video: Why Strategy Execution Unravels and What to Do About It
https://hbr.org/video/5143339694001/why-strategy-execution-unravelsand-what-to-do-about-it
Mid-term assignment due

Zoe Beloff and and the Changing Role of Digital Technologies (Management Essay)

According to Zoe Beloff, “[i]t is common knowledge that people have long been emotionally invested in their tools, but a profound shift is underway. Today, digital devices are increasingly  designed to create the illusion that they are not simply objects but subjects, caring and sentient beings. They actively elicit our responses so that while it appears that they are our servants, they are in fact training us, shaping us from earliest infancy. It is we who are working for them”(2018:7).
For this essay, you are to discuss the changing role of digital technologies in the organization and control of new forms of work. You should include empirical examples or cases, at lest one, in your discussion and analysis.
Drawing from module materials, evaluate and explore the transformations, connecting these shifts to at least one of the following topic areas explored in the module:

  • The sharing economy & app based management
  • The quantified self, monitoring, and optimization.
  • The Etsy economy ad craft revival.
  • Gamification and ‘fun at work’
  • Logistical media and software
  • Algorithmic management
  • Transformation of an industry by digital technology
  • Digital content production and moderation

The essay should be about 3,200 to 3,400 words, use Harvard referencing, and check grammar and spelling.

Financial Management Question (Stock Analysis / Data Analysis Of A Firm)

This assignment is based on Units 6 and 7 of the course and is worth 15% of your coursework marks and will be graded out of 40 points. The assignment should be submitted to the drop box on or before the deadline of November 10, 2019, 11:55 PM. For guidelines on late submissions, kindly refer to your course guide (pages 13 to 14).
Required: Go to NASDAQ.com enter the ticker symbol for a company which is listed and trading on the NASDAQ. Scroll down to the panel on the left and click on “Stock comparison”, located under Stock Analysis heading. This will take you to a page with data on the stock you have chosen along with 4 other firms within the same industry. Save the information you have collected or print the page for your future use.
Knowledge of the industry of the firm you have chosen will be meaningful in your analysis of the firm’s data.

  1. Present your chosen company by stating the industry in which it operates, market value in relation to the other stocks in the industry, and its institutional holdings. (5 points)
  2. 2. Compare the market value of the stocks in the same industry/sector and briefly comment on the 52-week high and the 52-week low price of the stocks. Which stock has the highest and the lowest change in price? What may have contributed to the changes? Research and provide fundamental information on the companies to support your position. (10 points)
  3. 3. Define the term beta and analyse the beta of each of the five stocks and provide feedback on the risk return relationship which exists when you compare the earnings (EPS and P/E) of those stocks. (10 points)
  4. 4. Comment on the dividend yields of the companies. Is a high dividend yield better than a low yield? Comment in relation to the companies in your comparison. (5 points)
  5. 5. Which of the shares would you recommend purchasing, holding and/or selling? Justify your position based on stock price, dividend yield, earnings, or other fundamental information you might gather about the company. (10 points)
  6. 6. Provide references used during your research and any assumptions you may have made. (5 points)