1. Session1BA490 Strategic Management1 Welcome back! Strategic Management, BA 490C Session 1 Agenda Get acquainted Overview course Keys to success Preview assignment Lessons from the Geese

2. Session1BA490 Strategic Management2 Welcome to Strategic Management, BA 490C Complete the information form Make a name card tent using the color coding below. Use the name you want us to call you. Put your name on both sides of the tent. Acc: Green CIS: Red Fin: Blue Mkt: Purple Mgt: Black

3. Session1BA490 Strategic Management3 Getting acquainted Interview someone that you do not know and who has a different major. Be prepared to introduce them and tell us something good about them.

4. Session1BA490 Strategic Management4 Introductions Please stand while introducing and being introduced. Introduce the person you interviewed. Tell us something good about them.

5. Session1BA490 Strategic Management5 Instructor: Neil Jacobs Enjoy learning & helping others learn Like to travel and experience other cultures Expect you to be professional in this course I care about you Have industry experience and am a member of a NASDAQ listed company’s board of directors and audit committee

6. Session1BA490 Strategic Management6 Overview—a ‘bridge’ course 1 Bring together your learning Focus on the whole organization Emphasize professional behavior Enhance the value you bring to your career

7. Session1BA490 Strategic Management7 Overview—a ‘bridge’ course 2 Emphasize integration, teamwork, and communication View organization as an integrated system Use a strategic management perspective Emphasize problem identification & resolution Approach Study and apply strategic management concepts Compete in business policy simulation Teams: Will do some teamwork in class Encourage virtual teamwork outside of class

8. Session1BA490 Strategic Management8 Keys to success Attitude: Be open to personal growth Be willing to work Believe in the need to work well with others Actions: Be professional Prepare for each class Participate actively Work effectively with colleagues

9. Session1BA490 Strategic Management9 Introduction to class web site http://www.cba.nau.edu/courses/BA490spring05/ What you can expect to find there: Syllabus Session Schedule (with links to session slides) Forms, assignments, and instructions Daily information updates Information on the simulation

10. Session1BA490 Strategic Management10 Dell--2003 Maney, Kevin Dell business model turns to muscle as rivals struggle. USA Today, January 20, 2003, Pages 1B and 2B http://libproxy.nau.edu/login?url=http://www.usatoday.com/mo ney/industries/technology/2003-01-19-dell-cover_x.htm http://libproxy.nau.edu/login?url=http://www.usatoday.com/mo ney/industries/technology/2003-01-19-dell-cover_x.htm Kharif, O. (OCTOBER 1, 2003) Will Dell Go from Sizzling to Middling?, in, BusinessWeek Online http://libproxy.nau.edu/login?url=http://search.epnet.com/direc t.asp?an=10957812&db=aph http://libproxy.nau.edu/login?url=http://search.epnet.com/direc t.asp?an=10957812&db=aph Park, A. (NOVEMBER 3, 2003) What You Don't Know About Dell: A look at the management secrets of the best-run company in technology. BusinessWeek http://libproxy.nau.edu/login?url=http://search.epnet.com/direc t.asp?an=11187242&db=aph http://libproxy.nau.edu/login?url=http://search.epnet.com/direc t.asp?an=11187242&db=aph

11. Session1BA490 Strategic Management11 Assignments & e-mail Assignments Some assignments will be submitted electronically as attachments to e-mail. Electronic Submission Requirements must be followed. Electronic submissions are due 60 minutes before class. Keywords Electronic submissions require a keyword. If none is given, use the title of the assignment. Keywords are shown in the Session Schedule or the assignment instructions. No spaces should be included within the keyword. The keyword should be separated from other words/characters.

12. Session1BA490 Strategic Management12 Assignment Check out the course web site Review Syllabus Study H&W Chapter 1. Read the articles Dell 2003. Links are available on the course web site Prepare to apply Chapter 1 concepts to Dell 2003

13. Session1BA490 Strategic Management13 About you: Let’s profile Are working now Have a job waiting after graduation? International experience Kind of organization you would prefer to work in: large, small, your own Are set up with career services?