It's Not Too Late to Do Something Fun in Class
Updated Strategy Teaching Tools Website
Please check out the new tools, experiential exercises and videos at:
www.CarpenterStrategyToolbox.com.
You can filter by type of tool (exercise, video, etc.) using the tabs at the top or you can filter by topic in a strategy course (5 forces, RBV, global, etc.) using the categories on the right side. There is also a search function. You should find something useful in no time at all.
Please help make the site more useful:
· Comment on tools you have used in class (adding tips, etc.)
· Submit new tools so the resource is always growing
· Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions
Here are links to a few recently added exercises and resources that you might find especially useful (to give you a feel):
· Does Samsung Own the Android Ecosystem? This is an update on the Google/Motorola "Ripped from the Headlines" case of Google's $12.5B acquisition of Motorola. The new Moto X highlights the vertical integration elements of value creation. You can find more materials on M&A by filtering on that topic.
· Cross Cultural Craziness. This series of hilarious commercials illustrate challenges of entering markets in countries with which the firm has limited familiarity. You can find more videos by filtering on videos.
· Global Alliance Game. This exercise illustrates comparative advantage and complementarities in resources across countries as well as challenges in conducting trade and strategic alliances across borders. It's also a lot of fun. Other experiential exercises can be found by filtering on exercises.
The FAQ shows you how to download and convert videos so they can be inserted into PowerPoint presentations.
-Russ
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Russell Coff, Wisconsin Naming Partners Professor of Strategic Management
bus.wisc.edu/faculty/Russ-Coff | Phone: 608-263-6437 | fax: 608-265-5031