SGMT 6250 SYLLABUS Winter 2015
SGMT 6250 X 3.00: Strategy Execution
Course Outline January 4, 2015
Fall 2014
Subject to Revision
Section X:
Wednesdays 7:00–10:00pm, beginning Jan. 14, 2015
SSB E112
Instructor
Assistant
JoAnne Stein
Professor Willow Sheremata
N305B
N305F Seymour Schulich Building
(416) 736‐5087
(416) 736‐5087 wsheremata@schulich.yorku.ca jstein@schulich.yorku.ca
Office hours: by appointment
Prof. Sheremata is a tenured associate professor who specializes in strategy formulation and execution as well as the management of technology and innovation. She has taught at Schulich since 2002 and before that at Tulane University. Prior to her career in academia, she worked in IBM for 13 years managing new product development in R&D labs, developing new business and product plans, marketing new products, and working as staff for IBM’s highest level of management.
Brief Description
This course addresses the managerial challenge of executing a firm’s strategy, by focusing on organizational elements that must be aligned to support a strategy as well as the tremendous difficulty of doing so. These elements include, but are not limited to, organizational structures and control mechanisms that “match” the given strategy as well as strategic leadership. Students learn and apply theory regarding strategy execution by analyzing implementation and performance in specific firms. Prerequisites: SGMT 6000 3.00.
Contents
Course Learning Outcomes ........................................................................................................................... 2
Deliverables at a Glance
Course Outline January 4, 2015
Fall 2014
Subject to Revision
Section X:
Wednesdays 7:00–10:00pm, beginning Jan. 14, 2015
SSB E112
Instructor
Assistant
JoAnne Stein
Professor Willow Sheremata
N305B
N305F Seymour Schulich Building
(416) 736‐5087
(416) 736‐5087 wsheremata@schulich.yorku.ca jstein@schulich.yorku.ca
Office hours: by appointment
Prof. Sheremata is a tenured associate professor who specializes in strategy formulation and execution as well as the management of technology and innovation. She has taught at Schulich since 2002 and before that at Tulane University. Prior to her career in academia, she worked in IBM for 13 years managing new product development in R&D labs, developing new business and product plans, marketing new products, and working as staff for IBM’s highest level of management.
Brief Description
This course addresses the managerial challenge of executing a firm’s strategy, by focusing on organizational elements that must be aligned to support a strategy as well as the tremendous difficulty of doing so. These elements include, but are not limited to, organizational structures and control mechanisms that “match” the given strategy as well as strategic leadership. Students learn and apply theory regarding strategy execution by analyzing implementation and performance in specific firms. Prerequisites: SGMT 6000 3.00.
Contents
Course Learning Outcomes ........................................................................................................................... 2
Deliverables at a Glance