Edward Jones Case
|[pic] |BA 388T Strategic management |
| |Spring 2011 |
Professor Andrew D. Henderson
Office CBA 4.226
Office Hours By Appointment
E-Mail Andy.Henderson@Mccombs.utexas.edu
Course Web Page via Blackboard
REQUIRED READING MATERIALS
Textbook: Barney, J. B., & Hesterly, W. S. 2007. Strategic management and competitive advantage (2nd edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. This book is …show more content…
Session 5 Tuesday, Feb. 1
Case: Edward Jones in 2006: Confronting success. [9-707-497] Retail Financial Services in 1998 (skim for major trends) [799051]
Reading: Hambrick, D. C. and Fredrickson, J. “Are You Sure You Have a Strategy?” Academy of Management Executive, November, 2001.
Focus questions: (1) Using Hambrick and Fredrickson’s Strategy Diamond framework, what is Edward Jones’ strategy as of 2006? Which elements of the strategy represent recent changes?
(2) Pay particular attention to the “Economic Logic” of the strategy. Why does the company have such a high return on equity (ROE)? Can you think of other instances in which a relatively low-share player in an industry is significantly more profitable than some (or all) of the higher-share players?
(3) What recommendations would you make to Mr. Weddle?
Session 6 Thursday, Feb. 3
Case: Nintendo’s disruptive strategy: Implications for the video game industry [HKU814]
Reading: Bower, J. L., & Christensen, C. M. 1995. Disruptive technologies: Catching the wave. Harvard Business Review, Jan. – Feb. …show more content…
Session 14 Thursday, Mar. 3
No class today. Your mid-term write up is due at noon. Please place your write up in the “Henderson” in-box on the bookcase outside the Management Department office, CBA 4.202.
Session 15 Tuesday, Mar. 8 (Global Trip Period)
Readings: TBD
Session 16 Thursday, Mar. 10 (Global Trip Period)
Readings: TBD
**** Spring Break: Mar. 14– Mar. 20 … Enjoy! ****
Module 3: CORPORATE-level strategy
Session 17 Tuesday, Mar. 22
Case: Cisco Systems, Inc.: Acquisition Integration for Manufacturing (A). [9-600-015]
Reading: Barney & Hesterly, Chapter 10, “Mergers and Acquisitions”
Reading: P. C. Haspeslagh & Jemison, D. B. “Acquisitions – Myths and reality”, Sloan Management Review, Winter 1987, pp. 53-58.
Focus questions: (1) What allows Cisco to be successful in its strategy?
(2) What role do acquisitions play at Cisco?
(3) What are your observations about the acquisition process at Cisco?
(4) What might go wrong with Cisco’s strategy?
Session 18 Thursday, Mar.
| |Spring 2011 |
Professor Andrew D. Henderson
Office CBA 4.226
Office Hours By Appointment
E-Mail Andy.Henderson@Mccombs.utexas.edu
Course Web Page via Blackboard
REQUIRED READING MATERIALS
Textbook: Barney, J. B., & Hesterly, W. S. 2007. Strategic management and competitive advantage (2nd edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. This book is …show more content…
Session 5 Tuesday, Feb. 1
Case: Edward Jones in 2006: Confronting success. [9-707-497] Retail Financial Services in 1998 (skim for major trends) [799051]
Reading: Hambrick, D. C. and Fredrickson, J. “Are You Sure You Have a Strategy?” Academy of Management Executive, November, 2001.
Focus questions: (1) Using Hambrick and Fredrickson’s Strategy Diamond framework, what is Edward Jones’ strategy as of 2006? Which elements of the strategy represent recent changes?
(2) Pay particular attention to the “Economic Logic” of the strategy. Why does the company have such a high return on equity (ROE)? Can you think of other instances in which a relatively low-share player in an industry is significantly more profitable than some (or all) of the higher-share players?
(3) What recommendations would you make to Mr. Weddle?
Session 6 Thursday, Feb. 3
Case: Nintendo’s disruptive strategy: Implications for the video game industry [HKU814]
Reading: Bower, J. L., & Christensen, C. M. 1995. Disruptive technologies: Catching the wave. Harvard Business Review, Jan. – Feb. …show more content…
Session 14 Thursday, Mar. 3
No class today. Your mid-term write up is due at noon. Please place your write up in the “Henderson” in-box on the bookcase outside the Management Department office, CBA 4.202.
Session 15 Tuesday, Mar. 8 (Global Trip Period)
Readings: TBD
Session 16 Thursday, Mar. 10 (Global Trip Period)
Readings: TBD
**** Spring Break: Mar. 14– Mar. 20 … Enjoy! ****
Module 3: CORPORATE-level strategy
Session 17 Tuesday, Mar. 22
Case: Cisco Systems, Inc.: Acquisition Integration for Manufacturing (A). [9-600-015]
Reading: Barney & Hesterly, Chapter 10, “Mergers and Acquisitions”
Reading: P. C. Haspeslagh & Jemison, D. B. “Acquisitions – Myths and reality”, Sloan Management Review, Winter 1987, pp. 53-58.
Focus questions: (1) What allows Cisco to be successful in its strategy?
(2) What role do acquisitions play at Cisco?
(3) What are your observations about the acquisition process at Cisco?
(4) What might go wrong with Cisco’s strategy?
Session 18 Thursday, Mar.