Digital Reading Room 2.0 -- STMT 500: Strategic Management

STMT 500: Strategic Management Report a Broken Link

The non-textbook readings and cases for this course are provided as AU Library links, web links, PDF files, videos, or slideshows as follows. Please note that some of these readings, depending on the provider, will open automatically when you click on the link. If the reading does not, please check your download folder.

Required Readings

Lesson 1

Reading 1: Mintzberg, H., Ahlstrand, B., & Lampel, J. (1998). "And over here, ladies and gentlemen: The strategic management beast." In Strategy safari: A guided tour through the wilds of strategic management (1st ed., pp. 1–21). The Free Press.

Transcript for Chapter 1 Video

Individual Case Study: Grant, R. M. (2019). Case 1 Tough Mudder Inc.: Building leadership in mud runs. In Contemporary strategy analysis (10th ed). Wiley.

Lesson 2

Reading 2: Lafley, A. G. (2009). What only the CEO can do. Harvard Business Review, 87(5), 54–62.

Reading 3: Gratton, L., & Scott, A. (2016). What younger workers can learn from older workers, and vice versa. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–5.

Transcript for Chapter 2 Video

Lesson 3

Reading 4: Porter, M. (2008). The five competitive forces that shape strategy. Harvard Business Review, 86(1), 78–93.

Transcript for Chapter 3 Video

Transcript for Chapter 4 Video

Lesson 4

Reading 5: Barney, J. B. (2011). Evaluating firm strengths and weaknesses: The resource based view. In Gaining and sustaining competitive advantage (4th ed., pp. 115–151). Prentice-Hall Inc.

Reading 6: Alpern, M. T. (2019). Using the SWOT analysis to answer "so what?" Edmonton, AB: Athabasca University.

Reading 7: Athabasca University. (2022). VRIO analysis template [adapted from Barney, 2011, Reading 5].

Transcript for Chapter 5 Video

Group Case Study: Grant, R. M. (2019). Case 6 Walmart, Inc. 2018: The world's biggest retailer faces new challenges. In Contemporary strategy analysis, 10 ed., Wiley.

Lesson 5

Transcript for Chapter 6 Video

Lesson 6

Transcript for Chapter 7 Video

Lesson 7

No DRR Readings for Lesson 7

Lesson 8

Reading 8: Free Working Tricks. (2022). Did you know? 2022 [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/u06BXgWbGvA

Supplementary Readings

Lesson 1 Supp. Rdgs.

Martin, R. (2013, January 29). The two choices to make in strategy [Video file]. https://hbr.org/2013/01/the-two-choices-to-make-in-str

SLIDE PRESENTATION: Grant, R. M. Chapter 1 PowerPoint slide presentation to accompany Contemporary Strategy Analysis, 11th edition.

Transcript for Chapter 8 Video

Transcript for Chapter 9 Video

Transcript for Chapter 10 Video

Transcript for Chapter 12 Video

Transcript for Chapter 13 Video

VIDEO PRESENTATION: Grant, R. M. Chapter 1 video to accompany Contemporary Strategy Analysis, 11th edition.

SLIDE PRESENTATION: Grant, R. M. Chapter 14 PowerPoint slide presentation to accompany Contemporary Strategy Analysis, 11th edition.

Lesson 2 Supp. Rdgs.

SLIDE PRESENTATION: Grant, R. M. Chapter 2 PowerPoint slide presentation to accompany Contemporary Strategy Analysis, 11th edition.

Lesson 3 Supp. Rdgs.

Harvard Business School. (2008). The five competitive forces that shape strategy: An interview with Michael E. Porter [Video file]. Boston: Harvard Business Review. Video posted to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYF2_FBCvXw

Vining, A. R. (2011). Public agency external analysis using a modified “five forces” framework. International Public Management Journal, 14(1), 63–105.

This reading demonstrates how Porter's model can be made more applicable to the public sector and not-for-profit organizations

SLIDE PRESENTATION: Grant, R. M. Chapter 3 PowerPoint slide presentation to accompany Contemporary Strategy Analysis, 11th edition.

SLIDE PRESENTATION: Grant, R. M. Chapter 4 PowerPoint slide presentation to accompany Contemporary Strategy Analysis, 11th edition.

Lesson 7 Supp. Rdgs.

No Supp Readings for Lesson 7

Lesson 8 Supp. Rdgs.

Sull, D., Homkes, R., & Sull, C. (2015). Why strategy execution unravels - and what to do about it. [Cover story]. Harvard Business Review 93(3), 58–66.

This reading debunks five myths on strategy execution.

Guerras-Martín, L. Á., Madhok, A., & Montoro-Sánchez, Á. (2014). The evolution of strategic management research: Recent trends and current directions. Business Research Quarterly, 17(2), 69–76.

This reading highlights the progression of strategic management research over the years. Figure 1 depicts macro and micro level pendulum shifts.