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DIRECCIÓN ESTRATÉGICA I

PROFESOR: SANTIAGO IÑIGUEZ DE ONZOÑO

 

TEMAS DE ANÁLISIS SUGERIDOS PARA LAS SESIONES ON-LINE

 

 

SESION 5 (on-line)

Rivalidad competitiva

 

C.P.:    El sector de cereales para el desayuno (A) (DG1/394-A).

Leer: Grant, Cap. 10

 

Temas sugeridos

Los grupos analizarán el sector de los cereales en EEUU utilizando el modelo de las "5 Fuerzas" propuesto por Michael Porter. El punto de vista del análisis será el de la dirección de Kelloggs. Se espera un breve informe que responda a las siguientes cuestiones:

 

• ¿Qué estrategia de futuro es recomendable para Kelloggs?
• ¿Cuál debe ser su misión estratégica en el futuro? ¿Cuáles son las claves de su posicionamiento estratégico?
• ¿Qué hacer ante la bajada de precios de otros competidores?
• ¿Qué medidas se pueden implementar para subir las barreras de entrada, mejorar el poder de negociación con nuestros clientes y evitar el efecto sustitución de otros productos?
• ¿Es inevitable una guerra de precios en el sector?

 

SESION 6 (on-line)

Estrategias en sectores maduros

 

C.P.: El sector vitivinícola en España: El despertar de un gigante (DE1-113)

Leer: Grant, Cap. 12

 

Se espera de los grupos un breve informe que responda a las siguientes cuestiones:

 

Temas sugeridos

 

• ¿Es "atractivo" el sector? ¿Cuáles son las tendencias más destacables?
• ¿Cuál es el valor que el vino, como producto, aporta a los consumidores?
• ¿Cómo consideráis en el modelo el impacto del "Regulador"? ¿Y el tema internacional?
• ¿Invertirías en este sector?

 

SESION 7 (on-line)

La evolución de los sectores. Evaluación de escenarios futuros

 

C.P.: La Vanguardia Electrónica (ICA16/168)

Leer: Grant, Cap. 11

 

Temas sugeridos

El caso plantea el lanzamiento de la edición digital de la vanguardia en plena efervescencia del periodismo digital. En la última década, el sector de los media ha sufrido transformaciones decisivas. La discusión sobre el caso nos permitirá asomarnos al presente y al futuro del sector. El informe de los grupos dará respuesta a estas preguntas:

 

• ¿Qué necesidades satisface el periódico-papel a sus clientes?
• El periódico digital, ¿satisface mejor esas necesidades de sus clientes, o se trata de un producto/servicio diferente?
• ¿Cuál debe ser la estrategia de crecimiento del Grupo Godó en el futuro?
• ¿Cómo encaja el periódico digital e iniciativas parecidas en esta estrategia de futuro?

 

   

SESION 8 (on-line)

Análisis de Recursos y Capacidades. La Cadena de Valor (Conferencia-coloquio)

 

Leer: Grant, Cap. 5 (lectura optativa de los Caps. 7 a 9)

 

Temas sugeridos

Esta sesión estará dedicada a una conferencia-coloquio on-line.

 

 

SESION 9 (on-line)

Cadena de valor y sistema de valor.

 

C.P.: Inditex 2003 (DG1/479-M).

 

Temas sugeridos

Cada grupo de trabajo propondrá su cadena de valor aplicable a Inditex.

 

• ¿Cuáles son las ventajas competitivas fundamentales de Inditex?
• Estas ventajas de Inditex, ¿son replicables a corto/medio plazo por sus competidores?
• ¿Cuál debe ser la estrategia de crecimiento para la empresa en el futuro?
• ¿Es acertada la política de marketing/publicidad?

   

 

Inditex es una empresa de éxito, y es considerada como referencia de excelencia empresarial. En estas circunstancias, es difícil identificar los aspectos de su estrategia que habría que cambiar. Es fundamental, en todo caso, apuntar posibles áreas de riesgo para el futuro, y sugerir qué cambios en la estrategia serían necesarios si se transforma el entorno o si surgen nuevos rivales.

 

 

SESIÓN 10 (on-line)

Internacionalización de la cadena de valor

    

C.P. Philips versus Matsutshita (DG1/399)

Leer: Grant, Cap. 14

 

Temas sugeridos

Este caso es sumamente interesante para conocer la evolución de dos grandes corporaciones diversificadas. Asumiremos el papel de Philips. En este sentido, habría que preparar los puntos siguientes:

 

• ¿Qué factores del entorno, independientes de la gestión de los directivos de Philips, han contribuido a cambiar su estrategia?
• ¿Cuáles son los problemas fundamentales que ha tenido Philips en la última década?
• ¿Qué recomendaciones estratégicas formularías al CEO de Philips?
• ¿Qué planteamientos o principios formularías acerca de su estructura y cultura organizativa de cara al futuro, (por ejemplo, qué grandes unidades de negocio crearías o suprimirías)?

 

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Via Business Week

2007 Rank	School	Location	2005 Rank	2003 Rank	Grad Poll	Director Poll	Total Tuition ($)	Women (%)	Minorities (%)	Grad's Year of Mgmt. Exp.	Teaching	Curriculum	Support
1	Northwestern (Kellogg)	Evanston, Ill.	1	1	3	2	135,000	17	23	11.89	A	A+	A
2	Pennsylvania (Wharton)	Philadelphia	2	3	17	1	142,440	20	14	8.10	A	B	A+
3	Chicago	Chicago	3	2	14	3	120,000	28	17	10.59	A+	B	C
4	Michigan (Ross)	Ann Arbor	4	NR	2	5	120,000	17	10	9.89	A+	A+	A
5	USC (Marshall)	Los Angeles	8	12	1	10	84,850	18	11	10.27	A	A+	A
6	Columbia	New York	NR	15	5	8	133,200	29	7	6.70	A+	A+	A+
7	Emory (Goizueta)	Atlanta	6	10	3	9	88,000	16	17	7.99	A+	A+	A+
8	UCLA (Anderson)	Los Angeles	14	7	7	11	95,116	20	10	10.20	A+	A+	A
9	Duke (Fuqua-Global)	Durham, N.C.	9	9	6	14	123,500	17	20	11.84	A+	A	A+
10	UNC (Kenan-Flagler)	Chapel Hill, N.C.	5	5	15	4	67,200	28	20	7.09	B	A	A+
11	SMU (Cox)	Dallas	16	18	9	12	84,135	22	17	9.98	A	A+	B
12	Georgetown (McDonough)	Washington, D.C.	10	11	7	38	93,935	19	NA	7.66	A	B	B
13	Cornell (Johnson)	Ithaca, N.Y.	17	14	11	17	122,400	40	14	7.24	A+	A	A+
14	Ohio State (Fisher)	Columbus	13	NR	10	40	64,900	22	2	10.18	A	B	B
15	Instituto de Empresa	Madrid	NR	NR	11	36	63,500	22	NA	8.82	B	C	B
16	IMD	Lausanne, Switzerland	7	6	16	13	101,000	19	NA	11.14	B	B	A
17	IESE (University of Navarra)	Barcelona, Spain	15	NR	13	18	126,244	15	NA	11.14	A+	A	B
18	INSEAD	France/Singapore	NR	NR	18	16	110,000	24	NA	9.27	A	A	B
19	New York (Stern)	New York	19	13	25	5	128,000	20	NA	8.18	B	A+	B
20	London Business School	London	25	23	24	7	85,000	16	NA	7.08	B	A	B
21	ESADE	Barcelona	NR	NR	19	40	66,690	15	NA	6.81	B	C	B
22	Thunderbird	Glendale, Ariz.	NR	NR	20	32	67,000	25	42	9.81	A	B	A
23	Queen's	Kingston, Ont.	21	NR	21	19	69,000	32	NA	9.96	A	A	A
24	Washington (Olin)	St. Louis	NR	17	21	27	83,900	21	12.5	9.87	A	A	A
25	Villanova	Philadelphia	NR	NR	23	23	85,000	26	26	9.48

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The future of the MBA educational experience

Santiago Iñiguez, Dean of Instituto de Empresa,

Over the next few weeks I would like to discuss my views on the future of the MBA educational experience so I am now jotting down potential topics for discussion that could be grouped into four general areas as outlined below. I know I am probably reiterating some common questions you may have seen elsewhere but here are some "usual suspects" topics and a few "path less chosen" questions. It would be great to hear of some other facets of the MBA that some readers might be interested in discussing.

Content:

Is it possible to teach business ethics in a business school?

What skills are future recruiters looking for and in particular is it worth spending a lot of time studying electives

What importance should final exams play in a course or should group work assignements be emphasised? How would be fostering of competition between students be so affected

How should the spirit of entrepreneurship be instilled?

How important is doing an internship and should I pick a one or two year course?

Should soft skills merit greater attention in what is being taught during a MBA?

How important is it that students be given the change to integrate all that they have learned in final assignments or case studies?

Delivery:

Is the case method still viable or are other methods better i.e. "role-playing" or action-learning?Action learning could be defined as a process in which a group of people come together more or less regularly to help each other learn from their experience. Role playing is where each participant plays a role in a particular business situation rather then everyone simulating being the central figure in each situation.

It would be interesting to hear the experiences of those who have studied using online learning and their views on same versus face-to-face.

Should iPods, podcasting, blogs, wifis, ebooks and other forms of e-learning be used more and if so are they just an enhancement to the learning process or can they become part of the core process?

Experience:

How were friends made or how do you hope to make some, i.e. was it during student club meetings, during study groups, school excusions etc? Did people generally only get to know those in their immediate class?

Is it better to choose a smaller school for a more close-knit social circle or opt for a more bigger school with more networking opportunites and more opportunites to take electives.

How important is it to have a diverse set of classmates?

I wonder if studying abroad was a major factor in your decision to choose a business school? How many students are interested in studying a foreign language or see it as a valable asset in the business world?

Do students prefer the excitement and job-interview possibilities of studying in big cities or would they prefer the tranquil surroundings of smaller towns and rural settings?

Networks:

The importance of creating a network of contacts to current or future MBA students in their decision to do an MBA?

It has been said that more longer-lasting friendships and greater class-as-a-whole cohesion has been formed as a result of a mixture or online and offline studying experiences. Is this a geneal consensus?

Other

The importance of price or other financial considerations in the decision to choose a business school? Does the prestige of a educational establishment merit the extra-cost

What do executive education institutions really have to offer?

David L. Dinwoodie, Deputy General Director, EADA.

There is nothing like a visit to a top-notch, friendly competitor to spark reflection regarding one’s own organization and that of the entire industry that one competes in. My visit last week to Instituto de Empresa in Madrid has left me with this tormenting question, "What do executive education institutions really have to offer to the corporate world and in what format can it be delivered?"

As traditional MBA enrolments dip we search for new formulas to deliver lengthy, solid, value packed programmes rich in cases, projects and competency building. In short, excellent masters programmes that to my mind are getting better and better across the board. My corporate clients seem to be quite positive about the new and improved programmes while at the same time they seem be shouting for something radically new and different to "top-up" their executives with doses of THEIR corporate reality.

We recently went to our main corporate clients to flush out the elements that they feel their managers needed "topping-up" in: leadership, change, transformation, flexibility, leadership, culture, complication, diversity, differences, leadership, turbulence, leadership, innovation and leadership....

....Not courses in these topics, rather, a transformation process. An individual transformation that builds their ability to steer the course. To operate across hierarchy, across functions, across organizations, across sectors, across borders, across cultures, across identities. To lead across a myriad of differences.

I would suggest that universities must be excellent transmitters of information for young, inexperienced minds. Business schools must be excellent at developing programmes to train strategic thinkers with solid managerial competencies and skills. Executive education institutions must be excellent providers of a transformation process; a very up-close and personal facilitation of growth.

It has been interesting to watch over the last 10-15 years how training institutions have been drawn together to collaborate on programme design and delivery. Globalization gave birth to joint programmes, joint activities and joint degrees. A positive step for the world of business education, I think.

I now look forward to seeing how we come together to jointly provide and facilitate the executive transformation process.

Tags(clickable): Executive Education, Business Education, Leadership, Business School

What an excellent quote!

Della Bradshaw, The Financial Times Business Education editor.

What an excellent quote! Darwin, as many people may know, was a Cambridge man. In the Financial Times on Monday January 30 there will be an excellent article from Sandra Dawson, dean of the Judge Business School at Cambridge University, explaining why she believes managers and business schools alike can learn much from the work of Charles Darwin.

Business and adaptation?

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change."

Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882)

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Genius and Work

An Homage to W.A.Mozart on the 250 Anniversary of His Birth

People make a mistake who think my art has come easily to me. Nobody has devoted so much time and thought to composition as I. There is not a famous master whose music I have not studied over and over."

(attributed to W.A. Mozart)

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