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Syllabus: Introduction to Strategy and Organization Specialization Certificate: Business Foundations Faculty: Professors Ian Larkin and Phillip Leslie Course 1: Introduction to Strategy and Organizations Course Description This Course sets the stage for learning about how business works. Beginning with an understanding of what an organization is and its basic purposes, topics will include vertical and horizontal integration, diversification, the managerial role, designing incentive plans, business strategy, the central importance of “value” in a business context, and the concept of industry attractiveness. Course Learning Objectives: By the end of this course, you will be able to: Determine a company’s profit, using such key business concepts as input costs, transformation, total cost, price, willingness to pay, and value. Make intelligent decisions about horizontal and vertical integration involving your business. Use a comprehensive business strategy to intentionally create, capture, and deliver value to your company and your customers. Overview Video: Sebastian Edwards, UCLA Anderson School of Management Faculty Professor Ian Larkin Ian Larkin is an Assistant Professor in the Strategy group at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He researches the optimal use of formal rewards systems by companies, given the complex and often unanticipated effects these systems have on employee motivation and decision making. His research quantifying the cost incurred by a major enterprise software vendor due to salespeople deliberately gaming their sales commission system, published in The Journal of Labor Economics, is one of the most prominently cited empirical studies of incentive system gaming. It was the basis for a case study widely used in MBA classes on compensation and human resource management. His recent research focuses on corporate awards and other programs companies use to formally recognize employee performance, and demonstrates that these programs often have unintended costs, such as the demotivation of some employee groups. A final stream of research investigates physician prescribing decisions in light of different sales tactics used by pharmaceutical sales representatives. His research has been discussed

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Syllabus:IntroductiontoStrategyandOrganizationSpecializationCertificate: BusinessFoundations

Faculty: ProfessorsIanLarkinandPhillipLeslie

Course1: IntroductiontoStrategyandOrganizations

CourseDescriptionThisCoursesetsthestageforlearningabouthowbusinessworks.Beginningwithanunderstandingofwhatanorganizationisanditsbasicpurposes,topicswillincludeverticalandhorizontalintegration,diversification,themanagerialrole,designingincentiveplans,businessstrategy,thecentralimportanceof“value”inabusinesscontext,andtheconceptofindustryattractiveness.

CourseLearningObjectives:

Bytheendofthiscourse,youwillbeableto:• Determineacompany’sprofit,usingsuchkeybusinessconceptsasinputcosts,transformation,total

cost,price,willingnesstopay,andvalue.• Makeintelligentdecisionsabouthorizontalandverticalintegrationinvolvingyourbusiness.• Useacomprehensivebusinessstrategytointentionallycreate,capture,anddelivervaluetoyour

companyandyourcustomers.OverviewVideo:SebastianEdwards,UCLAAndersonSchoolofManagementFaculty

ProfessorIanLarkin

IanLarkinisanAssistantProfessorintheStrategygroupattheUCLAAndersonSchoolofManagement.Heresearchestheoptimaluseofformalrewardssystemsbycompanies,giventhecomplexandoftenunanticipatedeffectsthesesystemshaveonemployeemotivationanddecisionmaking.Hisresearchquantifyingthecostincurredbyamajorenterprisesoftwarevendorduetosalespeopledeliberatelygamingtheirsalescommissionsystem,publishedinTheJournalofLaborEconomics,isoneofthemostprominentlycitedempiricalstudiesofincentivesystemgaming.ItwasthebasisforacasestudywidelyusedinMBAclassesoncompensationandhumanresourcemanagement.

Hisrecentresearchfocusesoncorporateawardsandotherprogramscompaniesusetoformallyrecognizeemployeeperformance,anddemonstratesthattheseprogramsoftenhaveunintendedcosts,suchasthedemotivationofsomeemployeegroups.Afinalstreamofresearchinvestigatesphysicianprescribingdecisionsinlightofdifferentsalestacticsusedbypharmaceuticalsalesrepresentatives.Hisresearchhasbeendiscussed

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inavarietyofmediaoutletsincludingTheWallStreetJournal,TheNewYorkTimes,ForbesandNationalPublicRadio.

IanteachesthecoreBusinessStrategycourseatAnderson.BeforecomingtoAnderson,hewasamemberofthefacultyatHarvardBusinessSchool,wherehetaughtanelectiveMBAcourseonhumanresourcemanagement,aswellasseveralexecutiveeducationcourses.HereceivedaPh.D.fromtheHaasSchoolofBusinessatUCBerkeley,andaM.Sc.fromtheUniversityofLondon,wherehewasaBritishMarshallScholar.IanworkedasanAssociateandEngagementManagerforMcKinseyandCompany,basedinHongKongandSiliconValley.

Ian'shobbiesincludecooking,travelingandsupportingtheGreenBayPackers.

Module1:IntroductiontoOrganizations,Part1ModuleLearningObjectives:

Asaresultofparticipatinginthismodule,youwillbeableto:• Explainthevalueofanorganizationintermsofhowitmanagesresourcesandtransformsinputsinto

morevaluableoutputs.• Evaluateapotentialdiversificationopportunitythatinvolvesakeyresource’sappropriability,control,

durability,andinimitability.• Determinethebestcourseofactionforacompanythatisconsideringvertical/horizontalintegrationor

geographicdiversification.

ModuleComponents:

• VideoLecture1:WhatIsanOrganization?• VideoLecture2:OrganizationalScopeandHorizontalDiversification• VideoLecture3:VerticalandHorizontalIntegrationandGeographicDiversification• Reading1:ACustomerValueCreationFrameworkforBusinessesThatGenerateRevenuewithOpen

SourceSoftware• Reading2:HorizontalIntegration• Reading3:VerticalIntegration• Assignment: CaseStudyonDrasticPublishing• CheckforUnderstandingAssessment

Module2:IntroductiontoOrganizations,Part2ModuleLearningObjectives:

Asaresultofparticipatinginthismodule,youwillbeableto:• Evaluatemanagerialapplicants’mindsetsforthefollowingqualities:communicationskills,motivation,

andabilitytolearnandadjust.• Determineappropriatecoachingstepsforemployeeswhoexhibitvariouslevelsofperformanceand

potential.• Designaneffectiveandappropriatedisciplinaryactionplanthatistimely,rule-based,andincludes

managerialaction.

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ModuleComponents:

• VideoLecture1:TheRoleoftheManager• VideoLecture2:IncentiveDesign,Part1• VideoLecture3:IncentiveDesign,Part2• Reading1:Mintzberg'sManagementRoles• Reading2:MotivationIsAllAbouttheManagers…Duh!• Reading3:Misconduct&Discipline• Assignment:CaseStudyonDrasticPublishing,continued• CheckforUnderstandingAssessment

ProfessorPhillipLeslie

Phillipisabusinesseconomistwithexpertiseinstrategicmanagement,theappliedeconometricsofdataanalytics,demandpricingandinformationdisclosure.Hisworkonpricinghasexaminedhowfirmscanimplementpracticalstrategiesforconsumer-specificpricing.Muchofthisworkhasbeeninthecontextofeventticketing,makingPhillipaleadingexpertonticketpricing.

Philliphasalsowrittenaseriesofpapersoninformationdisclosureasapolicytool.Forexample,inonestudyheshowsthatrestauranthygienegradecardscauseda20%decreaseinthenumberofpeopleadmittedtohospitalwithfood-relatedillnesses.AnotherstudyshowsthatconsumersatStarbucksreducedcaloriepurchasesby6%duetocaloriepostingonthemenus.

Inotherresearch,Philliphaswrittenaboutmanagerialincentivesinprivateequity,consumerboycotts,inspectiondesignandthebehaviorofinspectors,andthereturnstoeducation.HisresearchispublishedintheAmericanEconomicJournal,AmericanEconomicReview,JournalofLaborEconomics,QuantitativeMarketingandEconomics,QuarterlyJournalofEconomicsandtheRANDJournalofEconomics.

PhillipisaResearchAssociateoftheNationalBureauofEconomicResearch.AtAndersonheteachesstrategicmanagementandheisanexperiencedexecutiveeducationteacher.

Education

Ph.D.Economics,1999,YaleUniversity

M.Phil.Economics,1996,YaleUniversity

M.A.Economics,1994,YaleUniversity

M.Comm.Economics,Honors1993,UniversityofMelbourne

B.Comm.Economics,FirstClassHonors1991,UniversityofMelbourne

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Module3:IntroductiontoStrategy,Part1ModuleLearningObjectives:

Asaresultofparticipatinginthismodule,youwillbeableto:• Composeadraftstrategystatementforastart-upcompany,statinghowitwillcreate,capture,and

delivervalue.• Basedonresearch,createavaluemapcomparingtherelativestrengthsoftwocompetitorsthatshows

sixtoeightcharacteristics.

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• AdjustTotalCost,Price,andFirmProfitforaspecificcustomer,focusingoncapturingmaximumvalue.

ModuleComponents:

• VideoLecture1:WhatIsStrategy?• VideoLecture2:CreatingValue• VideoLecture3:CapturingValue• Reading1:CraftingStrategythatMeasuresUp• Reading2:Porter’sGenericStrategies• Reading3:AkbankinBrief• Reading4:TheValueProposition• Assignment:CaseStudyonDrasticPublishing,continued• CheckforUnderstandingAssessment

Module4:IntroductiontoStrategy,Part2ModuleLearningObjectives:

Asaresultofparticipatinginthismodule,youwillbeableto:• UseFiveForcesAnalysistodeterminetheattractivenessofagivenindustry.• Buildonanexistingdrafttorefineastrategystatementsothatitexpressesindetailhowthecompanyis

uniqueinitsapproachtocreating,capturing,anddeliveringvalue.• Proposeatleastonewaytoimprovethesituationsoastodelivermorevalue,givencircumstances

describinghowacompanyisfailingtodelivermaximumvaluetoitscustomers.

ModuleComponents:

• VideoLecture1:IndustryAttractiveness• VideoLecture2:StrategyArticulation• VideoLecture3:DeliveringValue• Reading1:RethinkingStrategyforanAgeofDigitalDisruption:AConversationwithPhilipEvans• Reading2:Porter’sFiveForcesModel• Assignments:CaseStudyonDrasticPublishing,continued• CheckforUnderstandingAssessment

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Syllabus:IntroductiontoOperationsandFinanceSpecializationCertificate: BusinessFoundations

Faculty: ProfessorsKumarRajaramandGeorgeGeis

Course2: IntroductiontoOperationsandFinance

CourseDescriptionThisCoursedigsintotwoofthemostcrucialaspectsofbusiness–theprocessesthatsupportproductionanddeliveryofagoodorservice,andthefinancialacumenrequiredtokeeptheoperationrunning.ThetopicsinthisCourseincludeprocessanalysis,financialbasics,andtheinteractionbetweenstandardbusinessreportssuchasthebalancesheet,theincomestatement,andthestatementofcashflows,andthemajoractivitieseverybusinesspursues.

CourseLearningObjectives:

Bytheendofthiscourse,youwillbeableto:• Determinethepotentialbottlenecksinabusinessprocess,soyouknowwhattotargetfor

improvement.• Analyticallycomparevariousoptionsforprocessimprovementsoyouselectthebestone.• Overseethecorebusinessactivitiesoffinance,investing,andoperations,usingstandardbusiness

reportstomonitoryourprogress.OverviewVideo:SebastianEdwards,UCLAAndersonSchoolofManagementFaculty

ProfessorKumarRajaram

Kumar Rajaram is a Professor of Operations and TechnologyManagement at theUCLA Anderson School of Management. Professor Rajaram's current researchinterestsincludeimprovingoperationsinthehealthcareindustry,non-profitsectorand in the process manufacturing sectors including food processing,pharmaceuticals and the petrochemical industry. He has focused on developinganalytical models of complicated systems with a strong emphasis on practicalimplementation.Hisworkhasbeenpublished in leading research journals suchasOperationsResearch,ManagementScience,ManufacturingandServiceOperationsManagement,MarketingScienceandtheEuropeanJournalofOperationalResearch.HehasbeenawardedtheEricand'E'JulineFacultyExcellenceinResearchAwardattheUCLAAndersonSchool.

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operationalenvironments, this techniquehasresulted in four-fold increases inproductivity inseveral typesofindustrial processes. These methods have been implemented at several process companies worldwide. Thiswork was awarded the prestigious Franz Edelman finalist award for outstanding applications of operationsresearch and management science techniques to practice by the Institute for Operations Research and theManagementSciences(INFORMS).Hehasalsodevelopedtechniquestobetterbalancesupplywithdemandforproductswith short life cycles andhighlyunpredictabledemand. Thisworkhasbeenapplied at several largefashionretailers inEuropeandNorthAmericaandhasresulted insubstantial improvementstoprofitabilityatthesesites.

At theUCLAAndersonSchool,ProfessorRajaramteaches theMBAcorecourseonoperationsandtechnologymanagement,variousExecutiveEducationcoursesanddoctoral levelcoursesonoperationsmanagementandmodels for operations design, planning and control. He has been awarded the George Robbins Award, theCitibankAwardandtheNeidorf"Decade"AwardforexcellenceinteachingattheUCLAAndersonSchool.

EducationPh.D.OperationsManagement,1998,TheWhartonSchool,UniversityofPennsylvaniaM.A.ManagerialScienceandAppliedEconomics,1997,TheWhartonSchool,UniversityofPennsylvaniaM.S.IndustrialEngineeringandOperationsResearch,1993,UniversityofMassachusettsatAmherstM.Sc.Mathematics,withHonors1991,BirlaInstituteofTechnologyandScience,Pilani,IndiaB.E.ElectricalandElectronicsEngineering,withHonors1991,BirlaInstituteofTechnologyandScience,Pilani,India

Module1:IntroductiontoOperations,Part1ModuleLearningObjectives:

Asaresultofparticipatinginthismodule,youwillbeableto:• Explainhowtakingascientificapproachtooperationsmanagementcanaddvaluetoacompany’s

bottomline.• Createaprocessflowdiagramthatshowsthestepsinaproduct’smovementfromideatopackaged

item,readyfordelivery.• Analyzeaprocessflowdiagramtodetermineanybottlenecksandwhethertheprocessistechnically

balanced.

ModuleComponents:

• VideoLecture1:IntroductiontoOperationsManagement• VideoLecture2:WhatIsaProcessandWhyStudyProcessAnalysis?• VideoLecture3:BasicDefinitionsandanIllustrativeExample• Reading1:NoteonProcessAnalysis• Reading2:AnIntroductiontoOperationsManagement• Assignment: CaseStudyonDrasticPublishing,continued• CheckforUnderstandingAssessment

Module2:IntroductiontoOperations,Part2ModuleLearningObjectives:

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Asaresultofparticipatinginthismodule,youwillbeableto:

• Analyzedatabasedonabusinessprocesstofindthevalueproducedbythecurrentprocess.• Calculateatleasttwooptionsforreducing/eliminatingabottleneck,makingabusinessprocessmore

profitable,givencurrentdata.• Recommendoneoftheoptionstoimproveprofitability,usingdefensibledatatosupportyourproposed

solution.

ModuleComponents:

• VideoLecture1:IllustrativeExample:Analysis• VideoLecture2:IllustrativeExample:Improvement• VideoLecture3:AFrameworkforProcessAnalysis• Reading1:AnalysisofProcessDurationandProcessCapacityasaBaseforProcessTimeManagement• Reading2:RequirementExcellenceFramework• Reading3:AnalysingtheProcess• Assignment:CaseStudyonDrasticPublishing,continued• CheckforUnderstandingAssessment

ProfessorGeorgeGeis

GeorgeT.Geis,Ph.D.,isanadjunctprofessorofInformationSystemsattheUCLAAndersonSchoolofManagement.GeisteachesatUCLAAndersonintheareasofmergers&acquisitions,financialmodeling,entrepreneurship,andaccounting.HehasbeenvotedOutstandingTeacheroftheYearatUCLAAndersonfourtimesandhasreceivedanumberofotherteachingawards.GeishasalsoservedasAssociateDeanandFacultyDirectorofUCLAAnderson'sExecutiveMBAprogram.HeiscurrentlyFacultyDirectorofAnderson'sMergersandAcquisitionsExecutiveprogram.GeishasalsotaughtmergersandacquisitionsattheHaasSchool,UCBerkeleyandhasbeenavisitingprofessoratBocconiUniversity(Milan)andatDardenSchoolofBusiness(UniversityofVirginia).

Dr.GeisisanexpertonM&Aactivityintechnology,communicationsandmediamarkets.Hismostrecentbook,DigitalDeals,providesablueprintforplanningandexecutingsoundcorporatebusinessdevelopmentstrategies.Geis'researchinterestsincludemarketmodelingforM&A-relatedstrategiesaswellasventureinitiationandgrowthprocesses.

ANationalScienceFoundationandWoodrowWilsonHonoraryFellow,Dr.Geishasextensiveconsultingexperienceandhaspublisheddozensofprofessionalarticlesandsixbooks.HeistherecipientoftheFinancialExecutivesInstituteAwardforoutstandingachievementinfinance.

Dr.GeistaughtintheLEADSummerInstituteforminorityyouthformorethan10years.HehasprovidedmanagementeducationfordirectorsofHeadStartprogramsnationwideaswellasforIraqveteransinUCLA’sEntrepreneurs’BootcampforVeteranswithDisabilities.His16-tapelectureserieson“StatisticalAnalysisinBusiness”appearedaspartoftheTeachingCompany’sSuperStarTeacherseries.

GeisiseditorofawebsitethatprovidesavisualanalysisofM&Adealsintechnology,mediaandcommunicationsmarketsathttp://www.trivergence.com.GeisalsowritesanM&Ablogathttp://maprofessor.blogspot.com.

GeisreceivedaB.S."summacumlaude"andwith"honorsinmathematics"fromPurdueUniversity,anM.B.A.fromUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,andaPh.D.fromUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.

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Module3:IntroductiontoFinanceandAccounting,Part1ModuleLearningObjectives:

Asaresultofparticipatinginthismodule,youwillbeableto:• Explainwhatfinancialstatementsareandtheirpurpose/s,collectivelyandindividually.• Demonstratehowfinancialstatementsreflectthebusinessactivitiesofthebusinessventure.• Usingasetofdata,buildabalancesheetthatrepresentsthefinancialpositionofabusinessventure.

ModuleComponents:

• VideoLecture1:Introduction• VideoLecture2:BusinessActivitiesandFinancialStatements• VideoLecture3:TheBalanceSheet:Assets• Reading1:WhatIsaFinancialStatement?• Reading2:FourTypesofFinancialStatements• Reading3:StatementofFinancialPosition(BalanceSheet)• Reading4:IncomeStatement|Profit&LossAccount• Reading5:StatementofCashFlows• Reading6:LimitationsofFinancialStatements• Assignment:CaseStudyonDrasticPublishing,continued• CheckforUnderstandingAssessment

Module4:IntroductiontoFinanceandAccounting,Part2ModuleLearningObjectives:

Asaresultofparticipatinginthismodule,youwillbeableto:• Useasetofdatatocompletetheliabilitiesandshareholders’equitysideofabalancesheetthatalready

containsassets,fullyrepresentingthefinancialpositionofabusinessventure.• Useasetofdatatocompletetheincomestatementforabusinessventure.• Useasetofdatatocompletethestatementofcashflowsforabusinessventure.

ModuleComponents:

• VideoLecture1:TheBalanceSheet:LiabilitiesandShareholders’Equity• VideoLecture2:TheIncomeStatement• VideoLecture3:StatementofCashFlows• Reading1:ReportingCurrentLiabilities• Reading2:Stockholders’Equity• Reading3:RetainedEarningsontheBalanceSheet• Reading4:PreparationoftheIncomeStatement• Reading5:IntroductiontotheStatementofCashFlows• Reading6:KeyConsiderationsfortheStatementofCashFlows• Assignments:CaseStudyonDrasticPublishing,continued

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• CheckforUnderstandingAssessment

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Syllabus:IntroductiontoMarketingandManagerialLeadershipSpecializationCertificate: BusinessFoundations

Faculty: ProfessorsSuzanneShuandMiguelUnzueta

Course3: IntroductiontoMarketingandManagerialLeadership

CourseDescriptionThisCourseconcernstwomorebasicseverybusinesspersonmustmaster:marketingandmanagerialleadership.TheCoursebeginswithclassicmarketingprinciplessuchasfeatures/benefits,the3Cs,segmentinganddefiningatargetmarket,andthe4Ps.Itthenshiftstodifferentiatingandhonoringbothmanagementandleadershipskills,divinginoneachelementofthePOLC[S]modelofmanagerialexcellence,andendingwithimportantthoughtsaboutamanager’sethics.

CourseLearningObjectives:Bytheendofthiscourse,youwillbeableto:

• Completeamarketingandsalesplanthatincludesstrategicanalysis–company,customers,andcompetition–aswellastacticsofsegmentingandtargetingcustomers,pricing,placing,positioning,andpromotingyourproduct/service.

• Blendboththestrategic[leadership]andthetactical[management]aspectsofleadingyourbusiness.• UsethePOLC[S]model,includingassociatedbestpractices,tostructureyourapproachtobusiness

managementandleadership.

OverviewVideo:SebastianEdwards,UCLAAndersonSchoolofManagementFaculty

ProfessorSuzanneShu

SuzanneShu’sresearchinvestigateshowindividualsformjudgmentsandmakedecisionsinuncertainenvironments.Sheisespeciallyinterestedinjudgmentsanddecisionsthatoccuroverlongtimeframes.Thetypesofdecisionsanalyzedinherresearchincludeconsumerself-controlproblemsandconsumptiontimingissues,withimportantimplicationsforbothnegativebehaviors(suchasprocrastination)andpositivebehaviors(suchassaving).

ProfessorShureceivedaPhDfromtheUniversityofChicagoin2004,whereherstudiesincludedbehavioraleconomics,decisionsciences,andmarketing.ShealsoholdsadegreeinElectricalEngineeringandMastersinElectricalEngineeringfromCornellUniversity.

Inadditiontoherworkinacademia,ProfessorShuhasworkedasaproductlinemanager,anITprojectmanager,andasamanagementconsultantinsalesforcedesign.Shealsoconsultsforfinancialservices

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atUCLA,ProfessorShutaughtmarketinganddecisionmakingcoursestoMBAstudentsattheUniversityofChicago,SouthernMethodistUniversity,andINSEAD.

Module1:IntroductiontoMarketing,Part1ModuleLearningObjectives:

Asaresultofparticipatinginthismodule,youwillbeableto:• Distinguishbetweenaproduct’sfeaturesanditsbenefitstocustomers.• Conductthefirstpartofasituationalanalysisforaparticularproduct,includingthefirsttwoCs,

companyandcompetition.• DescribeindetailthethirdC,customers,whotogetherformatargetmarketforanewproduct,given

somegeneralfactsabouttheproduct.

ModuleComponents:

• VideoLecture1:IntroductionandFramework• VideoLecture2:SituationAnalysis• VideoLecture3:SegmentationandTargeting• Reading1:DefiningMarketing• Reading2:IntroducingMarketing• Reading3:WhyDoMarketingSegmentationandTargetMarketingMakeSense?• Reading4:SWOTAnalysis• Assignment: CaseStudyonDrasticPublishing,continued• CheckforUnderstandingAssessment

Module2:IntroductiontoMarketing,Part2ModuleLearningObjectives:

Asaresultofparticipatinginthismodule,youwillbeableto:• Writeapositioningstatementthatincludesthetargetsummary,productoffer,competitivealternatives,

andsupport.• Analyzethe“4Ps”ofamarketingplan–product,price,promotion,andplace–toaccuratelydescribe

eachelement.• Researchthesizeofpotential,addressable,andtargetmarketsforaparticularproduct.

ModuleComponents:

• VideoLecture1:Positioning• VideoLecture2:ProductBrandingandDistributionChannels• VideoLecture3:PricingandPromotion• Reading1:CompetitivePositioning• Reading2:ValueofBranding• Reading3:LifestyleBranding:EngagementandtheTotalExperience• Reading4:DevelopingaBrand

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• Reading5:BrandingStrategies• Reading6:The4P’sofEffectiveMarketing• Assignment:CaseStudyonDrasticPublishing,continued• CheckforUnderstandingAssessment

ProfessorMiguelUnzueta

MiguelUnzuetaisanAssociateProfessorofManagementandOrganizationsatUCLAAndersonSchoolofManagement.Hisresearchexploreshowpeopleunderstandtheirpositionwithinsocialandinterpersonalhierarchiesandtheimpactthisunderstandinghasontheirperceptionsofself,others,andgroup-basedinequality.

ProfessorUnzuetateachesthecoreorganizationalbehaviorcourseforfull-timeMBAstudents(@MGMT409).In2010,hewasawardedtheGeorgeRobbinsAssistantProfessorTeachingAward.Morerecently,hewasselectedbyPoets&Quantsasoneofthebest40businessschoolprofessorsunderage40.

ProfessorUnzuetaiscurrentlyservingontheeditorialboardofAztlán:AJournalofChicanoStudiesandisamemberoftheRiordanPrograms'advisoryboard.st

Module3:IntroductiontoManagerialLeadership,Part1ModuleLearningObjectives:

Asaresultofparticipatinginthismodule,youwillbeableto:• Planspecificstepstobridgethegapbetweenthecurrentstateandthedesiredstatebringingboth

managerialandleadershipskillstobear.• CreateaRACIchartthatshowshowworkonspecifictasksshouldbeallocated.

ModuleComponents:

• VideoLecture1:DefiningManagementandLeadership• VideoLecture2:KeySkill:Planning• VideoLecture3:KeySkills:OrganizingandAllocatingResources• Reading1:Top10LeadershipQualitiesofaProjectManager• Reading2:StrategicLeadership:TheEssentialSkills• Reading3:RelationshipbetweenPersonalityandManagerialPerformance• Reading4:TheEmergenceofaNewEraofManagement:TheLeadershipTraitsandSkillsofEastern

IndianandAfghanWomen• Assignment:CaseStudyonDrasticPublishing,continued• CheckforUnderstandingAssessment

Module4:IntroductiontoManagerialLeadership,Part2

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ModuleLearningObjectives:

Asaresultofparticipatinginthismodule,youwillbeableto:• Writeabriefsketchofagreatleader–eithersomeoneyouknoworapublicfigure–thatdescribestwo

keycharacteristicsthatdefinetheindividual’sleadershipanddefendyourpositionwithfacts.• Solveaprobleminvolvingalackofmanagementcontrolinabusinesssituation.• Createalistoftipsforcoachinganemployeewhoisdemonstratingunacceptablebehavior.

ModuleComponents:

• VideoLecture1:KeySkill:Leading• VideoLecture2:KeySkill:ManagementControls• VideoLecture3:KeySkill:Staffing• VideoLecture4:EthicalManagement• Reading1:Strategic,Tactical,andOperationalControl• Reading2:HowtoInspireWorkplaceBehaviorstoGetBetterResults• Reading3:InformalNetworks:TheCompanyBehindtheChart• Reading4:EthicalLeadership:RightRelationshipsandtheEmotionalBottomLine• Reading5:EthicalLeadership,Decision-making,andOrganizations• Assignments:LeadershipSketch;CaseStudyonDrasticPublishing,continued• CheckforUnderstandingAssessment