Although there will be no group papers, you are encouraged to compare notes with the one or two classmates who are tracking the same industry as part of your class preparation. The class of 38 will be randomly divided into two groups of 19, with one group meeting Mondays and the other Tuesdays. You may, but are not required to, include a paragraph on how the reading informs your understanding of your industry or firm. The paper is to be turned in to me at the beginning of each class. The total time for two class preparations and two class meetings should provide the time necessary each week to digest the assigned material, prepare the weekly paper and meet once for discussion.
Attendance is very important because of the limited number of meetings.
The length of the paper should not exceed 2500 words, excluding references and exhibits. The Case of the Bearings Industry, Strategic Management Journal , Vol. Slywotzky and Morrison, The Profit Zone 2. The Case of the Bearings Industry, Strategic Management Journal , Vol. I encourage you to refer back to that article as a backdrop to this session s decidedly more theoretical material.