Strategic Management MCGR 423
Timeline
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January 26, 2023Experience start
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February 21, 2023First meeting with managers
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March 7, 2023Q&A session with students
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March 14, 2023Third meeting with students
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April 7, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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January 26, 2023Experience start
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February 21, 2023First meeting with managers
Managers present about the organization, challenges and opportunities. This would be a 1 hour virtual meeting, can also be in-person if preferred.
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March 7, 2023Q&A session with students
Managers meet with students to answer their questions, helping them form a research question. This would again be a 1 hour virtual meeting, can also be in-person if preferred.
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March 14, 2023Third meeting with students
Managers meet with students to provide comments on their work in progress.
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April 7, 2023Experience end
General
- Undergraduate; 3rd year, 2nd year
- 200 learners; teams of 7
- 15 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 1/1 project matches
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Academic experience
- Startup, Non profit, Large enterprise, Small to medium enterprise
- Any industries
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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January 26, 2023Experience start
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February 21, 2023First meeting with managers
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March 7, 2023Q&A session with students
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March 14, 2023Third meeting with students
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April 7, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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January 26, 2023Experience start
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February 21, 2023First meeting with managers
Managers present about the organization, challenges and opportunities. This would be a 1 hour virtual meeting, can also be in-person if preferred.
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March 7, 2023Q&A session with students
Managers meet with students to answer their questions, helping them form a research question. This would again be a 1 hour virtual meeting, can also be in-person if preferred.
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March 14, 2023Third meeting with students
Managers meet with students to provide comments on their work in progress.
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April 7, 2023Experience end
Overview
- Learner goals and capabilities
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Students will de-construct a complex business situation, identify the key issues and problems facing the organization in question, propose alternative courses of action, recognize the trade-offs involved in these alternatives, and make concrete recommendations backed by solid reasoning. Companies will have the chance to work and meet with tomorrow's leaders at a prestigious university institution. They may also obtain strategic advice and research analyses from eager young adults at no cost.
- Expected outcomes and deliverables
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Students will deliver a 12 minute presentation on strategy recommendations for the company. It will include an introduction (research question motivation), analysis, and recommendation sections and annexes and well as a Q&A period.
Project Examples
A core component of the grade is a group project in which 5-6 students have to analyze a firm's strategic problem throughout the semester and come up with recommendations to resolve identified challenges. Last year, three teams of students worked alongside senior managers at RBC to identify and offer solutions for issues encountered in their respective departments. Throughout the project, students will develop the ability to apply concepts and tools effectively to examine the internal characteristics of an organization and its external context.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
One or more mid-senior managers of the company have 3 one-hour time blocks to meet with students between end of February to mid-March.
Timeline
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January 26, 2023Experience start
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February 21, 2023First meeting with managers
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March 7, 2023Q&A session with students
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March 14, 2023Third meeting with students
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April 7, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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January 26, 2023Experience start
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February 21, 2023First meeting with managers
Managers present about the organization, challenges and opportunities. This would be a 1 hour virtual meeting, can also be in-person if preferred.
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March 7, 2023Q&A session with students
Managers meet with students to answer their questions, helping them form a research question. This would again be a 1 hour virtual meeting, can also be in-person if preferred.
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March 14, 2023Third meeting with students
Managers meet with students to provide comments on their work in progress.
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April 7, 2023Experience end