Gies iMBA BADM 544 Strategic Management

Official Twitter Feed for BADM 544 iMBA Strategic Management Class, Gies College of Business at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Delighted to meet with a team of Gies Online students in Seattle doing their immersion here. Reminded me again of how special our online program is. Also got a chance to visit the original Starbucks store, which ties in with the Starbucks case we discuss in class.

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CSR meet stakeholder. European Central Bank to adjust its corporate bond portfolio to favor companies that actively manage climate risk.
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Shareholders are only supposed to care about financial returns, but some shareholders are advocating for corporate decisions that are good for all stakeholders in the long term.
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Mercedes-Benz USA announces its new CSR strategy focused on youth and children. How is this strategy aligned with the company’s stakeholders?
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E-scooters result in significant problems within cities (e.g., Rome) … Is it right to “break things and move fast”? What is the alternative for startups?
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Two opinions about shareholder primacy and the role of GE and Jack Welch in the shareholder-centric worldview of corporations. Interesting debate:
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Localization and Global low-cost strategies in action. China’s Alibaba Group plans to expand its Lazada business into Europe (using local vendors), adding to its AliExpress business (sales from China).
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We are increasingly seeing companies internationalize early on and from emerging economies. Example: Fanclash, an Indian fantasy e-sports startup, is expanding to Vietnam and the US. And see Prof. Somaya’s research on this topic.

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Chinese video games internationalized by first targeting markets with strong cultural proximity … what does this say about their market entry strategy, and the likely overall MNC strategy.

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These rumors about Robinhood as an acquisition target touches on some key things we discussed last week.
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Roku started as a project inside Netflix but was spun off as a standalone company to maximize the value of Roku’s business. Now people are speculating that Netflix may reacquire Roku due to synergies between the two businesses.

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Oracle is completing its acquisition of healthcare software company Cerner. The acquisition allows Oracle to stretch into (cloud-first) healthcare software capabilities, and also leverage its own technologies to modernize Cerner’s systems.
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Kellogg is splitting into three different businesses. The massive divestiture will “increase long-term shareowner value” through “an enhanced focus [on] their distinct strategic priorities” according to CEO. Shares were up 8% after the announcement.

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Mondelez plans to acquire organic-energy bar company Clif Bar. A classic use of leveraging to generate synergies, but things can still go wrong with the merger (what would you worry about?).

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Nucor’s related diversification reflects a post-pandemic rethinking of vertical and horizontal scope by many firms … and illustrates issues related to mergers and acquisitions that we learn about in Week 6.
https://t.co/x4cwSmgJZ9

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Ford considers vertical integration to lower costs and compete with Tesla in EVs.
https://t.co/a7YnNrOzPy

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McKinsey & Co highlights that both differentiation and cost strategies are potential future paths for grocery e-commerce.
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Target doubles down on differentiation with a more personalized experience, and a Guest Experience Officer to create the required capabilities.

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A company’s culture and purpose is complex and hard to imitate because it is deeply socially embedded.
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From Wii to Switch, Nintendo has relied on innovation and customer knowledge to perform well in the fickle gaming industry. But future success depends on how the company responds to durability and relevance challenges.
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