Spring 2006: Business 281
Strategic Management
Last modified
February 15, 2006
Prof. West is teaching Bus 281 at the Rose Orchard off-campus MBA site.
Meeting schedule: Tuesdays, Feb. 28-April 18, 6:00-10:00. Also Saturday, March 18, 9:00-5:00
This web page is
The WebCT page (password required):
General help on using WebCT can be found in this quick reference card or these help pages.
Note: the syllabus is subject to change, and you are accountable for the latest material posted to the website.
The most common complaint about this course is that there is a lot of reading, in addition to the weekly case analysis. If you can’t put the time into doing the reading, you should reconsider taking the class.
Many of the readings will be provided online at the password-protected WebCT site. However, you need to buy these books from your favorite vendor. The required assignment for Feb. 28 is from the Burgelman et al book; the other books may be available from your local bookstore.
| Required Texts | Bookstores | Comparison Sites |
| Robert Burgelman, Andrew Grove and Philip Meza, Strategic Dynamics. | isbn.nu | |
| Clayton Christensen, The Innovator’s Dilemma (widely available used in hardback) | Amazon B&N |
isbn.nu: paperback and hardback |
| Geoffrey Moore, Dealing with Darwin | isbn.nu | |
| Carl Shapiro and Hal Varian, Information Rules | isbn.nu | |
| Recommended Text† | Bookstores | Comparison Sites |
| David Friedman, Hidden Order: The Economics of Everyday Life | isbn.nu |
† If you have not taken an undergraduate or graduate course in microeconomics, you need to read this text for a special class session; other students do not. E-mail the instructor if you have any questions
Joel West, Ph.D.
BT 555, College of Business, San José
State University, San José, CA 95192-0070
E-mail (preferred): west_j@cob.sjsu.edu
Phone: (408) 924-7069; Org & Mgmt Dept. phone: (408) 924-3550
For more about the instructor, read a brief biography.
Office hours: By appointment
