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Call for Participants: SMS Conference Competitive Strategy IG Teaching Workshop

  • 1.  Call for Participants: SMS Conference Competitive Strategy IG Teaching Workshop

    Posted 08-21-2012 20:25
    (Apologies for cross-posting)

    Call for Participants
    Competitive Strategy Interest Group Teaching Workshop
    Strategic Management Society Conference (Prague)
    Saturday, October 6th, 2012
    13:00 - 16:00
    Pre-registration deadline: September 17, 2012

    The Competitive Strategy Interest Group is offering its second annual
    Teaching Workshop at the 2012 Strategic Management Society meetings in
    Prague, Czech Republic.

    In this three-hour workshop we will address competitive strategy content
    and pedagogical methods.

    • The content segment of the workshop for this year will focus on
    game theory. Game theory and competitive rivalry represent a key theme in
    the competitive strategy domain, both in terms of research and teaching.
    During the first part of the workshop three scholars will serve as
    panelists demonstrating their approach to teaching game theory and/or
    competitive rivalry. These panelists are Brian Boyd (City University of
    Hong Kong), Christian Asmussen (Copenhagen Business School), and Steven
    Postrel (University of California-Irvine). Each of the panelists will
    offer a different viewpoint on teaching game theory/competitive rivalry.

    • Engaging students will be the focus of the pedagogical portion of
    the workshop this year. Business schools have been placing a greater focus
    on increasing experiential learning and student engagement. Many of us
    face challenges in finding interesting and innovative exercises that
    effectively teach competitive strategy concepts. In this second portion of
    the workshop, Joan Allatta (Purdue University) will share her best
    practices and their favorite exercises, including demonstrations when
    possible.

    To facilitate planning, please pre-register by sending an email to
    csig.teaching@gmail.com by Sep. 17th including:
    1) a list of courses you currently teach, and
    2) questions you have about teaching game theory and/or using experiential
    exercises.

    Any questions, please contact t.alessandri@neu.edu