Studentsl learn about setting an organization’s strategic direction, aligning structure to implement strategy, and leading individuals within the firm. Encourages students to use the social structure around them to identify opportunities to create value, mobilize resources around the opportunities, and organize to deliver value. Case-based class discussions serve as a framework for exploring high-performance teams, corporate culture, reputations, leading strategic change, leveraging best practices, communicating a vision, reading the informal organization, and integrating operations across business units. Case based.