Teaching
I teach strategic management at the undergraduate and MBA levels at Cal Poly’s Orfalea College of Business. Previously, I served as a teaching assistant in UCLA Anderson’s MBA programs.
Cal Poly Orfalea
Instructor
Strategy in the Global Environment
- Spring 2026 (2 sections)
- Spring 2027 (2 sections) · Scheduled
Course description
This MBA core course examines how firms build and sustain competitive advantage from the perspective of a general manager. Students integrate knowledge across business functions to evaluate industry conditions, assess organizational capabilities, and formulate business and corporate strategies.
Learning objectives
- Develop and reinforce the ability to engage in strategic thinking.
- Understand and master the tools of strategic management: strategy articulation, industry analysis, organizational design for strategic alignment, and corporate strategy.
- Integrate knowledge gained in previous and concurrent courses with a focus on understanding what aspects are most useful to general managers.
- Develop habits of structured, analytical, and critical thinking, and the ability to report key conclusions effectively, both in oral and written form.
Course materials
- Textbook
- Rothaermel, F. (2023). Strategic Management (6th ed.). McGraw Hill.
- Canvas
- The Canvas course site provides more detailed information on the specific topics that will be covered, including readings, assignments, announcements, and links to various additional resources.
- Course packet
- Available through Harvard Business Publishing.
Strategic Management
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025 (2 sections)
- Spring 2025 (2 sections)
- Winter 2026 (3 sections)
- Spring 2026
- Fall 2026 (2 sections)
Course description
This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts and tools of strategic management, focusing on why some firms outperform others and how companies achieve long-term success. Students learn to analyze a firm’s external environment and internal resources, evaluate cost leadership and differentiation strategies, and explore how innovation and corporate-level decisions shape competitive advantage.
Learning objectives
- Develop the ability to engage in strategic thinking.
- Understand and master the fundamental concepts and tools of strategic management.
- Apply strategic management concepts and tools to analyze firms’ internal and external environments and conduct strategic analysis of real-world companies.
- Formulate business and corporate level strategy using appropriate strategic management concepts and tools.
- Participate effectively in teams and communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Course materials
- Textbook
- Rothaermel, F. (2023). Strategic Management (6th ed.). McGraw Hill.
- Canvas
- The Canvas course site provides more detailed information on the specific topics that will be covered, including readings, assignments, announcements, and links to various additional resources.
- Course packet
- Available through Harvard Business Publishing.
UCLA Anderson
Teaching fellow
MBA programs
Entrepreneurship and Venture Initiation
- 2024 · With Jane Wu
Business Strategy
- 2023–2024 · With Chris Poliquin and Jana Gallus
- 2020, 2022 · With Ashvin Gandhi
Tools and Analysis for Business Strategy
- 2020 · With Jason Snyder
- 2018 · With Lori Santikian
Advanced Marketing Analytics
- 2019 · With Stephan Seiler
Market Entry Strategy
- 2019 · With Marvin Lieberman