SVKM’s

NARSEE MONJEE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT

Program: PGDM Trimester: VI

Course: Managing Growth Code:
Teaching Scheme Evaluation Scheme
Sessions Practical/ Tutorial Credit Continuous Term End Examination
Groupwork Evaluation (TEE)
20 5 3 100%
Course Rationale:
Industries and organizations are going through disruptions and transformations, and along with the
societal changes have the potential to disrupt the best laid out plans for the future. With the
technological upswing the Tesla, Googles of the world, artificial intelligence, IoT and the likes are
trying to reshape the world we live in; bringing in new products and newer and more efficient ways to
live. How, then the businesses would survive under such periods of uncertainty. This course aims to
explore how forward looking organizations like GE, M&M, Apple, Google have managed to steer their
grow machines in the midst of these uncertainties. How have the likes of Coke, IBM, Ford managed to
stay afloat during the worst periods in business history. What can organisations do to protect their
markets, customers and maintain profitable growth?

Course Objectives:
After completion of the course, students would be able to;

1. Appreciate why some organisations have managed to stay relevant for decades an
2. Why some have failed despite all the resources at their command.
3. Identify drivers responsible for anomalous behavior of the market and plan future strategies more
confidently.

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course students should be able to;

1. Recognize the nuances of new dynamics of the technology led business world and help them
appreciate the strategic choices organizations are called upon to make.
2. Mitigate risks associated with the uncertainties in the business world using appropriate
methodologies and frameworks
3. Analyze and evaluate uncertainties in the business world
4. Apply new frameworks that allow organisations to look forward with a degree of confidence.

Pre-requisite:
Strategic Management

Pedagogy:
 Lectures
 Case Analysis and Presentations
 Group exercises

Text Books:
No specific text book prescribed for this course
Reference Books:
 The Definitive Drucker, Elizabeth Haas Edersheim, McGraw Hill Education, 2017.
 The Individualized Corporation, Sumantro Ghoshal, Christopher A. Bartlett, Harper Collins, 1999.
  Breakout Nations, Ruchir Sharma, Penguin Books, Limited, 2013.
 Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Penguin UK, 2008.
 The Attackers Advantage, 1e, Ram Charan, Hachette UK., 2015.

Journals:
 Magazines – The Economist, Bloomberg, Fortune, Forbes
 Thought leaders to follow on the subject
o Alvin Tofler
o Daniel Kanhemann
o Paul Krugmen

Evaluation Scheme:
 Quiz 20%
 Class Participation 10%
 Group Presentations 20%
 Business Plan & VIVA 50%
Total 100%

Session Plan
Session Topic (including Learning Outcomes Pedagogical Textbook Chapters &
subtopics) Tool1 Readings
1-2 Dimensions of Introductory session Case Breakout Nation,
Uncertainty discussing key issues Discussion Ruchir Sharma
facing the business Case:
world today The Rise and
fall of
Blackberry
3-4 Types of uncertainties In-depth analysis of Case Article:
and causes the levels of Discussion The Black Swan,
uncertainties and Nassim Taleb
impact on HBS
organisations. Why
does uncertainty
prevail? Causes of
uncertainty
5-6 Case study what uncertainties Case Disrupting the Auto
can do and how such Discussion Industry.
uncertainties could be
anticipated
7-8 Strategy Making under Learn firm’s ability Case Aiming for an
uncertainty to take risks Discussion Evolutionary
Advantage – Google
9-10 Scenario Planning Help understand and Case Scenario Planning:
envision a range of Discussion The Link Between
future, pushing Future and Strategy,
students’ minds into M. Lindgren, H.
think the key Bandhold
question “What
next?”
11-12 Workshop – on Scenario Case
Planning Discussion
Case:

1
 Shell Oil
13-14 Strategic Frameworks to Manage complexities Case The End of
Thrive Under Uncertainty organisations are Discussion Competition,
facing in the wake of McGrath
declining markets,
challenges thrown at
more established
firms by start-ups,
who are nimble and
have advantage of no
legacy.
15-16 Accelerated Performance Learn the Advantage Case Note:
of Agility and Discussion Managing Innovation
Absorption as the in an Uncertain
World
emerging thoughts
# 606125-PDF-ENG
Published 2006
HBS
17-18 The Digital Disruption Help you to Case Article:
understand the new Discussion What Makes Global
world of Bitcoin Firms Resilient,
Daniel Yergin
economy, IoT,
# F0307B-PDF-ENG
Robotics and its Published 2003
impact on the way HBS
organisations are
adapting themselves.
It will specifically
deal with issues such
as Tech
discontinuities (how
to account for such
investments)
19-20 The Digital Disruption Continued… Reading Disruption
(Continued…) by Christensen.