These are the two parts of the exercise is used to introduce the strategy process. In Part I, slightly injured prospector must decide which route to take in order to make a claim. The route through the valley is more secure, but it may take too much time. Other (in the mountains) is risky, and the storm. Part II has prospectors ankle sprain, so he or she must rely on the uneducated, drinking hunter friend or help out (it may take too much time), or file a lawsuit on behalf of the prospectors (one). This exercise requires students to assess the environment and their own choices to make strategy. Then they need to lead and motivate others, less committed person to help implement it. "Hide
on LJ Bourgeois, Jeffrey Barash Source: Darden School of Business 2 pages. Publication Date: August 24, 1992. Prod. #: UV0587-PDF-ENG
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