Strategic Management

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Taking a global perspective, this course focuses on the role of the general manager in articulating a vision for the business, assessing threats and opportunities in the competitive environment, formulating a strategy for achieving competitive advantage, and designing an organizational architecture for effectively implementing the strategy. Utilizes a combination of lectures, group discussions, and case analysis to raise and examine the key issues. Prer., All foundation courses or their equivalents and all MBA core courses: ACCT 5500, BUAD 5500, QUAN 5500, STRT 6000, ACCT 6100, FNCE 6000, MGMT 6000, MKTG 6000, INFS 6000, OPTM 6000. Or Coreq., Students are permitted to take STRT 6500 concurrently with their final MBA core course if the following requirements are met: completion of all foundation courses, only one core course remaining, and completion of the final core course within the session STRT 6500 is taken. Business students only. Recommended for final semester in the program.