Strategic Management

Catalog description

Strategic Management is a discipline that studies the variability of performance across organizations. Students will be exposed to the theories and models of both Competitive Strategy and Corporate Strategy. The course utilizes the case method of teaching to expose students to historical business scenarios that highlight the complexity of strategic decision making across multiple industries and countries. Class discussion, writing assignments, and presentations are used to promote critical thinking in the analysis of case details and the application of theoretical frameworks. As the capstone of the BSBA degree, the course requires students to apply all their acquired disciplinary knowledge in conjunction with the theories of strategic management to craft strategies that create sustained competitive advantage for organizations. P: Critical Issues in Human Inquiry; FIN 301 ; MKT 319 ; BUS 356 ; MGT 301 or MGT 371 ; Senior standing.