Renewable Energy Strategy

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Over the last decade, investment in renewable energy technologies and business ventures has increased markedly; spurred on mostly by rising energy costs and concerns regarding future carbon regulations. Available to graduate and undergraduate students, this course is designed to provide future managers with the skills to apply the tools of strategic management to the unique business challenges of the growing renewable energy sector. (Students taking the course for graduate credit are typically required to complete additional work beyond the requirements for undergraduate credit.) The case based teaching method will be utilized in the course. By examining real world examples of firms engaged in renewable energy business models, students will learn to identify where strategic management tools remain relevant and where these additional factors require an adaptation of traditional strategic thinking. P: Junior standing and Heider College of Business students, or instructor consent.