Foundations of Strategy

Catalog description

Takes on the general manager's challenge to make sound strategic decisions under difficult conditions. Students are guided toward their own individual approaches to solving current business problems under uncertain, ambiguous, and dynamic conditions. Case analyses and guest speakers help put theory into practice, and to test out solutions. Students evaluate markets and strategies, functional area integration, leadership, and implementation. Some current topics: local rivalry, alliance management, capabilities, venturing, technology and market evolution, and real options. This course is for Weekend Executive MBA students.