Strategic Modeling and Business Dynamics

Catalog description

This course introduces concepts and modeling methods that enhance strategic thinking skills. You learn a flexible and powerful approach to structuring managerial problems and visualizing interconnections that make business systems dynamic. Understanding of business dynamics is developed through mapping, mathematical model building and structured experimentation. It investigates a wide variety of industries and issues including: competitive strategy; managing firm growth; reconciling apparently contradictory information; managing booming or cyclical industries and influencing public policy. It develops skills and concepts for use as a manager, consultant, analyst, investor or policy maker. This course is for Daytime MBA and Accelerated Daytime MBA students.