Advanced Corporate Strategy

Catalog description

This course will challenge students to develop a framework to make business decisions in the shadow of complex political and social issues. Students will discuss several contemporary case studies of business leaders making choices that intersect with controversial issues related to economic inequality, civil rights, public health, consumer and environmental protection, among others. Students will also develop familiarity with the political debates and empirical evidence on several current public policy issues through the assigned readings, which will include media articles and academic papers. Selected topics include CEO activism, the impact of technological innovation on jobs, the regulation of new business models, corporate political activities, and engaging the media. This course is designed to be useful to any student who wishes to develop the skills to analyze the environment their organization operates in and craft effective strategies both within and beyond markets. This course is for Daytime MBA and Accelerated Daytime MBA students.