Strategic Management

Catalog description

This is an advanced course in Strategic Management. The course is a blending of research-based findings for use in practical applications. Major topics include the research foundations for the elements of strategic management, the processes and content of strategic management, the analysis of internal and external environments, the assessment of organizational capabilities, the necessity for competitive advantage and assessing firm performance, the value of different types of strategic approaches, the importance of matching plans to strategies, the importance of global markets in strategic management today, the importance of organizational design, structures, culture and control mechanisms, and the importance of ethical governance in socially responsible ways via strategic leadership.