Strategy development and execution

This course will introduce important concepts and tools of strategic management to enable you to analyze the external environment and to create the internal resources and capabilities necessary to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. You will apply competitive, corporate, international, collaborative, and digital strategy frameworks and examine them critically. Throughout the course, case studies from diverse geographical and organizational contexts that demonstrate the important role that leaders play in formulating and implementing strategy will be discussed. The primary aim of this course is for you to develop the skills necessary to analyze, formulate, understand, critique, and develop effective organizational strategies. You will gain an appreciation of the conceptual foundations of strategic management, from both the competitive positioning and resource-based perspectives. You should also develop the capacity to be able to critique these traditional views and make better strategic choices. Finally, you should be better equipped to understand strategic directions and processes within their future workplaces and the current business environment.