Students examine the role of senior management in developing and implementing corporate strategy in a global context. They learn to analyze the firm's external and internal environment to identify and create competitive advantage as well as to formulate, implement and evaluate cross-functional decisions that directly affect the ability of an organization to achieve its stated objectives. Topics include an introduction to strategic management, measures of firm performance, analysis of the external environment, analysis of the internal environment, business-level strategy, corporate-level strategy, acquisition and restructuring strategies, international strategies, corporate governance, organizational structures and controls, strategic leadership, and corporate social responsibility and ethics. Prerequisite: BUSN 6011 or equivalent, BUSN 6021 or equivalent, BUSN 6031 or equivalent, BUSN 6041 or equivalent, BUSN 6051 or equivalent Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of BUSN 6080, BUSN 6081, GBUS 5200-Strategic Management.
Students examine the role of senior management in developing and implementing corporate strategy in a global context. They learn to analyze the firm's external and internal environment to identify and create competitive advantage as well as to formulate, implement and evaluate cross-functional decisions that directly affect the ability of an organization to achieve its stated objectives. Topics include an introduction to strategic management, measures of firm performance, analysis of the external environment, analysis of the internal environment, business-level strategy, corporate-level strategy, acquisition and restructuring strategies, international strategies, corporate governance, organizational structures and controls, strategic leadership, and corporate social responsibility and ethics. Prerequisite: BUSN 6011 or equivalent, BUSN 6021 or equivalent, BUSN 6031 or equivalent, BUSN 6041 or equivalent, BUSN 6051 or equivalent Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of BUSN 6080, BUSN 6081, GBUS 5200-Strategic Management.
