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Aug 02, 2025
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MGT 4011 - CORPORATE STRATEGY
credits: 3.0
Will challenge students to function as the owner or chief executive officer in a variety of general management business cases. The overall importance of strategic decisions is defined by the fact that they determine the future direction and competitive position of an enterprise for a long time. The stakes are high because they affect not only employee lives but also the organizations very survival. The task is to make strategic decisions and to justify these decisions through oral and written communication. In addition, the students must demonstrate how their strategic decisions could be successfully implemented. Will need to integrate knowledge acquired in previous business administration courses with the concepts and techniques presented in the strategic management text. Objectives: A) Understand the concepts and techniques of strategic management; B) Gain experience in using the tools of strategic analysis in order to formulate, implement, and control strategic plans; C) Sharpen analytical skills, enhance judgment-making capacity, and polish communication abilities; D) Apply and integrate the learning from previous functional business courses. Method of Instruction: Will rely heavily on in class case study analysis and discussion. Core concepts of strategic management will be discussed both through lecture format and discussion of reading assignments. Each assigned case study will be discussed in class. A group project will provide students with the opportunity to research and gain an in depth understanding of a contemporary topic in strategic management. Method of Evaluation: Written case study assignments, mid-term and final exams, and a project assignment. Meets *WRT Distribution Requirement.
Prerequisite(s): SENIOR STANDING AND COMPLETION OF ALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CORE CRSES, ACC 2010 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING , ACC 2021 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING , BUS 2600 - STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECON and ECO 2010 - PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS and ECO 2020 - PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS and FIN 3010 - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT and MGT 2240 - PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT and MGT 3410 - OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT and MGT 3710 - ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR and MKT 2250 - PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING MGT 2010 - BUSINESS LAW I [All of the courses above then or] MAT 2090 - STATISTICAL METHODS (or) BUS 2600 - STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECON (or) ECO 2600 - STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECON
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