Course description:
This course exposes students to strategic perspectives on issues of concern to the organization. The course draws on and integrates concepts from different areas (e.g. accounting ethics, finance, information systems, law, marketing, and management) in the analysis and resolution of complex business situations. In addition to internal integration, the course also addresses the processes by which firms choose, maintain or redirect their strategic positions within ever-changing external environments. Strategic Management provides students with a realistic, comprehensive, and highly effective approach to strategic management. Students will learn how to use the resource-based view to develop competitive advantage through the acquisition, development and management of resources. This course aims at providing students with critical skills necessary for long-term management. To this end, the course will train students on how to analyze environmental data related to long- term planning. Finally, the course will teach students the necessary skills needed for the analysis of cases and decision-making in the light of results analysis.