Two students may share a subscription if desired. The concepts and techniques of strategic management will be presented as a framework for decision making. Students will be expected to develop a strategic vision, set objectives and craft strategies. In addition, students will develop a competitive analysis, match strategy to an organization's situation, align culture and strategy, develop support systems and budgets, and structure the organization to implement its strategic vision in a dynamic global marketplace. This course is highly participatory.
Students function as executives of a specified multi-national corporation.
Forms of dishonesty include, but are not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, and aiding and abetting others to cheat or plagiarize. A major focus of the course is the corporate group. Each student will be a member of a small group which will focus on a particular multinational corporation for the semester. Groups will be assigned to corporations by a lottery the first week of class. Most weeks, the group will turn in a briefing paper on a facet of their corporation.