MOB7559 GLOBAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
3.00 credits
This course is intended as a capstone experience for students who are in the second half of their program. The course aims at understanding the development and implementation of broad global strategies by businesses. The course expands students' strategic thinking and combines it with a global perspective. The strategic elements include business systems analysis, competitive strategies, key success factors, and strategic imperatives. Looks at a number of issues relevant to international business such as global opportunity analysis, market(s) selection, selecting generic global strategies, geographic priority setting, resource allocation across geographies and products, global functional strategies, and organizational implications. Students learn to develop global strategies, paying attention to their implementation through organizational innovations such as fostering a global mindset within the organization and using global strategic alliances. Teaching is discussion driven and involves case analysis.
Prerequisite: MOB7000 or MOB8400 or completion of one-year or two-year modules
This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall and Spring
