MGT 570 Business Policy and Strategy
The course examines the nature of organizations and their environments; the strategic management process; the concept of strategy, its function, and its characteristics; the different types of strategy; and the most salient strategy implementation and control factors. In doing so, the course allows students to learn how organizational strategies create competitive advantage through exploiting core competencies and adapting to complex and dynamic competitive environments. Emphasis is placed on the analysis, evaluation, and formulation of strategy.
Credits
3
Prerequisite
MGT 531 (may be taken concurrently), or admission to a School of Business graduate program, or permission of the Associate Director of Graduate Programs, or permission of the Department of Management and Organization Chairperson