MBAA 655 Strategically Managing Organizations (6)

Students will learn to view critical strategic issues of the firm from a senior executive’s perspective and think and implement strategically. The trimester has four streams of activities: analyzing the internal and external environments, crafting the strategies, implementing the strategies, and the business management simulation. The strategic analysis and strategy formulation streams focus on integrating concepts and lessons learned in prior trimesters, learning new strategic concepts, generating and analyzing strategies, and developing superior strategies in a global environment. The third stream focuses on the opportunities and challenges in implementing the strategies. Students learn concepts and practical methods of implementation. This involves learning how to design enabling organizational structures, processes, and measures for effective alignment of performance to the strategy. The fourth activity involves students conducting a business management simulation, which highlights key aspects of managing a company in an evolving industry and changing environment.

Grading Basis: Graded