Strategic Management
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Strategic Management
This course is part of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Mindset Specialization
Instructor: Edson Ito
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Skills you'll gain
- Corporate Sustainability
- Organizational Strategy
- Competitive Analysis
- Strategic Thinking
- Resource Management
- Business Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Business Analysis
- Supplier Management
- Contingency Planning
- Plan Execution
- Business Strategy
- Strategic Decision-Making
- Continuous Monitoring
- Analysis
- Corporate Strategy
- Case Studies
- Sustainable Business
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There are 5 modules in this course
Participants will gain insights into competitive analysis, strategic decision-making, and sustainable business practices, preparing them to navigate complex business environments and contribute strategically to organizational success. The curriculum combines theoretical frameworks with practical case studies to foster a deep understanding of strategic concepts and their practical applications.
This week resumes the discussion on Strategy and External Analysis, started in the course “Introduction to Strategy”. On the first day we will deepen the discussion on Strategic Management, including the two models that we will delve into, the I/O model and the Resource Based Model. We'll talk about the techniques used for analysis, and a discussion of the dynamic nature of the external environment.
What's included
6 videos12 readings1 assignment
6 videos•Total 63 minutes
- Introduction•7 minutes
- On Strategic Management•10 minutes
- The world ahead•9 minutes
- How External Analysis affects Strategy•10 minutes
- External Analysis affects strategy•9 minutes
- Competitive Analysis•18 minutes
12 readings•Total 182 minutes
- Syllabus - PLEASE READ ME!•5 minutes
- The cohesion of RBV and Industry View for Competitive Positioning•35 minutes
- The Five Competitive Forces that Shape Strategy•13 minutes
- Resource-Based View of the Firm by Jay Barney•7 minutes
- Future Scenarios and Implications for the Industry•20 minutes
- Past Prediction of the Future Every Decade•10 minutes
- A refresher on Marketing Myopia•15 minutes
- How Covid-19 is boosting innovation•19 minutes
- Is Porter’s Five Forces Framework Still Relevant?•15 minutes
- The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy•13 minutes
- Firm Competition and Market Structure•10 minutes
- Defensive and Offensive Strategies for Market Success•20 minutes
1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
- Quiz - Week 1•20 minutes
Week 2 will be dedicated to the forms of internal analysis, the one designed for the I/O model and the Resource Based Model. At this level of discussion, you will see the importance of using alternative forms of internal analysis.
What's included
4 videos9 readings1 assignment
4 videos•Total 40 minutes
- Internal Analysis•10 minutes
- Core and Non-Core Activities•10 minutes
- Integrated Value Chains•10 minutes
- Key Competences•10 minutes
9 readings•Total 136 minutes
- Internal Analysis - Creating competitive advantage•15 minutes
- Internal Analysis•13 minutes
- Omnichannel battle between Amazon and Walmart: is the focus on delivery the best strategy? •25 minutes
- Core Competences•8 minutes
- Outsourcing•10 minutes
- Amazon’s influence: wait and see may no longer be an option •15 minutes
- Why Are Modern Supply Chains So Needlessly Complex?•16 minutes
- Outsourced profits – the cornerstone of successful subcontracting•20 minutes
- Pros and Cons of Outsourcing •14 minutes
1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
- Quiz - Week 2•20 minutes
Week 3 will be devoted to exploring the two models of strategy making, and when one model is better suited than the other.
What's included
4 videos4 readings1 assignment
4 videos•Total 108 minutes
- Approaches to Strategy Development•10 minutes
- External Analysis Example•11 minutes
- Resource-Based View (RBV) Strategy Example•14 minutes
- Recording of Live Session - Strategic Management on 22-09-29 20:12:07 [13:00]•73 minutes
4 readings•Total 130 minutes
- A Resource based approach to performance•40 minutes
- Strategic Overview and Theories•5 minutes
- Amazon Case•50 minutes
- Amazon.com: Supply Chain Management•35 minutes
1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
- Quiz - Week 3•20 minutes
Week 4 will be devoted to a discussion of the main reasons why strategies fail, and recommendations to avoid these mistakes. We will also discuss how a very important concept, VUCA (Vulnerability, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) is, and how this concept requires professional ways to test and adapt strategies.
What's included
5 videos11 readings1 assignment
5 videos•Total 57 minutes
- Why strategies fail•11 minutes
- On VUCA•11 minutes
- The Interactive Nature of Business•11 minutes
- Strategy Stress Test•14 minutes
- Strategic Monitoring•9 minutes
11 readings•Total 225 minutes
- Why good strategies fail report•20 minutes
- Why Strategies Fail•31 minutes
- What VUCA Really Means for You•5 minutes
- What a difference a word makes•20 minutes
- VUCA Wor(l)d•30 minutes
- The Maginot Line Problem•20 minutes
- Maginot Line: ambiguity•40 minutes
- War Games•25 minutes
- How Did War Become a Game?•16 minutes
- Create Early Warning Systems to Detect Competitive Threats•8 minutes
- The Strength of Weak Signals•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Quiz - Week 4•30 minutes
Week 5 will be dedicated to discussing the levels of strategy formulation and execution (Corporate Strategy, Business Unit Strategy and Functional Level Strategy). We will also discuss the challenges of strategy execution.
What's included
5 videos9 readings1 assignment
5 videos•Total 38 minutes
- Levels of Strategy Formulation•7 minutes
- Corporate Strategy•4 minutes
- Business Unit Strategy•9 minutes
- Functional Level Strategy•9 minutes
- Strategic Formulation vs Implementation•9 minutes
9 readings•Total 198 minutes
- Corporate Strategy•45 minutes
- Corporate vs Business and Functional Level Strategies•10 minutes
- Corporate and Business Strategy•45 minutes
- Corporate Level Strategy•8 minutes
- Business-Level Strategy•15 minutes
- Functional Level Strategy •8 minutes
- Leading change with the strategy execution system•40 minutes
- What is Strategy Implementation?•2 minutes
- Formulation to Execution•25 minutes
1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
- Quiz - Lesson 5•20 minutes
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Reviewed on Oct 1, 2024
Exceptional inputs in to how to strategize and manage things
Reviewed on Nov 10, 2024
This course met my expectation. The professor was very clear and detail in his presentation. I have enjoyed this course and the contents learnt will be beneficial towards my work at Guysuco.
Reviewed on Apr 28, 2024
very good course, to better understand how it works strategic management.
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