Business Strategy and Policy
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND POLICY
Winter 2011Quarter
Dr. Ossama Elhadary BUS 4514 creditsPrerequisites: MGT220, MKT220, FIN300 Class Hours: T 06:00 pm – 09:30 pm | Faculty Office: GMT – Rm. 117Room: BGN 135 | Contact Info:ose@berkeleycollege.eduOffice Hours:W 8:30 am – 11:30 amR 05:00 pm – 06:00 pm |
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is an overview of the most recent theories and the current practice in strategic management. Examines the development and implementation of strategies in various areas of business activity (finance, sourcing, production, human resource management, marketing, and international business).
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS Author(s): Hitt, Ireland, Hoskisson ISBN: 0-538-75309-9 Text: Strategic Management Concepts, 9th ed. Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2010 Compliance with Federal Law: For information on the authors, titles, retail prices, ISBN numbers and other details regarding the textbooks, please visit the college website at http://bookstore.berkeleycollege.edu.
LEARNING OUTCOMES At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: * Have a deeper understanding of the process of strategic management and its contribution to the management of the organization * Identify the options available to the organization to best cope with changes in the environment and to best take advantage of the organization 's competence * Develop and apply analytical and creative skills in handling and evaluating problems and in generating alternative solutions * Identify and explain methods used by companies to develop competitive advantage. TEACHING and LEARNING
This course uses a combination of lectures, discussions, case studies and individual research. Students’ knowledge will be evaluated with quizzes, written assignments, in-class discussions a midterm, and a final exam. Evaluation of
Winter 2011Quarter
Dr. Ossama Elhadary BUS 4514 creditsPrerequisites: MGT220, MKT220, FIN300 Class Hours: T 06:00 pm – 09:30 pm | Faculty Office: GMT – Rm. 117Room: BGN 135 | Contact Info:ose@berkeleycollege.eduOffice Hours:W 8:30 am – 11:30 amR 05:00 pm – 06:00 pm |
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is an overview of the most recent theories and the current practice in strategic management. Examines the development and implementation of strategies in various areas of business activity (finance, sourcing, production, human resource management, marketing, and international business).
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS Author(s): Hitt, Ireland, Hoskisson ISBN: 0-538-75309-9 Text: Strategic Management Concepts, 9th ed. Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2010 Compliance with Federal Law: For information on the authors, titles, retail prices, ISBN numbers and other details regarding the textbooks, please visit the college website at http://bookstore.berkeleycollege.edu.
LEARNING OUTCOMES At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: * Have a deeper understanding of the process of strategic management and its contribution to the management of the organization * Identify the options available to the organization to best cope with changes in the environment and to best take advantage of the organization 's competence * Develop and apply analytical and creative skills in handling and evaluating problems and in generating alternative solutions * Identify and explain methods used by companies to develop competitive advantage. TEACHING and LEARNING
This course uses a combination of lectures, discussions, case studies and individual research. Students’ knowledge will be evaluated with quizzes, written assignments, in-class discussions a midterm, and a final exam. Evaluation of
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