Mgt602 Outline

Course Outline
MGT602 - Strategic Decision-Making for a Global Business Environment
Instructor: JEFF BAJAH
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Course Description
This is a capstone course for MBA students. To enroll in MGT 602, MBA students must first complete at least 30-quarter units of the MBA program requirements, other than MGT 610C
An in-depth study of general management functions as organizations adapt to the global environment, this course emphasizes environmental characteristics that make strategic management critical to organizational success, including assessment of organizational strengths and weaknesses, identification of opportunities and threats, optimum response to unanticipated events, and strategic analysis in
J., Gamble, J. (2004). Crafting and Executing Strategy: The Quest for Competitive Advantage, (19th. Ed.). ISBN 0-07-802950-3 McGraw Hill.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Analyze the strategy of a company, its business position, and how it can gain sustainable competitive advantage;
2. Evaluate current business structure, strategy, marketing, financial and operations functions, and related general management functions;
3. Conduct a strategic audit in a variety of industries and competitive situations, especially in global business environments;
4. Design a business strategy, consider various strategic options, use "what if" analysis to evaluate alternative courses of action, and make/implement strategic decisions;
5. Match a company 's functional capabilities to the environmental factors responsible for organizational success;
6. Assess the role(s) of general managers and functional managers in formulating strategic decisions and the organizational processes by which strategies are executed;
7. Evaluate business risk and develop results-oriented action
Students are also expected to identify ethical policies and practices relevant to course topics.
Technology:
Students are expected to be competent in using word-processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software in this course. Use of the Internet and E-Mail may also be required.
Diversity:
Learning to work with and value diversity is essential in every class. Students are expected to exhibit an appreciation for multinational and gender diversity in the classroom and to develop management skills and judgment appropriate to such diversity in the workplace.
Civility:
As a diverse community of learners, students must strive to work together in a setting of civility, tolerance, and respect for each other and for the instructor. Rules of classroom behavior include but are not limited to the following:
-Conflicting opinions among members of a class are to be respected and responded to in a professional manner.
-Side conversations or other distracting behaviors are not to be engaged in during lectures, class discussions or presentations
-There is to be no offensive comments, language, or