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Classify Resources to Cultivate Competitive Advantage and Understand the Purpose of Corporate Social Responsibility

Reflect on different types of resources and their contribution to competitive advantage.

  • Duration

    2 weeks
  • Weekly study

    8 hours

Classify threshold and strategic resources to cultivate competitive advantage

This short course assesses strategic resources and their importance to competitive advantage.

It also explores the nature and purpose of Corporate Social Responsibility.

What topics will you cover?

  • Strategic resources including the VRIO framework, competencies and capabilities
  • The definition of Corporate Social Responsibility

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Assess the difference between strategic and non-strategic resources
  • Perform a resource analysis
  • Identify Corporate Social Responsibility Activities

Who is the course for?

This short course will help professionals develop unique value propositions within their sector.

Please note that the staff described in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below may be subject to change.

Who will you learn with?

Tega is an Assistant Professor and Course Director for BA International Business course at Coventry Business School

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992
  • Location

    Coventry

Learning on FutureLearn

Your learning, your rules

  • Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

Join a global classroom

  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

Map your progress

  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control

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