Course: Fundamentals of Business Strategy

Corporate governance and ethical leadership have grown in popularity in the discourse of strategy. Corporate governance is about leadership and is the processes and decision-making approval process that governs the …

Game theory has also been proposed as core to strategic thinking and core to managing uncertainty. Turbulence, change, and unpredictability are constantly challenging business. These are both internal and external …

At the most basic level, a strategy is a course of action which sets the direction of the company for the defined period in the future. And it charts the …

The more information the firm gathers about where they are positioned, the more informed they are for strategic development. Strategy mapping is a tool developed by Robert S. Kaplan and …

The future of strategy is to capture new opportunities and build strategic thinking skills. Recall the strategic thinking discussion from lecture two. The core skills of strategic thinking include– one, …

Rational model. The rational decision-making process suggests we follow decision-making steps in a methodical way. One, identify the decision. Two, gather information. Three, identify alternatives. Four, evaluate alternatives. Choose solution. …

Strategy and the firm continues to be the focal point of academic research. Many theorists have posited models and theories that have advanced knowledge and support the strategic formation process …

Each of these requires the firm user’s Porter’s Five Forces and environmental analysis. The following tools are suggested to contribute to a more substantial analysis. Consumer needs analysis and strategic …

Outsourcing is a topical strategy in the modern, globalising world and, therefore, considered to be an important strategy. Essentially, outsourcing is useful when A, an outside specialist organisation can do …

This module will focus on building business level strategy. With many directions, strategic options, and ideas in front of a firm, how to best succeed when rationalising the findings of …