University of Virginia - Advanced Business Strategy
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Advanced Business Strategy at Coursera Overview
Duration | 10 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Advanced Business Strategy at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Course 2 of 5 in the Business Strategy Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level Some familiarity with business is helpful, but not required.
- Approx. 10 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, Korean, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Advanced Business Strategy at Coursera Course details
- Advance your strategic analysis skills in this follow-up to Foundations of Business Strategy. In this course, developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, you'll learn the tools to analyze strategy across time (competitive dynamics), industries (corporate strategy), geographies (international strategy), and institutions (non-market strategy). Top-ranked faculty will introduce the tools you need to complete a comprehensive evaluation and understand the strategy dynamics of an industry: Competitive Lifecycle, Internationalization and Stakeholder Analyses, and Diversification Matrices.
Advanced Business Strategy at Coursera Curriculum
Dynamic Strategy
Introduction to Strategy Over Time
The Dynamic Capabilities Perspective
Introduction to the Competitive Life Cycle
Competitive Life Cycle: Common Patterns
Why Incumbent Firms Fail or Survive
Competitive Life Cycle Analysis
Module Lessons
Strategist's Toolkit: Competitive Life Cycle Analysis
Course Overview
Course Requirements
Get to Know Your Classmates
Using the Discussion Forums
Dynamic Strategy
International Strategy
Introduction to International Strategy
Patterns of Internationalization
Where to Compete
Entering Foreign Markets: Exporting
Entering Foreign Markets: Licensing and Alliances
Entering Foreign Markets: Foreign Direct Investment
Foreign Direct Investment: Entry Mode
Module Lessons
Strategist's Toolkit: Internationalization Analysis
International Strategy
Diversification Strategy
Introduction to Competing across Industries
Financial Reasons to Diversify
Operational Reasons to Diversify
Strategic Reasons to Diversify
Why Firms Exist: Theory of the Firm
Limits on Firm Scope
The Right Degree of Diversification
Module Lessons
Strategist's Toolkit: Diversification Matrices
Diversification Strategy
Stakeholder Strategy
Introduction to Stakeholder Strategy
Creating Value for Stakeholders
Aligning Key Stakeholders
Aligning Secondary Stakeholders
Sources of Institutional Pressure
Value Creation and Your Values
Module Lessons
Strategist's Toolkit: Stakeholder Analysis
Assignment Overview
Stakeholder Strategy
Practice Reviewing an Assignment
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