University of Calgary : Strategy and Global Management SGMA

Strategy and Global Management SGMA

SGMA 559 571 573 575 577 591 601 751 775 789 795 797 799

Instruction offered by members of the Haskayne School of Business.

Strategy and Global Management Chairperson — A. Verbeke

Senior Courses

Strategy and Global Management 559

Selected Topics in Strategy and Global Management

Examination of selected topics in Strategy and Global Management.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business and successful completion of 10.0 full-course equivalents.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Strategy and Global Management 571

Business Under Nafta

Legal, political, economic and social considerations important to Canadian firms pursuing the US and/or Mexican markets, including the implications of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business and successful completion of 10.0 full-course equivalents.

Strategy and Global Management 573

Business with Japan

An integrated approach to the cultural, governmental and structural factors influencing the conduct of business with Japan, whether as a supplier, customer, partner or investor.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to or consent of the Haskayne School of Business and successful completion of 10.0 full-course equivalents.

Strategy and Global Management 575

International Business

Covers the concepts and knowledge base required to understand how foreign cultural, economic and political developments affect the strategies of firms involved in international trade and investment, as well as of firms often seen as principally domestic in orientation.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business and successful completion of 10.0 full-course equivalents.

Strategy and Global Management 577

International Strategic Management

A focus on why and how firms internationalize and the strategic challenges facing firms that operate within an international business environment. The course covers key concepts, theories and perspectives in international management. These are critiqued, contextualized and applied to particular firm level cases.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business and successful completion of 10.0 full-course equivalents.
Also known as: (formerly Strategy and Global Management 559.01)

Strategy and Global Management 591

Strategic Management

Analysis of competitive situations from the general management point of view, including fit between key environmental forces and the firm's resources, and changes in these over time. Formulating and implementing strategy based on that analysis. Developing and leveraging a firm's core competencies to gain long-term sustainable advantage.

Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of 14.0 full-course equivalents including Accounting 317, Accounting 323, Business and Environment 395, Communications Studies 361 or 363 or 369, Management Studies 391, Human Resources and Organizational Dynamics 317, Management Information Systems 317, Finance 317, Marketing 317, Operations Management 317.

Graduate Courses

Strategy and Global Management 601

Strategic Management I

The role of the CEO and other senior executives in formulating and implementing corporate strategies, and provides an overview of key strategic issues and topics. Covers such areas as industry analysis executive leadership, corporate strategy, corporate diversification, strategic change, global strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic implications of new technologies.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s): Credit for both Strategy and Global Management 601 and 701 will not be allowed.
Also known as: (formerly Strategy and Global Management 701)

Strategy and Global Management 725

e-Strategy

The impact of internet technology on strategic management of large corporations. How the technology influences industry structure and how it drives companies' competitive strategies and their organizational structures and systems. Explores the implications for strategic leadership in organizations.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Corequisite(s): Management Information Systems 725.

Strategy and Global Management 751

Strategic Management in the Global Energy Industry

Characteristics of the energy industry. Major strategic issues facing top management teams in corporations involved in oil and gas and power businesses and relevant strategic tools for addressing them. Industry structure, energy value chain, key players and their strategies, industry dynamics and trends, supply and demand, expansion, M&As, roles of governments, OPEC and international politics, Kyoto Protocol, major technological drivers, organization and top management leadership.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Corequisite(s): Strategy and Global Management 601.

Strategy and Global Management 775

International Business Environment

The environment which influences international business activities including economic, legal, political and socio-cultural factors. Foreign direct investment in Canada will also be considered.
Course Hours: H(3-0)

Strategy and Global Management 789

Seminar in Strategy and Global Management

Study and discussion of current research literature and contemporary issues on topics related to Strategy and Global Management in the private and/or the public sectors.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Strategy and Global Management 795

Strategic Management II

Application of strategic concepts and frameworks of analysis. Decisions and the processes to mobilize resources for the attainment of objectives. Measurement of performance through industry and competitive analysis.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Strategy and Global Management 601 or consent of the Haskayne School of Business.

Strategy and Global Management 797

Advanced Seminar in Strategy and Global Management

Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Haskayne School of Business.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

PhD Course

Strategy and Global Management 799

Doctoral Seminars in Strategy and Global Management

799.01. Survey of the Field

799.02. Corporate and Competitive Strategy

799.03. Current Topics in Strategic Management

799.04. Business Environment

799.05. Interorganizational Relationships: Creating and Managing Strategic Alliances

Course Hours: H(3S-0)

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