Instruction offered by members of the Haskayne School of Business.
Strategy and Global Management Chairperson — T. Bryant
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)
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.
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.
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)
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
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.