Global Strategic Management will explore the challenge of strategically managing in complex organizations within a global environment. It will explain the importance of historical artifacts related to the evolution of strategic management, investigate the driving forces of strategy deployment in highly competitive markets, analyze the impact of business- and corporate-level strategies in organizations quest to compete on the global landscape, and examine the complexities of resource allocation within complex organizations. Students will also be exposed to the practice of assessing, crafting, and employing strategic decisions that allow an organization to realize its long-term goals, while dealing with current challenges.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
CO 1 Evaluate the effect of the environmental segments on global strategic management.
CO 2 Assess the ways in which business relationships can affect and influence global strategic management strategies and competitive environments.
CO 3 Analyze the conditions under which mergers and acquisitions contribute to formulating a global strategy.
CO 4 Ascertain how effective corporate governance can facilitate the challenges of cooperative relationships such as alliances and trading partners in ensuring your performance meets its goals.
CO 5 Examine the means in which leadership provides effective organizational and financial controls.
CO 6 Illustrate ways in which entrepreneurship and innovation lead to effective global strategic management.
You will need the following materials to complete your coursework. Some course materials may be free, open source, or available from other providers. You can access free or open-source materials by clicking the links provided below or in the module details documents. Please visit the following website to purchase course materials: University's textbook supplier.
ISBN-13: 978-0357716762.
Global Strategic Management is a 3-credit, online course consisting of 6 modules. Modules include an overview, topics, learning objectives, study materials, and activities. Module titles are listed below.
You are required to participate in the following for formal work in the course:
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Consult the Course Calendar for due dates.
One or more of your course activities may utilize a tool designed to promote original work and evaluate your submissions for plagiarism. More information about this tool is available in this Plagiarism Detection Tool Google document.
You are required to participate in 6 graded discussion forums. Discussion forums are on a variety of topics associated with the course modules. There is also an ungraded but required introduction forum in Module 1. A grading rubric for the discussion forums can be found in the Evaluation Rubrics folder in the main area of the course.
You are required to complete 6 written assignments. The written assignments are on a variety of topics associated with the course modules.
2 synchronous events will be held in Edison Live!, our virtual meeting space, during Modules 1 and 2 (See the Course Calendar). During these live events, students will discuss topics specified in the module details. To access the event, click the Collaboration Space link in the Edison Live! section of the course site a few minutes before the designated time. Use the following link for directions and helpful videos about how to use the Edison Live! tool in Moodle. Your mentor will work with the class to propose a time that works best and accommodates the majority.
This course requires that you complete a final paper. Details can be found in the Final Paper section of the course in Moodle.
Your grade in the course will be determined as follows:
All activities will receive a numerical grade of 0–100. You will receive a score of 0 for any work not submitted. Your final grade in the course will be a letter grade. Letter grade equivalents for numerical grades are as follows:
To receive credit for the course, you must earn a letter grade of C or higher on the weighted average of all assigned course work (e.g., assignments, discussion postings, projects). Graduate students must maintain a B average overall to remain in good academic standing.
To succeed in this course, take the following first steps:
Consider the following study tips for success:
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