Strategies for Growth

Course Code
STRATEGY 772
Hours
2.25 hours
Type
Elective
Offered
  • Summer 23
Prerequisites
(FIN 533 or 503 or 551 or WMBA 506) and (No credit in STRATEGY 672)

Strategies for Growth --- A major challenge facing most companies (and business units) is how to grow the organization. This course will develop a framework for determining the direction of growth: market penetration, globalization, vertical integration, related diversification and unrelated diversification, and the mode of growth: organic growth, alliances, and mergers and acquisitions. The organizational challenges in implementing the growth strategy will also be discussed.

Taught By
Aneel Karnani
  • Professor of Strategy
Professor Karnani's interests are focused on three topics: strategies for growth, global competition, and the role of business in society. He studies...