Fundamentals of Strategy: Strategy and Competition

Strategic planning does not occur in a vacuum: competitive factors and forces are perhaps the most significant issues confronting those responsible for developing an organization's strategy. This course reviews the key theories about how strategy should be developed in a competitive environment.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Explain how strategy is developed and implemented in a competitive environment
• Understand the impact of competitive forces (Michael E. Porter's Competitive Forces theory)
• Discuss the impact of external and internal factors
• Explain how a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis is created
• Discuss how corporate strategies are changed by competitive challenges

This course is designed for self-paced, self-directed, online learning; you will have the entire duration period to complete it.

Level: Introductory-Intermediate

Estimated time to complete: 2-4 hours

Cost: $79.00

Duration: 30 days

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