Applied Business Strategy for Managers

" Lecture 1 What is Strategy Lecture 1.1 What is Strategy Lecture 1.2 Strategy Definition Lecture 1.3 Mintzberg Strategy Definitions Lecture 1.4 What is Strategy and Identifying the Strategy of a Company Lecture 1.5 Identifying the Strategy of a Company Lecture 1.6 Strategy and the Quest for Competitive Advantage Lecture 1.7 Strategy and the Business Model of the Firm Lecture 1.8 Why Crafting and Executing Strategy Are Important Tasks Lecture 1.9 The Ideology of Strategy Lecture 1.10 The 3C Model and the Triple Bottom Line Lecture 1.11 Hierarchy of Strategy Lecture 1.12 Management By Objectives (MBO) Lecture 1.13 Mintzberg (Strategy and Structure) Lecture 2 Strategic Management Approaches Lecture 2.1 Strategic Management Approaches Lecture 2.2 Prescriptive Strategy Lecture 2.3 Emergent Strategy Lecture 2.4 Strategic Thinking Lecture 2.5 Design Led Thinking Lecture 2.6 Game Theory Lecture 2.7 Decision Making Models Lecture 2.9 Strategic Frameworks and Models Lecture 2.10 Perspectives on Strategic Directions & the Market Based View (MBV) Lecture 2.11 VRIO Resource Based Framework and Knowledge Based View Lecture 2.12 Relational and Transient Based Views Lecture 2.13 Dominant Themes – Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Lecture 2.14 Dominant Themes – Digital Disruption Lecture 2.15 Corporate Governance and Ethical Leadership Lecture 2.16 Strategic Management and Approaches Summary Lecture 3 : Corporate Planing Lecture 3.1 Evaluating the External Environment of a Company Lecture 3.2 Relevant Components of the External Environment of a Company Lecture 3.3 Five Forces Framework Lecture 3.4 Potential New Entrants and Substitute Products Lecture 3.5 Buyer/Customer Power, Suppliers and Rivalry Lecture 3.6 Five Forces Framework Lecture 3.7 Strategic Group Analysis Lecture 3.8 Obtaining Necessary Data Lecture 3.9 Critical Success Factors Lecture 3.10 Evaluating the Company’s Resources, Capabilities & Competitiveness Lecture 3.11 Analyzing the Position and Current Strategy of a Company Lecture 3.12 Consumer Needs Analysis and Strategic Alignment Lecture 3.13 Balanced Scorecard Lecture 3.14 Analyzing Resources and Capabilities Lecture 3.15 Resources Lecture 3.16 Core Competencies Lecture 3.17 SWOT Lecture 3.18 The Value Chain and Customer Value Proposition Lecture 3.19 Different Value Chains Lecture 3.20 Competitive Strength Assessments Lecture 3.21 Strategy Mapping Lecture 3.22 Section Summary Lecture 4 : Building Your Firm's for the Firm Business Strategy Lecture 4.1 Building Your Business Strategy for the Firm Lecture 4.2 Key Actions Lecture 4.3 The 5 Generic Competitive Strategies Lecture 4.4 Low-Cost Provider Strategies Lecture 4.5 Broad Differentiation Strategies Lecture 4.6 Focused Strategies Lecture 4.7 Best-Cost Provider Strategies Lecture 4.8 Developing Competitive Strategies Lecture 4.9 Offensive and Defensive Strategies Lecture 4.10 Blue and Red Ocean Strategy Lecture 4.11 Horizontal and Vertical Strategies Lecture 4.12 Outsourcing Strategies Lecture 4.13 Strategic Alliances and Partnerships Lecture 4.14 Evaluating Business-Unit Competitive Strength Lecture 4.15 Building Corporate Level Strategy and Crafting New Strategic Moves Lecture 5 : Building Strategy for the Future Lecture 5.1 Functional Level Strategy Lecture 5.2 These Strategic Levels Lead to the Functional Strategy Lecture 5.3 Globalizing Your Strategy Lecture 5.4 Major Driver for Expansion Lecture 5.5 Strategic Approaches to Intentional Expansion Lecture 5.6 Transnational Strategy Lecture 5.7 How to Compete in Developing Countries Lecture 5.8 Commerce is Everywhere: New Retail and the Future Lecture 5.9 Strategy and the Future: Strategic Planning and Sense Making Lecture 5.10 Strategic Process Principles Lecture 5.11 Core Strategic Thinking Lecture 5.12 Lecture Summary Revision Lecture Case Study"