Strategic Management  

Upon successful completion of this course, the user should be able to:

• identify the basic elements of the field of strategic management and changes in the field,

• recognize the approaches, and their attributes, to strategic planning,

• identify the essential steps necessary before beginning the strategic planning process,

• recognize the different strategic planning tools that can be used by an organization,

• learn how to apply strategic management concepts to large disruptive events that have huge effects in the economy and in the operations of specific industries and sectors,

• identify the management lessons and reporting systems involving strategic projects,

• recognize the options an organization should consider regarding successful execution and cultural change,

• recognize the importance of the metrics that an organization uses to measure and define success, and

• identify the theory of leadership, leaders' responsibilities, and the various types of leadership.