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MGT333 - Session 1
MGT333 - Session 1
Competitive
Strategy
Origin of ‘Strategy’
Warfare Strategos (Greek) – Strategem (Greek) –
Military General a plan or scheme, especially one used to
outwit an opponent or achieve an end.
Strategy
Competitive Strategy
Basics and characteristics of a good strategy
How to achieve
competitive advantage?
Levels of Strategic Management
B C
A
Production
Mktg.
R&D
Initiation of strategy change
Triggering event: something that acts as
a stimulus for a change in strategy and can
include:
• Performance gap
• New CEO
• Strategic inflection point (business faces
a major change)
Strategic Development Processes
Emergent
Strategy
Intended Realized
Strategy Strategy
Unrealized
Strategy
Evaluation
Quiz – 10%
Assignments – 15% (Group)
Class Exercises – 15% (Group)
Case Analysis – 10% (Individual)
Project – 20% (Group)
End Term – 30% (Individual)