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Strategy

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MBA Required Curriculum

(FIRST YEAR)

Strategy

The objective of this course is to help students develop the skills for formulating strategy. It provides an understanding of:

  • A firm's operative environment and how to sustain competitive advantage.
  • How to generate superior value for customers by designing the optimum configuration of the product mix and functional activities.
  • How to balance the opportunities and risks associated with dynamic and uncertain changes in industry attractiveness and competitive position.

Students learn to:

  • Develop a mastery of a body of analytical tools and the ability to take an integrative point of view.
  • Use these tools to perform in-depth analyses of industries and competitors, predict competitive behavior, and analyze how firms develop and sustain competitive advantage over time.

Particular attention is paid to competitive positioning; understanding comparative costs; and addressing issues such as cannibalization, network externalities, and globalization.

MBA Elective Curriculum

(SECOND YEAR)
Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Driving Profitable Growth (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) Juan Alcacer, Raffaella Sadun Fall
2025
Q2 1.5
Global Climate Change (also listed under Business, Government & the International Economy) Gunnar Trumbull Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
IFC: Japan; Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem (also listed under Marketing) Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Tomomichi Amano January
2026
J 3.0
IFC: Saudi Arabia; Economic Diversification Tarun Khanna, Andy Zelleke January
2026
J 3.0
Innovating at Scale Maria Roche Fall
2025
Q1 1.5
Leading a Family Business Josh Baron Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (MDD) (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) Amy Edmondson, Tiona Zuzul Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Mastering Consulting and Advisory Skills (also listed under Organizational Behavior) David G. Fubini Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation Jorge Tamayo Fall
2025
Q1 1.5
Jorge Tamayo Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
OWN: The Power of Company Ownership Josh Baron Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
Strategies for Value Creation - Abridged (SVC-S) (also listed under Finance) Scott Mayfield Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
Strategy and Technology David Yoffie Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Andy Wu Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Strategy for Entrepreneurs (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Rembrand Koning Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
U.S. Healthcare Strategy (also listed under General Management) Leemore S. Dafny Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0

Doctoral Programs

Faculty from the Strategy unit work with students across several doctoral programs. Detailed curriculum information for each doctoral program associated with this unit can be found on the doctoral programs website:
PhD in Business Administration, Strategy
PhD in Business Economics

Executive Education

Strategy: Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
01–06 JUN 2025
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