| Program Detail |
: Cardean's "Topics in Strategy" starts by discussing methods for developing sound business strategies in the high-technology sector. By understanding how network effects, intellectual property, strategic alliances, and other issues uniquely affect business prospects in the technology industry, managers in this course can learn to better steer ventures in this risky but highly rewarding sector.
Next, the course explores the issues and alternatives in determining a company?s vertical scope. In the context of achieving operational effiency, the course depicts situations where market transactions do and do not achieve the best results.
Lastly, we will explore the issue of global organizational design. This course goes beyond the traditional approach and presents an integrated framework to assist managers in making effective decisions within the complexity of the global environment. |