Strategic Choices and Organizational Transformation

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English
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8 weeks, 1 hour a week
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Self-Paced
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Intermediate
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Overview

This course explores strategic choices at business, corporate, and network levels, focusing on innovation, renewal, and transformation. Learners develop skills to guide organizations through complex strategic decisions and long-term growth initiatives. It helps learners evaluate diversification, internationalization, alliances, restructuring, and business model innovation. Practical frameworks support decision-making and leadership in dynamic environments. The course blends theory with real-world applications using case studies, readings, and interactive quizzes. Learners gain insights into adapting strategies to evolving markets and organizational challenges. Ideal for business leaders, managers, and students interested in strategy, innovation, and organizational transformation. Prior knowledge of basic business concepts is helpful but not required. This course is part three of a three-course Specialization designed to provide a comprehensive learning pathway in this subject area. While it delivers standalone value and practical skills, learners seeking a more integrated and in-depth progression may benefit from completing the full Specialization. This Specialization is based on the book, Strategic Management, by Henk W. Volberda, Rick M. A. Hollen, Joana R. Pereira, Jatinder S. Sidhu, and Kevin Heij. Copyright ©2024 by Sage Publications Limited. All rights reserved, including rights for text and data mining and training of artificial technologies or similar technologies. Published by Sage Publications Limited, London. Used by arrangement with Sage Publications Limited.

Syllabus

Business-level Strategy

This module explores key competitive strategies such as differentiation, cost leadership, and hybrid approaches, with a special emphasis on strategic positioning in dynamic and digital markets. Learners will examine how companies adapt to competitive pressures, leverage network effects, and respond to disruptive innovations. Real-world examples and case studies illustrate how strategic choices impact business success.

Diversification and Internationalization

This module examines the dimensions of corporate scope, focusing on how firms pursue growth through diversification and internationalization. Learners will explore different types and modes of diversification, assess the risks and benefits of expanding into new markets, and analyze the strategic impact of these decisions on organizational performance.

Corporate-level Strategy

This module explores the roles and functions of corporate parents in diversified firms, examining how value is created through different corporate logics such as synergy management and capital orchestration. Learners will analyze strategies for effective resource allocation, parental control, and the pursuit of corporate parenting advantage. Real-world examples and case studies illustrate how these concepts are applied in practice.

Network-level Strategy

This module explores the various forms of interorganizational alliances, including equity, contractual, and associational arrangements. Learners will discover how firms select partners, manage cooperative relationships, and balance competition with collaboration to achieve strategic growth. Real-world cases and strategic frameworks are used to illustrate effective alliance management.

Reconfiguration and Restructuring

This module explores the strategic motives and processes behind corporate acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring. Learners will examine how these transactions impact organizational structure and shareholder value, and analyze the factors contributing to their success or failure. Practical approaches to implementing divestitures and financial restructuring are also discussed.

Strategic Entrepreneurship

This module delves into the processes of recognizing entrepreneurial opportunities, implementing innovation strategies, and leveraging open innovation and startup collaborations for sustainable business growth. Learners will explore how organizations can foster innovation both internally and through external partnerships. By the end, participants will understand the strategic role of entrepreneurship in driving competitive advantage.

Business Model Innovation

This module examines the concept of business models, the mechanisms of value creation and capture, and the importance of adapting business models in response to industry disruption. Learners will explore different types of business model innovation, recognize early warning signs of business model traps, and analyze real-world examples of successful and failed innovations. By the end, you will be equipped to assess and innovate business models for organizational growth.

Strategic Renewal

This module explores how organizations adapt and thrive in changing environments through strategic renewal, organizational learning, and ambidexterity. Learners will examine the challenges of path dependence and inertia, and discover frameworks for balancing exploration and exploitation. The module also covers the roles of managers and different renewal journeys that organizations can undertake.