Details

Strategic Thinking and Action focuses on strategic thinking for competitive response in a world of uncertainty and constant industry transformation. Particular attention is given to competing effectively in today’s connected world. Throughout the program, the themes are applied to firms in a variety of industries that face growth and profit pressures, and run the risk of being challenged or threatened by new competitors with evolving business models.

Participants will explore contemporary strategic concepts and the foundations of breakthrough policies, and will return to the workplace with a strengthened understanding of the essential conceptual elements of strategy and an enhanced comprehension of the importance of strategic action in business.

The fee covers all program materials, program-related meals and housing in a private room at the Inn at Darden for the specified program dates.

This program counts as one week toward earning a Certificate of Specialization.

Audience

• Executives responsible for creating the strategic processes for their firms.
• Executives concerned with the confluence of strategy, uncertainty, online/offline integration and economic volatility.
• Sales or functional managers who wish to see how their roles relate to others in a top-level view of business strategy.

Industry Representation 2005–2011

Benefits

• Become familiar with core concepts and frameworks that will contribute to strategy making.
• Evaluate your own business relative to new organizational models and online threats.
• Explore theories associated with successful business endurance.

This program counts as one week toward earning a Certificate of Specialization.

Topics

• Building Organizational Capabilities for Competitive Advantage
• Business Growth and Sustainability
• Creating and Capturing Value Across the Value Chain
• Developing Strategies for Corporate Transformation and Growth
• Industry and Competition Analysis in a Global Context
• Strategy as an Option; Strategy as Commitment
• Understanding Successful Firms and Strategies

Faculty

Samuel E. Bodily
John Tyler Professor of Business Administration; Area Coordinator, Quantitative Analysis

L.J. Bourgeois III
Professor of Business Administration; Senior Fellow, Darden Center for Global Initiatives

S. Venkataraman
MasterCard Professor of Business Administration; Research Director, The Batten Institute