BUS 8040 - Contemporary Readings in Strategy

(3 units)

This course will be based on contemporary academic journal articles published in the area of strategic management. Course topics will be modified somewhat to reflect the research interests of the students, however they will cover some of the major theories in strategy such as agency theory , resource based view, dynamic capabilities, contingency perspectives, organizational ecology, resource dependence, transactions costs, knowledge-based view, network, institutional theory, and social psychology. Some of the topics may include strategic management process, upper echelon, corporate governance, corporate strategy, international strategy, cooperative strategy, business and competitive strategy, entrepreneurial and innovative strategies.