MGMT 7730 Strategic Management

This course introduces you to a set of analytical frameworks that enable you to explain performance differences among firms and that provide a structure for strategic decisions to enhance firms future competitive positions. Building on the foundation laid by the Introduction to Strategic Management course that you took earlier, we will cover strategy both at the business level (introducing tools of industry analysis and competitive positioning) and at the corporate level (examining how decisions regarding corporate scope horizontal, vertical, and global create or destroy value in multibusiness firms). We will also study strategy implementation, focusing on the organizational structure, systems and processes that are put in place to manage the corporation. Throughout the course, our viewpoint will be that of the top management team who has responsibility for the long-term health of the entire organization.

Course overview

Department
Management and Organization
School
CSOM
Credits
2
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.32 / 5 · Very Good
349 responses
Instructor rating
4.41 / 5 · Very Good
349 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026 (midterm)Tieying Yu4.74.84.94.94.84.84.84.84–6 hrs/week70 of 74
Spring 2025 (midterm)Tieying Yu4.44.54.64.54.54.54.54.64–6 hrs/week82 of 89
Spring 2024 (midterm)Tieying Yu4.14.24.44.34.44.34.44.64–6 hrs/week78 of 84
Spring 2023Metin Sengul—————————72 of 74
Spring 2022 (midterm)Richard Spinello3.73.94.34.13.74.14.13.84–6 hrs/week47 of 99

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Tieying Yu
    Spring 2027, Midterm Spring 2026, Midterm Spring 2025, Midterm Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.51/5
  • Metin Sengul
    Spring 1 2023 · Official rating 4.47/5
  • Richard Spinello
    Midterm Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.85/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Tieying Yu · Fulton Hall 130 TuTh 08:30AM-10:30AM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Spring 2027 · Tieying Yu · Fulton Hall 130 TuTh 11:00AM-01:00PM · Offered