MGMT 8108 Corporate Strategy
The Strategic Management course focuses on the creation of long-term competitive advantage in companies with a single primary line of business. Corporate Strategy extends those principles to explore strategies of multi-business organizations. The course will take the perspective of the CEO and senior management team whose primary job is to create shareholder value, and addresses questions such as: which businesses should be part of our portfolio? How should we shape that portfolio through M&A and divestitures? How do balance sheet realities, private equity alternatives, and activist investors impact our strategic choices? How do we develop and implement strategy in multi-business companies.
Course overview
- Department
- Management and Organization
- School
- CSOM
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.58 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.75 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 3
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Jeremiah Potts | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 30 of 33 |
| Spring 2025 | Jeremiah Potts | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 31 of 33 |
| Fall 2023 | Jeremiah Potts | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 29 of 33 |