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Advanced Corporate Strategy
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15 h
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- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 5 Sequences
- Advanced Level
Course details
Syllabus
Week 1: Corporate Advantage
This module covers corporate advantage, synergies of a multi-business firm, costs of a multi-business firm, managing a portfolio of businesses and role of Corporate Office.
Week 2: Product Diversification
This module covers product diversification, different types of diversification, the varying motives for diversification, the performance effects of diversification and diversification in emerging economies.
Week 3: Vertical Integration
This module covers vertical integration, different types of vertical integration, the underlying motives for vertical integration, the performance effects of vertical integration and vertical integration in emerging economies.
Week 4: Geographic Diversification
This module covers geographic diversification, broad trends in geographic diversification and globalization, the underlying motives for geographic diversification, how to manage a globally diversified firm and the performance effects of geographic diversification. We will conclude with a discussion on the special issues that arise when firms from emerging economies engage in geographic diversification.
Week 5: Modes of Diversification
This module covers various modes of diversification including alliances, joint ventures, outsourcing, M&A/divestitures and internationalization.
Prerequisite
Learner should be familiar with introductory level concepts of corporate strategy; preferably completed IIMBx “Strategic Management” course or similar course from other institutes
Instructors
Sai Yayavaram
Professor, Strategy
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Srinivasan R
Professor, Strategy
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Editor
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore ( IIM Bangalore or IIMB ) is a public business school and institute of national importance located in Bangalore, India. Founded in 1973, it was the third IIM to be established, after IIM Calcutta and IIM Ahmedabad.
The institute offers postgraduate, doctoral, executive education and certificate programmes.
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