Strategic Management (Term-II)

The course deals with the issues and challenges relating to the context, process and content of strategy formulation and implementation. The course will provide a reasonable foundation in understanding and analyzing strategic issues to take up roles in consulting, entrepreneurship or to grow to top management roles during ones professional career.

The course is broadly divided into three parts: Business and competitive strategy (sessions 1-10), Corporate strategy (sessions 11-17), and Strategy Implementation issues (sessions 18-20). Strategic Management of


Technology and Innovation (Term - IV)

Technology and Innovation have often been seen as a major factor influencing competitive advantage of firms, and are further gaining importance in today’s fast-paced business world. Therefore, managing technology and innovation is an imperative few business leaders can ignore. The course is designed to familiarize the students with the concepts, tools and techniques that help strategic management of technology and innovation within an established organization or a startup. The course touches upon the evolving reality of technological innovation across a variety of industries – both old and new.
The course covers key issues such as technology curve, industry transformation, disruptive innovation, networked and platform strategies, and implementing technological innovation, developing innovative capabilities, and developing the right skill mix required for the industries of future. The course will use a variety of learning methods including case discussions, role plays and simulations. The cases have been chosen to enable discussions at firm as well as industry level, including competitive dynamics of management of technology and innovation.