Leaders must have the ability to develop and deploy effective strategies. This specialisation will prepare you to be the strategic change-maker capable of enabling your organisation to compete into the future. You will learn: how to think strategically to make your organisation more competitive (Be Competitive); how crucial it now is for supply chains to effectively meet customer demands (Be Global); how to leverage technology and innovation to disrupt and reshape your organisation (Be Disruptive); and how to make a positive contribution to the world while effectively maintaining the bottom line (Be Sustainable).
Strategising: Management for Global Competitive Advantage Specialization
Strategising: Management for Global Competitive Advantage Specialization
Future-proof your business strategy. Strategic management, global supply chain management, disruptive innovation, and sustainability
Instructors: Dr Mehrdokht Pournader
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What you'll learn
Analyse how technology and innovation can disrupt and reshape your organisation
Evaluate the different ways supply chains can effectively meet your customer's demands
Understand the different strategies that your organisation can implement in order to remain competitive
Develop your understanding of how organisations can make positive contributions to society while effectively maintaining their bottom line
Skills you'll gain
- Leadership and Management
- Strategy and Operations
- Strategy
- Organizational Development
- Business Analysis
- Supply Chain and Logistics
- Decision Making
- Entrepreneurship
- Supply Chain Systems
- Critical Thinking
- Innovation
- Leadership Development
- Operations Management
- Business Psychology
- Problem Solving
- Research and Design
- Human Resources
- Risk Management
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Specialization - 4 course series
Supply chain management: Be global
Course 123 hours4.8 (348 ratings)
What you'll learn
Identify the key drivers of global supply chain effectiveness
Create supply chain networks that are aligned with supply chain and business strategy of the firm
Identify the critical success factors, pitfalls, and risks of global supply chain management
Evaluate the sustainability of global supply chain operations
Skills you'll gain
Category: Supply Chain Management
Category: Risk Management
Category: Corporate Sustainability
Category: Strategic Sourcing
Category: Supply Chain Planning
Category: Logistics
Category: Procurement
Category: Supply Chain
Category: Business Technologies
Category: Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics
Category: Decision Making
Category: Supplier Management
Innovation and emerging technology: Be disruptive
Course 217 hours4.8 (450 ratings)
What you'll learn
Demonstrate an understanding of a range of disruptive technologies and their implications on organisations, industry sectors and societies
Develop strategies and approaches to manage disruptive technologies by creating new business models
Apply strategic thinking and tools to evaluate relative advantage
Skills you'll gain
Category: Innovation
Category: Business Modeling
Category: Design Thinking
Category: Augmented Reality
Category: Virtual Reality
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Internet Of Things
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Technology Strategies
Category: Business Transformation
Category: Organizational Change
Category: Digital Transformation
Global sustainability and corporate social responsibility: Be sustainable
Course 327 hours4.8 (438 ratings)
What you'll learn
Assess business decisions using metrics including financial maximization, shareholder value, customer well-being, and societal impact
Apply the principles and tools of complex systems thinking to sustainable business challenges and/or opportunities
Identify and evaluate strategies, processes and leadership techniques that enable successful sustainability transitions in a business context
Skills you'll gain
Category: Corporate Sustainability
Category: Business Ethics
Category: Environmental Policy
Category: Economic Development
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Governance
Category: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG)
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Strategic Partnership
Category: Business Management
Category: Supply Chain
Category: Organizational Structure
Category: Corporate Strategy
Category: Business
Category: Innovation
Category: Strategic Planning
Strategic management: Be competitive
Course 421 hours4.8 (317 ratings)
What you'll learn
Identifying the forces that shape competition for economic exchanges
Analysing the sources of value in company offerings and how do segment markets in order to create value
Developing strategic options that are suitable, feasible, and acceptable
Skills you'll gain
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Value Propositions
Category: Organizational Strategy
Category: Growth Strategies
Category: Business Strategies
Category: Corporate Strategy
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Customer Analysis
Category: Analysis
Category: Strategic Marketing
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Market Opportunities
Category: Strategic Thinking
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