Advanced Corporate Strategy

By Prof. R. Srinivasan and Prof. Sai Yayavaram | Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Learners enrolled: 32304

This course is offered for students who seek advanced exposure to corporate strategy. It builds on IIMBx course “Strategic Management” which dealt with strategies for single business firms. The principal focus of this course will be the strategic issues that are faced by firms operating in more complex, multi-dimensional environments.

The course deals with:

(a) Theoretical roots of corporate strategy

(b) The impact of context on corporate strategy of businesses

(d) Formulation of corporate strategy and appreciation of its limits.

This course provides students with the requisite combination of analytical and conceptual skills needed to grapple with the complex problems of development and execution of corporate strategy for firms that operate across industries and across national boundaries.

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Core
Duration :	6 weeks
Category :	Management Studies
Credit Points :	2
Level :	Postgraduate
Start Date :	31 Jan 2023
End Date :	30 Apr 2023
Enrollment Ends :	15 Mar 2023
Exam Date :

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Course layout

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.

Books and references

Refer to "Strategic Management" course from IIMB for understanding the basics.

Instructor bio

R. Srinivasan

Dr. R. Srinivasan is a Professor of Strategy at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. He received his doctoral degree (Fellow Programme in Management) from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Post Graduate degree in Forestry Management (PGDFM) from Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) and BSc in Mathematics from Madurai Kamaraj University. He teaches competitive strategy, corporate strategy, and platform business models at the post-graduate level and strategy process research at the doctoral level. Srinivasan has co-authored a textbook on strategic management and a research-based book on knowledge management in the Indian context and he is in the Editorial Advisory Board, Asian Journal of Management Cases. He is the Vice President of Case Research Society of India and has authored a number of cases on Indian organizations on platform business models, rapid growth, strategy, and knowledge management.

Areas of expertise

• Strategies of multi-sided platform organizations

• Strategy processes in rapid growth organizations

• Competitive strategy

• Corporate strategy

Sai Yayavaram

Dr. Sai Yayavaram is a Professor of Strategy at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. He received his PhD in Strategic Management from the University of Texas at Austin, PGDM (MBA) from IIM Ahmedabad and B.Tech from IIT Madras. He worked as a consultant in the Tata Strategic Management Group, Bombay from 1994-98. His research focuses on technology management, complexity and strategic rents and has been published in Administrative Science Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal, and Organization Science. He is currently a Member of the Editorial Review Boards of Strategic Management Journal and Global Strategy Journal and a Senior Editor at Management and Organization Review. He teaches Corporate Strategy to post-graduate students and Strategy Content to doctoral students. He also conducts executive education programmes on strategic management and management of innovation for senior managers.

Areas of expertise

• Competitive Strategy

• Corporate Strategy

• Innovation Management

Course certificate

Grading Policy:

There will be (a) one Mid-term Internal Assessment and (b) one Final Exam.

Weightage:

Mid-term Internal Assessment: This will carry 25% weightage. This mid term will have questions from first three weeks.

Final Exam: This will carry 75% weightage. This final exam will have questions from all the weeks.

Passing Marks:

You will be eligible for a certificate only if you score minimum 40% in Mid-term Internal Assessment and minimum 40% in Final Exam.

Badge on Certificate:

If you score 90% or more overall, your certificate will include "badge (gold)" printed.

Final Examination:

Type of exam: Computer based exam

Exam Center: You will have to appear at the allotted exam centre and take the exam in person. (You can find the final allotted exam centre details in the admit card (hall ticket)).

Admit Card: You can download the Admit card (Hall ticket) around one week before the exam.

QP Pattern: The type of questions may include multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, essay type (subjective) type, etc. But generally MCQs are commonly provided.

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