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Strategy
M&O strategy researchers are
interested in the roles and problems of
general managers and those who manage
multi-business firms or multi-functional
business units. Major areas of research
and teaching include: strategy decision
making, resource allocation, value chain
configuration,; strategic control and
reward systems; innovation; technology;
diversification and portfolio
strategies; competitive dynamics;
dynamic capabilities; value creation
strategies; competitive strategy;
cooperative strategy; management of the
global enterprise; creation and
mobilization of knowledge; managing
intangible assets; and the composition
and processes of top management teams
and decision makers.
Current research in the department is
split between corporate strategy, which
focuses on industry selection; business
strategy, which is targeted at how firms
should compete within industries; and
firm organization, which looks at how
the organization and management of firms
affects their ability to compete within
and across markets. Across these
domains, faculty explore cognitions and
decisions of CEOs and other top level
managers, governance issues related to
strategy and organizational structure,
strategy formulation and implementation
in the global context, and the dynamics
of managing strategy and firm resources
in complex changing environments.
The strategy faculty is composed of a
group of very active researchers,
scholars and teachers. We contribute to
the training of students and managers
who seek to learn about the strategy and
the entire organization. Our courses in
strategic management help students and
managers improve their understanding of
strategy and the total performance of
firms. Our courses combine state of the
art scholarship on strategy with a
careful attention to the real behavior
of firms.
M&O Strategy faculty are leaders in
the field regularly publishing in the
best journals and sitting on the
editorial boards of elite journals. The
strategy faculty are very proud to
contribute to the Smith's Schools
mission of becoming the top Business
school in the country. The Strategy
faculty are widely sought for their
expertise on a broad range of business
issues and Smith students always rank
the strategy faculty as one the best
teachers in the School
Our curriculum helps students
understand the role of the general
manager and more specifically to think
about and comprehend the strategic
direction of large complex
organizations. Our electives include
focus on strategy formulation, strategy
implementation, managing strategy in the
global context, and understanding
industries and competitive dynamics.
Strategy faculty are actively
involved in doctoral student education.
For example, they regular publish and
research with their doctoral students.
Former doctoral students are now active
research faculty at Berkeley, Cornell,
Instituto de Empressa (Spain), Kentucky,
Minnesota, Virginia, and other
universities around the world.
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