Business Strategy MGT 401 Welcome to Spring 2016
About the Faculty Name: Mohammad Rezaur Razzak Education: B.S.-Mech. Engineering (University of Texas at Austin, USA) & MBA- (Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas, Texas) Experience: 18 years – Corporate ( 5 years as CEO) 11 years- (University Teaching) Total: 29 years Designation: Associate Professor /Head of BBS/Director-CED Office: Level-6, Building-2 Mail: Mobile:
About the Today’s Lecture Understanding Strategy Major Objectives of this Capstone Course The Course Outline The Book Guidelines for the Term Paper Case work and classroom group activities Exams
Strategy ???
Formal Definition A series of goal-directed decisions and actions that match an organization’s skills and resources with the opportunities and threats in its’ environment
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Strategy lessons from “ The Art of War ”
Major Objectives of this Course The major objectives are to enhance your capacity in following 5 areas: 1.Critical Thinking 2.Communication Skills 3.Global Thinking 4.Quantitative Skills 5.Technology Awareness
Critical Thinking
Communication Skills
Global Thinking
Basic Maths Skills
TECHNOLOGY AWARENESS Lets Watch the Video :
Course Outline & Text Book To be uploaded into the TSR this week Text Book: “Strategic Management in Action” by Mary K. Coulter Prentice Hall Publishers
EXAMS, CASES, GROUP WORK, TERM PAPER