University of Virginia - Business Growth Strategy
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Business Growth Strategy at Coursera Overview
Duration | 11 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Business Growth Strategy at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Course 3 of 5 in the Business Strategy Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Approx. 11 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, Korean, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Business Growth Strategy at Coursera Course details
- Get the tools you need to analyze, evaluate and recommend specific actions organizations can take to grow their value and avoid common growth pitfalls. In this course, developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and taught by top-ranked faculty, you will learn to determine how best to build value, whether by scaling existing markets, entering established markets or creating new markets through innovation and acquisitions.
Business Growth Strategy at Coursera Curriculum
Growth through Scaling
Growth Strategy
Why Grow?
Strategy and Growth
Growth Alternatives
Growth Risks
Growth through Scaling
Scenario Planning
Scenario Planning Step 1
Scenario Planning Steps 2 and 3
Scenario Planning Steps 4 and 5
Module Lessons
Strategist's Toolkit: Scenario Planning
Course Overview
Course Requirements
Get to Know Your Classmates
Using the Discussion Forums
Growth through Scaling
Growth through Entry
Entry and Rivalry
Using Game Theory to Understand Rivalry
Using Game Theory to Understand Cooperation
Identifying Potential Rivals
Pre-entry Strategies
Post-entry Strategies
Module Lessons
Strategist's Toolkit: Payoff Matrices
Growth through Entry
Growth through Acquisition
Growth through Acquisition
Pros and Cons of Acquisitions
Pitfalls of Growth Through Acquisition
Why Firms Overpay for Acquisitions
Alternatives to Acquisition
Identifying Successful Acquisition Opportunities
Acquisition Analysis
Strategic Benefit: Value of the Target
Avoiding Overpaying
Acquisition Analysis: Opportunity Costs
Module Lessons
Strategist's Toolkit: Acquisition Analysis
Growth through Acquisition
Growth through Innovation
Growing through Innovation
Innovation Strategies
Developing an Innovative Capability
Keys to Innovation
Organizing for Innovation
Appropriating Value from Innovations
Intellectual Property Protection
Complementary Assets
Determining an Innovation Strategy
Module Lessons
Strategist's Toolkit: Real Options Analysis
Assignment Overview
Growth through Innovation
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