Strategising: Management for Global Competitive Advantage Specialization

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).

WHAT YOU WILL 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

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Global sustainability and corporate social responsibility: Be sustainable (Coursera)

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Strategic management: Be competitive (Coursera)

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Supply chain management: Be global (Coursera)

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