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).
Strategising: Management for Global Competitive Advantage Specialization
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Strategising: Management for Global Competitive Advantage Specialization
Future-proof your business strategy. Strategic management, global supply chain management, disruptive innovation, and sustainability
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Beginner level
No prior experience required
Flexible schedule
2 months at 10 hours a week
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Share your expertise with employers
Overview
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
Skills you'll gain
- Governance
- Growth Strategies
- Supply Chain Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Customer Analysis
- Innovation
- Digital Transformation
- Business Ethics
- Supply Chain Planning
- Strategic Thinking
- Corporate Sustainability
- Emerging Technologies
- Business Strategy
- Business Planning
- Design Thinking
- Supply Chain
- Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG)
- Corporate Strategy
- Strategic Marketing
- Competitive Analysis
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Specialization - 4 course series
What you'll learn
Identify the key drivers of global supply chain effectiveness
Create supply chain networks that are aligned with supply chain and business strategy of the firm
Identify the critical success factors, pitfalls, and risks of global supply chain management
Evaluate the sustainability of global supply chain operations
Skills you'll gain
Category: Supply Chain Management
Category: Corporate Sustainability
Category: Risk Management
Category: Supply Chain Planning
Category: Strategic Sourcing
Category: Logistics Management
Category: Business Technologies
Category: Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics
Category: Procurement
Category: Supply Chain
Category: Supplier Management
What you'll learn
Demonstrate an understanding of a range of disruptive technologies and their implications on organisations, industry sectors and societies
Develop strategies and approaches to manage disruptive technologies by creating new business models
Apply strategic thinking and tools to evaluate relative advantage
Skills you'll gain
Category: Innovation
Category: Augmented Reality
Category: Internet Of Things
Category: Design Thinking
Category: Business Modeling
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Virtual Reality
Category: Technology Strategies
Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Digital Transformation
Category: Business Transformation
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: Organizational Change
Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Market Analysis
What you'll learn
Assess business decisions using metrics including financial maximization, shareholder value, customer well-being, and societal impact
Apply the principles and tools of complex systems thinking to sustainable business challenges and/or opportunities
Identify and evaluate strategies, processes and leadership techniques that enable successful sustainability transitions in a business context
Skills you'll gain
Category: Corporate Sustainability
Category: Business Ethics
Category: Economic Development
Category: Environmental Issue
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Supply Chain
Category: Organizational Structure
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Corporate Strategy
Category: Governance
Category: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG)
Category: Innovation
Category: Entrepreneurship
Category: Business Management
Category: Business
What you'll learn
Identifying the forces that shape competition for economic exchanges
Analysing the sources of value in company offerings and how do segment markets in order to create value
Developing strategic options that are suitable, feasible, and acceptable
Skills you'll gain
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Value Propositions
Category: Customer Analysis
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Innovation
Category: Growth Strategies
Category: Analysis
Category: Organizational Effectiveness
Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Business Planning
Category: Strategic Marketing
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Market Opportunities
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Frequently asked questions
There are four courses in this Specialization. Each course contains six modules and we estimate about 6-5 hours learner time on task per module. The courses are self-paced and time to complete can vary from learner to learner depending on their preferred pace.
No you do not need to take the courses in a specific order. What order you take the courses is entirely up to you!
No, but this Coursera Specialisation provides a taster of the Global MBA learning experience, featuring high-quality video lectures, practice quizzes and discussion forums.
For the full graduate experience and access to exclusive content such as interviews with industry leaders, live webinars, expert panel discussions, faculty-graded assessments and AACSB-approved postgraduate qualification you should consider enrolling in Macquarie University’s Global MBA today!
Visit the Macquarie University's Global MBA degree page for more information.
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