GROWTH STRATEGIES: MULTI BUSINESS AND GLOBAL ARENAS

MHR 724

Course Description

Examines growth strategies that extend the firm's scope into new businesses and geographies. Most firms operate in multiple products, markets, and geographic arenas. Explore complementarities (and costs) of operating in a portfolio of strategic arenas defined by products, customers, and global markets. This includes the analysis of strategic choices to vertically integrate (e.g., internal suppliers) as well as maintaining external alliance partners.

Prerequisties

(MHR 723 or concurrent enrollment) or declared in graduate Business Exchange program

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

2 to 3

Offered

Not Applicable

Grade Point Average

3.62

No change from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

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A Rate

33.85%

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Class Size

No change from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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