Growth through Scaling-Course Overview
Course Overview
Course Requirements
Get to Know Your Classmates
Using the Discussion Forums
Growth through Scaling-Lessons: Growth Strategy
Growth Strategy
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Why Grow?
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Strategy and Growth
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Growth Alternatives
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Growth Risks
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Growth through Scaling-Lessons: Growth through Scaling
Growth through Scaling
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Scenario Planning
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Scenario Planning Step 1
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Scenario Planning Steps 2 and 3
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Scenario Planning Steps 4 and 5
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Module Lessons
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Growth through Scaling-Tools
Strategist's Toolkit: Scenario Planning
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Growth through Entry-Lessons
Entry and Rivalry
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Using Game Theory to Understand Rivalry
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Using Game Theory to Understand Cooperation
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Identifying Potential Rivals
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Pre-entry Strategies
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Post-entry Strategies
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Module Lessons
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Growth through Entry-Tools
Strategist's Toolkit: Payoff Matrices
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Growth through Acquisition-Lessons
Growth through Acquisition
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Pros and Cons of Acquisitions
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Pitfalls of Growth Through Acquisition
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Why Firms Overpay for Acquisitions
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Alternatives to Acquisition
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Identifying Successful Acquisition Opportunities
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Acquisition Analysis
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Strategic Benefit: Value of the Target
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Avoiding Overpaying
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Acquisition Analysis: Opportunity Costs
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Module Lessons
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Growth through Acquisition-Tools
Strategist's Toolkit: Acquisition Analysis
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Growth through Innovation-Lessons
Growing through Innovation
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Innovation Strategies
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Developing an Innovative Capability
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Keys to Innovation
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Organizing for Innovation
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Appropriating Value from Innovations
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Intellectual Property Protection
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Complementary Assets
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Determining an Innovation Strategy
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Module Lessons
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Growth through Innovation-Tools
Strategist's Toolkit: Real Options Analysis
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Growth through Innovation-Peer-Reviewed Final Assignment
Assignment Overview