In this six-module course, you will learn how businesses and organizations behave in situations in which strategic decisions are interdependent, i.e. where my actions affect my competitors' profits and vice versa. Using the basic tools of game theory, we will analyse how businesses choose strategies to attain competitive advantage.
This course is part of the Competitive Strategy and Organization Design Specialization
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Try Coursera for BusinessSkills you will gain
- Strategic Management
- Game Theory
- Competition (Economics)
- Strategic Thinking
Could your company benefit from training employees on in-demand skills?
Try Coursera for BusinessSyllabus - What you will learn from this course
Take Care of Your Competitors
Why Firms Work Together
Complementary Products and Strategic Partnerships
Entering a New Market
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- 5 stars80.24%
- 4 stars16.52%
- 3 stars2.24%
- 2 stars0.62%
- 1 star0.36%
TOP REVIEWS FROM COMPETITIVE STRATEGY
The course is amazing and very helpful for everyone who works on Business Development and Business Strategy. Definitely need the second course - Advanced Competitive Strategy.
A great course, and the interactive way of instructor made it more interesting. Instructor was really good at explaining things. Plus the quizzes were really helpful to memorize everything.
Sir I thank you wholeheartedly, you taught me in such a good way. And I was very happy to do this course. And I thank Corsera for giving me the opportunity to do this course for free.
I really enjoyed it a lot throughout the course and also learnt many real-life strategies for business. Thanks to the professor for making the course so exciting and interactive.
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