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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

Competitive Strategy

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 also available in Chinese. Please go to our course catalog to access the Chinese version of Competitive Strategy.

Status: Strategic Decision-Making
Status: Strategic Partnership
Course18 hours

Featured reviews

AD

5.0Reviewed Jun 28, 2020

A very engaging course. Prof Tobias Kretschmer made it very interesting with excellent examples which anyone can relate to. The presentation and the pace of course was very good.

IG

5.0Reviewed Aug 17, 2015

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.

RA

5.0Reviewed Sep 9, 2020

I like the method of teaching of the instructor;very simple, clear and comprehensive. I had no idea in business concept but this course had opened my eyes into the business world. Great!✊

BA

5.0Reviewed Sep 10, 2015

Excellent, content. I see this as a valuable input to change our mindset and tailor it to a more strategic approach. Technics like Backwards induction really help to achieve this.Thanks :)

LE

4.0Reviewed Jul 20, 2020

This course was excellent. Classes were conducted by using real life examples which made the course more interesting. This course opened a new dimension of knowledge for me.

DS

5.0Reviewed Jul 18, 2020

I had a blast studying this course. It had cleared all my doubts related to business and kudos to tobias sir and the coursera team on preparing such wonderful material to learn from. thank you.

CR

5.0Reviewed Jul 3, 2016

Very good course. Easy to follow and served in adequate portions. Lots of examples and very didacting format that builds on the knowledge. Excellent intro to competitive strategy. thanks.

SP

4.0Reviewed Jul 4, 2020

Much Gratitude To The LMU & MR.Tobias Kretschmer ! Loved this course . It was very challenging & immersive . Learned highly crucial skills applicable in the real world

AR

5.0Reviewed May 22, 2020

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.

AH

4.0Reviewed Oct 13, 2015

It is an excellent course. My only feedback is to make it even more interactive that makes the students engage and learn. Also provide more real-life and challenging examples.

NT

5.0Reviewed Feb 28, 2016

I would like to thank professor Tobias Kretschmer and his team at LMU for teaching me this course. Thank you for giving me a chance to learn those wonderful things free online.

BT

5.0Reviewed Sep 3, 2015

i really enjoyed this course and i learned a lot from it...competitive strategy is really a great course and people interested in business should definitely try this course..

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