HADM 4410

Strategic Management

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Strategic management integrates all of student's previous courses, including marketing, finance, accounting, operations, etc., and introduces them to new strategic management concepts. The course examines the total enterprise, the industry, and the competitive environment in which it operates. The goal is to develop a mastery of the analytical tools to perform analyses of the industry and competitors. The course focuses on how firms formulate, implement, and evaluate strategies. Using a case-based approach, the course emphasizes critical thinking and decision making to maintain competitive advantage in a hypercompetitive and maturing industry.

When Offered Fall, Spring.

Fees Course fee: maximum $45 for required materials, which include cases and articles directly from HBR.
Permission Note Enrollment limited to: Nolan School seniors and juniors by permission.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: one of the following courses: HADM 2021, HADM 2211, HADM 2430, HADM 2560, HADM 2810, HADM 3650, and HADM 2351 or HADM 3350.

Satisfies Requirement Satisifes core requirement for Nolan School students.

• Students will identify key issues and appropriately apply discipline principles to analyze a hospitality management solution.
• Students will create professional-quality written business documents.
• Students will plan and deliver a professional-quality oral presentation.
• Students will demonstrate productive team behaviors.
• Students will identify the ethical dimensions of a business decision.
• Students will evaluate the ethical consequences of their business decisions on various stakeholders.
• Students will describe their personal strengths and development needs related to hospitality management.
• Students will identify the personal goals and learning opportunities required for continued personal and professional development.

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