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Be a clear and strategic thinker in the business world.

Learn how to diagnose strategic positions, evaluate alternative courses of action, and make the best possible decisions.

DePaul鈥檚 MBA concentration in Business Strategy and Decision Making will give you the framework for making business decisions in a disciplined and strategic way. In this concentration, you will learn how to diagnose strategic positions, evaluate alternative courses of action and make the best possible decisions based on your objectives. You will accomplish this through extensive class discussions, case-study analysis and hands-on exercises.

Highlights

In this concentration, you will gain knowledge and abilities to:

• Create value for customers.
• Correctly diagnose a problem or position, make the best decisions to improve upon this position and sustain the improvement.
• Apply price and other strategies to gain a competitive edge and to enter or block entry to market.
• Capture value in various market settings by positioning and differentiating products for profitability.
• Innovate and reformulate entire business models based on networks, platforms and eco-systems.
• Develop negotiation skills that are important in the economic and business world, as well as in day-to-day life.
• Apply insights from psychology and behavioral sciences to understand economic and business decisions and formulate strategic plans and policies.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• Use analytical and problem-solving skills in decision-making.
• Apply knowledge about the differences among global economies, institutions, and cultures to understand the implications these have on global management.
• Recognize and analyze ethical and legal problems within applied business situations, choose a resolution, and justify that ethical choice.
• Effectively contribute to the performance of a group as the group addresses practical business situations, and assume a leadership role as appropriate.
• Produce a coherent written statement and oral presentation of the analysis of a complex business issue.
• Acquire broad-based knowledge and skills necessary to fulfill their professional goals.