Strategy Game

Recommended Prerequisites

Strategic Analisys, Strategic Marketing, Corporate Finance.

Teaching Methods

The learning process is performed in a simulation environment. In this context, students are required to take an active part in solving problems. Students will be responsible for their individual decisions and also for the decisions of their group. Assessment includes two components: the final company rank that results from the simulation and the final report presentation.

Learning Outcomes

The main objective of this course unit is to provide students with competencies in business strategy formulation and implementation. Students should improve their understanding of the functional interaction flows and of the decision-making process. Moreover, they should understand the consequences of their decisions in the company and in the market.

This curricular unit contributes to all learning outcomes (OA) of the MBA, particularly to the following:

OA1. Lead themselves and others in the achievement of organizational goals

OA2. Think critically and make decisions based on complex information

OA3. Maximize resources for the benefit of organizations and society

OA5. Integrate functional knowledge and apply strategic management skills at a senior level in changing business environments

OA8. Analyze complex data, understanding the financial implications of managerial decision-makin

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

This course unit exclusively operates in a simulation environment:

1. How to use the simulator;

2. Training for understanding of the decision variables;

3. Simulation of decisions related with various management organizational dimensions, such as: i) corporate social responsibility, ii) plant capacity additions/sales/upgrades, iii) worker compensation and training, iv) shipping and warehouse operations, (v) pricing and marketing, and vi) financing of company operations.

4. Analysis of simulation results

Head Lecturer(s)

Pedro Marcelo Amado Garcia da Rocha Torres

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Final presentation.: 40.0%
Development of projects during the trimester.: 60.0%

Bibliography

Grant, R.M. (2021). Contemporary Strategy Analysis, 11th ed., Wiley

Whittington, R., Regnér, P., Angwin, D., Johnson, G., Scholes, K. (2020). Exploring strategy: Text and cases, 12th ed., Pearson