| Course ID: | ECON 4950. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Competitive Strategy |
Course
Description: | This course applies tools from microeconomics to decision making
in environments of strategic interdependence. Topics include
entry, commitment, price wars, tacit collusion, antitrust, and
new product introduction. We rely heavily on case studies. |
| Oasis Title: | Competitive Strategy |
| Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 and (ACCT 1160 or ACCT 2101 or ACCT 2101H or ACCT 2101E) and (FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E or FINA 3001 or FINA 3001H) |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | This course is designed to instruct students how to develop and
execute strategy in business settings with a small number of
players, where strategic interdependence shapes the industry. |
| Topical Outline: | Introduction
Game Theory Fundamentals
Monopoly
Rivalry
Industry Analysis
Competitive Advantage
Entry and Exit
Commitment
Price Wars and Tacit Collusion
Antitrust
New Products |