Course Description:

In a rapidly changing world, leaders are challenged to become more strategic in both their individual leadership and in service of the enterprise. This course focuses on the strategic planning and decision making processes of organizations, including determining vision, core mission, goal development, implementation, and evaluation. Included in strategy are the financial viability, planning, and monitoring needed to ensure long term sustainability and success. Students will apply current theory, practice, and research to real world examples of organizations for which they will develop a comprehensive strategic and financial plan that addresses the needs of all stakeholders.

You are to write a scholarly paper of 5 pages (plus cover page, abstract, and reference list) in length on some aspect of the research and/or theories of strategic or financial management that relate to, but are not duplicative of the material in this course. You are free to critique a theorist or model, but you need to use scholarly sources. Your paper should be based on the literature and use appropriate citations using APA style. The topic of your scholarly paper must be specifically related to this course.