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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Competitive Strategy by Illinois Tech

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About the Course

“Why do some companies outperform others?” That question is particularly important to ask in industries which are fiercely competitive like the tech sector. Companies competing in these industries find it difficult to achieve competitive advantage and sustain it over the longer run. In this course, you will learn about 21st century competition, the forces driving it, and the challenges it poses for companies. Using that as the backdrop, you will learn how to analyze a company's external and internal environments and develop powerful strategies that allow companies to gain a sustainable competitive advantage even in fast-cycle markets. The course will describe companies that have successfully outperformed their competitors even in the fiercely competitive markets of the 21st century. After completing this course, you will be able to: - Describe what a competitive strategy is and how it is formulated. - Analyze the macro-environmental factors and identify opportunities and threats. - Analyze industry forces and draw conclusions about the industry’s profitability. - Describe the concept of competitive advantage and its importance. - Describe the circumstances under which competitive advantage is sustainable. - Analyze the value chain and understand its contribution to competitive advantage. - Explain how companies compete on price using a cost leadership strategy. - Describe how companies compete on their unique features using a differentiation strategy. - Explain how companies can offer both low prices and unique features simultaneously. - Describe how to choose a value-creating competitive strategy. Software Requirements: None...

Top reviews

JE

Jul 15, 2024

Material is presented clearly, with lectures offering valuable enhancements to the reading assignments. Well done!

BG

Oct 1, 2023

I actually learned a great deal in this course. It gave me insight into actual reasons companies are successful.

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By John E

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Jul 16, 2024

Material is presented clearly, with lectures offering valuable enhancements to the reading assignments. Well done!

By Bryan G

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Oct 2, 2023

I actually learned a great deal in this course. It gave me insight into actual reasons companies are successful.

By Garen Y

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Oct 7, 2023

A really good pathway to let you understand the strategy that all companies always consider all the time.

By Negin F

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Dec 16, 2023

the course was authentic but I have a problem with reliving my certificate and verifying my ID

By Blues L

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Sep 25, 2023

its great course to learn, will be great help for the career path.

By Javier K

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Jun 30, 2024

Clear lessons and explanation

By ChengFeng Z

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Dec 20, 2023

It's a nice course,thank you!

By Erick M G

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Aug 9, 2024

Excelente informacon¡¡

By Kamphon K

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Jul 14, 2024

"Quality curriculum"

By george p

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Dec 1, 2023

Awesome Professor!

By Vishnu K

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Oct 29, 2024

Nice course

By Swarnika K

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May 16, 2024

This course is very well-designed and is highly suitable for anyone who wants to learn the way companies strategize to do well in their industry. The course structure is very organized and the quizzes are a good way to refresh what you've learnt. However, the only reason I'm giving 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the way the instructor speaks. The instructor speaks at a very slow speed because of which the lessons become a little hard to follow. I had to watch the lessons at 1.5X speed and everything was absolutely fine after that. This is the only con of this course. I recommend this course because the content and explanation is great!