An integrative course that introduces the field of strategic management. As the "capstone" course of the BBA curriculum, the course develops students' ability to think strategically by exposing them to issues and problems of concern to the enterprise as a whole, challenging them to formulate policies and make key decisions. Please obtain textbook before class begins. Textbook: Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization, Concepts, by Hitt, Ireland, and Hoskisson, 8th Edition, Paperback (Note: Do NOT buy the hardcover "Concepts and Cases" edition). We will not be covering the book in its entirety; students can choose from three options: (1) buy the entire book in paperback, (2) buy the entire e-book online, or (3) buy only selected e-chapters online. Part of the Online Bachelor of Business Administration program but open to all.