Strategic Management

The purpose of the course is to examine the formulation and implementation of strategy in food and agriculture businesses and their influence on the fulfilment of organizational goals. The content of the course consists of the following parts: 1. Strategic Analysis of the environment, the industry, the competition, the various stakeholders for the business, as well as the possibilities of the business. 2. Strategic decisions that focus on the ability of the business to recognize opportunities and threats inherent in environmental changes and to develop strategies to deal with the changes. 3. Actions to implement the strategy based on organizational capabilities and values, so that food and agriculture businesses gain lasting and sustainable competitive advantages. 4. Organizational change and the role of culture in business strategy.