Open Seminar: "Designing & Implementing Corporate Strategy"
Open Seminar: "Designing & Implementing Corporate Strategy"
- Dates
- March 23 & 24, 2010
- Time
- 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Venue
- Temple University, Japan Campus, Mita Hall
4-1-27 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Access)
Room 503 (March 23)
Room 504 (March 24) - Fee
- ¥59,000 (including materials/tax)
- Inquiries
- ce@tuj.ac.jp
Jeffrey Kanemoto, TUJ Corporate Education
* Please note that the seminar may be cancelled or postponed if there is an insufficient number of applicants.
Application
Send application to ce@tuj.ac.jp.
Please provide the following information in your e-mail:
- Subject: Open Seminar - Corporate Strategy 3/23-24
- Your Name
- Company & Your Job Title/Responsibility
- E-mail Address
- Telephone Number
- Please indicate (a) or (b):
(a)You will pay for the seminar as an individual
(b)Your company will pay for the seminar- Please provide the information of the Invoice Recipient (Name, Address, Telephone Number)
* If you are paying as an individual, payment via bank transfer will be due by March 18, Thursday. We will inform you of the bank information upon confirming that the seminar will be held.
* If your company will be paying, an invoice will be sent to your company after the seminar.
Application Deadline
Thursday, March 11, 5:00 p.m.
* Within a few days after the application due date, we will provide the payment information via e-mail.
Course Overview
In today's unstable economic environment, it is vital for companies and their executives to formulate and execute effective business strategies to ensure long-term operating success. This workshop will examine the meaning of corporate strategy and why it is indispensable to an organization's survival. The management process to develop and perform a company's strategy, including the concepts and analytical tools to evaluate an organization's situation and external opportunities, will also be explained. The workshop will consist of a combination of lectures, videos, and interactive group discussions of a relevant case study.
Topics
Concepts and Techniques for Crafting and Executing Strategy
- What is strategy and why is it important?
- What is the relationship between strategy and a business model?
- What distinguishes a winning strategy from a flawed strategy?
- The 5 phases of the strategy-making process.
Analytical Tools
- Evaluating a company's external environment.
- Porter's "5 Forces" model of competition that shapes strategy.
- Competition analysis and competitors market positions.
- Evaluating a company's resources and competitive position.
Designing a Strategy
- How well is your company's current strategy working?
- The value chain concept and the competitive strength assessment model.
- Five generic competitive strategies that can lead to competitive advantage.
- Supplementing the selected competitive strategy.
Implementing the Strategy
- Building an organization capable of good strategy execution.
- Managing internal operations to achieve successful strategy execution.
- Corporate culture and leadership: Keys to good strategy implementation.
Topics are subject to revision.
Instructor
Dr. Pedro M. Kono is an Adjunct Professor of Finance at Temple and Pepperdine Universities. He holds a doctoral degree in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University and worked more than 30 years for Citigroup managing strategic planning, structured financing, and asset based finance internationally. Dr. Kono is married, with two children and two grandchildren. He has lived in Brazil, Japan, and United States and is the President and CEO of Key Financing Solutions LLC, a company providing consulting services in corporate finance, corporate strategy, and investments.
Please contact us for more information:
E-mail: ce@tuj.ac.jp / Tel: 03-5441-9810 (Jeffrey Kanemoto)
