Topics in Strategy

Description from DukeHub

This course provides an introduction to research on core areas of strategy. The goal of the course is twofold: First, students will get a broad overview of the literature on core theories and topics in strategy. Second, students will learn how to critically review research papers. The course covers the following topics: upper echelon theory, agency problems, transaction cost economics, resource based view, social networks, location choice, agglomeration, international strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Skills

• leadershipdescription: "strategy" and 2 more

AI-resilient: 1 of 5 1/5

• No: Physical, lab or field work
• No: Live work with people
• ✓Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "strategy"
• No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
• No: Small, in-person format

The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works

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