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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Business Strategy by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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    About the Course

    In this course you will learn how organizations create, capture, and maintain value. In doing so, you’ll develop an understanding of how and why
    this process is fundamental for sustainable competitive advantage. You will be able to better understand value creation, and capture and learn
    the tools to analyze both competition and cooperation from a variety of perspectives, including the industry-level (e.g., five forces analysis) and
    the firm-level (e.g., business models and strategic positioning). You will be able to: - Understand how managers coordinate different functional
    areas, resources, and systems inside a company and align them with the external environment to enhance overall performa...
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    Nov 28, 2020

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    Highly recommended course material. Really enjoyed solving the case studies. The learning from the course on different frameworks was immense. Also the feedback from the peers provided more insights.

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    Aug 10, 2016

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    I really enjoyed the case studies in this course and the education on various frameworks felt like I could immediately use the material in real world scenarios. Highly recommended course materials.

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    Jun 2, 2020

    I thought this was a great course overall. The course had great cases overall and combined real-world cases with business theory and strategy.

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    Apr 18, 2021

    Great course material, with real nowadays examples, congratulations to the whole team that make possible this kind of education. Many thanks.

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    Aug 24, 2020

    Excellent Refresher Course in Business Strategy. Very relevant Industry case studies and course delievery by Prof. Deepak Somaya. Thanks.

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    May 17, 2020

    The course was amazing and very well explained. The case study thus attached gave more detailed and practical experience of the learning.

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    Dec 30, 2019

    This module requires dedication. The lecturer was thorough and well organized. Highly recommended and I look forward to the next module.

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    Jul 21, 2020

    Very insightful course, loved the slides and material provided! Thanks a lot, Deepak Somaya! Look forward to taking your courses again!

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    Jul 14, 2020

    The course covered various aspects of Business Strategy with apt examples and live case studies. Really enjoyed the content. Thank you.

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    Oct 30, 2018

    Porf. Deepak is simply outstanding. I would be taking more of his courses as his style and method of explaining the concepts is superb

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    Sep 14, 2018

    A course that is a must for any one who has plans of setting up his business. Be it small medium or large. Great learning experience!

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    Dec 28, 2020

    great course excellent approach excellent l exposing the course material learned a lot and understood better things I had seen before

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    Jun 28, 2021

    i 've learned many things very useful in this course , i've enjoyed the quality of video , and the expert advices and experiences

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    By Vladimir B

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    Nov 6, 2020

    The contents and materials of the course are very accessible and give a deep understanding of business strategy theory in detail.

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    Jun 11, 2024

    completion of Business Strategy Skills he acquired:- Strategic Management Business Model Strategic Thinking Business Strategy

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    Jan 15, 2021

    I a very happy with this course. High quality lesson and taught really well by Prof. Somaya. Thank you Prof.! Awesome course.

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    By Simone I

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    Feb 20, 2021

    I really need to learn these notions. Professor Somaya has a very effective teaching method and an easy approach. Thank you!

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    By David R H

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    Aug 28, 2020

    Excellent! The teacher put such a really huge efford, and hard work is evident. Thank a lot. I highly recommend this course.

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    Jun 27, 2017

    Wonderful course, and a great instructor! I really liked the personal touch that he used in the lessons! Highly recommend!!

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    Jan 26, 2024

    Excellent content, Impressive how the course methodology can initiate you, and give you density based on your experiences.

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    By Dineshkumar N

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    Apr 17, 2020

    Hi, Am enjoying to do this course very use full and informative , it will very much useful for my future carrier.

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    Feb 5, 2021

    That was great experience! I am very thankful for such an opportunity and new set of knowledge that i got on this course!

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    By Deepen ( J

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    Feb 11, 2020

    It was great learning about various types of price vs differentiation strategy and how firms compete within the industry.

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    By Anand R

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    Jun 24, 2020

    Very informative and structured course. The case studies included has been of greater help in understanding the course.

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    Jan 9, 2022

    Excelente Curso, un gran instructor me aporta mucho para mi crecimiento profesional! Uno de mis favoritos del Programa!

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    By Sriji P

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    Dec 28, 2021

    Very informative course. Notes, PPTs and transcripts are provided in a systematic manner for easy referencing in future

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    By Aditya A P

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    May 21, 2020

    A very nice course to learn about the business world. Thank you to all who designed this course and also to Deepak Sir.

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