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- March 2014
Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
Abstract
This note gives an overview (for instructors) of the MBA elective course "Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage" (CSCA). The course gives students a deep dive on competitive advantage, on its relation to overall strategic performance (defined as performance corrected for temporary and random effects), and on the role of strategy (as a management tool) and of people in creating and sustaining competitive advantage. The note discusses the concepts and the frameworks introduced in the course; walks through the course outline; and discusses concisely each case and how it is used.
Keywords
Strategic Analysis; Strategic Theory; Economic Analysis; Sustainable Competitive Advantage; Value Capture; Performance And Value Analysis; Strategy And Leadership; Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Value Creation; Values and Beliefs; Leadership
Citation
Van den Steen, Eric. "Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 714-491, March 2014.