Corporate Strategy is the way a company creates value through the configuration and coordination of its multimarket activities. In this course, we extend the analysis of business level strategy to the corporate or multi- business level. We examine topics such as: Why do we have firms? What determines the boundaries of the firm? How do multi-product, multi-location and multi-production stage firms create value? Should firms “make” or “buy”? How should firms evaluate diversification and mergers and acquisitions decisions? Throughout the course we will also examine the strategic challenges to making and implementing these firm boundary decisions when there is uncertainty, such as in industries where firm capabilities may have changed due to digitization and technology disruption. This course aims to make you proficient at diagnosing the roots of corporate advantage, evaluating the limits of such advantage, and being able to preserve and sustain corporate advantage over time by overcoming these limits. To deliver on these goals, the course will rely heavily on cases and case discussions to develop your ability to make decisions from a general manager’s perspective.