MGT 4850 — Business Strategy
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath CENUpath WIusually offered: fall, springBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional
Examines how companies in different industries choose goals and strategically position themselves in the business environment. Examines the total management process from planning to execution. Offers students an opportunity to critically reflect about issues, including long-term planning, corporate social responsibility, diversification, and building dynamic capabilities through the application of strategic frameworks. As a capstone course, it relies on and combines skills from several business disciplines—marketing, finance and accounting, organizational behavior, operations, and management information systems.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 27 | 60 | 45% | 16.5 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 50 | 50 | 100% | 0.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 32% · T 0% · W 0% · Th 13% · F 0%
Common patterns: async (55% of sections), M (32% of sections), R (13% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Duane Lefevre (63% of students) · reviews
- Richard Lush (37% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Duane Lefevre (50% of students) · reviews
- Richard Lush (50% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (MGT course descriptions) · All MGT courses · Plan it at numap.app