Advanced Strategy
MIT Sloan School of Management's course on the sources of long term competitive advantage in unusually successful firms. Students examine how first mover advantage, increasing returns, and unique organizational competencies combine to produce durable success, with particular attention to how senior management decisions shape a firm's trajectory over time. The course materials, available free through MIT OpenCourseWare, include case studies, simulations, and readings, with discussion positioned as the primary vehicle for working through the strategic questions each case raises. The syllabus is built for advanced business students who already have grounding in core strategy concepts and want to test them against real corporate histories. As with other MIT OCW offerings, materials are self-paced and there is no certificate or instructor interaction, just the course's original case files and readings.