This course examines how firms select markets, compete with each other, and organize themselves internally. It studies the actions of firms that are designed to reduce competition by current and potential rivals.

The course is designed to enable the students to gain a more in-depth understanding of and appreciation for business strategy using in-part, an economics-based approach to this important topic. MMI1070H is taught using a combination of case studies, readings, team tasks and interactive lecture-style discussion. Case discussions will focus on interpreting the predicament facing decision-makers within particular firms, analyzing this predicament using conceptual frameworks drawn from economics as well as other management disciplines.