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Plan Summary

 
Faculty: COMM - Faculty of Commerce & Econ
 
 
School: 
 
   
 
Program: 3525 - Commerce/Arts
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Commerce (Double Major)
 
  

Plan Outline

This plan is for a double Major in Business Strategy & Economic Management. It is available only for Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Commerce combined degree students only.

A successful manager seeks to anticipate the strategic behaviour of competitors. A manager must also be able to deal with people’s different motives and with major uncertainties in the decision-making process. Dealing with these issues is the essence of business strategy and economic management. Study in this area provides students with the tools to understand the fundamental economic behaviour that underlies all business decisions. Hence, it allows future managers to make informed decisions throughout their careers.


Strategic decision-making is not only useful for relations with competitors, but for relations with suppliers, customers, business partners, and for the range of relations inside the firm. Employees, managers, shareholders and the board of directors all have different goals, and they behave strategically, not unlike competitors. They also have “incomplete information” about each other: Because employees and managers have complex skills and assignments, others cannot perfectly assess them through performance evaluations. And each employee understands certain aspects of the business and its customers better than others. Economics allows managers and owners to structure divisions, teams and salary packages for employees to gain the highest profits. The flexibility of strategic thinking tools from economics allows a manager to deal with any new situations that arise - be it new research projects, start-up businesses, or business alliances.

Plan Structure

Students must complete:
  • 42 units of credit from the Business Strategy and Economic Management list to fulfil requirements for a double Major
  • 48 units of credit from the Business Strategy and Economic Management list to fulfil requirements for a single Major.
  • ECON2101, ECON2105, ECON2112 and ECON3121 to fulfil requirements for a minor

Required Courses

Options

Honours

Honours level study is also available in Business Strategy and Economic Management.

Students interested in Honours should refer to the Honours plan record for entry requirements.

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