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Strategic Initiatives
Pitt Business is a school that adapts to meet the demands of rapidly changing business conditions. To fulfill its mission and vision the school has accepted an integrated set of strategic initiatives:
- A commitment to experience-based learning (EBL) that is distinctive and effective enough to provide the school and students with a competitive edge.
- A dedication to globalism, which drives business opportunity in response to the shifting centers of economic growth. It is noteworthy that globalism requires a commitment to diversity.
- A focus on supply chain and value chain management that overcomes gaps in our curriculum, addresses the growing importance of knowledge management and technology transfer, and promotes integration of research across faculty groups.
- An emphasis on entrepreneurship that is embraced as a frame of mind rather than a context (e.g., small business or for-profit organizations) and spotlights selected niches.
- A desire to collaborate with other units of the University of Pittsburgh.
The school will be differentiated from its competitors by a systematic adherence to EBL and renewed emphasis on principles of speed and value that long characterized the brand equity of the Katz MBA program. Members of the Pitt Business community see the strategic initiatives and differentiators as a platform to regain top-tier status for the school. The links among reputation, intellectual leadership, student success and satisfaction, and resources are clear and give rise to an urgent commitment to our strategic initiatives.
To learn more about the school's five-year plan developed in July 2008, read the 2007-2008 Annual Report. For the most recent update on the school's initiatives, read the 2008-2009 Annual Report.
