Mock Class: Understanding the Game You’re Playing: Strategic External Analysis

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Mock Class: Understanding the Game You’re Playing: Strategic External Analysis

27 January, 2026, 1 PM-2 PM

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In this virtual mock live session, Professor Sandra Corredor will explore how external forces shape competition and profitability. Using Porter’s Five Forces, we’ll analyze industries from the outside in, learning how to identify threats, spot opportunities, and understand why some industries are more attractive than others. This session gives you a firsthand glimpse into the interactive, highly engaging coursework that sets the Gies Online experience apart.

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Meet Professor Sandra Corredor - Dr. Sandra Corredor is Associate Department Head and Teaching Assistant Professor of Business Administration at the Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research examines how innovation drives corporate and international strategy, with publications in Strategic Management Review, Management Teaching Review, and Advances in International Management. At Gies, she teaches courses in strategy, innovation, and leadership across undergraduate, master’s, and online MBA programs. Recognized on the university’s List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent and named a Poets & Quants Best Undergraduate Professor in 2024, Dr. Corredor is passionate about helping students connect strategy and innovation to real-world impact.

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