Strategic Management

Course aim

The aim of this capstone course is to provide students with the opportunity to apply and integrate knowledge and skills that they have acquired throughout their program of study within a strategic management context.

Course content

Frameworks for environmental analysis; business strategy formulation; internal analysis of resources and capabilities; corporate strategy (diversification and vertical integration); strategies for international business and global competition; strategy implementation; assessing and controlling organisational performance; innovation and entrepreneurship; strategic alliances; mergers and acquisitions.  Course will place major emphasis on individual assessment of collaborative and communication skills of students as participants in a strategy decision.

Textbook(s)

Hanson, D, Backhouse, K, Leaney, D, Hitt, MA, Ireland, RD, & Hoskisson, RE 2022, Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalisation, 7th Asia-Pacific Edn, Cengage, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Prerequisite(s)

72 units

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Lecture	1 hour x 10 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 10 weeks
Lecture (Virtual)	1 hour x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Lecture	3 hours x 5 days equiv.
Workshop	3 hours x 5 days equiv.
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	30 hours x N/A
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Workshop	35 hours x N/A
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, TAYLOR'S BUSINESS SCHOOL
Workshop	35 hours x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.