Strategic Management M

Course aim

This course provides students with theoretical and practical knowledge of:

• Strategic management and its impacts on organisational management and leadership and business conduct; the course focuses on how firms develop and execute strategy to create and sustain competitive advantage.
• Principles and methods of research reporting, evaluation and decision making applicable to organisational management and leadership, building on the research content of other MBA courses.
• The planning and execution of a substantial research-based strategic project.

Students completing the course develop a body of knowledge that:

• Contributes to a comprehensive and integrated application of strategic management principles to recent developments in the field of senior organisational management and leadership in international business environments.
• Provides a pathway for further learning.

Course content

Topics covered in this course include:

• Synthesis of strategic concepts.
• Strategic management models and concepts.
• Strategic analysis.
• Competitive advantage.
• Sustainability and transferability.
• Putting strategy into action.
• Strategy in diversified firms, the government sector, and not-for-profits.
• Strategic entrepreneurship and innovation.
• Research reporting, evaluating research, and management decision making.

Textbook(s)

Thompson, AA, Peteraf, MA, Gamble, JE & Strickland, AJ 2014, Crafting and executing strategy: the quest for competitive advantage, 19th edn, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, New York, NY

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
BUSS 5251	International Business
BUSS 5249	Managerial Finance
BUSS 5385	Ethics, Governance and Sustainability

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Seminar (Compulsory Introductory Seminar)	4 hours x N/A
Seminar	3 hours x 11 weeks
Seminar (3 day Seminar scheduled at conclusion of course)	8 hours x 3
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External (Asynchronous Online Discussion plus 1 hour per week of Compulsory Synchronous Discussion)	37 hours equiv. x N/A
External (3 day Seminar scheduled at conclusion of course in person/synchronous/asynchronous)	8 hours x 3
EXTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HOPKINS TRAINING AND EDUCATION GROUP, ONLINE
External (Asynchronous Online Discussion plus 1 hour per week of Compulsory Synchronous Discussion)	37 hours equiv. x N/A
Seminar (3 day Seminar scheduled at conclusion of course in person/synchronous/asynchronous)	8 hours x 3
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	37 hours x N/A
Seminar (3 day Seminar scheduled at conclusion of course)	8 hours x 3
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	37 hours equiv. x N/A
External (3 day Seminar scheduled at conclusion of course in person/synchronous/asynchronous)	8 hours x 3

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

Assessment

Strategic Report - Final, Strategic Report - Organisational Analysis

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.