MGMT7102 Corporate Strategy

MGMT7102 is only available under certain award programs.

Offered By	School of Mgt, Marketing & International Business
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Management
Offered in	Autumn Session, 2009, Autumn Session, 2009, Spring Session 2009, Summer Session, 2010, Autumn Session, 2010, Winter Session, 2010, and Spring Session 2010
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	This course is intended to provide participants with a range of analytical tools with which to assess the value and nature of corporate strategies. To achieve these objectives, the course introduces participants to the total view of the organisation, its mission, goals, long term prospects and how it relates and interacts with various actors and forces in its environment, concepts and practices of strategic analysis and strategy formulation, both informal and explicitly planned, analysis of business environment and identification of long term trends and change, aspects of societal concerns, influences and constraints, competitive positioning with respect to rivals, aspects of implementing strategies, aspects of strategic leadership at top levels of organizations, and decision making under conditions of high uncertainty and ambiguity.
Learning Outcomes	This Course on Strategy is designed to introduce students to: To gain skills needed to conduct strategic analysis in a variety of industries and competitive situations and, especially, to provide you with a stronger understanding of the competitive challenges of a global market environment To gain experience in crafting business strategy, reasoning carefully about strategic options, using what-if analysis to evaluate action alternatives, and making sound strategic decisions. To develop your capacity to think strategically about a company, its present business position, its long-term direction, its resources and competitive capabilities, the caliber of its strategy, and its opportunities for gaining sustainable competitive advantage. To acquaint you with the managerial tasks associated with implementing and executing company strategies, integrating the cooperate strategy with business and functional strategies and to gain an understanding of implementing strategies through different management techniques
Indicative Assessment	Individual work 30% Group work 45% Final exam 25%
Workload	5 x 4 hour class, 2x 8 hour class(not per week, entire term)
Course Classification(s)	TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses.
Areas of Interest	Commerce and Management
Eligibility	At least an average of 65% (or equivalent) in the final two years of an Australian undergraduate degree and a minimum of three years professional or managerial work experience.
Assumed Knowledge and Required Skills	Students are expected to be familiar with key concepts of management and financial analysis
Prescribed Texts	See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=MGMT7102
Preliminary Reading	See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=MGMT7102
Indicative Reading List	See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=MGMT7102
Programs	Graduate Certificate in Management, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Management
Academic Contact	See: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=MGMT7102

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