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.

After successful completion of this course students should have enhanced their

• skills in strategic analysis in a variety of industries and competitive situations
• understanding of the competitive challenges of a global market environment
• ability to craft business strategy, reasoning carefully about strategic options, using what-if analysis to evaluate action alternatives
• capacity to think strategically about a company, its present business position, its long-term direction, its resources and competitive capabilities, its opportunities for gaining sustainable competitive advantage; and
• understanding of the managerial tasks associated with implementing and executing company strategies, integrating corporate strategy with business and functional strategies

• Individual work including tests and exams 70%
• Group work 30%

3 hour seminar per week

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.

Students are expected to be familiar with key concepts of management and financial analysis

This course is normally only available to students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Management, Master of Management, or Master of Business Administration degree programs.

Some offerings of this course are taught in China and not open to general enrolment. See Fees and Dates Tab for the list of topics indicating where the course is taught.

MGMT7022 Strategic Management

Only Semester 2 course is available for general enrolment. Please refer to the Master of Management and MBA study options websites on available offerings.

For further information please see Course Website