mgt5str strategic management
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
MGT5STR
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject examines strategic management, focusing on how top management and organisational leaders develop and implement strategies in diverse organisational contexts. It focuses on the techniques applied to gain competitive advantage, and the decisions and actions taken to guide the firm in competitive environments. The subject is taught within the Positioning School framework. Key topics in strategic management include: industry and competitor analysis; generic strategies; the resource based view of the firm; resources, capabilities and core competencies; diversification and integration; international business strategy; and organisational structure, control and change.
FacultyFaculty of Business, Economics and Law
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorBret Slade
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites MGT5MPT
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects IBU5COR and BUA5SM
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Subject options
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City Campus, 2014, Semester 2, Night
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBret Slade
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays at night from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % |
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Mid-Semester Test | 10 | |
One group assignment | 3-4 students per group, at 2,000 words per student with viva voce (oral defence) | 40 |
One x 3,000 word individual essay | 50 | |
Viva Voce (group paper oral defence - pass/fail hurdle) | 0 |