Courses & Units
Strategy Lab MBE711
Introduction
Strategic management today is a complex process requiring advanced skills. International expansion, network advantage, and resource optimisation pervade every aspect of this critical management skill. Successful managers need up-to-date guidance in the creation and implementation of effective strategies and this unit is specifically designed to meet these requirements. The design, content, concepts and supportive readings all reflect current issues in strategic management.
In this unit, you will focus on the practice and concepts of strategic management through the introduction of appropriate theoretical models and frameworks. The central issue of the unit is the achievement of competitive advantage: internal and external drivers of competitive advantage, the link between strategy formulation and implementation, and the role of leadership, corporate governance and strategic entrepreneurship in this process.
Summary
| Unit name | Strategy Lab |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MBE711 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | College of Business & Economics Tasmanian School of Business and Economics |
| Discipline | Management |
| Coordinator | Doctor Theresa Simpkin |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
Availability
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Accelerated Study Period 1 | On-Campus | International | Domestic | |
Key
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
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Key Dates
| Study Period | Start date | Census date | WW date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerated Study Period 1 | 5/2/2024 | 28/2/2024 | 21/3/2024 | 5/5/2024 |
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Learning Outcomes
- Critically evaluate the practical application of foundational and contemporary strategic management theories, principles and processes.
- Analyse organisational strategies in a business.
- Communicate complex concepts and justify decision-making, in professional collaborative and written formats.
Fee Information
| Field of Education | Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 | Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 | Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 | Domestic Full Fee 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 080301 | $2,040.00 | $1,597.00 | not applicable | $4,922.00 |
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Requisites
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
BMA799Teaching
| Assessment | Strategic Planning (50%)|Strategy Case Study Analysis (50%) |
|---|---|
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Hanson, D, Hitt, MA, Ireland, RD & Hoskisson, RE 2017, Strategic management: competitiveness and globalisation 6 edition, Cengage Learning, Melbourne. |
|---|---|
| Recommended | Barney, J & Hesterly, W 2015, Strategic management and competitive advantage, Pearson, New Jersey. Chandler, A, Hagstrom, P & Solvell, O 2000, The dynamic firm, Oxford UP, USA. De Rond, M 2006, Strategic alliances as social facts, Cambridge UP, Cambridge UK. De Wit, B & Meyer,R 2016, Strategy: process, content, context, 6th edn, Thompson, London. Freedman, L 2013, Strategy: a history, Oxford UP, Oxford. Grant, R, Butler, B, Orr, S & Murray, PA 2014, Contemporary strategic management: an Australasian perspective, Wiley, Milton, QLD. Hendry, C, Arthur, M & Jones, A 1995, Strategy through people: adaptation and learning in the small-medium enterprise, Routledge, London. Hubbard, G, Rice, J & Galvin, P, 2015, Strategic management: thinking, analysis, action, Pearson, Melbourne. Joyce, P 2000, Effective strategic change in the public sector, Wiley, London. Mintzberg, H & Quinn, B (eds.) 1998, Readings in the strategy process, 3rd edn, Prentice Hall, Sydney. Peng, M 2014, Global strategy, Cengage, USA. Porter, M 1990, Competitive advantage of nations, MacMillan, London. Porter, M 2004, Competitive strategy, The Free Press, New York. Reich, R 2008, Supercapitalism, Scribe, Melbourne. Segal-Horn, S 1998, The strategy reader, Blackwell, Oxford. | Links | Booktopia textbook finder |
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