| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Trimester 1, Trimester 2, Trimester 3, offshore teaching period |
| Old unit code |
455.700 |
| Content |
This capstone unit takes a general, integrating perspective and is concerned with setting the strategic direction of organisations. The most important outcome from undertaking the unit is to better consider how managers and organisations can think and act in a strategic way. The unit predominately uses case studies to improve the strategic thinking capability of students. A number of topics are considered: What is strategy?; How does strategy happen within organisations?; vision, strategy and values; analysing environmental forces and searching for a sustainable competitive advantage; competitor positioning and game theory; the impact of disruptive technologies on business model innovation including forming inter-organisational networks of relationships; entrepreneurial strategies; core competencies; parenting advantage; strategic turnaround; chaos theory; measuring strategy; strategic leadership and ethics; and managing strategic change. |
| Assessment |
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit. |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley), Singapore, Manila |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
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| Unit web page |
http://www.business.uwa.edu.au/studentnet
[Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2010.]
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