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| Title |
Strategic Management
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| Semester |
E2022
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| Master programme in |
Business studies * / Business Administration and Leadership * / Business Administration and Leadership / Business Administration and Leadership
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| Type of activity |
Course |
| Teaching language |
English
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| Study regulation |
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| REGISTRATION AND STUDY ADMINISTRATIVE | |
| Registration |
Sign up for study activities at STADS Online Student Service within the announced registration period, as you can see on the Study administration homepage. When signing up for study activities, please be aware of potential conflicts between study activities or exam dates. The planning of activities at Roskilde University is based on the recommended study programs which do not overlap. However, if you choose optional courses and/or study plans that goes beyond the recommended study programs, an overlap of lectures or exam dates may occur depending on which courses you choose. |
| Number of participants |
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| ECTS |
5
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| Responsible for the activity |
Kristian J. Sund (sund@ruc.dk)
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| Head of study |
Margit Neisig (neisig@ruc.dk)
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| Teachers |
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| Study administration |
ISE Studyadministration (ise-studyadministration@ruc.dk)
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| Exam code(s) |
U60025GB
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| ACADEMIC CONTENT | |
| Overall objective |
Via the course, students gain a critical insight into and understanding of strategic management, and how companies interact with their environment, through planning and organizing strategic processes. The course provides students with an insight into perspectives on strategic management as well as analytical tools, in order to analyse companies and challenges, and prepare strategy proposals. |
| Detailed description of content |
With this course, students acquire a critical insight into the practice of strategic management, including how firms plan and organise strategic processes, and act as a result of changes the external environment and business context. Students are introduced to relevant strategy tools, and literature in the area. The course therefore aims to both give students an overview of perspectives on strategic management, and give them the tools to analyse concrete cases and problems, and develop strategic responses. Key themes include: Strategic purpose Strategy as a process The firm’s relationship to the environment Competitive strategy Strategy and cognition The resource-based and dynamic capability views of the firm Corporate strategy Growth strategy and mergers and acquisitions International strategy |
| Course material and Reading list |
The core textbook for the course is Grant, R. M. (2021). Contemporary strategy analysis. John Wiley & Sons. A number of additional readings will be posted on Moodle. Cases will be regularly selected and may change from semester to semester. |
| Overall plan and expected work effort |
Study intensity In class teaching (lectures): 20 hours Case work: 40 hours Individual study: 60 hours Exam (including preparation): 15 hours Total study intensity: 135 hours Teaching and learning activities The course is delivered as a series of in-class lectures during which key theories, frameworks, and models are explained. The lectures are interactive and real-world cases are used to illustrate and discuss theory. Students are expected outside of class to work in small groups to solve a number of business cases and hand these in to receive formative feedback. This prepares students for the exam. |
| Format |
Campus |
| Evaluation and feedback |
The activity are evaluated regularly regarding the study board evaluation procedure. The activity responsible will be orientated about a potential evaluation of the activity at semesterstart. Se link to the study board evaluation praxis here https://intra.ruc.dk/nc/for-ansatte/organisering/raad-naevn-og-udvalg/oversigt-over-studienaevn/studienaevn-for-erhvervsoekonomi-og-virksomhedsstudier/arbejdet-med-kvalitet-i-uddannelserne/ |
| Programme |
Lecture 1: What is strategic management? Lecture 2: Strategic purpose and culture Lecture 3: Environmental change Lecture 4: The nature of competition and industry analysis Lecture 5: Competitive strategy Lecture 6: The resource based view and dynamic capabilities Lecture 7: Corporate strategy: scope and transaction cost theory Lecture 8: Growth strategy Lecture 9: International strategy Lecture 10: Strategy cognition |
| ASSESSMENT | |
| Overall learning outcomes |
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| Form of examination |
Individual written invigilated exam
The duration of the exam is 3 hours. Permitted support and preparation materials for the exam: All. Assessment: 7-point grading scale. |
| Form of Re-examination |
Samme som ordinær eksamen / same form as ordinary exam
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| Type of examination in special cases |
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| Examination and assessment criteria |
Knowledge regarding the basic theories and models of strategic management; The ability to analyze a firm’s strategy and/or a strategic problem; The ability to develop and evaluate a strategy based on theory; The ability to reflect critically on the limits of different theories; and whether the exam fulfills all formal requirements. |
| Exam code(s) | |
| Last changed | 27/05/2022 |
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