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Corporate Strategy (BUSA90054)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
Availability | May |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Corporate Strategy refers to the overall strategy of a multi-business firm. It is different from business strategy. The individual businesses in the corporate “family” have the responsibility of determining how to achieve and sustain competitive advantage. Corporate Strategy refers to the task of the corporate “parent” and involves answering two distinct questions: 1) What businesses are we going to have in our portfolio? and 2) How is Corporate (i.e., the Corporate office) going to add value to the individual businesses? The first of these questions is normally straightforward and involves issues like scale and scope of the businesses we are in as well as the amount of diversification we wish to have. The second question is typically the more difficult. It involves not only capturing the synergies that exist among the businesses in the portfolio but also managing strategic risk. This course is designed to help managers understand strategy at the corporate level and equip them to formulate and execute Corporate Strategy.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Identify and distinguish between Business Strategy and Corporate Strategy
- Determine ways that value can be created through specific forms of corporate organization and corporate capabilities
- Evaluate corporate performance and develop ideas for improving it from a financial and market perspective
- Develop and execute a corporate strategy
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Class preparation and discussion
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Syndicate assignment; equivalent to 1,800 words of individual work
| Midway through subject | 30% |
Final Exam
| End of the teaching period | 50% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- May
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 19 April 2022 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 15 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during pre-teaching period Teaching period 19 May 2022 to 19 June 2022 Last self-enrol date 25 April 2022 Census date 20 May 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 June 2022 Assessment period ends 19 June 2022
Additional delivery details
This subject is only available to students admitted to MC-BAPTME, or students with permission of the MBA course coordinator
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
This subject is only available to students admitted to MC-BAPTME, or students with the permission of the MBA course coordinator
- Related Handbook entries
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Type Name Course Master of Business Administration - Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024