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Advanced Strategic Management (MGMT90200)
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Overview
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This subject examines advanced themes and issues in the theory and practice of strategic management. Embedded in the critical examination of competitive advantage as derived from sources internal and external to the firm, this subject is designed to provide students with an appreciation of strategic management as a value-added approach to conceptualising the firm and its environment in pursuit of optimum rewards. Drawing on rich and varied theoretical traditions, contemporary research and case study analysis, students will progress through a variety of process, content and contextual considerations to secure an advanced perspective of the strategic management discipline. Broad topics include strategic change, strategy formation and implementation; business, corporate and network level strategies and examination of industry, organisational and international contexts. Within these broader topics such issues as innovation and dynamic capability theory will be investigated.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject you should be able to:
- Explain the dynamic nature of business and the role of strategic management in generating and sustaining competitive advantage
- Analyse complex management decisions using a range of theoretical tools
- Identify and evaluate trends in the competitive environment and their impact on enterprises, including multinational firms
- Explain the changing roles and responsibilities of management in firms
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- High level of development: oral communication; written communication; collaborative learning; problem solving; application of theory to practice; interpretation and analysis; critical thinking; evaluation of data and other information; receptiveness to alternative ideas
- Moderate level of development: teamwork; statistical reasoning; synthesis of data and other information; accessing data and other information from a range of sources
Last updated: 24 January 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into one of the following:
- MC-COMMGMT Master of Commerce (Management)
- MC-COMMKTG Master of Commerce (Marketing)
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: 24 January 2023
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Class participation | Throughout the semester | 10% |
Class Presentation | Throughout the semester | 10% |
Essay Outline 1
| Week 5 | 20% |
Essay Outline 2
| Week 10 | 20% |
Final Essay
| During the examination period | 40% |
Last updated: 24 January 2023
Dates & times
Not available in 2023
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester
What do these dates mean
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- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
- Completion rate. Students who started their course from 2022 and are in a CSP or receiving a HELP Loan (eg FEE-HELP) must meet the completion rate 2 to continue to receive Commonwealth Support for that course.
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement, and as a fail toward the completion rate, unless there are approved ‘special circumstances’.
Last updated: 24 January 2023
Further information
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Prescribed texts
You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.
Last updated: 24 January 2023