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Strategic Management23766/3977/1718/1/46
Study guide

Strategic Management

23766/3977/1718/1/46
Academic year 2017-18
Is found in:
  • International Curriculum, programme stage 1
In other study programme:
  • Bachelor of Business Management as Strategic Management (English)
  • Bachelor of Business Management as Strategic Management (English)
  • Bachelor of Business Management as Strategic Management (English)
  • Bachelor of Business Management as Strategic Management (English)
  • Bachelor of Business Management as Strategisch management (Dutch)
  • Bachelor of Business Management as Strategisch management (Dutch)
  • Bachelor of Business Management as Strategisch management (Dutch)
  • Bachelor of Business Management as Strategisch management (Dutch)
  • Bachelor of Business Management as Strategisch management (Dutch)
  • Bachelor of Business Management as Strategisch management (Dutch)
  • Bachelor of Business Management as Strategisch management (Dutch)
  • Bachelor of Business Management as Strategisch management (Dutch)
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 3 credits
Weight: 3,00
Total study time: 75,00 hours
Possible deadlines for learning account: 01.12.2017 () or 15.03.2018 ()

Organisation of education

Teaching Activities, Learning Activities, Assessment Activities
Lecture12,00 hours
Self-study51,00 hours
Seminar12,00 hours
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Special admission is required to enrol in this course unit under
  • credit contract.
  • exam contract (to obtain a credit).
  • exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Co-ordinator: Buekens Willem
Language course: No
Languages: English
Scheduled for: Semester 1 or Semester 2

Objectives

Students will be offered a window of reference in which they can think about the strategic choices companies are confronted with. Models, theories and techniques will allow them to learn how to manage and support the process of the stipulation, implementation and assessment of the strategy in a company.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Continuous circle 
  • Strategic analysis
  • external analysis
  • internal analysis
  • Formulation and designing of the strategy
  • Competitive advantage
  • Pursuing cost benefits
  • Pursuing marketing differentiation
  • Other differentiation strategies
  • Mergers, acquisitions, diversification and growth
  • International strategy
  • Evaluation of the strategy
  • Developing a strategic logic 
  • Implementation and Assessment of Strategy
  • Implementation of Strategy
  • Management monitoring
  • Corporate governance
  • Corporate social responsibility
  • Cases and excercices

Order of enrolment

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Prerequisites

Final attainment level of secondary education in Flanders

Final objectives

1. Has knowledge of and insight into the factors that determine the strategic position of an enterprise.
Indicators:

  • Has knowledge of and insight into the principal tools with which an internal analysis (self-analysis) and an external analysis (environmental analysis) can be performed.
  • Has insight into the expectations of stakeholders and the rationale of the enterprise.
  • Has knowledge of and insight into the notions of ‘mission’, ‘vision’, ‘objectives’ an ‘organizational culture’.

2. Has knowledge of and insight into the principal frameworks and models that can help an enterprise to form and to formulate a strategy (strategic roadmap).
Indicators:

  • Has knowledge of and insight into the way in which competitive advantage can be realized.
  • Has knowledge of and insight into the way in which cost advantages can be strived for.
  • Has knowledge of and insight into the pursuit of marketing differentiation.
  • Has knowledge of and insight into other differentiation strategies.

3. Has knowledge of and insight into strategy implementation and evaluation.
Indicators:

  • Has knowledge of and insight into strategy implementation and strategic change management (leadership).
  • Has knowledge of and insight into the principles of corporate governance.
  • Has knowledge of and insight into corporate social responsibility.
  • Has knowledge of and insight into management control.
  • Has knowledge of and insight into the balanced scorecard.

4. Can acquire and process information about strategic management
Indicators:

  • Can analyze and interpret the relevant information from a variety of managerial data in an efficient manner
  • Can combine different managerial data and add value to available information.
  • Can acquire, process and interpret information about how growth can be achieved through merger, acquisition and growth.
  • Can acquire, process and interpret information about the development of an international strategy.

5. Can interpret and apply information about strategic management in a general/specific professional context.
Indicators:

  • Can execute a simple strategic issue analytically
  • Can extract an appropriate conclusion from different strategic options
  • Can formulate the proposed conclusion using the correct terminology
  • Is critical
  • Can understand - on the basis of an annual report and other media - the vision, mission and strategy of a company and can distract future strategic choices

 

Organisation of education

Lectures
Educational learning conversation
Cases

Study guidance

Electronic learning environment: http://chamilo.hogent.be.
The lecturer is available to answer questions.
Opportunity for feedback after the exam.

Evaluation

  • First exam opportunity:
    • non-period bound evaluation: /
    • period bound evaluation: 100% written exam
  • Second exam opportunity:
    • 100% written exam


    Study costs

    Course book at market price.

    Key words

    Strategic Management
    IWETO-code: S190 Bedrijfsbeleid