Strategic Management

Overview

We live in a connected globalised world where social, technological and political changes are impacting on all our lives and impact on a firm’s strategic thinking: we will look at what these are and how firms should or could respond strategically.

Strategy is also about interpreting what the analytical tools tell us, so we will help develop you - as future managers and leaders – with the skills that will be necessary so that firms can navigate the increasingly complex and uncertain world and still remain competitive.

The Strategic Management course from University of Warwick is designed to intertwine theoretical and practical perspectives, enabling you to apply theory to real life scenarios.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the module you should be able to:

• Overall, to apply theory to real-world situations and be able to assess your skill development.

• Use analytical tools to assess the macro-environment and the trends that impact a specific firm

• Apply the analytical tools of strategy to analyse company strategy

• Assess the value of company resources and capabilities and how to overcome resource limitations

• Understand how corporate headquarters adds value and supports its portfolio of companies

• Recognise the way organisational culture impacts how strategy is implemented

• How strategy decisions are made and your role in the process

• How you can influence strategy, irrespective of your place in the organisation [or from even outside of an organisation]

• Identify key global trends

• Create your own personal development plan in strategy