YJOA3110 Strategic Management (6 op)
Avainteksti
Kuvaus
Historical development of strategic management theorizing
Strategic management as processional field
Connections between change and strategic management
Interplay between the external and internal environments of an organization and the role of strategic management in steering this relationship
Factors driving and changing competition within industries
Crafting and implementing strategy as a holistic process
Challenges related to growth and organizing
The role of management in the process of strategic management
Osaamistavoitteet
- Explain the basic principles of strategic management and the central ideas of the most important schools of thought within the field
- Understand how the principles of strategic management are connected to business practice, and how they appear in the research-oriented lines of thought
- Specify, evaluate, and compare some of the central confrontations between ideas found within the strategic management literature
- Assess and consider one's own interest in practical duties related to strategic management
- Understand the importance of strategic management for the practical functioning of organizations as well as in terms of scientific research
Lisätietoja
At the Open University in Finnish or in English
Esitietojen kuvaus
Oppimateriaalit
Kirjallisuus
- Edwards, J., Ketchen D. & Short, J. (2015). Mastering Strategic Management. (open access e-book). University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing.
Suoritustavat
Tapa 1
Osallistuminen opetukseen (6 op)
JSBE: Contact teaching course, spring semester, 3rd period. The study methods of the contact teaching course are specified in the study program.
Open University: Contact teaching course (study methods will be announced in the annual study programme) or online course (study methods will be announced in the annual study programme) or book exam or essay