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Strategy, Organization and Management

Code

GBE-MST1

Version

4.0

Offered by

Global Business Engineering

ECTS

5

Prerequisites

None.

Main purpose

The purpose of this course is for the students to gain and apply knowledge on management and strategy theory, tools and planning processes in an organizational context..


 

Knowledge

After the course, the students should be able to:  

  • Describe organizational behavior and structures
  • Define the concept of management and leadership including the different styles of management and leadership
  • Identify the basic issues of business strategy
  • Describe the elements of the strategic planning process and a range of strategic tools.
 

Skills

 After the course the students should be able to:
  • Evaluate, design, and choose appropriate organizational structures
  • Evaluate and choose relevant management and leadership strategies
  • Apply methods for organizational  change processes
  • Analyze the external macro and micro environment in the context of business strategy making
  • Analyze the internal environment  in the context of business strategy making
  • Summarize strategic options
  • Explain how to design, evaluate, choose and implement appropriate business strategies

Competences

After the course the students should be able to:

  • Compare and discuss the basic issues of management and leadership
  • Evaluate and apply the appropriate kind of management/leadership in a given situational context
  • Compare and discuss  the basic issues of business strategy
  • Apply different strategic tools
  • Apply methods for implementation of a strategic planning process in an organizational context
 

Topics

 

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Teaching methods and study activities

Teaching methods and activities will be a combination of lecture presentations, casework, group discussions and presentations. 
Students will through out of the semester work in groups of 3 – 5 students on a case on management and strategy from a company of their own selection. The findings from the casework must be presented in a written report, which will be handed in by the end of the semester.    

 

Resources

Selected materials from books, websites, articles, research and etc.

 

Evaluation

Examination

Prerequisites for exam: 
None

Exam type: 
Individual oral exam with external censor based 50/50 on the written report (max 15 pages) and the course curriculum. The written report must be handed in before deadline set by the teacher. 
Duration – 20 minutes per student including evaluation.

Tools allowed:
All

Re-exam: 
As ordinary, 


Grading criteria

 7-point scale

Additional information

 

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Responsible

Kresten Tang Andersen

Valid from

8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM

Course type

Keywords

Organizational structures and cultures, Management & leadership styles. Change Management. Strategy formulation and execution.