Course Outcomes (COs):
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On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: CO142: Assess and plan acquisitions and mergers as an alternative growth strategy. CO143: Evaluate and advise on alternative corporate re-organization strategies. CO144: Assess emerging issues in financial market. CO145: Gain an understanding about Economic Environment for Multinational Organizations. CO146: Evaluate potential investment decisions and assessing their financial and strategic consequences, both domestically and internationally. CO147: Evaluate and understand Strategic decision-making with help of various models. |
Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration,
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Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
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· Concepts of strategy : Strategic decisions, Johnson, Scholes and Whittington model; Assumptions of future environment; Strategic drift; The internal resources
· Strategic Analysis: Environmental issues-PESTEL, Porter’s Diamond, external key drivers of change, Competitive forces-Porter’s five forces, Porter’s value chain, opportunities and Threats, value networks, Porters Diamond; capabilities and competences of an organization- strategic capability, unique resources and core competences, threshold resources, SWOT, competitive advantage
· Performance Analysis: Quantitative Analysis; Financial Analysis, Benchmarking, Baldrige Model
· Strategic choice: Competitive strategies- Cost leadership, Differentiation, focus; growth strategies- Ansoff matrix, methods of pursuing a chosen strategic direction strategy evaluation-Suitability ,acceptability and feasibility; sustaining competitive advantage
· Methods of strategic development: Development methods; Potfolio analysis-BCG matrix, other metrices , Ashbridge portfolio display
· Managing strategic change: different types of strategic change, Resistance to change; Lewin’s three stage model, Balogun and Hope Hailey’s contextual features; POPIT
· Organizing for success: Structure and processes: Structures, Boundary less-hollow, modular, virtual; Harmon’s process strategy Matrix, feasibility of possible redesign options, process redesign methodology
· Financial Decision making: Funding strategies, Cost Accounting, Decision making, Budgeting Risk, Investment Appraisal –Variance analysis
· E-business: Strategic context; Benefits and barriers; Risk and controls-General, Application, software ,Network controls
· Using IT successfully: Supply chain management ,Disruptive technology, Software solutions ,Cloud and mobile technology- key benefits and risks, cloud as an alternative to owned hardware and software technology; Big data and data analytics- opportunities and threats, analyze relevant data for decisions about new product
· E-marketing- Marketing mix strategies,6Is, Ebranding,7Ps Customer relationship management
· Project management: Leading and managing projects- triple constraint of scope, time and cost, costs and benefits of a project investment, role and responsibilities of the project manager and the project sponsor, formulate responses for dealing with project risks; Business case, plan, Execution ,control and completion; post project review Post Implementation Review
· KAPLAN SBL ACCA Module
· KAPLAN SBL Exam Kit