STR 1320 Strategy II
STR 1320 Strategy II
This course builds upon Strategy I and Organizational Theory and HRM, and is about strategic development and implementation. The course explores leadership, change processes, and organization as important components of the strategy process.
During the course students shall:
- Develop an understanding of strategy development and implementation, as well as strategic organizing.
- Develop strategy process capabilities through analysis and discussion of case material and examples from different organizations.
After the course students shall:
- Understand strategic processes and strategic organizing
- Be able to evaluate different processes for strategy development and implementation and be able to consider strategic problems at various levels
Students will be able to critically reflect upon and understand strategic problems and processes, including concepts and theories related to organizational learning, development of operational and dynamic capabilities, organizational adaptation to changing environments, strategy practice, and strategic organizing. The lecture on strategy process will include ethical concerns. The discussion of organizing will include societal and organizational sustainability.
- Strategic adaptation
- Organizational learning
- Operational and dynamic capabilities
- Strategy processes
- Internationalization processes
- Strategic integration
- Strategic organizing
- Strategic leadership
The course consists of lectures, case discussions and student guidance.
Higher Education Entrance Qualification
Disclaimer
Deviations in teaching and exams may occur if external conditions or unforeseen events call for this.
The first and second year of the Bachelor's Programme in Business and Economics and Strategy I from the third year, or equivalent.
| Assessments |
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 40 Grouping: Group (1 - 4) Duration: 2 Week(s) Comment: . Exam code: STR 13203 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination every semester |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 60 Grouping: Group (1 - 4) Duration: 2 Week(s) Comment: . Exam code: STR 13204 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination every semester |
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Teaching | 36 Hour(s) | |
Prepare for teaching | 50 Hour(s) | Includes review and analysis of case material in preparation for discussion in teams and parallell case discussion sessions with assistance from doctoral students |
Group work / Assignments | 20 Hour(s) | |
Student's own work with learning resources | 76 Hour(s) | Reading in preparation for lectures and exam as well as work with simulations |
Case teaching | 6 Hour(s) | |
Group work / Assignments | 9 Hour(s) |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.