Strategic Management

Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.

5 credits

30.0 h + 10.0 h

Teacher(s)

Desclée De Maredsous Xavier; Desclée De Maredsous Xavier (compensates Bascle Guilhem);

Language

French

Main themes

As a top management function, business policy offers a comprehensive framework for the organization in a global economic and social prospect. It integrates management functions in a cohesive frame and enables an organization to reach its long run success through the development of a sound strategic capacity. Interdependence of the strategic, cultural and structural dimensions of the business policy. Specific topics offer opportunities to reflect on the top management function through the means of recent concepts, methods and tools in the field of business policy.

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

Having regard to the LO of the programme X, this activity contributes to the development and acquisition of the following LO:

1. Corporate citizenship 1.1. 'Look critically ' 2. Combine knowledge 2.1. Master a core knowledge.. 2.3. Articulate the acquired knowledge from different areas of management 2.5. Articulate and apply the acquired knowledge ' 3. A scientific and pragmatic approach 3.4. Perceptively synthesize 'diagnosis ' 3.5.Produce implementable solutions' 5.1.Understand the inner workings of an organization ' 5.2.Position ... the functioning of an organization, in its ...socio-economic dimensions'

At the end of this course, the student will be able to:

- By the end of the course students should have a greater understanding of some of the most important analytical tools, methods and frameworks that can be used to formulate, revise, implement and evaluate a firm's strategy.- By the end of the course students should be able to understand why some firms are more successful than others.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Content

With this course, students will learn the fundamental notions and analytical tools of strategic management. It will help students discover the steps of strategic management, understand how strategic decisions are made, and perceive the importance of strategy.

Teaching methods

- Lectures - Readings - Discussions and group-based activities - Group project

Evaluation methods

Group project (20%, marks carried over into September) and In session written final exam (80%)

Online resources

https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=10026

Bibliography

Gerry Johnson, Kevan Scholes, Richard Whittington, Frédéric Fréry, Duncan Angwin, Patrick Regner, Stratégique, 11ième édition, Pearson Education 2017.

Faculty or entity

CLSM

Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme

Sigle

Credits

Prerequisites

Aims

Master [60] in Management

GEST2M1