Unit information: Business Strategy in 2008/09

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Unit name Business Strategy
Unit code MGRCM2602
Credit points 15
Level of study M/7
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director Dr. Humphrey Bourne
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

School/department School of Economics, Finance and Management
Faculty Faculty of Social Sciences and Law

Description including Unit Aims

Business Strategy examines the classical approach to strategy, including the key phases of: understanding the strategic environment; developing strategic options; and selecting and implementing chosen strategies. At the same time, the principal objections to this approach are explored, and alternative perspectives of the strategy process are introduced in order to help students challenge taken-for-granted assumptions and develop their own appreciation of the nature of strategy.