LB5206 - Competitive Strategy
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Business |
Waves of Change: Strategy in Evolutionary Perspective. Second Wave Strategy: Portfolios; Processes; Resourcing. Third Wave Strategy: Options; Capabilities; Power. Fourth Wave Strategy: Value Expansion; Inclusivity and Diversity; Ideation. Managing on the Edge: Ambiguity and Paradox; Ambidextrous Organisations; Visionary Leadership.
Learning Outcomes
- appreciate what have been termed Waves of Social Change, and their impacts on the functioning of organisations;
- develop skills relevant to strategic management in each Wave of Change;
- develop an understanding of how the problem of devising competitive strategies relevant to each Wave of Change might be addressed simultaneously and progressively in organisations;
- develop an understanding of management and leadership skills and qualities that are relevant to organisations competing on the edge.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
- The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
- The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
- The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
- The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
- The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
- The ability to use and interpret different media;
- A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
- The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
- The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
- The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
- A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 9 | |
| Census Date 12-Oct-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching 12-Oct-2007 to 28-Oct-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
| Lecturer: | Mr Dwight Lemke. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); as per the subject study guide (20%). |
| Cairns, Block, Study Period 6 | |
| Census Date 29-Jun-2007 | |
| Non-standard start/end 15-Jun-2007 to 10-Aug-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching 15-Jun-2007 to 01-Jul-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
| Lecturer: | Mr Dwight Lemke. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); as per the subject study guide (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 14-Dec-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| SEGi KL, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| SIMA S'pore, Block, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching 23-Jul-2007 to 13-Sep-2007 (Taught in Mandarin by SEGI in SG) | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| SIMA S'pore, Block, Study Period 7 | |
| Census Date 20-Jul-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching 20-Jul-2007 to 31-Jul-2007 (Taught in Mandarin by SEGI in SG) | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Noel Richards |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
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