LB5206 - Competitive Strategy
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| 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 10 | |
| Census Date 09-Dec-2010 | |
| Non-standard start/end 05-Nov-2010 to 07-Jan-2011 | |
| Face to face teaching 05-Nov-2010 to 21-Nov-2010 (Fri 5/11 6-9pm, Sat 6/11 & Sun 7/11 9-5pm AND Fri 19/11 6-9pm, Sat 20/11 & Sun 21/11 9-5pm) | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Dwight Lemke |
| Lecturer: | Mr Gary Biddle. |
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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 24-Jun-2010 | |
| Face to face teaching 28-May-2010 to 04-Jul-2010 (Fri 28/5 6pm-9pm, Sat 29/5 & Sun 30/5 9am-5pm AND Fri 2/7 6pm-9pm , Sat 3/7 & Sun 4/7 9am-5pm) | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Craig Littler |
| Lecturer: | Mr Gary Biddle. |
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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 25-Mar-2010 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Murray Prideaux |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 18-Nov-2010 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Gary Biddle |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 22-Jul-2010 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Gary Biddle |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 25-Mar-2010 | |
| Face to face teaching 13-Mar-2010 to 04-Apr-2010 (2 weekends 13/14 Mar & 20/21 Mar 2010 - exam 4 Apr 2010) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Murray Prideaux |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 57 | |
| Census Date 16-Dec-2010 | |
| Face to face teaching 02-Oct-2010 to 24-Oct-2010 (2 weekends 2/3 Oct & 9/10Oct 2010 - exam 24 Oct 2010) | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Gary Biddle |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21 | |
| Census Date 15-Apr-2010 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Murray Prideaux |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22 | |
| Census Date 12-Aug-2010 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Gary Biddle |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23 | |
| Census Date 09-Dec-2010 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Gary Biddle |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.