James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2021

BX3174 - Strategic Management and Leadership

Subject Description

This subject explores theory and practices, issues, emerging challenges and implications, and thinking of leadership and management in organisations in an increasingly dynamic and dispersed world with application to indigenous perspectives in the tropical and global world. The subject establishes a critical framework to study leadership and management in context in a range of contemporary organisational forms. A focus of the subject is for the student to critically examine self and others involved in the leadership and management context and to critically reflect on the impact this has upon individuals, teams and managers and organisational design. A central aim is to provide a framework for the analysis of leadership and management of contemporary organisations by engaging students in discussion and analysis of contemporary organisations.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate a critical ability to relate leadership theory and practice to contemporary organisational management processes in an increasingly dynamic and dispersed world
• reflect upon own leadership style and approach
• apply critical strategic thinking skills at the organisational level, to foster organisational dialogue and to lead and manage processes and people in organisations within a context sensitive environment
• appraise new models of leadership and management as a way of considering structural options for organisations, such as networked and 'virtual' organisations
• demonstrate leadership skills within a small team environment and independently

Subject Assessment

• Written > ePoster - (22%) - Group & Individual
• Written > Self-reflection task - (30%) - Individual
• Apply the contemporary research themes to an industry context. Report or Multimedia presentation - (48%) - Group & Individual

Note that 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.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:  BX3074 BU2008 MG3774

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