Managing Strategic Change

• MGMT30005
• Contact Hours: Two 1-hour lectures and a one 1-hour tutorial per week
  Total Time Commitment: 3 hours per week plus a minimum of 6 hours per week in self directed study.
• 12.50

This subject explores different models of strategy making and examines some of the difficulties involved in managing strategic change. Traditional models see strategy making as a straightforward, rational, 'top-down' process. Empirical work shows, however, that the formulation and implementation of strategies is a complex process, which is affected by political, cognitive, and contextual factors. Top managers can formulate a detailed strategic plan; but plans are not always put into practice nor are the plans that are put into practice necessarily successful. The subject commences by reviewing traditional models of strategy making where strategies are formed to derive a competitive... -- Course Website

Prerequisites: MGMT20001 Organisational Behaviour