3BM020: Independently acquire and analyze information on the theory and practice of strategic management from primary and secondary sources: Organisation Strategy and Decision Making Assignment, NTU, Singapore

Outcomes

• Independently acquire and analyze information on the theory and practice of strategic management from primary and secondary sources
• Critically evaluate theories and professional practice relating to organizational strategy
• Interpret and apply advanced and contemporary theory relevant to the field of strategic management
• Apply organizational strategy theory and models to the solution of business problems or market opportunities

Description

• To what extent do organizations need to consider both macro and industry environments in their decision-making? Critically discuss how such analysis would contribute to their overall strategic decision.
• Critically discuss and evaluate the argument of ‘Any competitive advantage will diminish over time.’
• Critically discuss and evaluate the role of innovation in strategic management.
• ‘Cooperation is a superior strategy to competition’. Deliver a critical analysis of this argument.
• Critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a range of global strategies that can be employed by firms, and discuss how such applications would contribute to the overall strategic decision.
• Critically discuss and evaluate the role of emergent strategy for the management of the strategy process.
• Conduct a critical analysis on the topic of ‘Strategic change is or should be, a smooth rollout of strategic decisions based on a rational assessment of the long-term scope, position, and direction of the firm.’
• Critically discuss and evaluate the role of sustainability for strategic management.