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STR/581: Strategic Planning and Implementation
Course Information
Credits: 3
Description
This capstone course integrates concepts from all prior courses in the program. Students apply the concepts of strategic planning and implementation to create a sustainable competitive advantage for an organization. Other topics include environmental scanning, strategic analysis, corporate social responsibility, implementation and evaluation, and risk management.
Course Student Learning Outcomes
1.1 Identify major components of a strategic management process.
1.2 Evaluate the organization’s motivation strategy, innovation strategy, and people strategy.
1.3 Explain the role of ethics and corporate social responsibility in strategic planning.
2.1 Evaluate an organization’s external environment.
2.2 Assess an organization’s general environment.
2.3 Evaluate an organization’s industry environment.
3.1 Assess an organization’s internal environment.
3.2 Assess the structure and controls of an organization.
3.3 Perform competitor analysis.
4.1 Evaluate potential business-level strategies for an organization.
4.2 Evaluate potential corporate-level strategies for an organization.
4.3 Evaluate potential global strategies for an organization.
5.1 Create an implementation plan.
5.2 Recommend organizational change management strategies.
5.3 Create a risk management plan.
6.1 Construct a strategic plan for an organization.
6.2 Communicate a strategic plan effectively to stakeholders.
Materials
Textbook
Hitt, M.A., Ireland, R.D., & Hoskisson, R.E. (2015). Strategic management: Competitiveness and globalization (11th ed). Stamford, CT: Cengage.
Schedule Overview
Note: Assignments are due Monday unless indicated otherwise. Initial discussion posts are due Thursday and the 2 required responses are due Monday.
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Wk and Topic |
Activities |
Assignments and Points |
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Wk 1 – Components of Strategic Management Process |
Strategic Management, Ch. 1, 10, 12 Week 1 Innovation Videos Ethics and Corporate Responsibility Innovation and People Strategy |
Discussion – 40 points Values and Strategy Paper – 120 points |
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Wk 2 – External Environmental Scanning |
Strategic Management, Ch. 2 Industry Environment |
Discussion – 40 points Strategic Plan, Part 1: Environmental Scan – 120 points |
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Wk 3 – Internal Capabilities and Resources |
Strategic Management, Ch. 3, 5, 11 Conducting a Competitive Analysis |
Discussion – 40 points Strategic Plan, Part 2: Internal Environmental Analysis – 120 points |
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Wk 4 – Strategic Choice and Evaluation |
Strategic Management, Ch. 4, 6, 8, 9 Evaluating Generic Strategies Evaluating Grand Strategies |
Discussion – 40 points Strategic Plan, Part 3: Strategic Evaluation – 120 points |
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Wk 5 – Implementation, Strategic Controls, and Contingency Plans |
Strategic Management, Ch. 8, 11 Create an Implementation Plan |
Discussion – 40 points Signature Assignment: Strategic Plan - Implementation Plan, Strategic Controls, and Contingency Plan Analysis – 130 points |
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Wk 6 – Create and Sell a Strategic Plan |
Constructing a Strategic Plan Commencement Address |
Discussion – 40 points Final Strategic Plan – 150 points |
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