#BU-02-50 Strategy as a Process and Measures of Success: An Introduction
About Course
Coventry UniversityDescription
Explore the impact of time, risk and resource commitment on strategy
Do you know what strategy really is? On this introductory course, you will have the opportunity to demystify the theory and practice of strategy.
You will understand what organisations are and define key concepts in organisational performance and the setting of standards. Reflect on the impact of strategic decision-making and identify the influence of stakeholders in the overall process.
What topics will you cover?
- Introduction to strategy and the organisation
- Organisational purpose and stakeholders
- Competitive failure and success
- Assessing failure and success
Who will you learn with?
Dr Onjewu lectures in business strategy at Coventry University with research interests in transformational strategies, entrepreneurship, international business and the fourth industrial revolution
A lecturer in Coventry University’s School of Strategy and Leadership. Navami Leena’s research interests are in leadership, public health, health policies, healthcare leadership and management.
Tega is an assistant professor and course director for BA International Business course at Coventry Business School
Who developed the course?
Coventry secured gold in the UK Government’s 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) and is University of the Year for Student Experience in The Times & The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019.
What Will I Learn?
- Reflect on strategic decisions as a process
- Identify the interests and influence of stakeholders
- Model and design measures of organisational performance
- Assess the difference between strategic and non-strategic decisions
Topics for this course
Introduction to strategy and the organisation
What is an organisation?
The concept of bounded rationality
Organisational culture
Organisational configuration
Strategy – nature, pathway and characteristics
Strategic management process00:13:07
Organisational purpose and stakeholders
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