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BA8302 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT mba-syllabus-subject-notes-pevious-year-questions-papers-bank

BA8302 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT mba-syllabus-subject-notes-pevious-year-questions-papers-bank

COURSE OBJECTIVE:
To learn the major initiatives taken by a company's top management on behalf of corporates,
involving resources and performance in external environments. It entails specifying
the organization's mission, vision and objectives, developing policies and plan to understand the
analysis and implementation of strategic management in strategic business units.

COURSE OUTCOMES :
This Course will create knowledge and understanding of management concepts principles and
skills from a people, finance, marketing and organisational perspectives the development of
appropriate organisational policies and strategies within a changing context to meet stakeholder
interests information systems to learn from failure key tools and techniques for the analysis and
design of information systems, including their human and organisational as well as technical
aspects.

UNIT I STRATEGY AND PROCESS 9
Conceptual framework for strategic management, the Concept of Strategy and the Strategy
Formation Process – Stakeholders in business – Vision, Mission and Purpose – Business
definition, Objectives and Goals - Corporate Governance and Social responsibility-case study.

UNIT II COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 9
External Environment - Porter’s Five Forces Model-Strategic Groups Competitive Changes during
Industry Evolution-Globalisation and Industry Structure - National Context and Competitive
advantage Resources- Capabilities and competencies–core competencies-Low cost and
differentiation Generic Building Blocks of Competitive Advantage- Distinctive Competencies-
Resources and Capabilities durability of competitive Advantage- Avoiding failures and sustaining
competitive advantage-Case study.

UNIT III STRATEGIES 10
The generic strategic alternatives – Stability, Expansion, Retrenchment and Combination
strategies - Business level strategy- Strategy in the Global Environment-Corporate Strategy-
Vertical Integration-Diversification and Strategic Alliances- Building and Restructuring the
corporation- Strategic analysis and choice - Environmental Threat and Opportunity Profile (ETOP) -
Organizational Capability Profile - Strategic Advantage Profile - Corporate Portfolio Analysis -
SWOT Analysis - GAP Analysis - Mc Kinsey's 7s Framework - GE 9 Cell Model - Distinctive
competitiveness - Selection of matrix - Balance Score Card-case study.

UNIT IV STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION & EVALUATION 9
The implementation process, Resource allocation, Designing organisational structure-Designing
Strategic Control Systems- Matching structure and control to strategy-Implementing Strategic
change-Politics-Power and Conflict-Techniques of strategic evaluation & control-case study.

UNIT V OTHER STRATEGIC ISSUES 8
Managing Technology and Innovation-Strategic issues for Non Profit organisations. New Business
Models and strategies for Internet Economy-case study

TEXTBOOKS
1. Hill. Strategic Management : An Integrated approach, 2009 Edition Wiley (2012).
2. John A.Parnell. Strategic Management, Theory and practice Biztantra (2012).
3. Azhar Kazmi, Strategic Management and Business Policy, 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill,2008

REFERENCES
1. Adriau HAberberg and Alison Rieple, Strategic Management Theory & Application, Oxford
University Press, 2008.
2. Lawerence G. Hrebiniak, Making strategy work, Pearson, 2005.
3. Gupta, Gollakota and Srinivasan, Business Policy and Strategic Management – Concepts and
Application, Prentice Hall of India, 2005.
4. Dr.Dharma Bir Singh, Strategic Management & Business Policy, KoGent Learning Solutions
Inc., Wiley, 2012.
5. John Pearce, Richard Robinson and Amitha Mittal, Strategic Management, McGraw Hill,
12th Edition, 2012






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