Course Overview
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Course Synopsis
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This is an advanced level MS course of Strategic Management (MGT 703). The course is based on short video lectures of each topic which have been primarily recorded from the reference book of “Strategy Safari-A Guided Tour through the Wilds of Strategic Management” which is available in the download section of course LMS. There are total of 11 modules in this course. The design, planning and positioning schools of strategic management are called prescriptive schools as they prescribe how the strategy should be made in the deliberate manner by the top management and specialist planners. Other schools of thought are entrepreneurial school, cognitive school, learning school, power school, culture school, environmental school and configurational school of strategic management. These schools are called descriptive schools as they primarily describe how the strategy can be made with the emerging needs of the external environment while also considering the internal organizational realities. The course activities including assignments and GDBs are often based on latest research papers from high impact factors journals in the domain of strategic management. Quizzes are also the part of course activities. In midterm and final exams, you will have to answer only the descriptive questions of 5 marks each and those questions would be of applied nature. You will also have the opportunity to interact with the course teachers through live interactive sessions before the midterm and after the midterm exam. For any query, you can always send us MDB in LMS or an email on the course email address which is: mgt703@vu.edu.pk
Learning Objectives of the Course:
1. To understand the concepts of strategic management from the perspective of different schools of thought.
2. To have a research orientation about the field of strategic management for exploring the possible future avenues of research in this domain of management.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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Following are the desired learning outcomes of this course,
- Students will be able to grasp the viewpoints of different researchers belonging to different schools of thought in the field
- Students will be able to identify research and interest areas after having holistic view of different schools
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Course Calendar
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1
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Module 1-Strategic Management an overview
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2
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Module 2-The Design school
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GDB No. 1
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3
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Module 3-The planning School
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Quiz No. 1
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4
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Module 4-The Positioning School
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Quiz No. 2
Assignment No. 1
Quiz No. 3
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5
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Module 5-The Entrepreneurial School
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Midterm Exams
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6
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Module 6-The cognitive school
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GDB No. 2
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7
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Module 7-The learning school
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8
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Module 8-The power school
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9
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Module 9-The culture school
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10
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Module 10-The environment school
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11
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Module 11: The Configuration School
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Final Exams
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