MGT-599 Business Policy and Strategy / MGT-501 Strategic Management Department of Management Sciences !

MS"TS #nstitute of #nformation Tec$nology Sa$i%al ampus Sania Riaz [email protected] Course Objectives To provide a foundation to enable the course participants comprehend, analyze and make appropriate strategic choices concerning the general management problems facing organizations. Learning Objectives At the end of the training programme, course participants shall be able to Recognize and appraise strategic processes in organizations !emonstrate awareness and application of strategic management concepts and analytical tools Synthesize, "udge and criticize conventional approaches to strategic management.

Recommended books Strategic #anagement $oncept and $ases by %red R. !avid Strategic #anagement and &usiness 'olicy by Thomas l. (heelen ) *. !avid +unger ,-th edition. Strategic #anagement $ompetitiveness and /lobalization, $oncept and $ases by #ichael A. +itt, R. !uane 0reland, Robert 1. +oskisson Website https 22saniariaz.coursesites.com2 /o to the website and re3uest enrollment. 4pon sign5in all the materials and relevant information will be visible. Quizzes and Assignments 6ou shall have to complete one assignment every other week or more often. At the end of each topic2chapter e7pect a 3uiz. 0f you are not present for the 3uiz, make5ups will only be arranged according to the course policy.

Course outline (eek 8 !uration 95:th September Topics Strategic management and strategic competitiveness $hallenges of strategic management Technology and technological changes Strategic mission Strategic management process ;58<th September 17ternal environment opportunities, threats, industry competition, and competitor analysis 17ternal environment analysis Segments of general environment 0ndustry environment analysis $ompetitor analysis 8:59=th September The internet environment resources, capabilities, and core competencies The importance of internal analysis Resources, capabilities and core competencies &uilding core competencies >utsourcing th 9<59@ September &usiness level strategy customers types of business level strategy <=th Sept. B ?th $ompetitive dynamics >ct. increased rivalry in the new competitive landscape model of competitive dynamics and rivalry firms ability to take action and respond outcomes of inter5firm rivalry th @588 >ctober %irst Sessionals 8?58-th >ctober $orporate level strategy levels of diversification reasons for diversification related and unrelated diversification managerial motives of diversification th st 9- >ct. 58 Cov. Ac3uisition and restructuring strategies the increasing use of mergers and ac3uisition strategies effective restructuring restructuring th ?5- Covember 0nternational strategy identifying international opportunities international strategies environmental trend strategic competitiveness outcomes risk in international environment 8858Ath Covember $ooperative strategy types of cooperative strategies

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8-599nd Covember 9A59;th Covember >rganizational structure and control evolutional patterns of strategy and organizational structure organizational structure and control implementing strategies 1valuation and $ontrol 95:th !ecember Strategic leadership managers as an organizational resource determining strategic direction developing human resource capital sustaining an effective organizational culture establishing balanced organizational controls ;58<th !ecember $orporate entrepreneurship and innovation innovation, entrepreneurship, corporate entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs 8:59=th !ecember international entrepreneurship internal corporate venturing entrepreneurship in small business and entrepreneurial ventures Review of Syllabus Terminal 17ams

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Grades Distribution Sessional 8 8=D Sessional 9 8AD %inal 17am A=D +omework Assignments and 3uizzes 9=D !iscussion %orum participation AD Discussion Forum Rules and Grading 6ou shall be asked to post in the forum regularly. 1valuation will be done every week. 0 shall post discussion 3uestions on the forum and you can reply with answers. The correct answer will achieve the highest grade but cogent discussion also carries marks. 6ou can also post 3uestions that the class can attempt to answer.

COUR ! "OL#C$ 8. Eate assignments will C>T be accepted and there will be C> makeup 3uizzes. The e7ceptions are doctorFs note, prior approval by the instructor for special circumstances. 9. 13uipment and2or media failure will C>T be accepted as an e7cuse for missed due dates. <. Students are personally responsible for maintaining &A$G4'S of their assignment files. The inability to submit an assignment because of a lost file is not an acceptable reason. ?. All assignments must be done individually. Students are encouraged to discuss the assignments with each other. +owever, each person should complete his2her assignments on their own. 0f the assignments are "udged by the marker to be identical, a grade of zero will be awarded to every student involved and your name will be submitted to the +o!Fs office. A. 6ou must plan to work e7tra hours. :. Huizzes and final e7am will be closed book unless specified on the 3uestion paper. The 3uizzes and the final e7amination are based on the specified readings in the te7tbooks and the contents covered in the lectures, tutorials and pro"ects. @. $lass 'reparation Read and Think. 6ou are e7pected to have read all assigned readings before class and may be called upon to comment on these materials. The discussion 3uestions at the end of the chapters may serve you well in preparing for class.