Learning Outcomes:

Topics:

Explaining the importance of scanning business environments in making strategic decisions of organisation.

Indicative reading list 

Core texts: 

• Johnson, G. and Scholes, K. (2017) Fundamentals of Strategy. Pearson Ltd. 
• Gupta, S. and Starr, M. (2014) Productions and Operations Management Systems. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. 

Additional reading: 

• Barney, J. (2010) Gaining and Sustaining Competitive Advantage. New York: Pearson Education. 
• Cusumano, M. A. and Markides, C. (2001) Strategic Thinking for the Next Economy. Mason, OH: Cengage Learning EMEA. 
• De Wit, B. and Meyer, R. (2004). Strategy: Process, Content, Context. Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning EMEA. 
• Finlay, P. N. (2000). Strategic Management: An Introduction to Business and Corporate Strategy. Harlow: Prentice Hall. 
• Goold, M., Campbell, A. and Alexander, M. (1994) Corporate-level Strategy: Creating Value in the Multibusiness Company. New York: John Wiley and Sons Ltd. 
• Grant, R. (2010) Contemporary Strategy Analysis. Hampshire: John Wiley and Sons. 
• Gratton, L. (2000) Living Strategy: Putting People at the Heart of Corporate Purpose. Harlow: Financial Times/Prentice Hall. 
• Harrison, J. S. (2002) Strategic Management of Resources and Relationships: Concepts and Cases. Hampshire: John Wiley and Sons. 
• Hill, C., Jones, G. and Schilling, M. (2013) Strategic Management: Theory: An Integrated Approach. Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning. 
• Johnson, G., Scholes, K. and Whittington, R. (2008) Exploring Corporate Strategy. Harlow: Financial Times/Prentice Hall. 
• Johnson, G. & Scholes, K. (2000) Exploring Public Sector Strategy. Harlow: Financial Times/Prentice Hall. 
• Kaplan, R. & Norton, D. (2000) The Strategy-focused Organization: How Balanced Mandatory Card Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment. Massachusetts: Harvard Business School Press. 
• Lynch, R. (2005) Corporate Strategy. Harlow: Financial Times/Prentice Hall. 
• McGee, J., Thomas, H. and Wilson, D. (2005) Strategy: Analysis and Practice. New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education. 
• Mintzberg, H. (2000) The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning. Harlow: Financial Times/Prentice Hall. 
• Mintzberg, H., Ahlstrand, B. and Lampel, J. (2008). Strategy Safari: Your Complete Guide Through the Wilds of Strategic Management. Harlow: Financial Times/Prentice Hall. 
• Pettigrew, A. M., Thomas, H. and Whittington, R. (eds.) (2006) The Handbook of Strategy and Management. London: Sage. 
• Stacey, R. D. (2010) Strategic Management and Organisational Dynamics. Harlow: Financial Times/Prentice Hall. 

Journals/newspapers: 

• The Journal of Marketing 
• The European Journal of Marketing; 
• The Journal of Marketing Management; 
• • Academy of Management Journal; 
• British Journal of Management; 
• California Management Review; 
• European Management Journal; 
• Harvard Business Review; 
• Journal of Business Strategy; 
• Journal of Management Studies; 
• Long Range Planning; 
• MIT Sloan Management Review; 
• Strategic Change; 
• Strategy and Leadership; 

Websites: 

• www.sps.org.uk Strategic Planning Society; 
• www.ft.com Financial Times; 
• www.managers.org.uk Chartered Management Institute 

Entry requirements

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• Graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or achieved a Level 6 Diploma according to the European Qualifications
• For a degree from non-recognized universities; The learner should have followed the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning for Qualifications (APEL.Q) policy of Paris-U.
• Learners must be over 21 years old.

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• Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) level B2 or equivalent
• Or A minimum TOEFL score of 101 or IELTS 6.5; Reading and Writing must be at 6.5 or equivalent

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