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Terminated in academic year 2007/2008

Strategic Management

Type of study Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 115-0361/01
Abbreviation STRMG
Course title Strategic Management
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Management
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Václav Lednický, CSc.

Subject syllabus

1. Importance, status and basic concepts of strategic management
- Philosophy of strategic management.
- The principles of strategic thinking.
- Basic form of strategic decision making.
2. Forecasting methods, the importance of forecasts, the basic trends are currently
- Techniques of forecasting.
- Accuracy of forecasts and their information value.
- Trends and developments today.
3. Principles of strategic management, strategy-making process models
- Breakdown of strategic actions and their significance.
- Characteristics and continuity of policy practice.
4. The mission of the company, corporate objectives, vision, business philosophy
- Components of strategic planning.
- Definitions.
- Interest groups in strategic management.
5. Analysis of the external environment
- STEP-analysis.
- SWOT-analysis, space-analysis - part of the external environment.
- Porter's model.
- Strategic Map.
6. Internal environment analysis
- Analysis of high profile business.
- Portfolio analysis.
- SWOT-analysis, space-analysis - part of the internal environment.
7. Financial analysis and financial planning within the corporate strategy
- Objectives.
- Forms of financial analysis.
- Financial and business objectives of monetary policy.
8. The method of selecting the type of strategies (procedures, methods)
- Typing strategies.
- Status of strategic business entities within the system of strategic
management.
- Outline of strategic approaches.
9. Implementation strategies - steps
- The importance of strategy implementation.
- Management of strategic change.
- Monitoring the achievement of the planned changes.
10. Functional strategies
- Complex nature of the strategy.
- Distribution strategies.
- Local strategic planning.
11. Risk and crisis in terms of company strategy
- Basic types of stress strategies.
- Support (general) principles for how to resolve the crisis.
- Forms save the company.
12. Current management approaches as part of strategic management
- Basic approaches in management.
- Information Management.
- Trends in organizational cultures.
13. The innovation process and innovation strategy
- Sources of innovative ideas and approaches.
- Features an innovative strategy.
14. The strategy of multinational and transnational companies in terms of
increasing globalization
- Porter's competitive diamond.
- Organizational structure.

Literature

MOR BARAK, Michalle E. Managing Diversity Toward a Globally Inclusive Workplace. 5th ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2022. ISBN 978-1-5443-3307-6 .
LYNCH, Richard. Strategic Management. London: Sage Publication, 2021. ISBN 978-1-5297-5825-2 .
ROTHAERMEL, Frank T. ISE Strategic Management: Concepts. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2021. ISBN 978-1-2605-7123-3 .

Advised literature

DESS, Gregory. ISE Strategic Management: Text And Cases. 11th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2023. ISBN 978-1-2662-0046-5 .
MATHIESON, David F. Strategic Management: A Competitive Advantage Approach, Concepts and Cases. 17th ed. New York: Person, 2022. ISBN 978-129-24-4140-5 .
THOMPSON, John; SCOTT, Jonathan M. a MARTIN, Frank. Strategic management: awareness and change. 9th ed. London: Cengage Learning, 2019. ISBN 978-1473767423 .