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Terminated in academic year 2012/2013

Strategic Management

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction Czech
Code 115-0958/02
Abbreviation STRMG
Course title Strategic Management
Credits 10
Coordinating department Department of Management
Course coordinator prof. PhDr. Jiří Bláha, CSc.

Subject syllabus

1st Importance, status and basic concepts of strategic management
- Philosophy of strategic management.
- The principles of strategic thinking.
- Basic form of strategic decision making.
2nd 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.
3rd Principles of strategic management, strategy-making process models
- Breakdown of strategic actions and their significance.
- Characteristics and continuity of policy practice.
4th The mission of the company, corporate objectives, vision, business philosophy
- Components of strategic planning.
- Definitions.
- Interest groups in strategic management.
5th Analysis of the external environment
- STEP-analysis.
- SWOT-analysis, space-analysis - part of the external environment.
- Porter's model.
- Strategic Map.
6th Internal environment analysis
- Analysis of high profile business.
- Portfolio analysis.
- SWOT-analysis, space-analysis - part of the internal environment.
7th Financial analysis and financial planning within the corporate strategy
- Objectives.
- Forms of financial analysis.
- Financial and business objectives of monetary policy.
8th 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.
9th Implementation strategies - steps
- The importance of strategy implementation.
- Management of strategic change.
- Monitoring the achievement of the planned changes.
10th Functional strategies
- Complex nature of the strategy.
- Distribution strategies.
- Local strategic planning.
11th 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.
12th Current management approaches as part of strategic management
- Basic approaches in management.
- Information Management.
- Trends in organizational cultures.
13th The innovation process and innovation strategy
- Sources of innovative ideas and approaches.
- Features an innovative strategy.
14th The strategy of multinational and transnational companies in terms of
increasing globalization
- Porter's competitive diamond.
- Organizational structure.

Literature

DESS, Gregory; McNAMARA, Gerry; EISNER, Alan a LEE, Seung-Hyun. Strategic Management: Text and Cases. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2020. ISBN 978-1-260-07508-3 .
HITT, Michael A., IRELAND, Duane R. a HOSKISSON, Robert E. Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases: Competitiveness and Globalization. 13th ed. Boston: Cengage, 2019. ISBN 978-0-357-03383-8 .
MACKAY, David; AREVUO, Mikko a MEADOWS, Maureen. Strategy: Theory, Practice, Implementation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023. ISBN 978-019-284-539-9 .

Advised literature

BRANT, Barb. Change Management that Sticks: A Practical, People-centred Approach, for High Buy-in, and Meaningful Results. Auckland: Barb Grant, 2023. SBN 978-1991185709
COX EDMONDSON, Vickie. The Thinking Strategist: Unleashing the Power of Strategic Management to Identify, Explore and Solve Problems. 2nd ed. Bingley: Emerald, 2022. ISBN 978-1803825625 .
MOHANAN, Brendan. Strategic Corporate Crisis Management. London: Routledge, 2022. ISBN 978-1032107370.