Module Scheme Semester One 2022-23
Module Name:
Strategic Agility
Module Code:
BM633
Academic Year:
2022-23
Module Leader
Raj Patel
Module Leader’s email:
raj.patel@oxfordbusinesscollege.ac.uk
Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of the module, the student will be able to:
Analyse the external environment of an organisation and justify critical opportunities and threats appropriate to that organisation;
Analyse the strategic capability of an organisation and justify critical strengths and weaknesses linked to competitive advantage;
Develop suitable strategic choices for an organisation;
Evaluate strategic choices for an organisation, referring to previous analysis in 1 and 2.
Recommend and justify an appropriate strategic choice for an organisation.
Assessment Summary:
Assessment Task
Key Dates
Coursework 1: Individual 2,000-word (16 pages maximum) report, 100% weighting.
12th May 2023
Week by Week Guide:
Teaching details
1. Week beginning:
(Timetabling Week 1)
What is Strategy? An Introduction.
Core Reading: Whittington et al. (2020) Exploring Corporate Strategy. 12th ed. Chapter: 1 Introducing Strategy.
2. Week beginning:
(Timetabling Week 2)
Strategic Position
Core Reading: Whittington et al. (2020) Exploring Corporate Strategy. 12th ed. Chapter: 2 Macro Environment Analysis.
3. Week beginning:
(Timetabling Week 3)
Industry & Sector Analysis
Core Reading: Whittington et al. (2020) Exploring Corporate Strategy. 12th ed. Chapter: 3 Industry & Sector Analysis.
4: Week beginning:
(Timetabling Week 4)
Resources and Capabilties Analysis
Core Reading: Whittington et al. (2020) Exploring Corporate Strategy. 12th ed. Chapter: 4 Resources and Capabilities Analysis.
5: Week beginning:
(Timetabling Week 5)
Corporate Strategy
Core Reading: Whittington et al. (2020) Exploring Corporate Strategy. 12th ed. Chapter: 8 Corporate Strategy.
6. Week beginning:
(Timetabling Week 6)
Business Strategy and Models
Core Reading: Whittington et al. (2020) Exploring Corporate Strategy. 12th ed. Chapter: 7 Business Strategy and Models.
7. Week beginning:
(Timetabling Week 7)
Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances
Core Reading: Whittington et al. (2020) Exploring Corporate Strategy. 12th ed. Chapter: 11 Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances.
8. Week beginning:
(Timetabling Week 9)
Evaluating Strategies, I (Suitability)
Core Reading: Whittington et al. (2020) Exploring Corporate Strategy. 12th ed. Chapter: 12 Evaluating Strategies.
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9. Week beginning:
(Timetabling Week 9)
Evaluating Strategies, I (Suitability)
Core Reading: Whittington et al. (2020) Exploring Corporate Strategy. 12th ed. Chapter: 12 Evaluating Strategies.
10. Week beginning:
(Timetabling Week 10)
Evaluating Strategies, II (Acceptability)
A group review of an example good previous assignment report
Core Reading: Whittington et al. (2020) Exploring Corporate Strategy. 12th ed. Chapter: 12 Evaluating Strategies.
11. Week beginning:
(Timetabling Week 11)
Evaluating Strategies III (Feasibility)
Linking theories and models to assignment
Core Reading: Whittington et al. (2020) Exploring Corporate. 12th ed. Chapter: 12 Evaluating Strategies.
12. Week beginning:
10/12/2022
(Timetabling Week 12)
Review of business analyses models
explore a compendium of models and tools and their use
13. Week beginning:
17/12/2022
(Timetabling Week 13)
Using findings from business analyses
Connections to options and recommendations and how to present comparative analyses
14. Week beginning:
(Timetabling Week 14)
Assignment Tutorial Sessions
Feedback on group presentation
Revisit example of a good previous assignment report
15. Week beginning:
(Timetabling Week 15)
FINAL Lecture: Strategic Agility and You?
This week we will complete the lecture series and provide an open forum for questions and answers about the coursework and give you some last-minute checks and advice and guidance.
Core Text(s):
Whittington, R., Regner, P., Angwin, D., Johnson, G. and Scholes, K. (2020) Exploring Corporate Strategy. 12th ed. Harlow. Pearson.
Additional Reading:
David, R.D. (2013) Strategic Management: concepts and cases. 14th ed. Harlow: Pearson Education.
Gaddis, J.L. (2019) On Grand Strategy. London. Penguin Books.
Porter, M.E. (2004) Competitive Strategy; techniques for analysing industries and competitors. New York. Free Press.
Rumelt, R. (2017) Good Strategy Bad Strategy; the difference and why it matters. London. Profile Books Ltd.
Von Clausewitz, C. (2007) On War. Oxford. Oxford Univerity Press.
The Harvard Business Review Journal of Strategic Management Financial Times