Detailed Lesson Plan for Each Lecture

Weekly Lecture Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lecture No

 

Topic To be Discussed

1

 

Introduction: Strategic management

2

 

Definition and process, nature of strategic decisions

3

 

The strategy managers: the role and tasks

 

 

 

Strategy Formulation: Information Inputs: Operating

4

 

environment scanning,

 

 

 

Structural analysis of competitive forces, The Structure and

 

 

 

performance

5

 

of the industry as a whole.

6

 

Strategy Formulation: Mission and Objective:

 

 

 

Concepts: Mission,

 

 

 

goals, objectives and targets, Mission development and statement,

7

 

Relationship

 

 

 

The strategymaking

 

 

 

hierarchy, corporate strategy, Functional strategies, operating strategy,

 

 

 

factors shaping

8

 

strategy.

 

Mid Term Exam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action Plan Choice: The generic competitive strategies, the offensive

 

 

 

strategic

9

 

postures,

10

 

the defensive strategic postures, corporate diversification strategies

 

 

 

Strategies

 

 

 

Evaluation and Selection: Evaluation models, Growth share matrix

11

 

(GSM),

 

 

 

General electric’s

 

 

 

stop light grid, Life cycle analysis, Gap analysis, Directional policy

 

 

 

matrix (DPM), Selection

12

 

models and contexts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Function Strategy Formulation: Selection of functional areas,

 

 

 

 

 

Formulation

13

 

 

 

of functional objectives, Formulation of functional action plans

 

 

 

 

 

Strategy Implementation:

14

 

 

 

Analyzing strategy-change, Analyzing organizational structure,

 

 

 

 

 

Analyzing organizing culture,

 

 

 

 

 

selecting an implementation approach. Strategic Control: The strategic

15

 

 

 

control process

 

 

 

 

 

A Case

 

 

 

 

 

Analysis Framework: Diagnosis and record of the current situation,

 

 

 

 

 

Identification and record of

16

 

 

 

the strategic issues and key problems.

 

Final Term Exam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facilities Required

 

 

Multimedia/lab etc

 

 

 

 

 

• G. Johnson & K. Scholes: Exploring Corporate Strategy, Prentice

 

 

 

 

 

Hall.(Latest Edition)

 

 

 

 

 

• Wheelen: Strategic Management(Latest Edition)

 

 

 

 

 

• Fried. R. David: Strategic Management, Prentice Hall.(Latest

 

 

 

 

 

Edition)