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Ambo University College of Business and Economics Department of Management Master's Program

This document provides information about a Master's level course on Business Policy and Strategy offered at Ambo University's College of Business and Economics. The course is a 6 ECTS credit course taught in the second semester. It aims to help students develop concepts and frameworks for understanding, analyzing, and guiding an organization's performance and future actions. The course will cover topics like strategic management, environmental scanning, strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. Students will learn through lectures, discussions, assignments, and case presentations. Their work will be assessed through case analyses, article reviews, papers, presentations and a final exam.

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Ambo University College of Business and Economics Department of Management Master's Program

This document provides information about a Master's level course on Business Policy and Strategy offered at Ambo University's College of Business and Economics. The course is a 6 ECTS credit course taught in the second semester. It aims to help students develop concepts and frameworks for understanding, analyzing, and guiding an organization's performance and future actions. The course will cover topics like strategic management, environmental scanning, strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. Students will learn through lectures, discussions, assignments, and case presentations. Their work will be assessed through case analyses, article reviews, papers, presentations and a final exam.

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AMBO UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS


DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
Master’s Program MBA in Management

Course Title Business Policy and Strategy

Course code MGMT 7051

Module name and number Project and Strategic Management/05

ECTS 6

Credits 3

Target group MBA management

Year/Semester II/I

Prerequisite -

Instructor Tadesse Kenea Amentae (Ph.D.)

Course Description

The course business policy and strategy has been preceded by, and is to be given
simultaneously with, courses taken and being offered in the various tool, functional and
operational areas of the business and performing finance function. It is the objective of this
course to develop concepts and a framework for understanding, analyzing, and describing the
organizations total situation – opportunities and problems/challenges for appraising past
performance and present conditions, and for guiding Future action. In other words, the basic
mission of the policy and strategy course is to provide students with the opportunity to
sharpen and develop a generalist point of view.

Course objectives

After completing this course, the students will be able to:

 Understand the development of Cotemporary Management Theory and Practice


 Know and analysis Strategic Analysis methods
 Know Strategic Choice
 Identify and apply Strategic Implementation methods
 Develop Monitoring and Evaluation strategy

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Course content

CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Strategic Management and Business Policy

 Basic Concepts of Strategic Management


 Corporate Governance
 Social Responsibility and Ethics in Strategic Management
CHAPTER 2: Scanning the Environment

 Environmental Scanning and Industry Analysis


 Internal Scanning: Organizational Analysis
CHAPTER 3: Strategy Formulation

 Strategy Formulation: Situation Analysis and Business Strategy


 Strategy Formulation: Corporate Strategy
 Strategy Formulation: Functional Strategy and Strategic Choice
CHAPTER 4: Strategy Implementation

 Strategy Implementation: Organizing for Action


 Strategy Implementation: Staffing and Directing
CHAPTER 5: Strategy Review, Evaluation, and Control

 Evaluation and Control in Strategic Management


 Measuring Performances
 Strategic Information System
 Proper Control
 Strategic Incentive Management

Teaching & Learning Methods/strategy:

The teaching and learning methodology include lecturing, discussions, problem solving, and
analysis. Take-home assignment will be given at the end of each chapter for submission
within a week. Solution to the assignments will be given once assignments are collected.
Cases with local relevance will also be given for each chapter for group of students to present
in a class room. The full and active participation of students is highly encouraged.

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ASSESSMENT MECHANISMS:

 Case analysis
 Article Review
 Term papers
 Presentations and discussions in class
 Final Examination-------------------------------------40%
Mode of Delivery: The following mode of delivery will be applied:

 Lecture
 Group Discussion
 Individual and group assignments
 Presentation of assignments

REFERENCES

 Thomas, L. W., & Hunger, J. D. (2012). Strategic management and business policy:
toward global sustainability. Columbus, Boston (Serves as Text book)
 Charles W. L. Hill, Strategic Management Theory, 9th Ed.
 Smith, et al, Business Strategy and Policy
 Leontiades, Management Policy, Strategy and Plans
 Tate and Taylor, Business Policy
 Bower, et al, Business Policy: Text and Cases
 Byars, Concept of Strategic Management
 David, Strategic Management, 4th ed.
 Johnson and Scholars, Exploring Corporate Strategy - Text and cases
 Newman, et al, Strategy, Policy and Central Management
 Mintzberg, et al, The Strategy Process

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