Module Specifications.
Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025
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Date posted: September 2024
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Description Strategy, Organisation and Innovation develops and analyses key management concepts paying particular attention to both the internal and external environments that organisations must engage with. The module examines the critical relationship between strategy and organisational structures, and the role of innovation in driving and shaping organisational strategy. Students are encouraged to dissect and challenge management theories to develop strategic thinking which is critical, informed and innovative. Students will consider the role of a leader in developing and implementing organisational strategic vision and encouraging an agile, adaptive and innovative organisational climate. Such leadership will be demonstrated through completing an applied organisation project. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Identify central issues in complex cross-functional organisational problems, to suggest alternative courses of action, and to present well-supported, considered diagnoses and recommendations. 2. Exhibit analytical and decision-making skills for dealing with complex conceptual organisational problems and strategic change, and the ability to apply these skills in an ethical manner. 3. Define strategic issues, to critically reflect on existing theories, to creatively combine or develop conceptual models where necessary and to flexibly employ theories where useful. 4. Illustrate an understanding of different schools of thought and an insight into the assumptions, possibilities and limitations of each set of theories. 5. Demonstrate a critical, analytical, flexible and creative mindset that challenges and assesses issues of strategy, organisation and industry. 6. Assess the role of strategic leadership in stakeholder analysis, ethical decision making and in the development of strategic vision. 7. Demonstrate leadership and teamworking competence in completing an applied organisation project. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Fundamentals of StrategyStrategic Analysis: External and Internal EnvironmentsContent: Functional, Business, Corporate level strategyContext: International Contexts, Government, Not-For-ProfitsManaging Innovation / Business Model InnovationStrategic & Organisational Change / Impact of Org CultureAgency Theory, Governance, Ethics & Corporate Social ResponsibilityParadoxes in Strategy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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