Corporate Strategy: Concept, Strategic m,anagement process
Strategic Formulation- Strategic intent, vision, mission, business definition and objectives
Environmental Scanning: External( Macro & Micro environment appraisal), Porters' Five forces model for Indutry analysis, organization appraisal, SWOT Analysis
Choice of Strategy: Concept, process, evaluation of alternatives, decision factors, contingency approach.
Portfolio Analaysis: BCG Matrix, GE Nine Cell Matrix, Gap Analysis
Corporate Level Strategy: Growth, Stability, Retrenchment Combination
Business Level Strategy: Porters' Generic Business strategies, Cost Leadership, Differentiation & Focus
Comeptitive Advantage and Core Competence, Blue Ocean Strategy
Functional Level Strategies- Elementary Knowledge only
Strategic Implementation:
Concept, Aspects and Issues in Strategic Implementation.
Evaluation and Control:
Meaning of Strategic control, Elements of a Strategic control system- Feed forward control, Feedback control and concurrent control.
* A minimum of one case study will be discussed per unit of the syllabi