2025/2026
Strategic Management
Type:
Mago-Lego
Delivered by:
Master's Programmes Curriculum Support
Where:
Faculty of Economic Sciences
When:
1 module
Online hours:
20
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Ilya Ivaninskiy
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
8
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The main objective of the course is to to provide students with a framework for understanding how companies develop and implement successful strategies to gain competitive advantage to the firm and increase its value. It also aims to develop general understanding of strategic planning processes, the role of a strategic leader, ability to create vision and mission statements that are ethically sound and address both economic and corporate social responsibility issues. The course is included into core compulsory courses. It is vital for getting knowledge and skills in creating new types of reports on corporate value and in structuring the information on strategic vision, competitive advantages, non-financial value drivers and strategic thinking of a firm.
Learning Objectives
- Introduction to the most common types of strategic managerial decisions within a firm: strategy, operations and organization structure of a firm.
- Understanding the most frequently used concepts and frameworks designed to make those decisions, their assumptions and limitations to apply them correctly.
- Development of basic skills required for making the strategic managerial decisions in the real business setting.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Differentiates the frameworks and approaches applied for common types of strategic decision
- Identifies strategic challenges when analyzing context of a particular firm and chose appropriate framework
- Uses various information and data sources to analyze and process data for making strategic decisions
- Applies strategic decision making frameworks for a real firm
Assessment Elements
- Test 16 essays on the topic of strategy and business model
- Test 26 essays on the topic of operations
- Test 36 essays on the topic of organization
- Final ProjectAll team members are given the same score. Evaluation components on the defense: content 60%, answers to questions 40%.
Interim Assessment
- 2025/2026 1st module0.55 * Final Project + 0.15 * Test 1 + 0.15 * Test 2 + 0.15 * Test 3
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Porter, M. E. (1979). How competitive forces shape strategy. Harvard Business Review, 57(2), 137–145. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=bsu&AN=3867673
- Российские корпорации в новой реальности. Финансовые стратегии на пути к антихрупкости, , 2024
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Финансовые измерения корпоративнных стратегий. Стейкхолдерский подход : монография, Ивашковская, И. В., 2023