Carol Hitchins
This capstone unit for the MBA program extended and enhanced the participant’s ability to think and act as an executive leader. It investigated how to lead an organisation through the analysis, strategic positioning, concept application, and decision making phases of corporate strategy that achieve organisational goals.
Skills / Knowledge
- Formulate, implement, monitor and evaluate corporate strategy and distinguish corporate strategy from business strategy utilising recent academic research and contemporary events
- Display the necessary leadership behaviours, decision making and risk management knowledge to be effective as an executive leader responsible for corporate strategy
- Influence the construction of their organisation’s strategic plan from a strategic positioning point of view so that it takes account of both the external environment and internal factors
- Articulate and evaluate a range of strategic choices to their organisation with respect to strategy design and execution
- Communicate the importance of corporate social responsibility, governance, risk and ethics in strategy formulation, development and execution
- Demonstrate a high order of skill in analysis, critical reflection and evaluation and professional application
- Demonstrate creativity and flexibility in the application of knowledge and skills to new situations, to resolve problems and to think rigorously and independently
Issued on
March 18, 2021
Expires on
December 31, 2075