Strategic Thinking and ManagementLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

After completing the course, the student

understands what is a strategy and can plan strategies for his/her organizations

understands what is strategic thinking, where it is needed and has improved his/her own strategic thinking skills

can guide strategic planning processes at different organizational levels

is able to select the most appropriate strategic planning tools for different contexts and can use them in an appropriate way

is able to identify the most significant obstacles to strategy implementation and create a workable plan to eliminate them and execute wisely and effectively the chosen strategy

Content

Content:

What is strategic management

What is strategic thinking

Strategic management processes and planning tools

How to select wisely a strategy which leads to success

How to execute the selected strategy wisely and effectively