305920 (v.2) Leading and Managing for the Future (M3) 680

Area:

Graduate School of Business

Credits:

100.0

Contact Hours:

150.0

Other:

1 x 11 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Futures - business futures and global business, social and political challenges to business, scenarios, innovation as strategic choice. Information, knowledge and knowledge management - sustainable development, managing in a complex world. Personal goalsetting and visioning. Part of an integrated Executive MBA program (including units 305914 and 305913) which together comprises of a variety of Lecture/Workshop sessions, and includes four one-week residential periods and seven three-day weekend study programs over a 15 month period.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will have - An explicit personal vision and set of personal goals for a defined time period. Demonstrated that they have contributed to organisational learning within their organisation. An ability to place personal goals within a team environment and produce strategies for dealing with competing goals or values. Knowledge of a base in the area of scenario planning and scenario thinking. Skills in environmental scanning and creative thinking as tools for analysing future strategic options. Utilised the Graduate School's hi-tech decision environment for multi-criteria decision making, resource allocation, management processes, strategic planning and complex problem solving. Appreciated the developing future of the information economy and the role of information in organisational development and change. Developed an outline for knowledge management within a workplace. Appreciatied the issues in sustainable development.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Baumard, P. (1999). Tacit Knowledge in Organisations. London, Sage. Champy, J. (1995). Re-Engineering Management - The Mandate for New Leadership. London, Harper Collins. Hamel, G. (2000). Strategy as Revolution. Paris, Cap Gemini Ernst and Young, Centerfor Business Innovation. Mintzberg, H., Ahlstrand, B. and Lampel, J. (1998). Strategy Safari - A Guided Tour Through the Wilds of Strategic Management. NY, The Free Press. Stacey, R. (1993). Strategic Management and Organisational Dynamics, London, Pitman. Stacey, R. (1998). Emerging Strategies for a Chaotic Environment. Long Range Planning, 29 (2) 182-189. Travaglione, A. and Marshall, V. (2000). Human Resource Strategies - An Applied Approach. Sydney, McGraw-Hill.

Unit Texts:

The module will draw on a wide selection of journal and case materials from the scholarly databases. Journals MIS Quarterly, Long Range Planning, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Harvard Business Review, McKinsey Quarterly and Management Information Systems Quarterly.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Students will be assessed on a variety of submissions on readings, groupwork and participation. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Perth City Campus	Trimester 1	Y
2004	Perth City Campus	Trimester 2	Y
2004	Perth City Campus	Trimester 3	Y