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Practising Strategy - MAN00099M

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  • Department: The York Management School
  • Credit value: 15 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2025-26

Module summary

This module provides an introduction to core theory and techniques in strategy and strategic management.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Online Teaching Period 1 2025-26
B Online Teaching Period 2 2025-26
C Online Teaching Period 3 2025-26
D Online Teaching Period 4 2025-26
E Online Teaching Period 5 2025-26
F Online Teaching Period 6 2025-26

Module aims

It aims to introduce you to key theories of strategy formulation and implementation in public, private, and third-sector organisations. Emphases will include the growing importance of ethical leadership and sustainability. In addition, you will learn to apply theories of strategic management in practice through reflection, simulation exercise and analysis of case studies.

Module learning outcomes

On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:

MO1: demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the main theoretical approaches to contemporary strategic management covered in the module

MO2: Analyse the strategic options available to organisations and evaluate their practical application

MO3: Consider and evaluate how sustainability and ethics are positioned within strategic management practices

MO4: Critically reflect on the learning from the module and how you can apply theory to practice, now and in the future

Module content

Week 1 Strategy and strategic management

Week 2 The design and planning schools

Week 3 The positioning school and Blue Ocean Strategy

Week 4 The Cultural School

Week 5 Corporate governance and ethics

Week 6 Sustainability and Corporate social responsibility

Week 7 Strategy as practice

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Assignment - York Online Programmes 100.0

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

None

Module feedback

Feedback will be provided in accordance with the York Online Programme Handbook.

Indicative reading

Carter, C., Clegg, S.R. and Kornberger, M. (2008). A Very Short. Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Strategy. London: Sage.

Clegg, S.R., Pitelis, J., Schweitzer, C. and Whittle, A. (2023). Strategy Theory and Practice 4th Ed. London: Sage


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