Managing Strategic Change Availability Not offered in 2002. This subject explores different models of strategy making and examines some of the difficulties involved in managing strategic change.
Traditional models see strategy making as a straightforward, rational, 'top-down' process.
Empirical work shows, however, that the formulation and implementation of strategies is a complex process, which is affected by political, cognitive, and contextual factors. The subject commences by reviewing traditional models of strategy making where strategies are formed to derive a competitive advantage that enables the organisation to respond to environmental threats and opportunities. Students will then be introduced to other models, including emergent, political, logical incrementalist, configurational and sense-making perspectives, to explore how strategic change is managed.