Course content

• Strategy processes
• the process of strategic leadership
• Mission, vision, business concept, values and goals
• Strategic analysis
• Reputation, corporate social responsibility and stakeholder management
• Innovation and sustainable business models
• Strategic evaluations and decisions
• Implementation and control

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

• of the historical development in the field
• of the most important perspectives, theories and analysis in the field
• of strategy processes with leadership as an important aspect
• of the relation between innovation and strategic decisions
• of how strategies contribute to sustainable value creation.
• of the state of the art in the field of strategy

Skills:

• to be able to carry out internal and external analysis and actively participate in strategy development.
• to be able to make good, sustainable decisions through consideration of different strategic alternatives.
• to be able to find, evaluate and use relevant litareture sources.

General competence:

• to understand strategy as a management tool
• to understand, communicate and discuss strategic terms, challenges, choices and consequences.
• to develop an analytical and reflective approach to strategic leadership

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, open discussion, exercises, group work and compulsory work. Lectures will be in Norwegian. The compulsory work may include obligatory attendance(es). Details on compulsory work is given at the start of the semester.

Compulsory assignments

• 1 Approved exercises

Recommended previous knowledge

None

Required previous knowledge

The same as for the study program.

Course materials

Fjeldstad, Ø og R. Lunnan (2022) Strategi, 3.utgave. Bergen: Fagbokforlaget

Erichesen, M, Solberg, F. og T. Stiklestad (2022) Ledelse i små og mellomstore virksomheter. Bergen: Fagbokforlaget

Additionally, collected articles will be presented at the start of the semester.