MGMT2030 Study Guide - Final Guide: Creativity, Opportunism, Management System
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Week 1 | introduction & overview | chapter 1. The essence of strategy is being unique (vrin) Strategy as a collective conversation": engaging a diverse audience in a focused conversation; making sure everyone in the firm understands the strategy. Strategy context: organizational purpose strategy process strategy content pg 5. Week 2 | strategic thinking | chapter 2. : a way of solving strategic problems that combines a rational and convergent approach with a creative and divergent thought process. Strategic reasoning process used to define and solve strategic problems. Logical thinking: disciplined and rigorous way of thinking, based on formal rules; understand what it is. Creative thinking: way of thinking that uses imagination to generate something new; combining in a new way. Pg 46 see the big picture: deal with ambiguity via communication, flexibility and agility of mind, cope with paradox via commitment and confidence. Week 3 | strategy formulation | chapter 3.
