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Level 5 Diploma in Accounting and Business

Comparing Growth Vectors and Strategic Options

AB501 · Principles and Concepts of Business Strategy — Week 10 of 16

CourseAB501
Week10 of 16
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This week’s topics

Comparing Growth Vectors and Strategic Options

  1. Organic internal development
  2. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
  3. Strategic alliances and joint ventures
  4. Comparative evaluation using SAFe criteria (suitability, acceptability, feasibility)
  5. SBL Topic Explainer: Suitability, Acceptability & Feasibility (SAF)
  6. Growth Strategies: How effective are Mergers and Acquisitions
  7. Types of Strategic Alliances in Developing Strategy

What you will be able to do

  • 3.2 Compare different strategic options available to a business.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: compare different strategic options available to a business.

Study materials

Videos

  • SBL Topic Explainer: Suitability, Acceptability & Feasibility (SAF) · YouTube · ACCA Student Study Resources · 11 min · for registered students
  • Growth Strategies: How effective are Mergers and Acquisitions · YouTube · Galton College · 9 min · for registered students
  • Types of Strategic Alliances in Developing Strategy · YouTube · Galton College · 17 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Mastering Strategic Management, ch. 8: Selecting Corporate-Level Strategies · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 237–272 · for registered students
  • Introduction to Business 2e, ch. 3.6: Participating in the global marketplace · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 92–95 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations of Business Strategy
  • Week 2: Hierarchy of Business Strategy
  • Week 3: Strategy Development Approaches
  • Week 4: Organisational Theories in Strategic Management
  • Week 5: Typologies of Business Strategy
  • Week 6: The Strategic Management Process: Environmental Analysis
  • Week 7: The Strategic Management Process: Execution and Control
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Conceptualising Strategic Options
  • Week 10: Comparing Growth Vectors and Strategic Options
  • Week 11: Recommending Strategic Options
  • Week 12: Applying Principles and Concepts of Business Strategy in pr…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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