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Level 7 Diploma in Accounting and Finance

Strategic Financial Environment and Resource Allocation

AF704 · Strategic Financial Management — Week 1 of 16

CourseAF704
Week1 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Strategic Financial Environment and Resource Allocation

  1. Macro-environmental analysis (PESTLE)
  2. Porter's Five Forces
  3. Resource-Based View (RBV) and VRIO framework
  4. Strategic alignment of financial and operational resources
  5. SBL Topic Explainer: Strategic position analysis (PESTEL,SWOT, Porter’s 5-forces,Porter’s Diamond)
  6. The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy
  7. The Resource-Based View: Resources, Capabilities, and Competitive Advantage

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Apply relevant academic theories to demonstrate an understanding of various internal and external organisational factors.
  • 1.2 Evaluate business resources used to meet organisational objectives.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: apply relevant academic theories to demonstrate an understanding of various internal and external organisational factors.

Study materials

Videos

  • SBL Topic Explainer: Strategic position analysis (PESTEL,SWOT, Porter’s 5-forces,Porter’s Diamond) · YouTube · ACCA Student Study Resources · 39 min · for registered students
  • The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy · YouTube · Harvard Business Review · 13 min · for registered students
  • The Resource-Based View: Resources, Capabilities, and Competitive Advantage · YouTube · Professor Kuban Explains · 14 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Mastering Strategic Management, ch. 3: Evaluating the External Environment · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 71–100 · for registered students
  • Entrepreneurship, ch. 14: Fundamentals of Resource Planning · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 539–580 · for registered students
  • Principles of Management, ch. 8: Strategic Analysis: Understanding a Firm’s Competitive Environment · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 233–260 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Strategic Financial Environment and Resource Allocation
  • Week 2: Key Financial and Capital Structure Theories
  • Week 3: Strategic Implementation and Portfolio Management
  • Week 4: Stakeholder Analysis and Corporate Governance
  • Week 5: Business Expansion and Stakeholder Impact
  • Week 6: Risk, Return, and Capital Investment Appraisal
  • Week 7: Corporate and Business Valuation Techniques
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Organisational Culture in Strategic Formulation
  • Week 10: Change Management and Cultural Dynamics
  • Week 11: Financial Analysis and Performance Measurement Systems
  • Week 12: Applying Strategic Financial Management in practice: case s…
  • 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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