Strategy, Ethics & Governance

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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This subject examines the nature of strategy in organisations and the role that organisations play in society by exploring their impact on the people who work in them, the communities that surround them, and other stakeholders.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Students who successfully complete this subject should:

Understand the concepts and processes of strategy formulation and implementation in organisations

Understand how ethical issues impact or organising processes on people in the organisation

Appreciate the historical perspective on the development of the modern organisation

Understand the interactions between organisations and diverse stakeholders in the community

Appreciate management ethics and corporate responsibility

Understand relationships between corporate governance and strategy