Global Strategy and Leadership

Course Coordinators:

• Dr Kevin Li, BBA (Hons), MSc (Econ) (HKUST); DBA (Macquarie University); FCCA, FCPA (HKICPA), CPFAcct
• To be announced

Advisory prerequisite(s)
You are advised to have already studied ACY B805F, ACY B807F and ACY B810F.

Aims
This course aims to enhance students' ability to comprehend business from a strategic perspective. It provides the fundamental theoretical knowledge and practical skills in strategy and leadership that accountants need to make quality decisions for developing sustainable competitive advantage for their organizations.

Contents
The course covers the following topics:

• Core concepts and analytical framework
• Analysing the external environment
• Analysing the internal environment
• Business, corporate and global strategies
• Developing and evaluating strategies
• Strategic implementation
• Leadership and strategy

Contact hours
Normally two to three hours per week.

Assessment
The continuous assessment portion of the course accounts for 100% of the total course score. CPA Australia's Strategic Management Accounting subject examination is counted towards 30% of the continuous assessment. Students are required to submit assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Set book(s)
Required textbook

Hill, C. W. L, Jones, G. R. and Schilling, M. A. (2020). Strategic Management: An Integrated Approach, 13th Edn. South-Western Publishing, Cengage Learning.

Reference study material

Amason, A.C. and Ward, A. (2021), Strategic Management: From Theory to Practice, 2nd edition, Taylor and Francis, UK.

Henry, A.E. (2018), Understanding Strategic Management, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, UK.

Lynch, R. (2018), Strategic Management, 9th edition, Pearson Education Limited, UK.

Strategic Management Journal, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Tripp, V., Sime, C., Hovorka, J. (2020), CPA Program Global Strategy and Leadership. Geelong, Victoria: Deakin University. ISBN: 978 0 7303 8543 1