Assessment - Section A: Strategic Practice
Task: With reference to relevant literature and theory, discuss how adaptive systems exist within YOUR company's approach to strategic management.
A strong essay must use the key themes addressed in the first part of the module to develop the analysis, namely:
- Approaches to Strategic Thinking
- Complexity Perspective: New Ways of Thinking About Strategy?
- Complex Adaptive Systems: Modelling Complexity
- The Practice Perspective:
Organisational examples can be used to illustrate the themes covered in the essay. However, the essay is not a case study, it is a theoretical paper.
Remember that a critical study aims to provide a balanced analysis of differing perspectives, and points of view, before drawing the argument to a coherent conclusion.
Required: A word processed essay with referencing to literature. The essay will be 3,000 (+/- 10%) words (inclusive of appendices, NOT inclusive of references).
In order to complete this activity you need to undertake three principal tasks:
(1) Utilise academic research using literature from journals, books, etc.
(2) Undertake a critical evaluation making effective use of evidence and sources
(3) Present findings in an appropriate format (ensure that Harvard referencing is used)