This unit is available for these qualifications:
Unit Description
This unit aims to help you develop and apply knowledge in strategy, governance, and sustainability to facilitate the successful planning and achievement of organisational goals and build sustainable organisations. You will be encouraged to think about your role as a leader, develop key behaviours for effective leadership, and explore reporting requirements, social responsibility, stakeholder management, and other skills necessary for governance.
Prerequisites
To enter into this unit, students must first have completed:
- Business Decision-Making
- Business Research Methods
- Business Economics
- The Art of Leadership
- Business Strategies
- Managerial Finance
- Operational Improvement
- Marketing Management
Learning Outcomes
- Outline and critique how sustainability, including Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles, influence strategy, governance, risk and ethics
- Appraise and examine how a broad range of stakeholder relationships influence strategy, governance, and ethics
- Articulate and evaluate a range of available strategic choices to an organisation with particular attention to complex environments and corporate strategy
- Critically examine and reflect on the necessary leadership behaviours and decisionmaking skills required to be an effective leader, responsible for strategy and leading strategic change
- Demonstrate integrated application of knowledge and skills when formulating strategy and governance frameworks in complex environments
Graduate Attributes
AIM Business School has identified a set of attributes that positively impact graduates’ success in business as a manager and leader and these are taught, developed, and assessed to varying degrees in this unit. These Graduate Attributes are:
- Strives for intellectual rigour
- Understanding the changing global context
- Manages for success
- Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Develops mastery of business and management disciplines
- Strives to be a continuous adult learner
Assessment Tasks
The successful completion of Strategy, Governance and Sustainability relies on the submission of three assessments:
- Assessment Task 1: Board Report (40%)
- Assessment Task 2: Board Presentation (40%)
- Assessment Task 3: Engagement Online with Discussion Forum Posts (20%)
