ACC589 Global Strategy & Leadership CPA (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Accounting (ACCOU)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
Strategy and leadership are at the centre of successful organisations. To be effective, accountants must be proficient in business strategy analysis, creation and, through leadership, strategy implementation. This capstone subject builds on prior studies in ethics, governance, strategic management accounting and financial reporting to present students with a framework for strategic action and leadership useful throughout their careers. Students will learn how continuous change in the competitive landscape creates risks and opportunities for business leaders. This subject will also promote an awareness of how strategic management and leadership ultimately affect an organisation’s bottom-line financial performance.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 2 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | CSU Study Centre Sydney |
| Distance | Wagga Wagga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: ACC589
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Prerequisite(s):
Enrolment restrictions:
Available only to students enrolled in the Master of Professional Accounting (CPA) or the Master of Accounting Practice. Enrolment in this subject is further restricted to those students concurrently enrolled in the CPA Program professional level segment Global Strategy and Leadership.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to explain and analyse the strategic management process and the role of the accountant within it;
- be able to apply strategic thinking skills and differentiate strategic management from operational management;
- be able to apply skills in competitor, customer, product, market and industry analysis;
- be able to formulate a strategic management plan and implement the plan for organisational change though effective leadership;
- be able to critically evaluate leadership styles and explain how leadership skills complement management skills in the achievement of business objectives;
- be able to evaluate the effect and the significance of ethical, cultural and socially responsible values on a personal leadership styles.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- strategy and leadership concepts;
- the external environment - strategic analysis;
- competitor, customer, market and industry analysis;
- the internal environment - strategic analysis;
- strategic plans for managing organisational performance;
- new product and market development;
- financial implications of strategic initiatives;
- evaluating strategic options and making choices;
- leading strategic change.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.