Strategic Innovation Management

Postgraduate | 2026

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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
BUSI 5032
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Course ID
201787
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus West
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Management
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Paul Steffens
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Course level
1
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

This course introduces the basics of strategic management: internal and external analysis, strategy formulation, and strategy implementation. In particular, it focuses on the strategic role of technological innovation. It addresses questions such as how is technology, product and process innovation shaping an industry and what are the future scenarios, innovative capabilities of organisations and how these could be improved, technological innovation contributing to a firm's competitive position and competitive stances that could be taken in respect to technological innovation.

  • Strategic Analysis
  • Strategic Formulation
  • Strategy Implementation

Course learning outcomes

  • Interpret the important role of technological innovation in business strategy in modern economies
  • Analyse the interface between the business and its environment, evaluating the key components of the innovation capabilities and competencies of an organisation and the technological character of the business environment, and the relationship between these
  • Evaluate the relationship between the business strategy and innovation strategy of an organisation and evaluate the relative merits of alternative innovation and technology strategies
  • Evaluate the challenges of implementing technological innovation strategies in an organisation, and recommend appropriate organisational tools for implementing innovation strategies

Availability

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Census date
Fri 27/03/2026
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Fri 13/03/2026
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Fri 10/04/2026
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Last day to WF
Fri 08/05/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus West

Class number
Class number 25077
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 30
Available
Available 30
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
23 Feb - 13 Apr Monday 2:10pm - 5pm Adelaide City Campus West Barbara Hanrahan, BH2-12
4 May - 1 Jun Monday 2:10pm - 5pm Adelaide City Campus West Barbara Hanrahan, BH2-12

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Census date
Fri 04/09/2026
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Fri 21/08/2026
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Last day to W
Fri 18/09/2026
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Last day to WF
Fri 16/10/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus West

Class number
Class number 55153
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 25
Available
Available 25
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
6 Aug - 24 Sep Thursday 11:10am - 2pm Adelaide City Campus West Hawke, H6-09
15 Oct - 12 Nov Thursday 11:10am - 2pm Adelaide City Campus West Hawke, H6-09

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

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