The strategic management process; strategic planning for business activities outside the country; ethics in business; vision and mission statement; different types of strategies such as intensive, diversification, integration strategies, etc.; detailed analysis of both internal and external environments including IFE, EFE, CPM, external forces, matrixes, Porter’s generic strategies and five forces model; strategic selection; strategy implementation; and strategy evaluation and control.

Advanced Human Resource Development IV

The purpose of the module is to enable students to demonstrate knowledge to manage the entire Human Resources Development process within the organisation, public and private sectors in a local and national context to contribute to the achievement of overall business objectives. Students will embark on a specialist career in the field of Human Resource Development through their applied competence in the application of HRD principles, technologies and practices in any organisational context.

Advanced Human Resource Development Strategy and Policy IV

The purpose of the module is to enable students to demonstrate and apply integrated knowledge to align the Human Resources Development strategy and policy within organisations in a local and national context to contribute to the achievement of their overall business objectives. Students will embark on a specialist career in the field of Human Resource Development through their applied competence in the alignment and application of the National Skills Development Strategy with the overall Human Resource Development strategies in organisations.

Advanced Human Resource Development IV

The purpose of the module is to enable students to demonstrate knowledge to manage the entire Human Resources Development process within the organisation, public and private sectors on a local and national context in order to contribute to the achievement of overall business objectives. Students will embark on a specialist career in the field of Human Resource Development through their applied competence in the application of HRD principles, technologies and practices in any organisational context.

Advanced Labour Relations IV

This module will equip students to analyse the labour relations management systems at the organisational level labour relations management. To describe, develop, apply and critically evaluate a variety of pro-active labour relations management strategies, policies, procedures and practices in organisational-level labour relations management systems to maintain and advance labour peace, stability and ethical conduct in organisational-level labour relations systems.

Advanced Collective Bargaining and Negotiations IV

This module will equip students to differentiate between collective bargaining, trade unionism, worker participation, worker representation, negotiation and how to resolve such problems and gain knowledge of the development of the South African collective bargaining system and relate and explain modern collective bargaining challenges. To analyse the nature and role of negotiation and other conflict resolution procedures that are typically applied in South African collective bargaining systems.

Advanced Labour Relations IV

This module will equip students to analyse the labour relations management systems in organisational level labour relations management. To describe, develop, apply and critically evaluate a variety of pro-active labour relations management strategies, policies, procedures and practices in organisational level labour relations management systems to maintain and advance labour peace, stability and ethical conduct in organisational level labour relations systems.