By the conclusion of this course, the students are expected to be able to demonstrate a broad understanding of the diversity of issues and questions related to managing business organisations strategically. In addition, the students are expected to be able to understand various links and challenges between the dynamic pressures and possibilities of the global business environment and the managing of individual business organisations.
Contents
The course starts by problematising the concept of strategy and some of the fundamental axioms, in particular those related to Technology and Globalisation. After that we examine some of the key elements of modern Business strategy, namely Value creation and Value capture, Exploration and Explotation, Business Lock-in and Lock-out, Focus and Diversification, Value chains and Value networks, Industry stucture and Business model disruptions, as well as Life-cycles and Scaling-up. The course comprises of lectures and discussions focusing on the elements mentioned above, thus giving background for student group work preparations and presentations.
Teaching methods
Teaching method
Contact
Online
Lectures
21 h
0 h
NB This course is not taught in 2017-2018
Teaching language
English
Modes of study
Option
1
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Lectures & SeminarsParticipation in course work
In
English
Evaluation
and evaluation criteria
Numeric 1-5.
Readings, preparing and presenting group assingments
Study materials
Hagel, J. III, Brown, J. & Davison, L: The Power of Pull. How small things, smartly made, can set big things in motion. Basic Books 2010.