363-0392-00L  Strategic Management

SemesterAutumn Semester 2017
LecturersG. von Krogh
Periodicityevery semester recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish
CommentNumber of participants limited to 80.

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AbstractThis courses conveys concepts and methods in strategic management, with a focus on competitive strategy. Competitive strategy aims at improving and establishing position of firms within an industry.
ObjectiveThe lecture "Strategic Management" is designed to teach relevant competences in strategic planning and -implementation, for both professional work-life and further scientific development. The course provides an overview of the basics of “strategy” and the most prevalent concepts and methods in strategic management. The course is given as a combination of lectures about concepts/methods, and case studies where the students solve strategic issues of the case companies. In two sessions, the students will also be addressing real-time strategic issues of firms that are represented by executives.
ContentContents:
a. Strategy concepts
b. Industry dynamics I: Industry analysis
c. Industry dynamics II: Analysis of technology and innovation
d. The resource-based theory of the firm
e. The knowledge-based theory of the firm
Prerequisites / NoticeNumber of participants limited to 80. Registration through myStudies (first come, first served). You will receive a confirmation email from us once you have successfully registered. We do not use the mystudies-Waiting List, but a seperate internal system.

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Session #0: (September 25) Organizational Issues
Session #1: (October 2) Strategy Concepts & How to Solve a Case
Session #2: (October 23) Industry Dynamics I & Guest lecture I
Session #3: (October 30) Guest Lecture II
Session #4: (November 6) Industry Dynamics II
Session #5: (November 13) Resource-Based Theory
Session #6: (November 20) Knowledge-based Theory
Session #7: (November 27) Guest Lecture III


For participants of the MAS-MTEC program we offer a complentary course Practicing Strategy in which students will apply the concepts of Strategic Management to their real-life contexts and organizations. Please register simultaneously for both courses if you want to take part in this course.

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