AØKK08081U Seminar: Strategic management

Volume 2014/2015
Education
M.Sc, of Economics
(Only available for Master students at Department of Economics)
Content

The purpose is to train students in applying classical and new models, approaches, and perspectives in Strategic Management on industries and organizations in order to come up with suggestions for top managers concerning actions for the long term development of the organization. In order to construct a budget or to evaluate the economic value of a company or to make investment decision regarding a company it is normally necessary to understand the corporate strategy of the corporation.

Learning Outcome

Topics:

  • An analyses of the future development and the economic attractiveness of a specific industry
  • An analyses of an organizations resources, activities and competences, and a discussion of how to create competitive advantages and economic value for that organization
  • The development of a competitive strategy and/or a growth strategy for a specific firm
  • The development of a corporate strategy for a specific corporation
  • The development of an international strategy or a strategy for innovation for a specific company
  • Strategic evaluation of a specific strategy for a company
  • Implementation of a specific strategy for an organization

“Exploring Strategy - Text and Cases - Tenth Edition”, by Johnson, Whittington, Scholes, Angwin & Regnér published by Pearson Education 2014.

B.Sc. of Economics and knowledge from Microeconomics is mandatory and knowledge from an introduction course in Strategic Management would be beneficial but not necessary
Planning meeting ind the begining of the semester,informed by the teacher, writing seminar paper during the semester and presentations at the end of the semester. More informations will be uploaded at Absalon by the teacher.

Schedule (could be changed):
Meeting of agreement: 2th of February 2015
First individual supervision for half an hour: 12 & 13 February 2015
Second individual supervision for half an hour: 12 & 13 March 2015
Hand in of seminars: 31 March before noon 2015
Presentation and critics of seminars: Thursday and Friday afternoon in week 17, 18, 19, 21 & 22

The course is primary taught in English. If there is enought enrolled to both an English and a Danish seminar a class in Danish will be offered.
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Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written assignment
Oral examination, 20 min under invigilation
A written seminar paper and a oral presentation for the others participans at the seminar.
Exam registration requirements
Attendance on the seminar. The mandatory commitment paper and seminar paper have been handed in at deadline.
Aid

Al aids for the written seminarpaper.

For the oral presentation the slices for the presentation. The teather can specifiy what els is allowed.

Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
External censorship
up to 20 % censorship at the seminarpaper
Exam period
Is decided and informed by the teacher at the compulsive planningmeeting.
Re-exam
As ordinary.
Criteria for exam assesment

The student must in a satisfactory way demonstrate that he/she has mastered the learning outcome of the course.