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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STRATEGY

[Italiano] AF: 88736 AR: 61420
Official course title INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STRATEGY
Academic Year 2011/2012
Course code ET2010
University credits 6
Degree level First Cycle Degree M.D.270
Educational sector code SECS-P/08
Semester/trimester 2° Periodo
Course year 3
Where VENEZIA

Professor

Degree Programmes and curricula

Contents

Educational Goals

The course will introduce to the basic concepts of business strategy, with a special emphasis on international strategy. The course should enable students to critically analyze concrete examples of business strategy and how firms are facing the challenges of global competition.

Requirements

Formal pre-requisites: Introduction to the Modern Firm.

Basic knowledge of the theory of the firm, microeconomics, and basic management concepts will be taken for granted

Contents

Strategic thinking in perspective
Mapping the Business Landscape
Competitive Advantage
Competitive and Cooperative Dynamics
Building and Sustaining Success
Understanding globalization
Business strategy and global competition
Cases

Recommended Reading List

Strategy and the Business Landscape (3rd Edition) [Paperback]
Author: Pankaj E Ghemawat
Publisher: Pearson education

Teaching Methods

Frontal lectures, case study method.
Written exam.

Teaching Language

English

Sustainability

  • Course with sustainable contents
  • University credits of sustainability: 1
  • Lecture notes, material for reference or for self-assessment available online or as e-book

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Last update: 14/07/2011