Corporate Strategy

Strategy - conceptual clarification, vision, mission and objectives and values, criteria for the formation of strategic business units, environment analysis, global environment and competitive environment, competition analysis, international market segmentation, strategic clients, strategic success factors, opportunities and risks, strategic niches, corporate analysis, resources and competencies, strategic potential, cost efficiency, experience curves, value chain analysis, activities analysis, benchmarking, strengths and weaknesses, SWOT, corporate governance, international ownership strategies, stakeholder analysis, power sharing, ethics, mergers & acquisitions, international competition strategies, (cost leadership, differentiation, specialisation, hybrid strategies), cost leadership, differentiation, specialisation, hybrid strategies, competitive advantages, sustainability of competitive advantages, hyper competition, competition and cooperation, Ansoff's matrix, forms of diversification, horizontal and vertical integration, factors and methods of internationalisation, roles of group headquarters, international portfolio management, methods of corporate development, the success criteria for corporate development.

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture, discussions, group work, case studies

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment, case study discussions in small groups with presentation of results, case study and other discussions in class and final quiz

Prerequisites and co-requisites

none

Infos

Degree programme

European Economy and Business Management (English)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

English

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2023

Semester

3 WS

Incoming

Learning outcome

After successful completion of this course, students can apply the tools of strategic management and therefore actively participate in the formulation and selection of strategies at business and corporate level that shape the long-term development of a company, as well as to overview and describe its various theories and concepts.

Course code

1389-20-02-VZ-DE-37

Corporate Strategy