Strategy, Organization, Change and Innovation

  • Fundamentals of strategy planning
  • Organization: Special features of banking organisation
  • Sales organisation and project organisation
  • HR management in banks
  • Corporate Social Responsibility in banks
  • New technologies, data security and data protection
  • Digitization of the value chain
  • Innovation models, e.g. Crowd Innovation & Open Innovation
  • methods for Change Management and fostering Innovation.

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Baer, J. (2017): Bank Organization, Forgotten Books
Rogers, D. (2014): The Big Four British Banks: Organisation, Strategy and the Future, Palgrave Macmillan
Christensen, C. (2013): The Innovator´s Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful, Harvard Business Review Press

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture, group exercises on strategy and innovation business cases, class discussion of exercises, blended learning

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment (quality of the work assignments and quality of discussion in class) and written final exam

Prerequisites and co-requisites

None

Infos

Degree programme

International Banking and Finance (Master)

Cycle

Master

ECTS Credits

4.00

Language of instruction

English

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2023

Semester

1 WS

Incoming

Yes

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the course, students can

  • summarize fundamentals of Strategy planning
  • describe organisational concepts.
  • conceptualize and interpret methods for Change Management and fostering Innovation.
  • reflect upon complex systemic processes in banking and finance.
  • name the modern instruments of personnel management
  • outline the social responsibility of companies towards their employees, towards society and the environment as a relevant management issue
  • understand the importance of digital technologies for bank processes and products
  • analyse turnarounds in different banking business cases, e.g. Midland
  • evaluate current and future technologies regarding their functionality for banks

Course code

0230-17-01-BB-EN-03