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- M7 Corporate Strategy, Strategic Innovation & New Business Designs
M7 Corporate Strategy, Strategic Innovation & New Business Designs
9410130
Pflichtfach
Lecture
Englisch
Sommersemester
6 ECTS
4
Term paper / case study
Kommanote
Objectives
· The lectures foster students overview of and knowhow on the challenges of global corporate strategies, business unit strategies and business designs which are fundamental for today’s managers · They will be in a position to analyze the decisive drivers of the ecosystem of a digital or traditional business and to build a decisive strategy and business design · Students will have a thorough understanding how to apply modern processes and tools of corporate strategy and innovation management |
Content
The course will focus on the scientific state of the art of corporate and innovation strategies and global best practices on how to develop and implement new business designs. Digitalization and innovative business models, foremost built on platform approaches, are disrupting nowadays more or less any industry, create uncontested markets, and challenge societies with new fundamental questions. Therefore, the understanding of (innovation) strategies to tackle those challenges and to shape the future are of paramount interest.
The lectures will discuss: • The art and fundamental principles of building corporate and innovation strategies as well as new business designs • The pillars of corporate architecture: Purpose, vision, mission, values and goals • The strategic assessment of ecosystems (industry, competition, capabilities…) • Strategy design on corporate level: Vertical integration, scope & diversification, global strategies • Strategy design on strategic business unit level: The designing of corporate and innovation strategies (competitive advantage, strategic change, innovation,…) |
The strategic design of business model innovations (10C model)
Teaching and Learning Methods
- Classroom sessions: Extensive strategy literature, presentation, and discussions
- Case Studies: Applying the learned concepts and tools
- New E-Learning concepts like Financial Time Online Ressources,...
- Term Papers and presentations by students
- Selected and tailored best practice lectures of blue-chip corporations and strategy consultancies will complement the lectures with real world case studies
Recommended readings
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Workload and Breakdown of Credits
6 ECTS x 30 hours = 180 hours, combined out of the following:
- Course attendance: 15 weeks* 4 hours = 60 hours
- Preparation / homework / self-study : 15 weeks* 3 hours = 45 hours
- Time for case studies: 15 weeks* 2 hours = 30 hours
- Term paper: 45 hours
- Examination : Term paper/case study