At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn the theoretical basis of strategic management 2) Know the environmental factors that affect strategy building process 3) Know the tools of strategy 4) Know the effect of globalization on strategic management 5) Know cooperative strategies in the global context
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
MAN605 SOCIAL THEORY
MAN660 TOPICS IN MICRO ORGANIZATION THEORY I
MAN661 TOPICS IN MACRO ORGANIZATION THEORY
COURSE DEFINITION
This will cover the Strategy Process, Strategic Decision Making, Corporate Governance and Strategy, Managers and Strategy, Environment and Competition, Competitive Advantage, Business Level Strategies, Differentiation Strategies and Structure, Multi-Sector Constructs, Global Strategy and Multinational Initiatives, Cooperation Strategies.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Strategy Process, Strategic decieon-making, governance and strategy
2nd Week
Strategy Process, Strategic decieon-making, governance and strategy
3rd Week
Environment and competition, compettitive advantage
4th Week
Environment and competition, compettitive advantage
5th Week
Business level strategies and structure, vertical integration
6th Week
Business level strategies and structure, vertical integration
7th Week
Multidivisional structures and acquisition strategies
8th Week
Multidivisional structures and acquisition strategies
9th Week
Multidivisional structures and acquisition strategies
10th Week
Internal new ventures
11th Week
Internal new ventures
12th Week
Internal new ventures
13th Week
Global strategies, multi country ventures and cooperative strategies
14th Week
Global strategies, multi country ventures and cooperative strategies
Akad, M.T. 2001. Strateji Üzerine, Kastaş Yayınları, İstanbul.
Hart, L. 2002. Strateji: Dolaylı Tutum, ASAM Yayınları, Ankara.
Handel, M. 2003. Sun-Tzu and Clausewitz-Compared (Savaş Sanatı ve Savaş Üzerine Karşılaştırma), Hava Harp Okulu Yayını, İstanbul.
Stacey, R. 1996. Strategic Management and Organizational Dynamics (second edt.), Financial Times, Pitman.
Andrews, K. 1980 (2nd edition) The concept of corporate strategy. Homewood, IL: Irwin.
Porter, M.E. 1980. Competitive strategy. New York, NY: Free Press.
Porter, M.E. 1985. Competitive advantage. New York, NY: Free Press.
Porter, M.E. 1990. The competitive advantage of nations. New York, NY: Free Press. Putterman, L. (ed), 1986. The economic nature of the firm: A Reader, Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press
Rumelt, R.P. 1974. Strategy-structure and economic performance. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.
The philosophy of strategy Strategic Management JournalVolume 23, Issue 9, Date: September 2002, Pages: 873-880 Thomas C. Powell"Effective governance" through complexity thinking and management science Systems Research and Behavioral ScienceVolume 18, Issue 3, Date: May/June 2001,: Pages: 241-257Leroy White
Doing strategy through culture in knowledge-based organizations Strategic ChangeVolume 9, Issue 2, Date: March/April 2000, Pages: 129-134 Peter Franklin
Strategic decision speed and firm performance Strategic Management JournalVolume 24, Issue 11, Date: November 2003, Pages: 1107-1129 J. Robert Baum, Stefan Wally
Critical systems thinking as a way to manage knowledge Systems Research and Behavioral ScienceVolume 20, Issue 1, Date: January/February 2003, Pages: 3-19 Fei Gao, Meng Li, Yoshiteru Nakamori
Guest editorial : elephants, metaphors and tropes in strategic management theory: implications for a strategy for strategy? Strategic ChangeVolume 11, Issue 3, Date: May 2002, Pages: 117-129 Peter Franklin
In pursuit of change: managerial constructions of strategic intent Strategic ChangeVolume 10, Issue 1, Date: January/February 2001, Pages: 5-21Martyn Pitt
Management and innovation in the public servicesStrategic ChangeVolume 7, Issue 1, Date: January/February 1998, Pages: 19-30 Paul Joyce
Thinking of strategy in a postmodern way. Part 2Strategic ChangeVolume 7, Issue 8, Date: December 1998, Pages: 437-448 Peter Franklin
Thinking of strategy in a postmodern way. Towards an agreed paradigm. Part 1 Strategic ChangeVolume 7, Issue 6, Date: September/October 1998, Pages: 313-332Peter Franklin
Towards a strategic framework for changing corporate culture Strategic ChangeVolume 5, Issue 1, Date: January 1996, Pages: 27-42S. P. Bate
Towards a philosophy of strategy: reassessing five critical dilemmas in strategy formulation and changeStrategic ChangeVolume 12, Issue 6, Date: September/October 2003, Pages: 291-303John A. Parnell, Donald L. Lester
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Project,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Project
1
40
Attendance
1
20
Presentation of Article
1
40
Total(%)
100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
0
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
2
2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
3
50
150
Laboratory (including preparation)
4
35
140
Final exam
Homework
Article
4
30
120
Total Workload
454
Total Workload / 30
15,13
ECTS Credits of the Course
15
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
