Corporate Strategy in Europe

Teacher(s)

Bascle Guilhem;

Language

English

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	Having regard to the LO of the programme, this activity contributes to the development and acquisition of the following LO: At the end of this course, the student will be able to:

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Content

Students will learn the set of strategic decisions that foster value creation or destruction through the coordination and configuration of a firm's presence in two or more businesses within Europe, and the modes of developments a firm has at its disposal to grow outside its national market, within Europe or globally.

Teaching methods

• Mandatory readings
• Class lectures related to mandatory readings
• Case study
• Group project

Evaluation methods

Continuous evaluation (60%)

• Date: Every week
• Type of evaluation: Case study (document to be delivered)
• Comments: Marks carried over into September

Examination session (40%)

• Oral: No
• Written: 3 hours
• Type: MCQ
• In session

Online resources

https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=10405

Bibliography

Lecture slides:
Computer-projected overhead lecture slides will be posted on Moodle before the class.
Readings:

• Barney, J. B., & Hesterly, W. S. 2015. Strategic management and competitive advantage (5 ed.). Pearson.
• FitzRoy, P., Hulbert, J., & Ghobadian, A. 2012. Strategic management: The challenge of creating value (2 ed.). Routledge.
• Grant, R. M. 2013. Contemporary strategy analysis (8 ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
• Hill, C. W. L., Jones, G. R., & Schilling, M. A. 2014. Strategic management theory: An integrated approach (11 ed.). South-Western College.
• Hoskisson, R. E., & Hitt, M. A. 1994. Downscoping: How to tame the diversified firm. Oxford University Press.
• Johnson, G., Whittington, R., Scholes, K., Angwin, D., & Regnér, P. 2014. Exploring strategy (10 ed.). Prentice Hall.
• Thompson, A. A., Peteraf, M. A., Gamble, J. E., & Strickland, A. J. 2016. Crafting & executing strategy: The quest for competitive advantage (20 ed.). McGraw-Hill.

Faculty or entity

CLSM