24340 - Corporate Strategy

Course contents

Strategy implementation
Vertical Integration
Managing Diversified Companies
Managing Acquisitions

Readings/Bibliography

-          Porter, M.E., Competitive Advantage, chapters 9,10,11.

-          Porter, M.E. e M.R. Kramer, Strategy and society. The link between competitive advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility, Harvard Business Review, December 2006.

-          Haspeslagh, P.C. e Jemison, D.B., Managing Acquisitions. Creating Value Through Corporate Renewal, chapters 8,9.

-          Thompson, A.A., Strickland, A.J. e Gamble J.E, Crafting and Executing Strategy, McGraw-Hill 16th International Edition, chapters 6, 9.

-          J.H. Dyer, P. Kale, H. Singh, “When to ally and when to acquire”, Harvard Business Review, 2004.

-          M. Goold, A. Campbell, “Desperately seeking synergy”, Harvard Business Review, 1998.

-          D.J. Collis, C.A. Montgomery, “Creating corporate advantage”, Harvard Business Review, May-June 1998.

-          K.R. Harrigan, “Vertical integration and corporate strategy”, Academy of Management Journal, 1985.

Teaching methods

Lectures + Case studies and papers: reading and discussion.

Assessment methods

Students can choose between

- Written examination

- Business reports based on case studies to be handed in during the course + one open ended question at the end of the course

Teaching tools

Case Studies
Team work
Business report presentation
Papers discussion

Office hours

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