ECONOMICS OF STRATEGY IN THE GLOBAL WORLD

classroom lessons, exercices, workshops, showcase, discussion about case histories

The first part analyzes the organizational structure of the firm; the Second part pays attention to dynamics in a global market and the third part takes into account why companies can fail and strategy to go abroad.

Il corso si sviluppa sulla base di paper appositamente selezionati. Tale scelta è voluta al fine di rendere possibile un primo avvicinamento degli studenti con il pilastro base dell'accademia: gli articoli scientifici appunto. Non mediati da libri di testo.

1. Competitive Advantage and Internal Organizational Assessment Author(s): W. Jack Duncan, Peter M. Ginter and Linda E. Swayne Source: The Academy of Management Executive (1993-2005), Vol. 12, No. 3 (Aug., 1998), pp. 6-16 Published by: Academy of Management

2. Structure in 5's: A Synthesis of the Research on Organization Design Author(s): Henry Mintzberg Reviewed work(s): Source: Management Science, Vol. 26, No. 3 (Mar., 1980), pp. 322-341 Published by: INFORMS

3. The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy by Michael E. Porter Harward Business Review Jan 2008

4. The Structural Analysis of Industries, sta in COMPETITIVE STRATEGY Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors by Michael E. Porter 1980

5. A Model of Value Creation: Strategic View Author(s): Cengiz Haksever, Radha Chaganti and Ronald G. Cook Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 49, No. 3 (Feb., 2004), pp. 291-305

6. The Internationalization Process and Networks: A Strategic Management Perspective Author(s): Denice E. Welch and Lawrence S. Welch Source: Journal of International Marketing, Vol. 4, No. 3 (1996), pp. 11-28

7. A Strategic Approach to Internationalization: A Traditional versus a "Born-Global" Approach Author(s): Sylvie Chetty and Colin Campbell-Hunt Source: Journal of International Marketing, Vol. 12, No. 1 (2004), pp. 57-81

8. An Opportunity-Based View of Rapid Internationalization Author(s): Yanto Chandra, Chris Styles and Ian F. Wilkinson Source: Journal of International Marketing, Vol. 20, No. 1 (2012), pp. 74-102

9. How Do Smaller Firms Select Foreign Markets? Fabio Musso & Barbara Francioni International Journal of Marketing Studies; Vol. 4, No. 6; 2012

10. How Smaller Born-Global Firms Use Networks and Alliances to Overcome Constraints to Rapid Internationalization Author(s): Susan Freeman, Ron Edwards and Bill Schroder Source: Journal of International Marketing, Vol. 14, No. 3 (2006), pp. 33-63