Course BA 211-2023 · Year II · Autumn 2024-2025

Business Strategies and Models (2022-2023)

Compulsory course in Business Administration (in English), taught by Mălina Darja.

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Overview

Lecturer
Mălina Darja
Seminar tutor
Mălina Darja
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Business Administration - Masters
Field of study
Business Administration (in English)
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class / Seminary
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Presentation, Discussions

Aims

Development of logical and cognitive analysis mechanisms necessary for business management

Contextual integration of business management issues into the current dynamics of the economy

Familiarizing Master's degree students with organizational resources management in accordance with the newest concepts used in the field of business management;

Course contents

Strategy. Definition and Meaning

Strategy. Definitions

Strategic management and strategic competitiveness

The 21st century competitive land scape

The I/O Model of Above Average Returns

The Resource Based Model of Above Average Returns

Vision and Mission

Stakeholders

Strategic Leaders

The practical question: HOW?

Strategic actions: Strategy Formulation

Business Level Strategy

Competitive Rivalry and Competitive Dynamic

Strategy tools. PEST Analysis

SWOT Analysis

Change Management. Project management

Business model definitions. Business Model Framework

Business Model CANVAS

Learning outcomes

The course wants to present a conceptual framework to separate and relate business model and strategy. Business model is presented as a reflection of the firm’s realized strategy. 

Assessment

Exam 40%. Project 60%

Recommended reading

Strategy and the Internet
PORTER, M.E
Harvard business review, -, 2001 · -
Changing Business Models: Surveying the Landscape.
LINDER, J.C. and CANTRELL, S
Cambridge University Press, -, 2000 · -
Strategy, Strategic Management, Strategic Planning And Strategic Thinking
NICKOLS, F.,
-, -, 2016 · -