DRE 3003 Strategy III - Fields of Strategy
DRE 3003 Strategy III - Fields of Strategy
This course is mandatory for students majoring in strategy. The course provides an overview of current streams of research; covering both the fundamental issues dealt with within given topics, research perspectives and traditions, and exemplary studies.
Deep and extensive knowledge about the development and content of the major fields of current strategy research
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Reflection: critical and analytical
The fields covered in the course are subject to change, depending on the cutting-edge research currently done at the department. Previous versions of the course have covered:
International business
Eg IS models, entry modes, M-P relationship, I-processes
Mergers & Acquisitions/Strategic alliances
Eg Motives, valuation, selection/bargaining, implementation/integration/performance
Networks
Eg social vs business networks, network characteristics and mechanisms
Strategy processes
Eg Decision making, leadership, strategizing
Strategy and organization
Eg Coordination, control, organizing
The course is designed as 10 three hour seminars.
The course is taught by a number of faculty from the Department of Stategy, primarily as research seminars, where students and faculty interact in a combination of presentations and discussions of key contributions in the field. The students are expected to have read the assigned reading before each seminar.
The full list of articles will be available at course start. The readings for the course will reflect relevant debates in the top journals of the strategy field, such as:
- Academy of Management Journal
- Academy of Management Review
- Administrative Science Quarterly
- Journal of International Business Studies
- Journal of Management
- Journal of Management Studies
- Organization Science
- Strategic Management Journal
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Enrollment in a PhD Programme is a general requirement for participation in PhD courses at BI Norwegian Business School.
External candidates are kindly asked to attach confirmation of enrollment in a PhD programme when signing up for a course. Other candidates may be allowed to sit in on courses by approval of the courseleader. Sitting in on a course does not permit registration for the course, handing in exams or gaining credits for the course. Course certificates or confirmation letters will not be issued for sitting in on courses.
DRE3002 Strategy II (Fundamental Issues in Strategic Management) and DRE3004 Strategy I (Foundations of Strategic Management and Organizations) are strongly recommended, but not mandatory.
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 100 Grouping: Individual Duration: 1 Semester(s) Comment: Individual, full academic term paper, drawing on readings from this course, as well as strategy I and II (DRE 3004 and DRE 3002). The term paper should ideally be highly relevant for own dissertation work, and aim for acceptance at a high quality research conference and/or academic journal. Exam code: DRE30033 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 6 ECTS credits corresponds to a workload of at least 160 hours.