Topics in Strategic Management

Code: GES12559D

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Management

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

4. Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

To developed:
A - A deep scientific and technical knowledge in specific strategic management topics;
B - Capacity to be involved and participate in strategic decisions;
C - Holistic vision and skills to take advantage of strategic opportunities;
D - Capacity to do research, synthesize, to do team work, flexibility and argumentation.

1 Strategic theory and practice: from intentionality to emergency;
2 Concepts, tools, approaches and application contexts: from the market-based view to the resource-based view;
3 Think and act strategically for competent management: co-opetitive dynamics, innovation and internationalization;
4 The global approach to strategic planning: from classic to modern;
5 Strategy research.

Teaching Methods

a) The method adopted for the acquisition and development of knowledge is based in the model of teaching-research-application. The sessions will include expositive sessions, readings, sessions doing team work and sessions for discussions of the realized projects (Role-playing method);
b) The support material will be available either in paper copies or in the e-learning Moodle platform in the University of Évora; With e-learning Moodle platform we achieve lead students to interact in a tutorial regime with the professor.

Assessment

The grade will be based on the performance on several projects (case studies, projects of reading topics and projects of different actual themes) individual or in group, with different weights in the final grade.