OVERVIEW

Strategic decision-making, with the goal of generating value, is essential for businesses. The class analysis delves into the critical phases of strategic management, highlighting corporate strategies such as vertical integration, diversification, and internationalization. Additionally, decisions may involve corporate restructuring during crises to facilitate the implementation of these strategies, as well as assessing both the ex-ante and ex-post effectiveness of these approaches.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

This integrated two-module course is focused on strategic management and corporate governance. In the strategic management part, the contents of business and corporate strategies will be deepened. A special attention will be given to the formulation, implementation, ex-ante, and ex-post evaluation of the strategy.
In the corporate governance part, the focus will be the different corporate governance models around the world and the relationships between ownership and control. Particularly, the relations among corporate governance, financial markets and competitive advantage will be analysed.

PREREQUISITES

It is advised that students have successfully completed the exam in “Management."

As part of a master's degree program in management, it is essential for students to have gained fundamental knowledge during their bachelor's degree to effectively engage with the topics presented in the class:

* The concept of a sector and its characteristics;
* The various types of economies (scale, scope, etc.);
* Growth and competitive strategies.

This foundational knowledge is assumed to have already been attained and serves as the crucial basis for understanding the class material and successfully passing the examinations.

Should there be any knowledge gaps, students are encouraged to reach out to the professors for supplementary teaching materials to help bridge those gaps.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Please, see the individual modules.

The final grade for the integrated course is composed by the average of the individual module grades.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Please, see the individual modules.