W825 – Resource Based Strategy - W05

Modul
Resource Based Strategy - W05
Resource Based Strategy - W05
Modulnummer
W825 [IB-Ma W05]
Version: 1
Fakultät
Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Niveau
Master
Dauer
1 Semester
Turnus
Sommersemester
Modulverantwortliche/-r

Prof. Dr. Gerard Lewis
gerard.lewis(at)htw-dresden.de

Dozent/-in(nen)

Prof. Dr. Gerard Lewis
gerard.lewis(at)htw-dresden.de

Lehrsprache(n)

Englisch
in "Resource Based Strategy - W05"

ECTS-Credits

5.00 Credits

Workload

150 Stunden

Lehrveranstaltungen

4.00 SWS (4.00 SWS Übung)

Selbststudienzeit

105.00 Stunden
105.00 Stunden Selbststudium - Resource Based Strategy - W05

Prüfungsvorleistung(en)
Keine
Prüfungsleistung(en)

Schriftliche Prüfungsleistung
Prüfungsdauer: 90 min | Wichtung: 60% | nicht kompensierbar
in "Resource Based Strategy - W05"

Alternative Prüfungsleistung - Projektbericht
Wichtung: 40% | nicht kompensierbar
in "Resource Based Strategy - W05"

Lehrform
The use of E-Learning is ca. 40 %.

Directed Study:
Lectures
The basic principles, concepts and theories will be presented during lectures. Handouts will be distributed covering specific topics.


Case Studies
Students will be asked questions on the case contents and expected to present their arguments and reasoning.

Self Study:
Case Studies
Students should prepare the case study prior to the scheduled case discussion.


Readings
For each topic area a number of chapters from the main textbooks and a number of readings support the concepts presented in the lectures.


Project
Student teams will be required to work on a project. The project teams are expected to organise their own data gathering.


Project Report
Student teams of four produce an 8,000 word report which conveys the essential information to a senior executive as concisely as possible.

Medienform
Keine Angabe
Lehrinhalte/Gliederung
Directed Study: The module lectures will cover the following main areas:
The Value Chain Resource Based View Organisational Architecture and Culture Corporate Reputation Learning and Innovation Strategic Assets Strategy and Uncertainty
Self Study: Readings and case studies are assigned which complement the lecture material.
Qualifikationsziele

The aims of the module are: To show students how the resource based view of the firm can be a strategic basis for building and developing new business opportunities and new strategies for the future.
After successfully completing the module the student will be able to:

1. understand the ‘Resource Based View' and the role a firm's resources play in strategy development,

2. understand the bases for sustainable competitive advantage.

Sozial- und Selbstkompetenzen
key skills
Besondere Zulassungsvoraussetzung
Keine Angabe
Empfohlene Voraussetzungen

Language: B2, TOEFL 550 or equivalent
Bachelor level module in Business Strategy, Strategic Management or similar.
Corporate Strategy (IB MA P07)
Resource Based Strategy requires the application of many areas from a general degree in

Fortsetzungsmöglichkeiten
Keine Angabe
Literatur
Directed Study: The main books for the module are:
Competing For the Future, Hamel & Prahalad, Harvard Business School Press, Boston.
Foundations for Corporate Success, John Kay, Oxford University Press.
Resourced Based Theory, Barney & Clark, Oxford University Press.
Other relevant books are:
Scenarios: The Art of Strategic Conversation, Kees van der Heijden, Wiley, Chichester, 1996.
The Fifth Discipline, Peter M. Senge, Century Business, London, 1990.
Organizational Culture and Leadership, Edgar H. Schein, Jossey Bass; 4th Edition edition, 27 Aug 2010.
Reputation: Realising value from the corporate image, Charles J. Fombrun, Harvard Business School Press, Boston.
There are a number of top journals relevant to Strategic Management: Strategic Management Journal Sloan Management Review Journal of Business Strategy Harvard Business Review Journal of General Management Long Range Planning Academy of Management Executive McKinsey Quarterly Academy of Management Review
Self Study: Students are expected to do research in the library and on the internet in order to provide the necessary academic and practitioner sources for their essay.
Aktuelle Lehrressourcen

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Hinweise
The module is completely taught in English.