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Ph.D. on Management and Organization

MAN675

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

Course Code
MAN675
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
15
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelDoctorate Of Science
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS15
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Learn the theoretical basis of strategic management
  2. Know the environmental factors that affect strategy building process
  3. Know the tools of strategy
  4. Know the effect of globalization on strategic management
  5. Know cooperative strategies in the global context
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsMAN605 SOCIAL THEORY MAN660 TOPICS IN MICRO ORGANIZATION THEORY I MAN661 TOPICS IN MACRO ORGANIZATION THEORY
Course DescriptionThis will cover the Strategy Process, Strategic Decision Making, Corporate Governance and Strategy, Managers and Strategy, Environment and Competition, Competitive Advantage, Business Level Strategies, Differentiation Strategies and Structure, Multi-Sector Constructs, Global Strategy and Multinational Initiatives, Cooperation Strategies.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Strategy Process, Strategic decieon-making, governance and strategy
2nd Week Strategy Process, Strategic decieon-making, governance and strategy
3rd Week Environment and competition, compettitive advantage
4th Week Environment and competition, compettitive advantage
5th Week Business level strategies and structure, vertical integration
6th Week Business level strategies and structure, vertical integration
7th Week Multidivisional structures and acquisition strategies
8th Week Multidivisional structures and acquisition strategies
9th Week Multidivisional structures and acquisition strategies
10th Week Internal new ventures
11th Week Internal new ventures
12th Week Internal new ventures
13th Week Global strategies, multi country ventures and cooperative strategies
14th Week Global strategies, multi country ventures and cooperative strategies
15th Week General Assessment
Recommended or Required ReadingMintzberg, H., Lampel, J., Quinn, J., Ghoshal, S.2003 (4th edt.) The Strategy Process: Concepts, Contexts, Cases, Prentice Hall, U.K.

Akad, M.T. 2001. Strateji Üzerine, Kastaş Yayınları, İstanbul.

Hart, L. 2002. Strateji: Dolaylı Tutum, ASAM Yayınları, Ankara.

Handel, M. 2003. Sun-Tzu and Clausewitz-Compared (Savaş Sanatı ve Savaş Üzerine Karşılaştırma), Hava Harp Okulu Yayını, İstanbul.

Stacey, R. 1996. Strategic Management and Organizational Dynamics (second edt.), Financial Times, Pitman.

Andrews, K. 1980 (2nd edition) The concept of corporate strategy. Homewood, IL: Irwin.

Porter, M.E. 1980. Competitive strategy. New York, NY: Free Press.

Porter, M.E. 1985. Competitive advantage. New York, NY: Free Press.

Porter, M.E. 1990. The competitive advantage of nations. New York, NY: Free Press.
Putterman, L. (ed), 1986. The economic nature of the firm: A Reader, Cambridge, UK
Cambridge University Press

Rumelt, R.P. 1974. Strategy-structure and economic performance. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

The philosophy of strategy Strategic Management JournalVolume 23, Issue 9, Date: September 2002, Pages: 873-880 Thomas C. Powell"Effective governance" through complexity thinking and management science Systems Research and Behavioral ScienceVolume 18, Issue 3, Date: May/June 2001,: Pages: 241-257Leroy White

Doing strategy through culture in knowledge-based organizations Strategic ChangeVolume 9, Issue 2, Date: March/April 2000, Pages: 129-134 Peter Franklin

Strategic decision speed and firm performance Strategic Management JournalVolume 24, Issue 11, Date: November 2003, Pages: 1107-1129 J. Robert Baum, Stefan Wally

Critical systems thinking as a way to manage knowledge Systems Research and Behavioral ScienceVolume 20, Issue 1, Date: January/February 2003, Pages: 3-19 Fei Gao, Meng Li, Yoshiteru Nakamori

Guest editorial : elephants, metaphors and tropes in strategic management theory: implications for a strategy for strategy?
Strategic ChangeVolume 11, Issue 3, Date: May 2002, Pages: 117-129 Peter Franklin

In pursuit of change: managerial constructions of strategic intent Strategic ChangeVolume 10, Issue 1, Date: January/February 2001, Pages: 5-21Martyn Pitt

Management and innovation in the public servicesStrategic ChangeVolume 7, Issue 1, Date: January/February 1998, Pages: 19-30 Paul Joyce

Thinking of strategy in a postmodern way. Part 2Strategic ChangeVolume 7, Issue 8, Date: December 1998, Pages: 437-448 Peter Franklin

Thinking of strategy in a postmodern way. Towards an agreed paradigm. Part 1 Strategic ChangeVolume 7, Issue 6, Date: September/October 1998, Pages: 313-332Peter Franklin

Towards a strategic framework for changing corporate culture Strategic ChangeVolume 5, Issue 1, Date: January 1996, Pages: 27-42S. P. Bate

Towards a philosophy of strategy: reassessing five critical dilemmas in strategy formulation and changeStrategic ChangeVolume 12, Issue 6, Date: September/October 2003, Pages: 291-303John A. Parnell, Donald L. Lester
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Project
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Project 1 40
Attendance 1 20
Presentation of Article 1 40
Total(%) 100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 3 50 150
Laboratory (including preparation) 4 35 140
Final exam
Homework
Article 4 30 120
Total Work Load454
Total Work Load / 30 (h)15.13
ECTS Credit of the Course15
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5
K1 X
K2 X
K3 X
K4 X
K5 X
K6 X
K7 X
K8 X
K9 X
K10 X
K11
K12 X
K13 X
K14 X