Competitive Strategy
Advanced Strategy and Organization in Technology Markets
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Grohsjean, Johanna Glauber
Course Overview
The course provides answers to the question of how firms create and sustain a competitive advantage and has a special emphasis on microfoundations. While the first part of the lecture mainly deals with firm-level phenomena, the second part of the lecture and the case studies link individual behavior to firm-level performance. In the course, I combine theoretical concepts, from the resource-based view over transactive memory system to social network theory, with real-life examples in the form of case studies.
Course Structure
The course divides into a lecture and a subsequent tutorial. Both parts are required to successfully pass the exam. The exam is comprised by 60 minutes questions on the lecture and 60 minutes case study.
Organization
General
- The course is taught in English
| Lecture | Combined Lecture and Tutorial (starting 14.04.2015): Tuesdays, 09:00 – 12:00 h |
| Location | Ludwigstraße 25, Room 021 |
| Credits | 6 ECTS in WP-4 (Innovation & Information) |
| Examination |
120 min. closed book exam on Thursday, 16.07.2015 15:00-17:00 (M 018) |