| Institute of Food and Resource Economics | |||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | MSc. 1 year to MSc. 2 year | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | One block | ||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||
| Course Level | MSc Kurset hed tidligere "Strategi og Ledelse i Jordbruget" | ||||||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination oral examination No aid allowed Description of Examination: Students will randomly select a case study from a set of 25 studies. Each case study description will include a number of predefined questions. After 30 min. of individual preparation the student will have 20 min. to present a solution to the problem outlined in the case study as well as to discuss the case study themes in relation to the general theories presented during the course. Weight: 100 % 7-point scale, external examiner | ||||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | The course will be based on a mix of class lectures, guest lectures, workshops, case study discussions, minor written exercises and company visits. | ||||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 4 Week Structure: B | ||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | The course is designed to give students from a broad range of educations an introduction to strategic management and no prior economic or managerial knowledge is required. | ||||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||||
| The course has a managerial perspective and integrates an overview of general strategic management and entrepreneurship theories. Participants will acquire skills for analysing internal and external environment and capabilities influencing SME start-up and change processes. Based on such analysis participants will obtain the capacity to plan and facilitate group-based strategic deliberation aiming at identifying business-level strategic choices. Finally, participants will be capable of identifying central aspects of strategy implementation, including organising the enterprise, leadership and management of people, information, finance and technology. | |||||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||
| The course aims at presenting participants to an overview of strategic management issues and provides opportunities for reflecting on how general management theory can be applied in specific small and medium-sized organisations. The course will be based on a mix of class lectures, guest lectures, workshops, case study and article discussions, minor written exercises and company visits. The course is designed to give students from a broad range of educations an introduction to strategic management and no prior economic or managerial knowledge is required. | |||||||||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||||||||
| The purpose of the course is to provide participants with an overall understanding of strategic management processes in small and medium-sized enterprise (SME). The course focuses on management processes in agriculture, agribusiness, forestry, biotechnology and other natural resource-based enterprises and organisations. Most LIFE candidates will be employed in SME where continues development and organisational change is a fundamental condition. Understanding the dynamics of SME enterprise development and ability to plan and contribute to strategic processes is therefore essential to job performance and personal career development. On completion of the course the student will be able to: Knowledge . Define, explain and critically reflect on main theories and concepts in strategic management and entrepreneurship related to SME . Define and explain the phases and intermediate results in a strategy development processes . Define, discuss and reflect on different organisational cultures and characteristics of different leadership profiles . Define and explain the relationship between business economics and strategic management . Define, discuss and reflect on the characteristics of innovation and its relation to strategic management Skills . Design and plan the implementation of strategy formulation and implementation processes considering specific SME and sector characteristics . Plan and implement relevant analyses and develop a business plan for a enterprise in a start-up phase . Design, plan and implement techniques for analysing the business environment and internal conditions Competences . Facilitate a strategy development processes in small and medium sized organisation . Apply theories of strategic management, entrepreneurship and leadership to analyse strategic aspects in complex management situations . Craft company type specific strategy and business plans in collaboration with subject experts, for example in finance, production and sales departments . Reflect critically on ethical issues in relation to strategic management | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||||
| Haberberg, A. and A. Rieple (2008). Strategic Management: Theory and Application. Oxford University Press. 822 pages. ISBN 978-0-19-921646-8. Additional readings will be introduced at the start of the course. | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||
| Carsten Nico Portefee Hjortsø, cnh@foi.dk, Institute of Food and Resource Economics/Production and Technology Division, Phone: 35332267 | |||||||||||||||||
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