Course: Firms and Competitiveness

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Course title Firms and Competitiveness
Course code MUFU/1FICE
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Knápková Adriana, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Pálka Přemysl, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Session Case(s) - Introduction and Overall Framework - Competitive Advantage and the Principles of Company Strategy - Finland and Nokia - Competition across Borders and Global Strategy of Multinational Corporations - Intel Corporation and Volvo Trucks - The Diamond Model - The Japanese Facsimile Industry - The Diamond Model in Developing/Transition Economies - Estonia in Transition - Clusters and Cluster Development - The California Wine Cluster - Clusters in Developing Countries - Electronics and IT in Costa Rica - Institutions for Collaboration - TBD - National Economies Strategy: Advanced Economies - Singapore - National Economies Strategy: Transition Economies - Latvia - National Economies Strategy: Developing Economies - Rwanda - Internationalization of Firms Based in Developing Countries - Atlas Electrica, AFP Provida - Team Presentations

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Student is able to understand professional texts in english. Student is able to participate and contribute to professional discussions in english. Student is able to create their own opinion based on analysed materials.
Student is able to understand professional texts in english. Student is able to participate and contribute to professional discussions in english. Student is able to create their own opinion based on analysed materials.
teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
assessment methods
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
  • Případové studie vydané Harvard Business School k předmětu "Microeconomics of Competitiveness"..
  • PORTER. M. On Competition. Harvard Business School Press, 1998. ISBN 978-087584795.


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