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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;=== Objectives, Skills and Learning Outcomes ===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;=== Objectives, Skills and Learning Outcomes ===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Introduction and objectives (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;2. Basic concepts (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;a. Company&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;b. Enterprise, Strategic management, Competitiveness, etc&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;3. Strategy formulation (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;a. The schools of strategic thinking/ strategy safari&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;b. Positioning model vs. resource based model&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;4. Business level strategy:&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;a. Review of fundamental concepts and tools of analysis (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;b. Review of strategies (cost, differentiation, focus) and chain value (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;c. Chain value disarticulation (CMS)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;d. MBOs: the example of Probos MBO about ProHolding (JRS)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;5. Creation of value /EVA (JRS)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;6. Corporate level strategy&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;a. Fundamental concepts (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;b. Diversification/Portfolio Management (JRS)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;c. Vertical integration and strategic outsourcing (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;d. Acquisitions (CMS)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;e. Internationalisation (MPS ?)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;f. Collaborative strategy (AM ?)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;7. Strategy implementation/execution&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;a. Fundamental concepts (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;b. Balanced ScoreCard: Mobil NM&amp;amp;R and Epoli examples (JRS)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;c. “Leading the change” (CMS)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Introduction and objectives (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;2. Basic concepts (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;a. Company&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;b. Enterprise, Strategic management, Competitiveness, etc&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;3. Strategy formulation (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;a. The schools of strategic thinking/ strategy safari&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;b. Positioning model vs. resource based model&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;4. Business level strategy:&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;a. Review of fundamental concepts and tools of analysis (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;b. Review of strategies (cost, differentiation, focus) and chain value (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;c. Chain value disarticulation (CMS)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;d. MBOs: the example of Probos MBO about ProHolding (JRS)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;5. Creation of value /EVA (JRS)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;6. Corporate level strategy&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;a. Fundamental concepts (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;b. Diversification/Portfolio Management (JRS)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;c. Vertical integration and strategic outsourcing (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;d. Acquisitions (CMS)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;e. Internationalisation (MPS&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;?)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;f. Collaborative strategy (AM&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;?)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;7. Strategy implementation/execution&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;a. Fundamental concepts (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;b. Balanced ScoreCard: Mobil NM&amp;amp;R and Epoli examples (JRS)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;c. “Leading the change” (CMS)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Visit the [http://sigarra.up.pt/feup_uk/disciplinas_geral.FormView?P_CAD_CODIGO=ESG0020&amp;amp;P_ANO_LECTIVO=2011/2012&amp;amp;P_PERIODO=1S Corporate Strategy Course Website].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Visit the [http://sigarra.up.pt/feup_uk/disciplinas_geral.FormView?P_CAD_CODIGO=ESG0020&amp;amp;P_ANO_LECTIVO=2011/2012&amp;amp;P_PERIODO=1S Corporate Strategy Course Website].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;== &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/index.php?title=Index.php/FEUP_MESG_-_Services_Engineering_and_Management&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot; class=&quot;new&quot; title=&quot;Index.php/FEUP MESG - Services Engineering and Management (page does not exist)&quot;&gt;Service Engineering and Management MESG Master Program&lt;/a&gt; ==  == Corporate Strategy Course ==  === Objectives, Skill...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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1- BACKGROUND&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Strategic thinking is becoming more and more relevant for an Industrial Engineer. The need to develop strategic management skills is crucial for the competitiveness of organizations, and only those o possess such skills will be able to assume higher levels of responsibility.&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;2- SPECIFIC AIMS&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;This course unit aims to endow students with the basic skills to think strategically, to develop a specific business and corporate strategy, to understand the issues and hurdles of implementation, in order to play a role in a given company's competitiveness.&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;3- PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;EIG0035 &amp;amp;nbsp;Project Appraisal&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;EIG0036 &amp;amp;nbsp;Human Resources Management&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;EIG0034 &amp;amp;nbsp;General Management&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;EIG0029 &amp;amp;nbsp;Operations Management&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;EIG0028 &amp;amp;nbsp;Total Quality Management&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;EIG0032 &amp;amp;nbsp;Financial Management&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;EIG0030 &amp;amp;nbsp;Logistics Management&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;EIG0031 &amp;amp;nbsp;Marketing&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;4- PERCENTUAL DISTRIBUTION&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;* Scientific component - 60%&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;* Technological component - 40%&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;5- LEARNING OUTCOMES&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;At the end of this subject, students should be able to:&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;- think strategically&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;- understand the issues and hurdles of implementing a given strategy&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;- design a specific business and corporate strategy&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;- design a strategic implementation plan&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;- define the controlling mechanisms for a given implementation plan&lt;br /&gt;
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1. Introduction and objectives (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;2. Basic concepts (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;a. Company&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;b. Enterprise, Strategic management, Competitiveness, etc&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;3. Strategy formulation (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;a. The schools of strategic thinking/ strategy safari&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;b. Positioning model vs. resource based model&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;4. Business level strategy:&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;a. Review of fundamental concepts and tools of analysis (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;b. Review of strategies (cost, differentiation, focus) and chain value (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;c. Chain value disarticulation (CMS)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;d. MBOs: the example of Probos MBO about ProHolding (JRS)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;5. Creation of value /EVA (JRS)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;6. Corporate level strategy&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;a. Fundamental concepts (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;b. Diversification/Portfolio Management (JRS)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;c. Vertical integration and strategic outsourcing (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;d. Acquisitions (CMS)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;e. Internationalisation (MPS ?)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;f. Collaborative strategy (AM ?)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;7. Strategy implementation/execution&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;a. Fundamental concepts (APG)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;b. Balanced ScoreCard: Mobil NM&amp;amp;R and Epoli examples (JRS)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;c. “Leading the change” (CMS)&lt;br /&gt;
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