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Strategy and Management Control, 6 credits
Strategisk ekonomistyrning: Modeller för en stärkt konkurrenskraft, 6 hp
TDEI35
Main field of study
Industrial Engineering and ManagementCourse level
Second cycleCourse type
Programme courseExaminer
Erik JannessonDirector of studies or equivalent
Johan HoltströmEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 24 hRecommended self-study hours: 136 h
ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
Main field of study
Industrial Engineering and ManagementCourse level
Second cycleAdvancement level
A1XCourse offered for
- Computer Science and Engineering, M Sc in Engineering
- Industrial Engineering and Management - International, M Sc in Engineering
- Industrial Engineering and Management, M Sc in Engineering
- Information Technology, M Sc in Engineering
Entry requirements
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of business strategy and management control.Intended learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to give the students an opportunity to acquire a knowledge in the area of strategy and control. After the course is completed the student should:
- Have knowledge about basic concepts and models within the areas of strategy and management control.
- Understand how strategic congruens and a related control mix can contribute to an organizations competitive advantage.
- With a critical approach, be able to analyze a specific organization - with a particular focus on strategic congruens and control mix - and suggest how strategies and control systems should be designed and used.
Course content
Am important and classical problem is how to align strategies and control systems in order to improve performance. This problem will be discussed at length in this course.
Teaching and working methods
The first half of the course includes teaching where the literature is discussed. Thereafter a written exam will take place. During the entire course the students will work on a project assignment. It includes making an analysis of a large corporation’s strategies and to make suggestions of an appropriate management control system to implement the strategies.
Examination
| UPG2 | Case | 3 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
| KTR1 | Written examination | 3 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
The final grade will be given as a combination of the written examination and case.
Grades
Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5Department
Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingDirector of Studies or equivalent
Johan HoltströmExaminer
Erik JannessonCourse website and other links
http://www.iei.liu.se/indek/utbildning/ekonomiska-informationssystem/tdei35?l=svEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 24 hRecommended self-study hours: 136 h
Course literature
Jannesson, E., Nilsson, F. & Rapp, B. (red), 2014, Strategy, control and competitive advantage - Case study evidence, Springer: Berlin. Artiklar.| Code | Name | Scope | Grading scale |
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| UPG2 | Case | 3 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
| KTR1 | Written examination | 3 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
The final grade will be given as a combination of the written examination and case.
Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)
The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.
LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.
Course literature is preliminary.
Jannesson, E., Nilsson, F. & Rapp, B. (red), 2014, Strategy, control and competitive advantage - Case study evidence, Springer: Berlin.
Artiklar.
Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.
I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize
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| 1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level) |
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| 1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level) |
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| 1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level) |
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| 1.5 Insight into current research and development work |
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| 2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES | ||||||
| 2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving |
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| 2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery |
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| 2.3 System thinking |
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| 2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning |
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| 2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities |
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| 3.2 Communications |
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| 3.3 Communication in foreign languages |
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| 4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT | ||||||
| 4.1 External, societal, and environmental context |
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| 4.2 Enterprise and business context |
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| 4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management |
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| 4.4 Designing |
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| 4.5 Implementing |
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| 4.6 Operating |
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| 5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS | ||||||
| 5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development |
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| 5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development |
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| 5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects |
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| 5.4 Execution of research or development projects |
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| 5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects |
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