Courses Master Display 2014-2015
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Course title | Alliances and M&As | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course code | EBC4043 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ECTS credits | 6,5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assessment | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Level | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinator |
Wilko Letterie For more information: w.letterie@maastrichtuniversity.nl |
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Language of instruction | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goals |
Students will have obtained state-of-the-art knowledge on alliances and M&As in terms of both academic contributions and more practitioner's oriented knowledge. M&As and alliances are discussed from various theoretical perspectives. Through presentations students have learned to combine different perspectvies, analyse academic texts and relate them to real-life cases.
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Description |
The purpose of this course is to give students a better understanding of both structural aspects of alliances and M&As and the process of setting up these specific forms of inter-firm relationships. Several aspects of alliances and M&As will be taught such as:
- strategic management of these inter-firm relationships - networks - how-to-do-issues Students will be tested on both literature and the content of the lectures. |
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Literature |
A range of papers from management journals
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Prerequisites |
Courses and workload are very demanding for all IB Master courses. Exchange students need to have obtained a bachelor degree with a major in Business. Exchange students need to major in strategy in their Master.
An advanced level of English |
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Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | PBL / Presentation / Lecture / Groupwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | Final Paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evaluation in previous academic year | For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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