Pre-master Business Administration
University of Amsterdam
2017-2018
Contains:
Overview summary of the reading list
Summary of all articles
Main idea per article
Application per week
Notes of all lectures & seminars
Strategy & Organization
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,Table of contents
Overall summary ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Week 1: Competitive strategy .................................................................................................................. 4
Week 2: Corporate strategy ...................................................................................................................... 4
Week 3: Strategic decision making ........................................................................................................... 5
Week 4: Strategic planning and possible alternatives to it ...................................................................... 6
Week 5: Strategy implementation and organizational change ................................................................ 7
Week 6: International strategy ................................................................................................................. 8
Week 1 – Application .................................................................................................................................. 10
Week 1 – Notes lecture & seminar ............................................................................................................. 11
1.2 Porter, M. (1979), How competitive forces shape strategy ................................................................. 12
1.3 Baden-Fuller, C. and J. Stopford (1992), The firm matters, not the industry ....................................... 15
1.4 Barney, J. (1991), Firm resources and sustained competitive advantage ............................................ 16
1.5 Christensen, C.M. Raynor, M.E., and McDonald, R. (2015). What is disruptive innovation? ............... 21
Week 2 – Application .................................................................................................................................. 24
Week 2 – Notes lecture & seminar ............................................................................................................. 24
2.1 Hedley, B. (1977), Strategy and the “business portfolio” ..................................................................... 28
2.2 Porter, M. (1987), From competitive advantage to corporate strategy ............................................... 31
2.3 Prahalad, C.K. and G. Hamel (1990), The core competence of the corporation .................................. 34
2.4 Lorenzoni, G. and C. Baden-Fuller (1995), Creating a strategic center to manage a web of partners . 37
2.5 Campbell, A., M. Goold and M. Alexander (1995), Corporate strategy: The quest for parenting
advantage.................................................................................................................................................... 40
Week 3– Application ................................................................................................................................... 43
Week 3 – Notes lecture & seminar ............................................................................................................. 44
3.1 Eisenhardt, K.M. and M.J. Zbaracki (1992), Strategic decision making ................................................ 47
3.2 Hambrick, D.C. and P.A. Mason (1984), The organization as a reflection of its top managers ............ 49
3.3 Eisenhardt, K.M. and D.N. Sull (2001), Strategy as simple rules ........................................................... 51
3.4 Kahneman, D., Lovallo, D. and S. Sibony. (2011). Before you make that big decision ......................... 52
3.5 Rosenzweig, P. 2013. What makes strategic decision making different .............................................. 53
Week 4– Application ................................................................................................................................... 54
Week 4 – Notes lecture & seminar ............................................................................................................. 55
4.1 Hax and Majluf (1991), A formal strategic planning process ................................................................ 62
4.2 Mintzberg, H. (1994), The fall and rise of strategic planning................................................................ 64
4.3 Goold, M. and A. Campbell (1987), Many best ways to make strategy................................................ 65
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, 4.4 Cornelius, P., A. van de Putte and M. Romani (2005), Three decades of scenario planning ................ 65
4.5 Hamel, G. and C.K. Prahalad (1989), Strategic intent ........................................................................... 67
Week 5 – Application ................................................................................................................................. 69
Week 5 – Notes lecture & seminar ............................................................................................................. 69
5.1 Miles, R.E., C.C. Snow, A.D. Meyer and H.J. Coleman Jr. (1978) Organizational strategy, structure, and
process ........................................................................................................................................................ 74
5.2 Mintzberg, H. (1979, 1983), The structuring of organizations.............................................................. 76
5.3 Burgelman, R.A. (1983), Corporate entrepreneurship and strategic management: Insights from a
process study .............................................................................................................................................. 79
5.4 Romanelli, E. and M.L. Tushman (1994), Organizational transformation as punctuated equilibrium:
An empirical test ......................................................................................................................................... 80
5.5 Bartlett, C.A. and S. Ghoshal (1993), Beyond the M-form: Toward a managerial theory of the firm .. 81
Week 6 – Application ................................................................................................................................. 82
Week 6 – Notes lecture & seminar ............................................................................................................. 82
6.1 Prahalad, C.K. and Y. Doz (1987), Mapping the characteristics of a business ...................................... 89
6.2 Slangen, A.H.L. and S. Beugelsdijk (2010), The impact of institutional hazards on foreign
multinational activity: A contingency perspective...................................................................................... 91
6.3 Birkinshaw, J., and Hood, N. (1998). Multinational subsidiary evolution: Capability and charter
change in foreign-owned subsidiary companies ........................................................................................ 92
6.4 Zahra, S. A., and Garvis, D. M. (2000). International corporate entrepreneurship and firm
performance: The moderating effect of international environmental hostility......................................... 94
6.5 Ghemawat, P. (2007). Managing differences: the central challenge of global strategy ...................... 95
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University of Amsterdam
2017-2018
Contains:
Overview summary of the reading list
Summary of all articles
Main idea per article
Application per week
Notes of all lectures & seminars
Strategy & Organization
1
,Table of contents
Overall summary ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Week 1: Competitive strategy .................................................................................................................. 4
Week 2: Corporate strategy ...................................................................................................................... 4
Week 3: Strategic decision making ........................................................................................................... 5
Week 4: Strategic planning and possible alternatives to it ...................................................................... 6
Week 5: Strategy implementation and organizational change ................................................................ 7
Week 6: International strategy ................................................................................................................. 8
Week 1 – Application .................................................................................................................................. 10
Week 1 – Notes lecture & seminar ............................................................................................................. 11
1.2 Porter, M. (1979), How competitive forces shape strategy ................................................................. 12
1.3 Baden-Fuller, C. and J. Stopford (1992), The firm matters, not the industry ....................................... 15
1.4 Barney, J. (1991), Firm resources and sustained competitive advantage ............................................ 16
1.5 Christensen, C.M. Raynor, M.E., and McDonald, R. (2015). What is disruptive innovation? ............... 21
Week 2 – Application .................................................................................................................................. 24
Week 2 – Notes lecture & seminar ............................................................................................................. 24
2.1 Hedley, B. (1977), Strategy and the “business portfolio” ..................................................................... 28
2.2 Porter, M. (1987), From competitive advantage to corporate strategy ............................................... 31
2.3 Prahalad, C.K. and G. Hamel (1990), The core competence of the corporation .................................. 34
2.4 Lorenzoni, G. and C. Baden-Fuller (1995), Creating a strategic center to manage a web of partners . 37
2.5 Campbell, A., M. Goold and M. Alexander (1995), Corporate strategy: The quest for parenting
advantage.................................................................................................................................................... 40
Week 3– Application ................................................................................................................................... 43
Week 3 – Notes lecture & seminar ............................................................................................................. 44
3.1 Eisenhardt, K.M. and M.J. Zbaracki (1992), Strategic decision making ................................................ 47
3.2 Hambrick, D.C. and P.A. Mason (1984), The organization as a reflection of its top managers ............ 49
3.3 Eisenhardt, K.M. and D.N. Sull (2001), Strategy as simple rules ........................................................... 51
3.4 Kahneman, D., Lovallo, D. and S. Sibony. (2011). Before you make that big decision ......................... 52
3.5 Rosenzweig, P. 2013. What makes strategic decision making different .............................................. 53
Week 4– Application ................................................................................................................................... 54
Week 4 – Notes lecture & seminar ............................................................................................................. 55
4.1 Hax and Majluf (1991), A formal strategic planning process ................................................................ 62
4.2 Mintzberg, H. (1994), The fall and rise of strategic planning................................................................ 64
4.3 Goold, M. and A. Campbell (1987), Many best ways to make strategy................................................ 65
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, 4.4 Cornelius, P., A. van de Putte and M. Romani (2005), Three decades of scenario planning ................ 65
4.5 Hamel, G. and C.K. Prahalad (1989), Strategic intent ........................................................................... 67
Week 5 – Application ................................................................................................................................. 69
Week 5 – Notes lecture & seminar ............................................................................................................. 69
5.1 Miles, R.E., C.C. Snow, A.D. Meyer and H.J. Coleman Jr. (1978) Organizational strategy, structure, and
process ........................................................................................................................................................ 74
5.2 Mintzberg, H. (1979, 1983), The structuring of organizations.............................................................. 76
5.3 Burgelman, R.A. (1983), Corporate entrepreneurship and strategic management: Insights from a
process study .............................................................................................................................................. 79
5.4 Romanelli, E. and M.L. Tushman (1994), Organizational transformation as punctuated equilibrium:
An empirical test ......................................................................................................................................... 80
5.5 Bartlett, C.A. and S. Ghoshal (1993), Beyond the M-form: Toward a managerial theory of the firm .. 81
Week 6 – Application ................................................................................................................................. 82
Week 6 – Notes lecture & seminar ............................................................................................................. 82
6.1 Prahalad, C.K. and Y. Doz (1987), Mapping the characteristics of a business ...................................... 89
6.2 Slangen, A.H.L. and S. Beugelsdijk (2010), The impact of institutional hazards on foreign
multinational activity: A contingency perspective...................................................................................... 91
6.3 Birkinshaw, J., and Hood, N. (1998). Multinational subsidiary evolution: Capability and charter
change in foreign-owned subsidiary companies ........................................................................................ 92
6.4 Zahra, S. A., and Garvis, D. M. (2000). International corporate entrepreneurship and firm
performance: The moderating effect of international environmental hostility......................................... 94
6.5 Ghemawat, P. (2007). Managing differences: the central challenge of global strategy ...................... 95
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