RAK-59126 Management in International Construction Business, 6 cr

Implementation RAK-59126 2016-01

Lessons

Period 3
Methods of instruction Luento
Person responsible Pekka Huovinen

Assessment scale

Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)

Requirements

The focus of this course is on a student’s learning about the managing of IB and ICB issues. Nevertheless, a student is learning about relevant aspects of leading people and managing stakeholder relationships, too. In addition, a high-performing student or team (a) can combine many schools, multiple generic BM, applied IB management, and contextual ICB management concepts into a theoretically sound ICB management concept, (b) can incorporate into such a concept many contextual elements that are necessary for success in a focal ICB type and within targeted market types as well as (c) can tailor or adjust such a concept to a focal firm and its ICB unit.

Additional information of course implementation

Do please remember to enroll yourself into the course site in Moodle!!! Muistathan liittyä opintojakson sivuille Moodlessa!!!

RAK-59126 Management in International Construction Business/Lec/01 Tue 10.01.2017 13:00 - 17:00
RAK-59126 Management in International Construction Business/Lec/01 Tue 17.01.2017 13:00 - 17:00
RAK-59126 Management in International Construction Business/Lec/01 Tue 24.01.2017 13:00 - 17:00
RAK-59126 Management in International Construction Business/Lec/01 Tue 31.01.2017 13:00 - 17:00
RAK-59126 Management in International Construction Business/Lec/01 Tue 07.02.2017 13:00 - 17:00
RAK-59126 Management in International Construction Business/Lec/01 Tue 14.02.2017 13:00 - 17:00
RAK-59126 Management in International Construction Business/Lec/01 Tue 21.02.2017 13:00 - 17:00

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN Additional information Language Examination material
Book A theory of organizational knowledge creation Nonaka I., Toyama R. and Byosiere P. (2001) Ch. 22 in Dierkes M. et al., Eds, Handbook of organizational learning and knowledge. Oxford University Press, pp. 491-517. English No
Book Managing across borders. The transnational solution Bartlett C. A. and Ghoshal S. (1998, 2002) Ch 4. Century Business. pp. 57-71. English No
Book Strategic management and competitive advantage – Concepts and cases. Barney J. B. and Hesterly, W. S., (2008) 0-13-154274-5 Pearson International Education/Prentice Hall, 2nd ed., pp. 4-5, 10-14, 74-107. English Yes
Book The new strategic management. Organization, competition, and competence Sanchez R. and Heene A. 0-471-89953-4 Wiley, 2004, Chapters 1 and 3-5. English Yes
Book Toward a dynamic theory of strategy Porter, M. E. (1994) 0-87584-645-9 In Rumelt R., Schendel, D., Teece D. (eds), Fundamental issues in strategy. Harvard Business School Press. Pages 423-461 English Yes
Journal A solution business model: Capabilities and management practices for integrated solutions Storbacka K. Industrial Marketing Management, 2011, Vol. 40, pp. 699-711. English Yes
Journal Business models in project business Wikström K., Artto K., Kujala J. and Söderlund J. International Journal of Project Management, 2010, Vol. 28, pp. 832-841. English Yes
Journal Corporate property strategy is integral to corporate business strategy Roulac S. E. (2001) Journal of Real Estate Research, Vol. 22, Nos. 1/2, pp. 129-152 English No
Journal Does KM produce practical outcomes? Massingham P. R, and Massingham R. K. (2014) Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 221-254. English No
Journal Dynamic capabilities and strategic management Teece D. J., Pisano G. and Shuen A. (1997) Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 18, no. 7, 509-533. English No
Journal Dynamic capabilities at IBM: Driving strategy into action Harreld J. B., O’Reilly III C. A., and Tushman M. L. California Management Review, 2007, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 21-43. English Yes
Journal Exploring the contribution of management innovation to the evolution of dynamic capabilities Gebauer H. (2011) Industrial Marketing Management, Vol. 40, pp. 1238-1250. English No
Journal Harnessing your staff's informal networks McDermott R. and Archibald D. (2010) Harvard Business Review, Vol. 88, March, pp. 83-89. English No
Journal Managing the process-centred enterprise. Hatten K. J. and Rosenthal S. R. Long Range Planning, 1999, Vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 293-310. English Yes
Journal Quantum strategy at Apple Inc Heracleous L. (2013) Organizational Dynamics, Vol. 42, pp. 92-99 English No
Journal Strategic agility in MNEs Fourne S. P. L., Jansen J. J. P. and Mom T. J. M. (2014) California Management Review, Vol. 56, Spring, pp. 13-38. English No
Journal System supplier’s customer strategy Helander A. and Möller K. Industrial Marketing Management, 2007, Vol. 36, pp. 719-730.    English Yes
Journal Systems sales as a competitive response to the Asian challenge: Case of a global ship power supplier Salonen A., gabrielsson M. and Al-Obaidi Z. Industrial Marketing Management, 2006, Vol. 35, pp. 740-750. English Yes
Journal The Uppsala internationalization process model revisited Johanson J. and Vahlne J.-E. (2009) Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 40, pp. 1411-1431. English No
Journal The core competence of the corporation Prahalad C. K. and Hamel G. (1990) Harvard Business Review, 1990, Vol. 68 (May-June), pp. 79-91.   English Yes
Journal The core competencies of effective project execution: The challenge of diversity Lampel j. Inter-national  Journal of Project Management, 2001, Vol. 19, pp. 471-483. English Yes
Journal The future of resource-based theory: Revitalization or decline? Barney J. B., Ketchen Jr. D.J. and Wright M. (2011) Journal of Management, Vol. 37, No. 5, 1299-1315. English No
Journal The internationalization process of the firm - A model of knowledge Johanson J. and Vahlne J.-E. (1977) Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 8, Spring, pp. 23-32. English No
Journal The quest of resilience Hamel G. and Välikangas l. (2003) Harvard Business Review, Vol. 82, September, pp. 52-63 English No
Journal Understanding competence-based management: Identifying and managing five modes of competence Sanchez R. Journal of Business Research, 2004, Vol. 57, pp. 518-532. English Yes
Other literature Advancing IB ideation: A review of competence-related management concepts published between 1990-2012 Huovinen P. (2013) In Larimo J., et al., eds., Proceedings of 12th Vaasa Conference on IB. U. of Vaasa. 21-23 August. pp. 1-25.  English Yes
Other literature Built to become - corporate longevity and strategic leadership Burgelman R. (2014) Stanford University, Working Paper Series, # 3115, pp. 1-40 English No
Other literature Platform for advancing research in competence-based BM: A population of 84 concepts published between 1990-2002. Huovinen P. (2008) Research in Competence-Based Management, Vol. 4, pp. 175-218.  English Yes
Other literature Service innovation myopia? A new recipe for client-provider value creation. Möller K., Rajala R. and Westerlund M. California Management Review, 2008, Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 31-48. English Yes
Other literature The building system as a strategic asset in industrialized construction Johnsson H. (2011) In Haugbolle K. et al., Eds, Proceedings of the 6th CREON Conference. Aalborg, Denmark. pp. 541-552. English No
Other online content Theoretical 71-concept platform for advancing construction-related BM Huovinen P. (2014) Paper to be presented at the 8th Nordic Conference on CEO2015, Tampere, 27-29 May 2015 English No