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Strategy and Competitiveness

Code 12554
Year 1
Semester S1
ECTS Credits 6
Workload OT(15H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area Management
Entry requirements Not applicable.
Mode of delivery face-to-face
Learning outcomes To enable students to understand and extend its range of scientific knowledge in this area; and to transmit a set of concepts, tools and analysis techniques, to ascertain, investigate and analyze the main tools strategic analysis and competitiveness.

To understand and apply strategic tools for competitive analysis business, to evaluate and diagnose the competitive position of a sector, region and/or country, and to develop research skills on this area.
Syllabus I - Strategy and Competitiveness context
1.1- Introduction
1.2 - Competitive Strategy and Industrial Sector

II. Strategic Analysis
2.1 - Competitive Strategy: Central Concepts
2.2 - Generic Competitive Strategies
2.3 - Models of Competition Analysis and Business Portfolio
2.4 - Structural Analysis of an Industrial Sector

III - Internationalization Strategies
3.1 - Introduction
3.2 - Nature of the Internationalization Strategy
3.3 - Basic Forms of Internationalization
3.4 - Benefits, Costs and Risks of Internationalization
3.5 - Adaptation and Standardization
3.6 - Vertical Integration
3.7 - Evolution of the Internationalization Strategy
3.8 - Internationalization of business
Main Bibliography Ansoff, I. (1977). Estratégia Empresarial, Ed. McGraw-Hill, S. Paulo.
Barney, J. (2002). Gaining and Sustaining Competitive Advantage, International Edition, Second Edition, Prentice Hall.
Mintzberg, H. (1995). Estrutura e Dinâmica das Organizações; Dom Quixote, Lisboa.
Porter, M. (1980). Competitive Strategy, New York, The Free Press.
Porter, M. (1985). Competitive Advantage, New York, The Free Press;.
Porter, M. (1990). The Competitive Advantage of Nations; the Macmillan Press, London.
Relatorio Monitor Company (1994). Construir as Vantagens Competitivas de Portugal; Edição do Forum para a Competitividade.
Thompson, A.; Strickland, A. J. e Gamble, J. (2007) Crafting & Executing Strategy, 5th Ed., McGraw-Hill, NY.
Walker, G. (2003). Modern Competitive Strategy. International Edition, McGraw-Hill.
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2021-06-12

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