Code:

BERMASC009

Course type:

Advanced specialisation course

Long name:

Advanced Topics of Research in Strategy

ECTS:

5

Language:

English

Lecturer(s):

Prof. dr. F.A.J. van den Bosch; Dr. J.J.P. Jansen

Coordinator:

Dr. J.J.P. Jansen

Contact person

Carolien Heintjes (cheintjes@rsm.nl)

Faculty:

RSM Erasmus University

Number of lectures:

10

Hours per lecture:

3

Goal:

This advanced course aims to introduce a number of advanced topics of research in Strategy and to relate the insights acquired to the intended PhD research of the participants being in Strategy or in other fields like Marketing or Organisation.

Course contents:

As Strategy is an integrative discipline, it is important to acquire insights of a number of promising advanced topics. The topics selected will, therefore, be introduced and discussed from an integrative perspective addressing the relationship between these topics and e.g. single disciplinary approaches. Examples of topics are:

The participants will be introduced to leading edge and inspiring publications in the top journals including the papers of the members of the Strategy Department of the RSM Erasmus University will be invited to reflect on possible relations between the topics selected and their intended PhD research.

Assignment:

Participants are invited to write a conceptual paper or a research methodology paper on how two of the topics discussed may contribute to the further understanding of the intended PhD research and vice versa, how the intended PhD research may contribute to the two topics selected by the participant.

Literature:

Selected number of publications in top journals including a few introductory readings.