The course explores the communication practices through which organizational strategies are developed and implemented. Adopting a practice-based view on strategy making, the course views strategy communication as integral part of strategic management. The course covers the topics of communicating and interpreting strategy, facilitating strategy dialogue, and participation in collaborative strategy work from a stakeholder perspective.

Strategy Communication

This course familiarizes students with the practice and implementation of strategy in multinational corporations, smaller entrepreneurial firms and other types of contemporary organizations. Students will gain a realistic perspective to practices and routines related to strategy through case studies, guest lectures, and a variety of individual and group assignments.

Strategy in Action

During the course, the following questions will be examined: (1) Why and how do firms internationalize? (2) What challenges do firms have as they start, develop, and manage their international operations and what can be done to overcome these challenges and be successful in international business? (3) What are the advantages and disadvantages of different entry modes and internationalization strategies and how can they best be designed and managed? (4) How can one conduct international negotiations successfully? (5) What are some strategies for succesfully managing international operations? (6) How is it best to design and manage mergers and acquisitions?; and (7) What are key issues to consider relating to international supply chains?  
The course will include guests who will share their industry experience.  The course has a strong practical focus and will seek to forge links between theory and practice and illustrate practical applications of the material discussed during the course. Material covered in the course is taught in a way that it is useful in practice.

International Strategy

Aalto-yliopisto on säätiöpohjainen yliopisto ja sen muodostavat kuusi korkeakoulua.

Tieteellistä tutkimusta, taiteellista toimintaa ja opetusta toteutetaan Aallon kuudessa
korkeakoulussa ja niiden yksiköissä. Korkeakoulut ovat vastuussa tutkimuksesta ja
opetuksesta omilla aloillaan yliopiston strategian, korkeakoulujen vuosittain
tarkistettavien strategisten suunnitelmien (Our Plan), budjetin ja yliopiston yhteisten
sääntöjen puitteissa.

Korkeakoulut muodostuvat laitoksista ja erillisyksiköistä. Lisäksi Aalto-yliopistolla
ja sen korkeakouluilla voi olla toisten yliopistojen ja ammattikorkeakoulujen sekä
tutkimuslaitosten ja yksityisten yhteisöjen kanssa yhteisiä yksiköitä.

Strategian sivuaine

Kokonaisuuteen kuuluvat kurssit:

Aalto-yliopistoStrategy Communication

Aalto-yliopistoStrategy in Action

Aalto-yliopistoInternational Strategy