• 1. Content:
• Explain the institutional theory and the institution-based view of strategy.
• Explain the three aspects of China's institutional environment, as the lecturer has explained in the course.
• Explain the different responses to such an institutional environment of the businesses situated in China, as the lecturer has explained in the course.
• Apply the institutional theory and the institution-based view of strategy to a specific Chinese business strategy-related topic of the student's own choice.
• Clearly explain and defend his or her analysis (above mentioned application) at the oral exam.
• 2. Language:
• Present and discuss a given topic in English using an appropriate and rich vocabulary and academic terminology.
• Communicate in a coherent manner without committing grammatical, lexical, idiomatic or pronunciation errors that disturb communication.
• Demonstrate that s/he is sufficiently at ease in the language to respond fluently to the examiner’s questions, so that the examination flows as a dialogue.

This course has 10 lectures.

Lecture 1: Introduction to the institution-based view of strategy

Lecture 2: China’s State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)

Lecture 3: Chinese government’s censorship policy

Lecture 4: Intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in China

Lecture 5: China and anti-dumping in world trade

Lecture 6: China’s health care system: Understanding the doctor-patient tension in China

Lecture 7: Trust-building: China’s e-commerce and platform competition

Lecture 8: The ubiquity of unrelated diversification in China

Lecture 9: Non-market strategies: the renewable energy sector in China

Lecture 10: Yin-Yang, Zhong-Yong, and Guanxi: How Chinese way of thinking impacts on Chinese business management

The complete literature list will be available on Learn prior to the commencement of the course. The below list includes a selection of key literature from the course.

• Peng, M. W. (2002). Towards an institution-based view of business strategy. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 19(2-3), 251-267
• Peng, M. W., Sun, S. L., Pinkham, B., & Chen, H. (2009). The Institution-Based View as a Third Leg for a Strategy Tripod. The Academy of Management Perspectives, 23(3), 63-81
• Scott, W. R. (2005). Institutional theory: Contributing to a theoretical research program. in Smith, K. G., & Hitt, M. A. (Eds.). Great minds in management: The process of theory development. Oxford: Oxford University Press: 460-484
• Oliver, C. (1991). Strategic responses to institutional processes. Academy of management review, 16(1), 145-179.
• Regnér, P., & Edman, J. (2013). MNE institutional advantage: How subunits shape, transpose and evade host country institutions. Journal of International Business Studies, 45(3), 275-302.