| Learning objectives |
- 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.
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| Examination |
The exam in the subject consists of two parts:
| Institutions
and Business Strategy in the Chinese Context -
Content: | | Sub exam weight | 50% | | Examination form | Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. | | Individual or group exam | Individual exam | | Size of written product | Max. 10 pages | | Assignment type | Essay | | Duration | Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
30 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade | | Grading scale | 7-step scale | | Examiner(s) | Internal examiner and second internal
examiner | | Exam period | Summer | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary exam | Description of the exam
procedure
The course has only one exam consisting of two parts. The grade
is given for the content of the synopsis and the oral
presentation. |
| Institutions
and Business Strategy in the Chinese Context -
Language: | | Sub exam weight | 50% | | Examination form | Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. | | Individual or group exam | Individual exam | | Size of written product | Max. 10 pages | | Assignment type | Essay | | Duration | Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
30 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade | | Grading scale | 7-step scale | | Examiner(s) | Internal examiner and second internal
examiner | | Exam period | Summer | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary exam | Description of the exam
procedure
The course has only one exam consisting of two parts. The grade
is given for the content of the synopsis and the oral
presentation. |
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| Course content and structure |
|
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
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| Description of the teaching methods |
| lecture, group work, group presentation |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
From teacher to student
1. Office hours for feedback
2. feedback giving during teaching sessions (this is my own idea)
Student to student
3.Peer feedback
4.pre-test
Reflections on learning
5. Activating teaching and reflections on learning
6. Tutorials as a guide |
| Student workload |
| Lectures |
30 hours |
| Exam |
0.5 hours |
| Preparation |
175.5 hours |
| Total |
206 hours |
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| Expected literature |
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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.
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