| Learning objectives |
- take theoretical perspectives to explain relationships on
different levels of analysis,
- explain phenomena related to the different types of
relationships between individuals, business functions and
organizations of a supply chain,
- explain phenomena related to dyadic, triadic and network
relationships,
- analyze and design inter-functional and inter-organizational
business processes, and
- apply knowledge about relationships in order to solve relevant
business problems.
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| Examination |
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Managing
Relationships:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Written sit-in exam on CBS'
computers |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
4 hours |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
One internal examiner |
| Exam period |
Spring |
| Aids |
Closed book: no aids
However, at all
written sit-in exams the student has access to the basic IT
application package (Microsoft Office (minus Excel), digital pen
and paper, 7-zip file manager, Adobe Acrobat, Texlive, VLC player,
Windows Media Player), and the student is allowed to bring simple
writing and drawing utensils (non-digital). PLEASE NOTE: Students
are not allowed to communicate with others during the
exam. |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the number of registered candidates for the make-up
examination/re-take examination warrants that it may most
appropriately be held as an oral examination, the programme office
will inform the students that the make-up examination/re-take
examination will be held as an oral examination
instead.
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| Course content and structure |
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Managerial decisions have traditionally been motivated by
cutting costs and ensuring material supply, but with the emergence
of supply chain management there has been a shift towards managing
relationships, internally in order to tear down the functional
silos that separated finance, procurement, production, marketing,
logistics and sales, and externally in order to orchestrate
end-to-end value creation. Today, such relationships often take on
an own identity as a “quasi-firms”. Based on interdisciplinary
literature related to supply chain and operations management,
strategic management, marketing, and economics, among other
disciplines, this course covers phenomena related to different
types of relationships by taking different theoretical
perspectives. Based on interactive discussions and case studies,
the participants will learn how to apply such knowledge in a
managerial context. The course content includes the following
topics: trust, power, contract theory, coordination, integration,
systems theory, relational view, business process management
etc.
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| Description of the teaching methods |
| The course is mainly built on research-based
teaching, partly supported by case-based teaching. Students are
encouraged to participate in group discussions. |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| Feedback is provided as part of group exercises
and discussions. |
| Student workload |
| Teaching |
33 hours |
| Readings, Excercises, Preparation Exam |
173 hours |
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| Expected literature |
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Mandatory literature:
- Billington, C., Johnson, B., Triantis, A. 2002. A Real Options
Perspective on Supply Chain Management in High Technology. Journal
of Applied Corporate Finance, 15 (2), 32–43.
- Dyer, J.H. & Singh, H., 1998. The Relational View:
Cooperative Strategy and Sources of Interorganizational Competitive
Advantage. Academy of Management Review 23 (4), 660–679.
- Object Management Group, 2013. Business Process Model and
Notation (BPMN). Version 2.0.2. Chapter 7.
http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN
Additional literature will be announced in the
class.
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