This week’s topics
Strategic Decision-Making in Global Markets
- Cross-border mergers and acquisitions
- International joint ventures and strategic alliances
- Foreign market entry mode selection
- Corporate restructuring and divestment
- The reshaping of the mergers and acquisitions market
- Leading Strategy Paper series: Kale and Singh (2009) Managing Strategic Alliances
- Business Strategy 09 - Acquisition & Restructuring Strategies
What you will be able to do
- 4.1 Analyse the strategic decision of a named business organisation.
Activity
Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse the strategic decision of a named business organisation.
Study materials
Videos
- The reshaping of the mergers and acquisitions market · YouTube · Saïd Business School, University of Oxford · 64 min · for registered students
- Leading Strategy Paper series: Kale and Singh (2009) Managing Strategic Alliances · YouTube · Glenn Parry · 18 min · for registered students
- Business Strategy 09 - Acquisition & Restructuring Strategies · YouTube · Ajarn Olli · 19 min · for registered students
- The stories we tell ourselves: narrative, emotion and fantasy in strategic decision-making · YouTube · The Open University Business School · 24 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Fundamentals of Global Strategy, ch. 5: Target Markets and Modes of Entry · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 99–120 · for registered students
- Mastering Strategic Management, ch. 8: Selecting Corporate-Level Strategies · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 237–272 · for registered students
- A Review of the Empirical Literature on FDI Determinants · PDF · NBER, article · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
