Course description

Firms operating under conditions of globalization face increased competitive pressures that lead to new business concepts potentially rendering existing products, services and whole business models obsolete. As a consequence, it becomes essential for firms to recognize new business opportunities continuously and fast.

The course “opportunity recognition” offers a comprehensive introduction to various tools that enable firms to identify such business opportunities systematically.

Exam information

in moodle you will find the 

  • script
  • excercises from the tutorial
Exam information: 

  • The file combines all slides relevant for the exam from the lecture and the tutorial. Slides not for the exam are marked with a red dot. This document will be provided at the end of the last tutorial. 
  • We will not ask for any numbers or statistics 
  • Sometimes concepts are explained by means of an example e.g. the substitution curve is explained by using the ratio between mobile/fixed network shares. In this cases you need to understand the concepts, e.g. the substitution curve but not the specific example. 
  • There will be one or more case studies and there will be knowledge questions and questions in which you have to apply your knowledge to the case(s)
  • The exam will be in English 
Lecture

The content of this course will be applied to specific firms and business contexts in selected case studies.

 Tutorial

The tutorial revises the course content and offers selected deep dives and exercises.

 

Course material

The password and the script for the lecture will be provided in Moodle after  the start of the lecture on Friday, Mai 3rd. 

 

Time and dates:

Lecture: 

03.05.2019, Friday, 12:00  - 18:00, Chemie HS 1

10.05.2019, Friday, 14:00  - 18:00, Chemie HS 1

17.05.2019, Friday, 12:00  - 18:00, Chemie HS 1

24.05.2019, Friday, 12:00  - 18:00, Chemie HS 1


Tutorial:

07.06.2019, Friday, 09:00 – 16:00, SRG 2.028

21.06.2019, Friday, 09:00 – 16:00, SRG 2.028

28.06.2019, Friday, 09:00 – 16:00, SRG 2.028


Literature 

Engelen et al. (2017). Opportunity Recognition. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. 

Assessment

Written exam

Informationen zur Klausureinsicht finden Sie in Moodle nach der ersten Klausur.

 

Anrechnung (for TU Dortmund students in the Master program)

Diese Veranstaltung ist für Master-Studierende im Modul „Strategisches und Internationales Management II“ anrechenbar.