Focal Firms and SMEs in Global Value Chains
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Teaching
Details
Faculty Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences Domain Business Administration Code UE-EGE.00031 Languages English Type of lesson Exercise
Lecture
Level Master Semester SP-2021 Schedules and rooms
Summary schedule Monday 11:15 - 12:00, Hebdomadaire (Spring semester)
Monday 15:15 - 18:00, Hebdomadaire (Spring semester)
Hours per week 3 Teaching
Teachers Assistants Description The course is divided into four parts:
Part I deals with the enterprise demography to be found in each economy (here the one of Switzerland).
The object of Part II is the Transnational Corporation TNC). What are the drivers of globalisation and internationalisation (with respect to the case of Switzerland), the large TNC, outsourcing and off-shoring and the supply and value chain management approach and network analysis.
Part III is related to Global Value Chains – Concepts, Facts and Methods.
In Part IV the situation of “focal firms” and local development is analysed and discussed.
See the homepage www.unifr.ch/sci for further details with respect to the last course.Training objectives The purpose of this course (lecture and seminar) is to introduce the students to the multidisciplinary notion and complex reality of GVC. The concept of “Global Value Chain” captures the intricate competitive or cooperative relationships between enterprises that are involved – directly or indirectly – in a joint production or delivery of a good or service to the final user.
The course aims at analyzing the reality of global value chains starting from end user perspective, so as to determine the value added component stemming from different enterprise and/or regions involved.
The main goals of the course are to:
- help students discover the complexity of enterprise fabric in Switzerland;
- help to understand the systemic dimension of the globalisation process, its drivers and consequences for different class sizes of enterprises;
- gain familiarity with the growing literature on Global Value Chains (GVC) and the different schools of thought in the field
- analyse the strategy and the modes of cooperation between enterprises of different sizes within GVC;
- to confront students with primary information sources and expose them to the difficulty of finding the relevant reliable information.Condition of access This course is open to students of those branches which fulfil the conditions of access to Master studies. Selection of participants by the Professor based on the list of enrolments. Available seats 30 Softskills No Off field No BeNeFri Yes Mobility Yes UniPop No Documents
Bibliography For the bibliography see the homepage www.unifr.ch/sci. -
Dates and rooms
Date Hour Type of lesson Place 22.02.2021 11:15 - 12:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 22.02.2021 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 01.03.2021 11:15 - 12:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 01.03.2021 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 08.03.2021 11:15 - 12:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 08.03.2021 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 15.03.2021 11:15 - 12:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 15.03.2021 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 22.03.2021 11:15 - 12:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 22.03.2021 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 29.03.2021 11:15 - 12:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 29.03.2021 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 12.04.2021 11:15 - 12:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 12.04.2021 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 19.04.2021 11:15 - 12:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 19.04.2021 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 26.04.2021 11:15 - 12:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 26.04.2021 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 03.05.2021 11:15 - 12:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 03.05.2021 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 10.05.2021 11:15 - 12:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 10.05.2021 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 17.05.2021 11:15 - 12:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 17.05.2021 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 31.05.2021 11:15 - 12:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 31.05.2021 15:15 - 18:00 Cours PER 21, Room A230 -
Assessments methods
Travail et exposé - SP-2021, Session d'été 2021
Assessments methods By rating Descriptions of Exams Active participation in the course. Homework: make a presentation in class and the writing up of a paper with respect to a specific topic. See www.unifr.ch/sci for further details - teaching and coursework - Evaluation and work which is carried out during the course and the seminar.
The language of assessment is primarily English, exceptionally German or French possible.Oral exam
Assessments methods By rating Descriptions of Exams Written exam 15 min.
Re-take exam only
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Assignment
Valid for the following curricula: BeNeFri - Sciences économiques et sociales
Version: 2018/SP_V01_SES_BeNeFri
Course > Master course offering for BeNeFri Students
Complementary learnings in SES or mobility students
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Mster course offering for Mobility Students
Doc - Economics
Version: 2002/SA_V01
Cours a choix > Wahlkurse UNIFR
Doc - Economie quantitative
Version: 2002/SA_V01
Cours a choix > Wahlkurse UNIFR
Doc - Management
Version: 2002/SA_V01
Cours a choix > Wahlkurse UNIFR
Doc - Sciences sociales
Version: 2002/SA_V01
Cours a choix > Wahlkurse UNIFR
Doc - Sciences économiques et sociales
Version: 2002/SA_V01
Cours a choix > Wahlkurse UNIFR
Ma - Accounting and Finance - 90 ECTS
Version: 2021/SA_V01
Course - 72 ECTS > Minimum 0 / maximum 1 optional master course offered at the University of Fribourg, if 72 ECTS not yet reached in the above modules > SES Master level courses
Ma - Business Communication : Business Informatics - 90 ECTS
Version: 2020/SA_V02
Courses - 60 ECTS > Option Group > Information Management > Cours > Modules management > EUGB: European and Global BusinessCourses - 60 ECTS > Option Group > Information Management > Cours > Modules management > STR: Strategy
Ma - Business Communication : Management - 90 ECTS
Version: 2022/SA_V02
Courses - 60 ECTS > Chosen Option > Management > 30 ECTS parmi les modules : > EUGB: European and Global BusinessCourses - 60 ECTS > Chosen Option > Management > 30 ECTS parmi les modules : > STR: Strategy
Ma - Business Informatics - 90 ECTS
Version: 2020/SA-v01
Classes - min. 45 ECTS > Modules management - max. 15 ECTS > EUGB: European and Global BusinessClasses - min. 45 ECTS > Modules management - max. 15 ECTS > STR: Strategy
Ma - Communication and Media Research - 90 ECTS
Version: 2015/SA_V01
Courses - 60 ECTS > Inter- and Transdisciplinary Perspectives > SES Master level courses
Ma - Communication and Society - 90 ECTS
Version: 2021/SA_V03
Forschungsbereiche > Forschungsbereiche > Inter- & Transdisciplinary Perspectives > SES Master level courses
Ma - Economics - 90 ECTS
Version: 2021/SA_V04
Le choix de l'option se fait par l'inscription au premier cours dans l'une des options possibles. > Public Economics and Policy > Elective courses in Public Economics and Policy > Elective courses of the SES Faculty - max. 15 ECTS > SES Master level coursesLe choix de l'option se fait par l'inscription au premier cours dans l'une des options possibles. > Quantitative Economics > Elective courses in Quantitative Economics > Courses from the SES faculty - max. 15 ECTS > SES Master level coursesLe choix de l'option se fait par l'inscription au premier cours dans l'une des options possibles. > Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility > Elective courses in Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility > Elective courses of the SES Faculty - max. 15 ECTS > SES Master level coursesLe choix de l'option se fait par l'inscription au premier cours dans l'une des options possibles. > Business Economics > Elective courses in Business Economics > Wahlkurse der SES-Fakultät - max. 15 ECTS > SES Master level coursesCourse selection for the Master WITHOUT options > Elective courses > Elective courses of the SES Faculty - max. 15 ECTS > SES Master level courses
Ma - European Business - 90 ECTS
Version: 2017/SA_v01
Courses - 63 ECTS > Modules - Min one extra module with 12 ECTS > Mandatory module > EUGB: European and Global BusinessCourses - 63 ECTS > Modules - Min one extra module with 12 ECTS > One complete module taken from the following list > STR: StrategyCourses - 63 ECTS > Additional courses: Any Master courses of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, as well as maximum 9 ECTS from all Master programmes of the University. > SES Master level courses
Ma - Information Management - 90 ECTS
Version: 2019/SA_V01
Classes - min. 45 ECTS > Modules management - max. 15 ECTS > EUGB: European and Global BusinessClasses - min. 45 ECTS > Modules management - max. 15 ECTS > STR: Strategy
Ma - International and European Business - 90 ECTS
Version: 2021/SA_V01
Courses > Additional courses: Any Master courses of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, as well as maximum 9 ECTS from all Master programmes of the University. > SES Master level coursesCourses > Modules > One complete module taken from the following list > Groupe d'élément de validation du Module STR > STR: StrategyCourses > Modules > Mandatory module > EUGB: European and Global Business
Ma - Management - 90 ECTS
Version: 2021/SA_V01
Courses: min. 72 ECTS > Modules - min 54 ECTS > Groupe d'élément de validation du Module STR > STR: StrategyCourses: min. 72 ECTS > Modules - min 54 ECTS > Groupe d'élément de validation du Module EUGB > EUGB: European and Global BusinessCourses: min. 72 ECTS > Elective Courses : max. 18 ECTS > SES Master level courses
Ma - Management - 90 ECTS [MA]
Version: 2017/SA_v01
Courses: min. 63 ECTS > 3 modules with min 12 ECTS each > STR: StrategyCourses: min. 63 ECTS > 3 modules with min 12 ECTS each > EUGB: European and Global BusinessCourses: min. 63 ECTS > Cours facultatifs : max. 18 ECTS > SES Master level courses
Ma - Marketing - 90 ECTS
Version: 2021/SA_V02
Courses > Elective Master courses from the whole university > SES Master level coursesCourses > Groupe d'élément de validation du Module STR > STR: Strategy
MiMa - Business Informatics - 30 ECTS
Version: 2020/SA_V01
Cours > Modules management > STR: StrategyCours > Modules management > EUGB: European and Global Business
MiMa - Gestion d'entreprise - 30 ECTS
Version: 2021/SA_V01
Elective courses - 30 ECTS > STR: StrategyElective courses - 30 ECTS > EUGB: European and Global Business