Global Joint Ventures and AlliancesLaajuus (5 op)

Osaamistavoitteet

Alliances are an essential and cost-effective way for high-growth companies to reach international customers. This course will present a full set of dynamic and affordable partnership alternatives, much more actionable than the traditional going-global options (expensive acquisitions or slow ”solo” growth).

The first part of this course will focus on the most relevant international alliance modes, ranging from joint ventures, international alliance networks and strategic alliances, to the more basic partnerships (franchises, outsourcing alliances and business model-based agreements)
The second part of this course will cover alliances / partnerships that require a specific organizational structure, in order to achieve maximum focus. The key structures covered will be: international subsidiary redesign, spin-offs, split-offs and split ups. Participants will receive strategic tools for assessing the most convenience alliance and structure type. As well, participants will get practical implementation frameworks for managing these alliances and lead effectively their core teams.

Sisältö

INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCES AND NETWORKS
- Global alliances and networks: an overview
- International Joint Ventures
- Equity-based partnerships
- Strategic Alliances
- Global strategic networks / inter-company alliances
- Business model based alliances: franchise alliances, outsourcing alliances
- Alliance selection tools: choosing the appropriate partnership mode for your company
- Building and managing alliances: strategic tools and roadmaps

FOCUSED ALLIANCE STRUCTURES
- Overview of separation/based structures
- Subsidiary reorganization
- Spin-offs
- Split-offs
- Split-ups
- Divestitures
- Managing separation-based alliances

Esitietovaatimukset

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Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

Finnish Grade Definition Grade ECTS
5 Excellent A
4 Very good B
3 Good C
2 Satisfactory D
1 Sufficient E
0 Fail F
In special cases, a successful completion may also be marked as S (Pass).
Grades are divided into five subgroups, which are not applied (the best 10% are awarded an A-grade, the next 25% a B-grade, the following 30% a C-grade, the following 25% a D-grade and the final 10% an E-grade).