Linha de pesquisa: Estratégia Empresarial

The students are expected to be able to become knowledgeable about the main theoretical underpinnings of strategy and competitive advantage, starting from the analysis of its theoretical origins and its foundations in Economics and Industrial Organization Theory. The course was designed for stricto sensu students, with clear academic orientation, and is focused on building critical reading skills and comparative analysis. For students unfamiliar with business strategy and microeconomics, the reading of introductory texts, such as Barney and Hesterly (2011) and Besanko et al. (2006), is recommended. Students are expected to be able to discuss in depth the assigned texts, and critically analyze both the theoretical arguments and the empirical evidence they bring, in order to develop a comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of theory in business strategy and to explore aspects worthy of future research.