Eden Doctoral Seminar on Advanced Strategic Management
Tentative Schedule
Eden Advanced Strategic Management Doctoral Seminar
November 21-25, 2016, Barcelona, Spain
Monday, November 21 (Room Q-103)
Topic of the day: Value-Based Strategy
Michael Ryall (U. of Toronto)
10:45 - 11:15 | Program opening Prof. Giovanni Valentini |
11:15 - 12:30 | Session 1
Mike Ryall |
12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch |
14:00 - 15:15 | Session 2
Mike Ryall |
15:15 - 15:45 | Break |
15:45 - 17:00 | Session 3
Mike Ryall |
Topic: “Value-Based Strategy” |
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1. Introduction, background and motivation.
2. The Value Capture Model: notation, setup, assumptions, solutions and interpretation 3. Essential Results: important findings, the subtleties of competition, added value, and persuasive assets 4. Advanced topics, empirical findings, future directions |
Tuesday, November 22 (Room Q-103)
Topic of the day: Modern Methods and Models for Empirical Work in Strategy
Matthew Grennan (Wharton)
9:30 - 10:45 | Session 1
Prof. Matthew Grennan |
10:45 - 11:15 | Break |
11:15 - 12:30 | Session 2
Prof. Matthew Grennan |
12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch |
14:00 - 15:15 | Session 3
Prof. Matthew Grennan |
15:15 - 15:45 | Break |
15:45 - 17:00 | Session 4
Prof. Matthew Grennan |
Topic: “Modern Methods and Models for Empirical Work in Strategy” |
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1. The Importance and Challenges of Causal Inference
2. Leveraging "Natural" Experiments 3. The Value of Theory in Empirical Research 4. Communicating Empirical Research: Etiquette and Best Practices |
Wednesday, November 23 (Room Q-103)
Topics of the day: Innovation Strategy (Morning) and Productivity Business Models (Afternoon)
Brunno Cassiman (IESE) and Govert Vroom (IESE)
9:30 - 10:45 | Session 1
Prof. Bruno Cassiman |
10:45 - 11:15 | Break |
11:15 - 12:30 | Session 2
Prof. Bruno Cassiman |
12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch |
14:00 - 15:15 | Session 3
Prof. Govert Vroom |
15:15 - 15:45 | Break |
15:45 - 17:00 | Session 4
Prof. Govert Vroom |
Topic: “Innovation Strategy and Productivity” |
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1. Firm Decisions and Productivity
• In these sessions I propose to explore the connection between the enormous “productivity literature” in the area of economics and interesting applications and extensions of this knowledge and body of work relevant to the field of the management and strategy. I believe there are interesting bridges between these two fields to be built. 2. Profiting from Innovation • Innovation is becoming central to the strategy of firms in order to secure a sustainable competitive advantage. In these sessions we attempt to uncover fundamental drivers of a firm’s incentive to innovate. The readings for this session present some empirical regularities on this relation while the theoretical papers present a formal theory (or contrast different theories) of what might be underlying this incentive. The seminar consists in understanding the potential drivers of innovation, learning the existing theories and discussing how well these theories match the empirical findings of this multifaceted phenomenon. |
Topic: “Business Models” Govert Vroom |
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1. Defining the Business Model concept
2. Competition among business models 3. Business Model diversification |
Thursday, November 24 (Room Q-103)
Topic of the Day: Product Market Comptetition and the Internal Organization of Firms
Maria Guadalupe (INSEAD)
9:30 - 10:45 | Session 1
Prof. Maria Guadalupe |
10:45 - 11:15 | Break |
11:15 - 12:30 | Session 2
Prof. Maria Guadalupe |
12:30 -14:00 | Lunch |
14:00 - 15:15 | Session 3
Prof. Maria Guadalupe |
Topic: “Product Market Competition and the Internal Organization of Firms” |
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These sessions will explore the connection between the external environment of the firm and its internal organizational choices. After presenting the main theoretical frameworks, we will focus on how scholars have studied how firms adapt their organization to changes in product market competition. We will emphasize and be critical of the empirical methods used to identify the results. |
Friday, November 25 (Room Q-103)
Topic of the day: The Interplay between Firm Strategies and Markets: Theory and Evidence
Alfonso Gambardella (Bocconi)
9:30 - 10:45 | Session 1
Prof. Alfonso Gambardella |
10:45 - 11:15 | Break |
11:15 - 12:30 | Session 2
Prof. Alfonso Gambardella |
12:30 -14:00 | Lunch |
14:00 - 15:15 | Session 3
Prof. Alfonso Gambardella |
15:15 - 15:45 | Break |
15:45 - 17:00 | Meet the Editors Panel
Prof. Bruno Cassiman Prof. Alfonso Gambardella Prof. Maria Guadalupe Prof. Michael Ryall Prof. Giovanni Valentini |
Topic: “The interplay between firm strategies and markets: theory and evidence” |
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Lectures combine analytical models, empirical analyses, and case studies. Topics include:
1. Markets for technology: why do we see them, why don't we see more of them, why should we care 2. General-purpose technologies and general-purpose strategies 3. Strategic management of human capital |