Generating growth business (3cr)

Content scheduling

Further development of the existing business idea
Identification of the foresight information
Development of innovation
Sources of the growth
Internal and external growth strategies
Challenges of the growing business
Growth management

Objective

Student is able to assess and analyze the current state of the company from the perspective of growth and development of the business and evaluate existing key challenges to grow and develop the business from the SMEs point of view. Student can write out a growth strategy for SME and plan the key development proposals to implement the strategy

Content

-further development of the existing company
-factors affecting on the growth of the company
-strategic planning tools for business growth
-alternative growth strategies
-sources of growth
-internal and external growth strategies
-challenges for the growth of SMEs
-SMEs? growth management

Materials

Varamäki, E. ym. (2007). Kasvuyrittäjyyden olemus ja pk-yritysten kasvustrategiat Etelä-Pohjanmaalla. Luku 4 sivut 82-92, luku 5 sivut 93-125, luku 8 sivut 139-154, luku 10 sivut 204-219 sekä luku 12 sivut 249-259. Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulun julkaisusarja A. Tutkimuksia 5. Seinäjoki: Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulu.
Availability: https://plari.amkit.fi/vwebv/holdingsInfo?sk=fi_EN&bibId=77786

-Sorama, K. ym. (2009). Yritysten kasvu alueellisesti Suomessa. Luku 2 sivut 5-29 ja luku 6 sivut 100-116. Tekesin katsaus 245/2009. Helsinki: Tekes
Available: www.tekes.fi/Julkaisut/Yritysten_kasvu_alueellisesti_Suomessa.pdf

-Mannermaa, M. (2004). Heikoista signaaleista vahva tulevaisuus. Helsinki: WSOY (luvut 4, 5 ja 8)
Availability: https://plari.amkit.fi/vwebv/holdingsInfo?sk=fi_EN&bibId=55988

-Ahola, E. & A. Palkamo (2009). Megatrendit ja me. Tekesin katsaus 255/2009. Helsinki: Tekes
Available: http://www.tekes.fi/Julkaisut/megatrendit.pdf

- Material delived by lecture

Teaching methods

Lectures, group work, written assignments

Exam schedules

Suullinen tentti.

Student workload

Lectures 16 h
Independent studies 65h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students participate in teaching passively, student does not participate in the debate
Student is able to write the current state analysis and growth strategy for case-company, but pro-duces conventional present moment derived strategic solutions.
Student uses strategy design tools, but the use is not comprehensive and the data generated are not used as systematic grounds for strategic choices

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student participates in classroom work quite actively and present own opinions occasionally.
Student is able to write the current state analysis and growth strategy for case-company, but the analysis is not a systematic and comprehensive and the growth strategy is somewhat detached
Student is able to use some strategy design tools in analyzing the internal and external environment of the company, but the strategic choices are not justified sufficiently

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is actively involved in teaching and present own analytical views on the issues discussed in.
Student is able to draw up a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the current state of the com-pany and create an excellent growth strategy for case-company
Student can use diversely strategic planning tools for the analysis of internal and external operating environment of the company and is able to perfectly justified the strategic choices