Single course
Microeconomics of Competitiveness: firms, clusters, and economic development
Content
Sustainable competitiveness of firms, countries, and regions; economic development, prosperity, productivity, social progress index, quality of the business environment, diamond model, clusters, cluster mapping, cluster policies, cluster initiatives, cluster dynamics
Objectives
You understand the key determinants of sustainable competitiveness for firms, countries, and regions. You can assess the quality of the business environment. You understand the importance of clusters and how cluster members such as network partners, industry associations, universities, and government can contribute to enhancing sustainable competitiveness.
The competences to develop in this course are sustainable global business management and sustainable development.
Sustainable global business management: You understand the key determinants of sustainable competitiveness for firms and clusters. You apply disciplinary knowledge to analyze their challenges of competitiveness for firms and propose sustainable solutions.
Sustainable development: You understand the key determinants of sustainable competitiveness for countries and regions. You apply disciplinary knowledge to analyze their challenges of competitiveness for countries and regions and propose sustainable solutions.
Implementation methods
Blended learning: a combination of face-to-face learning and independent learning
You will learn through face-to-face interaction in the classroom in lectures and group work. This will be complemented by independent study through individual and group assignments.
Additional information
More information: [email protected]
The course code is YHIYH400-3011. Use the code to view the course schedule at https://lukkarit.peppi.jamk.fi. NOTE! Online courses may not have a schedule. The schedules will be published at latest by 7th of November 2024.
If you are an unemployed jobseeker or an asylum seeker, the studies are free of charge. Studies are also free for people who have fled Ukraine and are in Finland with temporary protection -status. In these cases, you are to make online payment and use the secure email to submit the certificate without delay. After that you will be refunded. Instructions: www.jamk.fi/openstudies/free-of-charge