ICT and Company Practise 2009 Kick-off April 3 rd Dick Heinhuis

Meeting April 3th (1) Introduction participants Practical information Introduction course structure Lecture Information Society

Practical information Wednesday from – hrs Friday from – hrs Lecture Wednesday from – hrs Guest lectures Wednesday from – hrs Lecture Friday from – hrs Literature discussion Friday from – hrs

WeekSubjectsWednesday morning Wednesday afternoon Friday morning Friday afternoon Introduction Information Society April 1 st NO COURSE April 1 st NO COURSE April 3 rd (1) Introduction April 3 rd (2) lecture 15The new capitalism and globalisation April 8 th (3) lecture April 8 th literature discussion April 10 th Good Friday April 10 th Good Friday 16Theory of the firm, transaction costs, value chain April 15 th (4) lecture April 15 th Guest lecture Sogeti April 17 th (5) lecture April 17 th literature discussion 17Competitive strategy and Strategic Alignment Model April 22 nd (6) lecture April 22 nd Guest lecture on sourcing (Guus Delen) April 24 th (7) lecture April 24 th literature discussion 18April 29 th Holiday April 29 th Holiday May 1 st Holiday May 1 st Holiday 19ICT as strategic advantage, core competences, resource based view May 6 th (8) lecture May 6 th Guest lecture on architecture (Jan Hellings) May 8 th (9) lecture May 8 th literature discussion 20Multi channel strategyMay 13 th (10) lecture May 13 th Guest lecture HydroLogic + presentation case May 15 th (11) lecture May 15 th literature discussion 21Technology acceptance, innovation diffusion, disruptive technologies May 20 th (12) lecture May 20 th Presenting results students to HydroLogic Day after Ascension Day 22May 29 th Delivery paper

Lectures Lectures: discussion on theoretical subjects Literature: discussion applied to ICT subjects Guest lectures: information on ICT subjects Case HydroLogic: architecture

Literature review Weekly basis Students prepare summaries and discussion +/- 3 articles Peer review (?) Teams of 2-3 students

Case HydroLogic Presentation results to client Client review

Final assignment Paper on one of the subjects from the course (including guest lectures) Review lecturer

Grade Literature review + case presentation (+/- 30 hrs) 30% of total grade Paper (+/- 70 hrs) 70% of total grade

Peer review

Review paper

The course structure Information society New capitalism Theory of the firm Transaction costs Value chain Competative strategy Strategic Alignment Model Core competences Resource based views Multi channel strategy Technology acceptance Innovation diffusion Disruptive technologies

Context New capitalism (Max Weber) (Richard Sennett) (Robert Putnam) (Zygmunt Bauman) (Naomi Klein) Information Society (Daniel Bell) (Manuel Castells) (Frank Webster)

Context

Economic explanations Companies (theory of the firm) Economic relations (transaction costs; value chain)

Management explanations Competitive strategy Resource based view Core competences

ICT explanations Strategic Alignment Model Multi channel strategy

The human ICT explanation Technology acceptance Innovation diffusion Disruptive technologies

ICT acceptance ICT and Strategy Competition and strategy Competitive advantage Companies as drivers of change Transaction costs, value chain The Information Society The New Capitalism