Success strategies in SMEs (5 cr)
Code: YJ10006-3003
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.04.2025 - 17.09.2025
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 18.09.2025 - 04.12.2025
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- RDI portion
- 2 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- YAMK / Johtaminen ja liiketoimintaosaaminen (YJL)
- Campus
- Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 5 - 40
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Management and Leadership
- Teachers
- Mika Pasanen
- Teacher in charge
- Mika Pasanen
- Groups
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ILYS24Engineer (MEng), Sustainability Management, syksy, 2024
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LJYS24Master of Business Administration, Business Management and Leadership, Fall, 2024
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ILYS25Engineer (MEng), Sustainability Management, syksy, 2025
- Course
- YJ10006
Evaluation scale
H-5
Objective
The student increases his/her knowledge on performance management, and understanding of factors and mechanisms affecting SME (small and medium enterprises) performance. The student develops his/her skills of strategic management and leadership, and will be able to analyze and develop the strategic management and leadership in practice.
Content
Foundations of SME performance. Success and failure. Firm growth, growth factors and growth strategies. Business models and business model innovation. Current issue in the field of performance management. Applying the theoretical aspects of performance management into practical business examples.
Location and time
Classes 2.10.2025 at 8-12 am, and 6.11.2025 at 8-12 am.
Teaching methods
The student increases his/her knowledge on performance management, and understanding of factors and mechanisms affecting SME (small and medium enterprises) performance. The student develops his/her skills of strategic management and leadership, and will be able to analyze and develop the strategic management and leadership in practice.
Foundations of SME performance. Success and failure. Firm growth, growth factors and growth strategies. Business models and business model innovation. Current issue in the field of performance management. Applying the theoretical aspects of performance management into practical business examples.
Participation of the classes and learning assignments.
Further information
The course may have a preliminary assignment.