Responsables pédagogiques :
The 1st year, taught in English, covers the fundamentals of management (marketing, organization theory, human resources, strategy, innovation, accounting, information systems). Specific seminars are also devoted to research design, methods and issues, serving as a steppingstone towards research in management. In the 2nd year, students join one of the 7 specialized master's tracks affiliated with the program for a dual master's degree enrollment.
Program objectives :
ECTS : 3
Enseignant responsable : ANTOINE BLANC (https://dauphine.psl.eu/recherche/cvtheque/blanc-antoine)
Langue du cours : Anglais
Coefficient : 1
ECTS : 3
Enseignant responsable : ALBERIC TELLIER (https://dauphine.psl.eu/recherche/cvtheque/tellier-alberic)
Langue du cours : Anglais
Description du contenu de l'enseignement :
The course includes 10 sessions of 3 hours, organized toward 3 key challenges that strategists face. Each session addresses one specific issue. Two "intermediary" sessions allow students to present the progress of their projects.
- S1. Introduction: strategic management, past and current issues. This session traces the main evolutions of strategy as a discipline, and highlights the major issues currently facing organizations (which structure the three parts of the course), particularly those linked to digital transformation and social and environmental challenges. This session also presents the methodological elements needed to carry out the case studies and the group project.
> PART 1: RETHINKING VALUE CREATION
- S2. Why and how to rethink a company's business model? This session presents various conceptions of the business model as tools to define new value creation mechanisms, and introduces the challenges related to business model innovation.
- S3. Under what conditions can an innovation create a market disruption? This session addresses "breakthrough strategies", by analyzing how an innovation (product, process, business model, etc.) can not only destabilize the rules of the game of a market ("disruption"), but also generate a new market ("blue ocean").
- S4. How do platforms change the way value is created? This session discusses platforms as a new organizational model to challenge established firms in a sector and to propose new business models. The success factors of platforms are discussed.
- S5. Intermediate synthesis: presentation of group projects.
> PART 2: INFLUENCING AND INTERACTING WITH THE ENVIRONMENT’S ACTORS
- S6. Competition or cooperation: why and how to structure a business ecosystem? This session looks at the limitations of traditional tools for representing firms' environments and the contribution of the notion of business ecosystems. The new forms and dynamics of competition based on cooperation with networks of actors, including competitors, to form these business ecosystems are also discussed.
- S7. How can a firm shape the institutional context to its own advantage? This session shows how the institutional environment (State, regulation, etc.) conditions a firm's strategy, but also how a firm can influence this environment to its advantage ("non-market strategies" such as lobbying, etc.).
- S8. Intermediate synthesis: presentation of group projects.
> PART 3: LegitimiZing STRATEGY
- S9. Governance: how to align strategy with stakeholders’ expectations? This session analyses how the legal form of an organization partly determines its strategic choices, and discusses the main governance mechanisms for aligning the strategy with the challenges of the organization’s stakeholders.
- S10. How to think about strategy in the era of major social and environmental challenges? This session addresses the social and environmental issues that now underpin the definition, planning and implementation of strategy, as well as its legitimization by stakeholders.
Compétences à acquérir :
The objective of the strategic management course is to provide keys to understanding and analyzing these strategic situations. At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
- Know and understand the main strategic issues that companies are currently facing;
- Master essential theoretical concepts to shed light on these issues and mobilize them as a framework for analysis;
- Elaborate a structured and reflexive analysis of a company's strategic situation.
Pré-requis obligatoires
None
Pré-requis recommandés
Basic knowledge of business strategy
Mode de contrôle des connaissances :
The course’s’ evaluation is structured as follows:
1. Continuous assessment (50%)
· Group project (40%) (collective work) : Strategic report on a company case, analyzed through one of the course topics (30 pages max.)
· Each group of students must analyze a company of their choice from the point of view of the social and environmental problems or issues it faces. The proposed analysis must be based on at least one course theme. In sessions 5 and 8, oral presentation (15 minutes), in groups of 4-5 students, to discuss progress and problems encountered.
· Case study (10%) (individual) : On the basis of a press corpus, students must analyze the strategic situation of a company by formulating a problem linked to at least one theme of the course. They must then respond to this problem with a structured, well-argued analysis, and conclude with recommendations.
· Classroom participation (facultative) : (bonus/malus on the individual grade, optional, depending on the teacher’s choice) : Participation is evaluated according to the modalities indicated by the teacher, which may be: presentation of a press review, contribution to classroom discussions, attendance…
2. Final exam (50%)
· Case study : Individual exam (3h): Same instructions as those of the case study in continuous assessment (the case studies proposed in continuous assessment allow for practice).
Coefficient : 1
Bibliographie, lectures recommandées :
JOHNSON G., SCHOLES K., WHITTINGTON R., ANGWIN D., REGNER P. Exploring Corporate Strategy, Pearson, 13th edition, 2023.
CUSUMANO M.A., GAWER, A., YOFFIE B., The business of platforms: Strategy in the age of digital competition, innovation, and power, Harper Business, 2019.
ADNER R., The wide lens: A new strategy for innovation, Penguin, 2012.
ECTS : 3
Enseignant responsable : DINA RASOLOFOARISON (https://dauphine.psl.eu/recherche/cvtheque/rasolofoarison-dina)
Langue du cours : Anglais
Description du contenu de l'enseignement :
Ce cours a pour objectif de familiariser les participant.es à la recherche en management. Pour ce faire, six enseignant.e-chercheur.es du laboratoire Dauphine Recherche en Management viendront présenter leur parcours académique ainsi que leurs travaux de recherche.
Compétences à acquérir :
Cartographier les différents champs et disciplines de la recherche en management
Mode de contrôle des connaissances :
Participation
Langue du cours : Français
Description du contenu de l'enseignement :
Learn the French language through grammar, vocabulary, morphosyntax, and the development of oral and written skills
Compétences à acquérir :
Mode de contrôle des connaissances :
There is a final exam, and you receive a certificate of attendance with your grade
ECTS : 3
Enseignant responsable : MARIE BALLARINI (https://dauphine.psl.eu/recherche/cvtheque/ballarini-marie)
Langue du cours : Anglais
Description du contenu de l'enseignement :
Ce projet tutoré vise à accompagner les étudiant·es dans la conception et la mise en œuvre d’une stratégie de communication pour valoriser leur Master et renforcer sa visibilité auprès de trois publics :
Au cours du semestre, les étudiant·es apprendront à créer, planifier et diffuser des contenus (LinkedIn, vidéos, interviews, infolettres…), à organiser une conférence ou un événement digital, et à gérer une communication cohérente et professionnelle.
Compétences à acquérir :
À l’issue du module, les étudiant·es seront capables de :
Coefficient : 1
Langue du cours : Anglais
Description du contenu de l'enseignement :
These six hours combine individual guidance and group discussions to help students understand the academic pathways, concepts, and key issues related to training in management through and for research.
Compétences à acquérir :
Understanding academic and research pathways in management
Identifying and planning the steps required to achieve academic and professional goals
Ability to actively contribute to group dynamics
Mode de contrôle des connaissances :
Attendance and participation
ECTS : 3
Enseignant responsable : CELINE BAUD (https://dauphine.psl.eu/recherche/cvtheque/baud-celine)
Langue du cours : Anglais
Description du contenu de l'enseignement :
The course aims to provide students with an understanding of the role played by accounting, accountants and auditors in our economic system. It provides:
- an introduction to accounting and auditing: principles, issues and practices.
- and an introduction to research perspectives and controversies in the accounting and auditing fields.
It does not require any prior knowledge of accounting or management control but requires an interest in research and theoretical thinking as student will be asked to read, comment, debate and write research-based materials.
Compétences à acquérir :
- General knowledge of accounting and auditing: principles, issues and practices.
- Research methods
- Critical thinking
Pré-requis obligatoires
The course does not require any prior knowledge of accounting or management control but requires an interest in research and theoretical thinking as student will be asked to read, comment, debate and write research-based materials.
Pré-requis recommandés
The course does not require any prior knowledge of accounting or management control but requires an interest in research and theoretical thinking as student will be asked to read, comment, debate and write research-based materials.
Mode de contrôle des connaissances :
Continuous assessment: Active participation in class discussions (30%)
Final assessment: Research proposal (70%)
Coefficient : 1
ECTS : 3
Enseignant responsable : ISABELLE BOUTY (https://dauphine.psl.eu/recherche/cvtheque/bouty-isabelle)
Langue du cours : Anglais
Description du contenu de l'enseignement :
The course provides students with a first introduction to research in Organization Theory and to some of its current topics and issues. It aims at enabling them to develop a more sensitive reading of organisations, organisational phenomena, and discourses around them.
In addition to knowledge related to the theory of organizations and the major themes associated with them, such as rational approaches to organisational design, contingency theory, organizational culture, or some organisational internal processes such as organizational decision processes, this course enables students to develop a capacity for analysis of contemporary organizational phenomena that is sensitive to its underlying assumptions (particularly epistemological). Students will also be introduced to the reading of scientific articles.
Compétences à acquérir :
Understanding key concepts and theories in Organization Theory
Ability to read and interpret scientific articles in management and organizational studies
Coefficient : 1
ECTS : 3
Enseignant responsable : DINA RASOLOFOARISON (https://dauphine.psl.eu/recherche/cvtheque/rasolofoarison-dina)
Langue du cours : Anglais
Description du contenu de l'enseignement :
Seminars will be organized in eight 3-hour blocks. Seven of them will be devoted to a specific topic. From session 3 to session 7, two papers will be assigned as essential reading for each topic. Students are expected to come fully prepared, after having carefully read the papers. This preparation is extremely important as most of the three learning outcomes can only be achieved through a very active participation in the discussion of the different research papers.
For each paper, students are asked to bring a one page summary, which should focus on these aspects:
• What are the main objectives of the paper?
• What are the main theoretical concepts or frameworks being used?
• What method was used to answer the research questions?
• What are the key findings?
• Find two possible research ideas to extend this research.
The summaries should be uploaded on Teams at least two days before the corresponding session begins. This way, the students and the course instructor will be able to read the necessary material and provide some timely feedback. Everyone will be required to contribute to the class discussion actively.
Compétences à acquérir :
This course aims at giving a general overview of the Marketing field, developing its main concepts, methodologies and practices. The main objectives are
At the end of the module, students should be able
The objectives will be achieved when you actively engage with the literature and constructively criticize the articles. This should equip you with the skills to come up with ideas that have the potential to be developed into a piece of sound research.
Mode de contrôle des connaissances :
The module will be assessed via
(a) A class participation mark based on the summaries’ quality and on the participation level in the seminars. (50%)
(b) A presentation of a research proposal on a chosen topic. The research proposal should be structured like a typical academic article, including an introduction/positioning, literature review, and methodology. The presentation will not require an empirical research, but will require a detailed research design. (50%)
Coefficient : 1
ECTS : 3
Enseignant responsable : DINA RASOLOFOARISON (https://dauphine.psl.eu/recherche/cvtheque/rasolofoarison-dina)
Langue du cours : Anglais
Description du contenu de l'enseignement :
The course will consist of theoretical lectures enriched with in-class discussions based on exercises and analysis of appropriate research examples. Students will also take part in group activities during workshops. These workshops will help students putting ideas explored in the lectures into practice.
Compétences à acquérir :
The seminar is designed to introduce students to principles and fundamental tools of research methods most frequently used in management. We will present a range of critical topics including epistemology, research design, interviews, ethnography, survey research and experimental design.
Mode de contrôle des connaissances :
The evaluation will be based on:
- an individual research proposal at the end of the seminar (80%),
- and on group activities during class and active participation (20%).
Coefficient : 1
ECTS : 3
Enseignant responsable : LAURENT TASKIN
Langue du cours : Anglais
Coefficient : 1
ECTS : 3
Enseignant responsable : ANOUCK ADROT (https://dauphine.psl.eu/recherche/cvtheque/adrot-anouck)
Langue du cours : Anglais
Coefficient : 1
ECTS : 3
Enseignant responsable : CEDRIC BOURGEOIS
Langue du cours : Anglais
Description du contenu de l'enseignement :
Managing integrity risks beyond compliance:
Addressing risks through soft law
Internal Control vs. fraud & corruption
Compétences à acquérir :
This course will look into organizational processes meant to address integrity risks, may they be related to fraud, corruption, or workplace misconduct. Properly addressing them is a key expectation of stakeholders who hold managers accountable for mainting institutional integrity, setting the right tone and maintaining the reputation of their organization.
Students will learn
Pré-requis obligatoires
Reading a set of documents (approx. 1 hour)
Mode de contrôle des connaissances :
In-class presentation and supporting document in an agreed format (verbatim, slides, research, video, ...)
Coefficient : 1
ECTS : 6
Langue du cours : Anglais
Description du contenu de l'enseignement :
Students are accompanied throughout the year by their thesis supervisor as well as through their active participation to the Research Design workshop.
Compétences à acquérir :
The objective of the master's thesis is to develop the ability to conduct an academic research in the area of Management. Through the thesis work, students are trained to plan, conduct, and present a thorough scientific work allowing them to develop an in-depth understanding of the academic research process including the use of theory, methodologies, empirical data, and analysis.
Mode de contrôle des connaissances :
A master thesis report and a viva
Coefficient : 2
ECTS : 3
Enseignant responsable : CELINE BAUD (https://dauphine.psl.eu/recherche/cvtheque/baud-celine)
Langue du cours : Anglais
Description du contenu de l'enseignement :
The course presents the tools and theories of management control and performance measurement (budgets, dashboards, etc.) in public and private organizations. It aims to train future researchers and professionals who are aware of the necessity to adapt management control techniques to the specificities of organizations, and who are able to discuss the design of specific control systems and to reflect on their social, financial and environmental outcomes.
The course is organised in three modules:
This course is committed to teaching through research and is based on research presentations and discussions.
Compétences à acquérir :
Understanding the main challenges of public, financial, social and environmental control and how these issues can be studied and better understood.
Being able to understand, synthesize and discuss scientific research.
Pré-requis recommandés
Mode de contrôle des connaissances :
- Continuous assessment : 30%.
- Final assignment (essay) : 70 %
Coefficient : 1
ECTS : 3
Enseignant responsable : CELINE BAUD (https://dauphine.psl.eu/recherche/cvtheque/baud-celine)
Langue du cours : Anglais
Description du contenu de l'enseignement :
Experiment with management studies by benefiting from an academic support throughout the different stages involved in the design of your research project.
Compétences à acquérir :
S1: Designing a research project in management studies
S2: Identifying a supervisor and drafting your project
S3: Framing the issue
S4: Writing a state of the art
S5: Writing a fieldwork diary
S6: Presenting your research design
Mode de contrôle des connaissances :
50% continuous assessment: 2 intermediate deliverables (deadlines: S3 & S5)
50% terminal examination: oral presentation of the research design (deadline: S6)
Coefficient : 1
Bibliographie, lectures recommandées :
Belfrage C.A. and Hauf F. (2015), « Operationalizing Cultural Political Economy: Towards Critical Grounded Theory », Journal of Organizational Ethnography, 4, 3, 324-340.
Charmaz K. (2014), Constructing Grounded Theory, 2nd Edition, Sage.
Corbin J. and Strauss A. (2008), Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory, 3rd Edition, Sage.
ECTS : 9
Enseignant responsable : CELINE BAUD (https://dauphine.psl.eu/recherche/cvtheque/baud-celine)
Langue du cours : Anglais
Description du contenu de l'enseignement :
This series of 18 seminars, given by internationally recognized academic researchers, allows students to become familiar with the latest developments in management research (new topics, concepts, and research methods) and to engage directly with researchers about their work. The diversity of the topics and methods covered provides a large overview of the spectrum of management research, and the variety of speakers enables students to directly connect with academic researchers working on subjects of interest to them.
Compétences à acquérir :
Understand research approaches;
Know the key topics and concepts of contemporary management research;
Interact in a research environment.
Mode de contrôle des connaissances :
Active presence and participation in discussions.
ECTS : 3
Langue du cours : Français et anglais
Description du contenu de l'enseignement :
Students can choose from more than 130 courses in subjects as diverse as physics, economics, biology, chemistry, computer science, data science, AI, humanities, history, art, etc.
Compétences à acquérir :
The PSL Weeks program allows Masters students to study for one week in March at any PSL institution of their choice (e.g., Mines Paris, ESPCI, Chimie Paris, Dauphine, ENS, etc.), allowing them to explore topics outside their main field of study.
Mode de contrôle des connaissances :
Depending on the PSL Week
ECTS : 3
Enseignant responsable : MARINE AGOGUE
Langue du cours : Anglais
Coefficient : 1