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The Operational Environment of Business and Competitive Tools (5 cr)

Code: MO00DB97-3007

General information


Enrollment

14.12.2020 - 14.01.2021

Timing

11.01.2021 - 31.05.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Yhteisten opintojen koulutusyksikkö

Campus

Ecampus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 50

Teachers

  • Marjaana Roponen
  • Marita Kankaanranta

Teacher in charge

Marita Kankaanranta

Groups

  • VV2020-2021

Objective

Retail and Entrepreneurship is an online study module organized and developed in cooperation with K-kauppiasliitto and universities of applied sciences in Finland. For more information (in Finnish): http://www.k-kauppiasliitto.fi/k-kauppiasliitto/kauppa-ja-yrittajyys-opinnot

You are able to form an overview of retail industry and its significance in Finland
You know how to describe customer target groups of different retail branches
You are able to portray the role and functions of retail in distribution channel
You can describe the means of competitive advantages of retail industry
You are able to define the role of the entrepreneur in retail chain organization

Content

What is the significance of retail industry in the society?
What are the customer target groups in different retail branches?
What are the role and functions of retail in distribution channel?
What are the competitive advantages of retail industry?
What is the entrepreneur’s role in retail chain organization?

Qualifications

No pre-requisities