PARTNERSHIP IN BUSINESSCOURSE ANNOTATION “PARTNERSHIP IN BUSINESS” Recommended for students pursuing a first (bachelor’s) level of higher education Course Objective The purpose of studying the discipline is to develop an understanding and skills in working with business opportunities by helping companies and individual managers realize the potential of partnership relations. In the conditions of a post-industrial economy, competitive advantages are often achieved through the ability to establish and maintain partnership relations. Who should be invited to be a business partner - a professional expert or an old acquaintance? How to become a reliable partner for a team and companies? Why give preference to professionalism or friendship? Is it possible to “be friends” with a competitor? How to maintain effective partnership relations with partners from other countries and continents? The answers to these and many other questions can be found while studying the course “Partnership in Business”. Finding reliable partners is a critical competence of every manager, based on developed emotional intelligence, and the ability to establish trusting relationships and work in a team. Thanks to partnership relations between team members, business projects are effectively implemented. The partnership is a real tool for the competitive behaviour of companies in the market due to the support of various business models (franchising, outsourcing, cluster, ecosystem, B2B, B2C, C2C, etc.). Interdisciplinary connections Starting to study the discipline "Partnership in Business", students must have a certain knowledge base in such disciplines as "Introduction to the Specialty", "Psychology", "Microeconomics", "Entrepreneurship", "Organization Theory", and the Training course "Team Management". Learning Outcomes, Teaching Methods, and Assessment Tools Table 1 – Teaching Methods and Assessment Tools for "Partnership in Business" Aligned with Learning Outcomes
Course Content by Topics Module 1. Philosophy of partnership in business Topic 1. The Nature of Modern Business: VUCA vs BANI Topic 2. The Phenomenon of Partnership in Business Topic 3. Formation of Business Partnership in a Multicultural Environment Topic 4. Social Responsibility of Business as a Partnership Model Module 2. Practical tools for business partnerships Topic 5. Business formats of enterprise partnership: outsourcing, franchising, cluster Topic 6. Partner interaction in a team Topic 7. Networking as a tool of business partnership Topic 8. Online platforms for supporting partnership relations Faculty Members Teaching the Course Iryna Kubareva, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Department of Business Economics and Entrepreneurship, iryna.kubareva@kneu.ua Olha Maliarchuk, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Department of Business Economics and Entrepreneurship, olha.maliarchuk@kneu.ua Olena Hrebeshkova, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Department of Business Economics and Entrepreneurship, olena.hrebeshkova@kneu.ua Recommended Information Sources 1. Hrebeshkova O. M., Maliarchuk O. G., Kubareva I. V. Leadership and Partnership in Business: Practical Guide. Kyiv: KNEU, 2021. 2. Hrebeshkova O. M. Video Lecture Course on “Leadership and Partnership in Business”. URL: https://cutt.ly/2YHgvpO 3. Covey Stephen R. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Kharkiv: Family Leisure Club, 2012. 4. Goleman Daniel. Emotional Intelligence in Business: How to Succeed in Life and Career. Kharkiv: Vivat, 2021. 5. Lehavi Dorene. Business Partnership Essentials. Boston/Berlin: Walter de Gruyter Inc., 2018. 6. Roger Fisher, William Ury. Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. / Editor Bruce Patton, 3rd edition, Houghton Mifflin, 2011 7. Patrick Lencioni. The five dysfunctions of a team. / The official guide to conducting the five dysfunctions’ workshops for teams and team leaders. Second edition. Last redaction: 13.02.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||