BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES: MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Teaching unitCourses:STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT IIYear: Year 4 of Bachelor's in Business Administration and Management. Orihuela CampusDegree: Bachelor's in Business Administration and Management. Orihuela CampusDescriptionBusinesses can develop well with their own generated resources or by borrowing them. Moreover, they can do through direct investment in new productive assets or by acquiring other companies.ObjectivesDistinguish the different phases of the strategy process and the logic of their sequenceKnow the broad typology of strategic alternatives that may follow companiesIdentify the different strategies followed by companies from the methods and directions of developmentDesign basis for the development of a strategic plan for a company or organizationCompare the strategies of the company in light of its characteristics and implications for company performance.SubjectsLecture topicsInternal vs external developmentFusions and acquisitionsBusiness deconcentrationManaging mergers and acquisitions.Laboratory topicsCase studies and examples of companies setting alternative internal and external development will be identified.