Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in history (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in multilingual communication (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in history (60 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in psychology (120 ECTS) | 6 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Business history is one of discipline which contributed in a decisive way to the revival of the economic history. In an attempt to give an up-to-date overview of this discipline, the course is structured as follows :
- Historiographic overview (the history of business history, its subjects and methods) ;
- Strategy and structures (initially: Chandler's model, dominant management models) ;
- Multinational firms ;
- Beyond Chandler's model (districts, flexible production, familial companies, SMEs)] ;
- Manager's and Businessmen ;
- Innovation and technical progress ;
- Work Organisation: a century of Scientific Management ;
- Human resource management and paternalism ;
- Corporate Financing.
As far as possible, themes will be illustrated with local examples, but the course does not pretend to be a course in the industrial history of Liège district or Wallonia region.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By the end of the course, students will be more aware of the interdependence between the economic, technical, social and political dimensions of the life of the micro-societies which form a company.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Critical discussion of papers.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face. If the health situation requires it, the course can be switched to videoconferencing or take the form of podcasts.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Evaluation: The oral exam will be done via BB Collaborate, students will be notified of the choice of platform a few days before the exam with a reminder of the email address.
Recommended or required readings
Via MyULg, students will receive each week copies of Powerpoint slides shown in class, and also articles on some topics.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
Oral exam.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Eric Geerkens, professor
Histoire économique et sociale
quai Roosevelt 1B (Bât. A4)
4000 Liège
Belgium
Tel. ULg : +32 4 366 53 59
Mail : e.geerkens@uliege.be