Corporate Identity

Teachers

Included in study programs

Teaching results

Students will possess following abilities:
- Understand the important role that building a company's identity plays in creating a competitive advantage for companies at the international level
- Identify key elements of Corporate Identity in the historical conditionality of their development and importance in consolidating the position of companies in international markets
- Discuss the current positions of individual elements of Corporate Identity and differentiate their importance in creating the optimal business strategy of companies
- Understand the flexibility and changes in strategies in building corporate identity in the context of the hectic development of the characteristics of the corporate international macro-environment and micro-environment.
Students will obtain following skills:
-Get an overview of the current problems of building a corporate identity and in connection with the unique challenges facing corporate management in a dynamic global environment.
-Apply relevant knowledge of the global macro environment, as well as knowledge of how to use changes in the macro environment to make the right decisions to build a corporate identity with an emphasis on its individual elements and thus gain a competitive advantage.
-Acquire the ability to orientate on important global social issues of the macro and micro environment, including environmental issues, ethics and corporate social responsibility. Transform the above knowledge into relevant decisions on changes in the strategy of building the corporate identity of individual phases of the international business strategy.
- To be able to apply and use new trends in building corporate identity or. current new approaches related to CI, evaluate their positives-negatives in the possibilities of application to the business strategy of the company.
Students will gain following competences:
- Carry out well-founded analyses of relevant variables of current, internationally recognized outputs, studies, materials and other databases of an interdisciplinary nature and apply them optimally in the creation of corporate identity building strategies
- Develop strategic thinking in the context of current complex problems and challenges in the context of knowledge acquisition how to know how to apply and use new trends in building corporate identity and transform them into a business strategy
- Factually present, clearly communicate, argue and critically evaluate the acquired database of knowledge in the optimal applications of creative changes in building Corporate Identity as well as related innovative approaches supporting the strengthening of the company's position in international markets.

Indicative content

Clarification of the international dimensions of Corporate Identity in connection with practical examples of the use and construction of this phenomenon. Justification of the multidisciplinarity of building corporate identity in the creativity of its individual elements based on theoretical approaches, but also practical skills (e.g. creating brands, logos, business documents) as well as providing a broad overview of the use of this strategic tool in companies of various sizes and industries economy. Emphasis on the topicality of the formation of an optimal corporate identity in the current ever-intensifying competitive environment of international markets.

Support literature

1. DEVEREUX Luke , MELEWAR T.C. , DINNIE Keith , LANGE Thomas. (2020). Corporate identity orientation and disorientation: A complexity theory perspective , Journal of Business Research, Volume 109, March 2020,pp. 413-424. dostupné na: https://translateyar.ir/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Corporate-identity-orientation.pdf
2. FLINT Daniel J., SIGNIRI Paola, GOLICIC Susan L.,(2018). Corporate Identity Congruence: A meanings-based analysis, Journal of Business Research,Volume 86, May 2018,pp. 68-82. Dostupné: na:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0148296318300523
3. MELEWAR, T.C.- DENNIS Charles –FOROUNDI Pantea, (2021). Building Corporate Identity, Image and Reputation in the Digital Era . 1st Edition, Routledge, 2021, 600 pp.
4. MICHAELS Anne, GRUNING Michael. (2018). The impact of corporate identity on corporate social responsibility disclosure, International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility 3, 3 (2018), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40991-018-0028-1, ISSN: 0148-2963. Dostupné: https://jcsr.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40991-018-0028-1#Ack1
5. Journal of Business Research, vedecké state zamerané na problematiku CI, ( 2018-2023), https://scholar.google.sk/scholar?q=Journal+of+Business+Research,++Corporate+Identity&hl=sk&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the issue - explanation of individual concepts in the context of building Corporate Identity 2. Historical development of the Corporate Identity phenomenon 3. Corporate Identity as a tool of corporate strategy 4. Elements of Corporate Identity, their interconnection and meaning 5. Corporate Design 6. Corporate Communication 7. Corporate Network 8. Corporate Culture 9. Corporate Behaviour 10. Corporate Image 11. Corporate Identity. Differentiations in terms of size, focus and operation of companies 12. Corporate Identity - Corporate IQ 13. Corporate Identity - Business Excellence

Requirements to complete the course

10% active participation in seminars
30% seminar paper and its presentation
60% final exam

Student workload

Total: study load of 4 credits x 26 hours = 104 hours
Separate study load for individual educational activities:
Attendance at lectures: 26 hours
Attendance at seminars: 13 hours
Preparation of the seminar paper: 25 hours
Preparation for the final exam: 40 hours

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Slovak and English language

Date of approval: 09.02.2023

Date of the latest change: 25.10.2023