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CBL OMFR - Managing and Organizing in Regional Context – French Studies

Faculty
Eric K. Hahonou
Course Coordinator
Mette Zølner
Prerequisite/progression of the course
Students must have French language qualifications as well as general knowledge of France and French speaking societies on a level equivalent to the BA.Int degree in Business, Language and Culture.
Course content, structure and teaching
The course is concerned with the specific institutional settings that shape business in West African countries. The different texts illustrate both the contextual constraints and the entrepreneurial strategies, and confront them to the conception and implementation of policies. More specifically, the course presents the relation between governments, development aid organisations and the private sector as well as the commercial relationships between UE ad West African countries.
Teaching: A combination of lectures and student presentations, with focus on students’ abilities to analyse and conceptualise thematic and theoretical features against the backdrop of the course literature. Teaching and literature will be in French.When appropriate this course will use cases as a way to illustrate institutional characteristics and dynamics, and each semester will focus on thematic points of resonance that parallel those dealt with in the specialisations.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the course the students should be able to:
Content:
  • Explain how the institutional context in Francophone countries shapes business practices.
  • Explain and compare key changes and challenges for business in Francophone countries in Africa.
  • Formulate a relevant topic based on the themes and concepts in the curriculum, and develop links between their chosen topic and the other concepts and themes in the curriculum. Students should be able to synthesise and reflect analytically upon the overall themes and concepts presented in the curriculum.
  • The student should ensure that the discussion moves forward by elaborating upon the topics and concepts raised and actively relating them to other topics and concepts addressed during the course, without having to be prompted by the examiner.
French language ability:
  • Students should demonstrate that they are sufficiently at ease in the language to be able to respond fluently to the examiner’s questions, so that the examination flows as a dialogue.
  • Students should be able to present and discuss a given topic in French using an appropriate and rich vocabulary and academic terminology.
  • Students should speak grammatically correct and well-pronounced French, and be able to communicate in a coherent manner without committing grammatical, lexical, idiomatic or pronunciation errors that disturb communication. Students are expected to show sufficient linguistic awareness to be able to correct any errors in the exam situation.
Type of examination, exam aids and assessment
The students will write a one page (2575) synopsis in French that serves as the launch pad for a discussion in French of the course literature. For full degree students: The examination will take 30 minutes (incl. 5 min. evaluation). Students receive two grades: one grade that is determined by the content of his/her performance at the exam, and another that reflects his/her communicative skills in French. For credit/exchange students: The examination will take 20 minutes (incl. 5 min. evaluation). Students receive one grade determined by the content of his/her performance. (There will be no assessment in oral communicative skills for credit/exchange students).
Recommended literature
Leçon 1 : Introduction sur l’Afrique de L’ouest
- Perret Ch. « L’État actuel de l’économie ouest-africaine » in Damon J. O. Igué J. (Dir.), L’Afrique de l’Ouest dans la compétition mondiale, Paris, Karthala, 2003. pp. 219-248
Leçon 2 : Un management africain ?
- Henry A. Les experts et la décentralisation in IribarnePh., Henry A., (…) Cultures et mondialisation. Gérer par-delà les frontières, Paris, Ed. du Seuil, 2002, pp. 195-224.
- Labazee P., « La gestion de l’entreprise africaine : Réflexions sur les fonctions sociales d’un mythe techniciste » in Revue Tiers Monde, t. XXXI, nº 124, Oct. -Déc. 1990.
Leçon 3 : De l’entreprise publique à la privatisation
-Ela J. M., Travail et entreprise en Afrique. Les fondements sociaux de la réussite économique, Paris, Karthala, 1999, pp. 81- 128.
Leçon 4 : Contexte de l’entreprenariat africain : étude de cas du Sénégal
- Galand P., « Entreprendre au Sénégal après la dévaluation » in Politique Africaine n º 56, 1994, pp. 41-54.
- Sarr F., L’entrepreneuriat féminin au Sénégal. La transformation des rapports de pouvoir, Paris, L’Harmattan, 1999, pp. 96-133.
- Diouf I., Note relative à la présentation de la Charte des PME
www.afdb.org (site de la Banque Africaine de Développement BAD)
Leçon 5 : Diversité de l’aide au secteur privé en Afrique de l’Ouest : Exemples d’appui au Burkina Faso.
- Fauré Y.-A., Labazée P., Petits patrons africians. Entre l’assistance et le marché, Paris, Karthala. 2000. pp. 449-458, 490-505, 532-540.
Leçon 6 : Le commerce africain face à l’Union Européenne
-Haguenau-Moizard C., Montalieu T., « L’évolution du partenariat UE-ACP de Lomé à Cotonou : de l’exception à la normalisation » in Mondes en développement Vol. 32 n º 128, 2004/4, pp. 65-88
-Mainguy C., « L’intégration Régionale : Un thème phare de la politique de coopération européenne », draft, GEMDEV, 2006.
http://www.gemdev.org/publications/etatdessavoirs/pdf/mainguy.pdf
Leçon 7 : Les entreprises africaines face à la mondialisation
- Bost F., « L’Afrique de l’Ouest dans les stratégies des entreprises » in Damon J. O. Igué J. (Dir.), L’Afrique de l’Ouest dans la compétition mondiale, Paris, Karthala, 2003. pp. 369-396
- « Investir en Afrique. Des atouts et des risques » in Jeune Afrique L’Intelligent nº 2198, Mars 2003, pp. 53-64.
Leçon 8 : Conclusion
- Ela J. M., Travail et entreprise en Afrique. Les fondements sociaux de la réussite économique, Paris, Karthala, 1999, pp.289-307
- Hénault G. et M’Rabet R., L’entreprenariat en Afrique Francophone, Paris, Éd. AUPELF- UREF, 1990, pp. 323-328.
- Servant J.-C., « La Chine à l’assaut du marché africain » in Le Monde diplomatique, Mai 2005.

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