AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course will provide the concepts, frameworks and techniques useful in order to make correct firm’s strategic decisions. In particular, the focus of the course are the relationships that a firm may develop with its competitive environment, in order to create and sustain a competitive advantage, together with a firm’s resources and capabilities: - The concept of strategy; - The sources and dimensions of competitive advantage; - Firms’ goals, values and performance - The fundamentals of industry analysis; - Managing industry evolution and strategic change; - The analysis of resources and capabilities; - The fundamentals of strategy implementation.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures, case studies and seminars.

Lectures are held in Italian, but, for incoming students, it is possible to sustain the exam in English, following the English textbook.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

- The concept of strategy
- The sources and dimensions of competitive advantage
- Firms’ goals, values and performance
- The fundamentals of industry analysis
- Managing industry evolution and strategic change
- The analysis of resources and capabilities
- The fundamentals of strategy implementation
 

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

If incoming students choose to study the ordinary syllabus in Italian, they can refer to the italian syllabus. Otherwise, an English syllabus is available, based on the following textbook:

Grant R.M. (2013), Contemporary Strategy Analysis, 8th Edition, Wiley & Sons. Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

GIORGIA PROFUMO (President)

LARA PENCO

ROBERTA SCARSI

LESSONS

LESSONS START

16 sept. 2019 - 13 dec. 2019 (first semester)

Class schedule

MANAGEMENT

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam is written.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Written exam with four open-ended questions on the syllabus.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

The course will be taught in Italian. The attendance is not compulsory.

Incoming students may sustain the exam in Engligh.