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.
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.
- 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
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.
Ricevimento: Every Tuesday, at 2.30 p.m. Room I.1027, first floor. In this period of Coronavirus emergency, please send an email for fixing an appointment via Skype or Microsoft Teams.
GIORGIA PROFUMO (President)
LARA PENCO
ROBERTA SCARSI
16 sept. 2019 - 13 dec. 2019 (first semester)
MANAGEMENT
The exam is written.
Written exam with four open-ended questions on the syllabus.
The course will be taught in Italian. The attendance is not compulsory.
Incoming students may sustain the exam in Engligh.
