CODE 60023 ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 ECONOMIA DELLE AZIENDE MARITTIME, LOGISTICA E TRASP. 8698 (L-18) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/08 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in ingresso Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami: Maritime, Logistics and Transport Economics and Business 8698 (coorte 2020/2021) BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 41125 2020 Propedeuticità in uscita Questo insegnamento è propedeutico per gli insegnamenti: Maritime, Logistics and Transport Economics and Business 8698 (coorte 2020/2021) E-BUSINESS LABORATORY 80472 TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB 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 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. In this period of COVID-19 emergency, the lectures could be held of the online platform Microsoft Teams. For further information, please control Aulaweb. 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, the English syllabus is 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 GIORGIA PROFUMO Ricevimento: In this period of Coronavirus emergency, please send an email (giorgia.profumo@economia.unige.it) for fixing an appointment via Skype or Microsoft Teams. Exam Board GIORGIA PROFUMO (President) LARA PENCO ROBERTA SCARSI LESSONS LESSONS START First semester Week starting 20th September 2021 Class schedule MANAGEMENT EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The exam is written. ASSESSMENT METHODS Written exam with four open-ended questions based on the syllabus. In this period of COVID-19 emergency, some modifications could be made to the ordinary assessment methods. Please check Aulaweb for further information. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 13/01/2022 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 03/02/2022 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 06/05/2022 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 09/06/2022 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 23/06/2022 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 14/07/2022 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 09/09/2022 15:00 GENOVA Scritto FURTHER INFORMATION The course will be taught in Italian. The attendance is not compulsory. Incoming students may sustain the exam in English.
