CODE 60023 ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023 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 2021/2022) BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 41125 D BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 41125 C BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 41125 B BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 41125 A Propedeuticità in uscita Questo insegnamento è propedeutico per gli insegnamenti: Maritime, Logistics and Transport Economics and Business 8698 (coorte 2021/2022) E-BUSINESS LABORATORY 80472 TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims at introducing the student to strategic management, providing the concepts, frameworks and techniques useful to make correct firm’s strategic decisions. In particular, the focus of the course are the relationships between firms and their competitive environment, together with their resources and capabilities, in order to obtain a competitive advantage. The topics of the course will be useful for the other management courses focused on the transport, logistics and shipping industries. 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, 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: The office hours for students are fixed, from February to May 2023, every Monday, at 15.00 (3.00 p.m.), in the office of the teacher (first floor of the building). It is also possible to fix a personal appointment via Microsoft Teams, sending before the request to the teacher by email: giorgia.profumo@economia.unige.it JACOPO PENDOLA Exam Board GIORGIA PROFUMO (President) LARA PENCO ROBERTA SCARSI LESSONS LESSONS START First semester Week starting 19th September 2022 Class schedule MANAGEMENT EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The exam is written. ASSESSMENT METHODS Written exam with four open-ended questions based on the studied syllabus. It is possible to sustain the exam in Italian or in English. Please send an email to the teacher (giorgia.profumo@economia.unige.it) in case you want to sustain the exam in English. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 12/01/2023 14:00 GENOVA Scritto 26/01/2023 14:00 GENOVA Scritto 09/02/2023 14:00 GENOVA Scritto 11/05/2023 15:30 GENOVA Scritto 08/06/2023 14:00 GENOVA Scritto 22/06/2023 14:00 GENOVA Scritto 13/07/2023 14:00 GENOVA Scritto 07/09/2023 10:00 GENOVA Scritto FURTHER INFORMATION The course will be taught in Italian. The attendance is not compulsory. Incoming students may sustain the exam in English.
