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CODE 60024
ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/08
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 1° Semester
SECTIONING Questo insegnamento è diviso nelle seguenti frazioni:
  • A
  • B
  • PREREQUISITES
    Propedeuticità in ingresso
    Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami:
    Propedeuticità in uscita
    Questo insegnamento è propedeutico per gli insegnamenti:
    • Business Administration 8697 (coorte 2021/2022)
    • BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 60024 2021
    TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

    OVERVIEW

    The course aims to introduce students to strategic management. Major topics of the course are the nature of the firm, the external and internal environmental analysis, competitive and corporate strategies, the management of some of the corporate functions (operations, finance, R&D).

    AIMS AND CONTENT

    LEARNING OUTCOMES

    The course aims to introduce students to strategic management. Major topics of the course are the nature of the firm, the external and internal environmental analysis, competitive and corporate strategies, the management of some of the corporate functions (operations, finance, R&D).

    AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

    At the end of the course, students should be able to recognize and/or use the main strategic analysis tools and to solve basic case studies.

     

    PREREQUISITES

    Knowledge of market forms theory.

    TEACHING METHODS

    Traditional lectures.

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

    Part I: The company

    Company's goals

    Mission, vision and strategy

     

    Part II: The environment analysis and the competitive advantage

    The general environment

    The competitive environment

    Resources and competences

    The competitive advantage

    Value creation

    Business strategies

    Corporate strategies

     

    Part III: Funcions

    Production management

    Logistics management

    Finance management

    R&D management

     

    Parte IV: Focuses

    Services management

    SMEs management

    RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

    F. Fontana – M. Caroli, Economia e gestione delle imprese, McGraw-Hill, Milano, 2013 (4th Ed.).

    Integrative materials on Aulaweb.

    For students wishing to study on English textbook:

    Grant R. (2013), Contemporary Strategy Analysis, 8th Edition, Wiley (details on the chapters to study will be provided on reques).

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    ROBERTA SCARSI (President)

    LARA PENCO

    GIORGIA PROFUMO

    RICCARDO SPINELLI

    LESSONS

    LESSONS START

    First semester

    Class schedule

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    EXAMS

    EXAM DESCRIPTION

    Oral assessment

    ASSESSMENT METHODS

    Foreign students are free to study on Italian or English textbooks.

    Exam schedule

    Data Ora Luogo Degree type Note
    11/01/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale
    25/01/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale
    08/02/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale
    10/05/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale Appello straordinario riservato esclusivamente ai laureandi a.a. 2021/22
    07/06/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale
    22/06/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale
    04/07/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale
    11/09/2023 10:00 GENOVA Orale