CODE 64635 ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 1 MANAGEMENT 8707 (LM-77) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/12 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Course description In this course, the origins, the development, and the growth of businesses are studied. The course traces the beginnings of business enterprise and describes its development from the Industrial Revolution to nowadays, focusing on some significant issues such as globalization, entrepreneurship, corporate governance, technology, innovation, and economic theory. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to provide students with the necessary tools to understand the mechanisms of operation of different business models from a comparative and long-term perspective. Through an analysis of the theoretical framework provided by the main scholars of business history, students will be able to understand the problems related to the management of enterprises as a result of their historical evolution. The study of the evolution of the enterprise in several geographical contexts and of specific case studies will enable them to be able to use both conceptually and operationally the knowledge they have acquired with autonomous evaluation skills and with ability in different application contexts. The course also aims at providing them with the technical language typical of the discipline to communicate clearly and unambiguously with specialist and non-specialist interlocutors. TEACHING METHODS Modalità didattiche Frontal lectures, case studies, small groups works, seminars on specific themes Presente su Aulaweb Si x No ☐ SYLLABUS/CONTENT In this course, the origins, the development, and the growth of businesses are studied. The course traces the beginnings of business enterprise and describes its development from the Industrial Revolution to nowadays, focusing on some significant issues such as globalization, entrepreneurship, corporate governance, technology, innovation, and economic theory. Focus and case studies on italian firms and their history and on digital transfomation and innovation in historical perspective (prof. A. Iodice) RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY F. Amatori, A. Colli, Business History: Complexities and Comparisons, Routledge, 2011 TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD LUISA PICCINNO Ricevimento: Dipartimento di Economia - I floor - office n. 1020 Phone: (+39) 010209 - 5479 Email : piccinno@economia.unige.it Please contact me by e.mail in order to plan a meeting in my office or on Teams/Skype For any change see the web page of the course on Aulaweb ANTONIO IODICE Exam Board LUISA PICCINNO (President) MARCO DORIA ANTONIO IODICE MARINA ROMANI ANDREA ZANINI LESSONS LESSONS START First semester. See the teaching calendar of the Department Class schedule BUSINESS HISTORY FROM 1900 TO THE DIGITAL ERA EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Written examination ASSESSMENT METHODS Written examination with open questions Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 18/01/2024 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 01/02/2024 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 23/05/2024 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 06/06/2024 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 20/06/2024 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 09/09/2024 10:00 GENOVA Scritto FURTHER INFORMATION http://www.economia.unige.it/index.php/english/incoming-erasmus-students Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goals Gender equality Decent work and economic growth Industry, innovation and infrastructure Responbile consumption and production
