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).
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.
Traditional lectures.
Part I: The company
Part II: The environment analysis and the competitive advantage
Part III: Funcions
Parte IV: Focuses
M. Caroli, Economia e gestione sostenibile delle imprese, McGraw-Hill, Milano, 2021.
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).
Ricevimento: Send an email to the professor to set a meeting via Skype or Teams
ROBERTA SCARSI (President)
SIMONE POLEDRINI
First semester
Foreign students are free to study on Italian (oral assessment) or English (written assesment) textbooks.
Foreign students are free to study on Italian or English textbooks.
Students who have valid certification of disability or Specific Learning Desorders (DSA) on file with the University may request the use of compensatory measures during the exams (e.g. additional time, concept maps, modifications in the written/oral mode), following the guidelines (p. 5). In any case, for further information, please contact the Department's disability liaison: Isa.Fanlo@unige.it.
