Enrollment year
2020/2021
Academic discipline
SECS-P/08 (CORPORATE FINANCE)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
(22/02/2021 - 22/05/2021)
Lesson hours
66 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN TEST
Learning outcomes
The course aims to provide the fundamentals of management and entrepreneurship. Starting from the analysis of the role of business in modern industrial systems, the course introduces the role of the entrepreneur, the concept of strategy and an overview of the different business functions. The course provides students a comprehensive view of the enterprise, whose specific subject will be explored in subsequent years.
Course contents
- Different industry contexts
- The concept of strategy.
- Tools of strategy analysis.
- Resources and capabilities in strategy formulation.
- The nature and sources of competitive advantage.
- Industry evolution and strategic change.
- Managing the firm.
Teaching methods
Lectures - Seminars - Working group
Reccomended or required readings
R.M. Grant, J. Jordan, Foundations of Strategy,John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Chichester (Uk), 2012
R.B. Chase, R.F. Jacobs, A. Grando, A. Sianesi, Operations Management, McGraw Hill, Milano, 2011 - Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
During the lessons will be given additional readings to integration.
Assessment methods
Written exam - Written exam. The lecturer can make mandatory the oral examination in special cases, even individual.
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030
Università di Pavia - Offerta formativa