Programme

The course is structured in three parts:
1) The company and the strategy
2) The functions of company management
3) Operational management

Specifically, the course deals with:
Firms and their roles
Firm and their environment
Stakeholders theory
Theory of the firm
Strategic management of the company
The competitive analysis
Evolution of sectors and competitive structures
The Resource Based View
The competitive advantage
The growth of the company
The roles of corporate management: management, programming, control, human resources, information systems, knowledge management
Operational management: marketing, production, finance, logistics, innovation, administration

Please refer to: http://host.uniroma3.it/facolta/economia/economia.asp?contenuto=insegnamento&id=494

Core Documentation

Attending students
• Textbook: Sciarelli (2017) La gestione dell’impresa. Tra teoria e pratica aziendale, CEDAM (without a few chapters)
• Every reading uploaded on the website: http://host.uniroma3.it/facolta/economia/economia.asp?contenuto=insegnamento&id=494
• Videos
• Readings and everything else handled during classes
• Notes

Non-Attending students
• Textbook: Sciarelli (2017) La gestione dell’impresa. Tra teoria e pratica aziendale, CEDAM (without a few chapters)
• Every reading uploaded on the website: http://host.uniroma3.it/facolta/economia/economia.asp?contenuto=insegnamento&id=494
• Videos

Students interested in better examining the topics are kindly invited to discuss with the instructor.

Reference Bibliography

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Type of delivery of the course

Traditional Frequency: Optional (strongly recommended) The course uses interactive and experiential teaching. Where specifically indicated, students are required to come into the classroom prepared on the material specifically indicated. Instructions are provided via the detailed program, which is continuously updated. It can be found in the sharing folder. News are also communicated at lessons. The course consists of: - lessons - discussion of business cases - exercises - external guest speeches - supplementary activities

Attendance

Course attendance and active participation are strongly recommended.

Type of evaluation

Written exam: All students take the written (duration: 1.5 hour). The written test consists of multiple-choice questions, slender open questions and exercises. Oral exam: students can decide to integrate the exam with an oral examination. Exemptions: Students can choose to take the written test in two tests (the exemptions). The first exemption will be held during the break period planned by the School. The second exemption will take place at the end of the course. To participate in the exemptions, students must register. Details will be provided during the first lesson. Students who do not register cannot take the exemption. On the exemption day, registered students must come with a valid personal ID. Both exemptions are passed only if each of them has a score not lower than 18. If one of the two marks is failed, the student must necessarily repeat the written exam in full in one of the official dates: There are no recovery tests. All those who pass the first exemption are automatically admitted to the second exemption, without the need for further booking. Official Appeals: For official appeals, students must register online through the student portal (Gomp) and must come with a valid personal ID. Students who do not register cannot take the exemption. Additional activities: The exam mark may possibly be supplemented with the additional activity score. Optional supplementary activities entitle students to an additional mark to the written that can range between 0 and 2 points. Optional activities are preferably carried out in groups. Details are presented at the lesson. Method of registration: The registration may take place or at the student’s physical presence (in this case the marks will be communicated in the classroom or via the course website) or by adopting the silent / assent mode (in this case marks will be communicated by sending emails via Gomp, together with the date set for viewing the exams, and registering the mark; students will have 7 days to express their interest in REFUSING the vote. After 7 days the registration will take place automatically. The registration mode adopted in the specific exam will be communicated in the classroom at the written exam. Skipping exam: Those who register a score lower than 17 at the written test cannot participate again to the next exam, in the same session. Such a rule only applies to the exam belonging to the same session.