20410820 - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

The general educational objective is to provide solid knowledge of cultural and professional disciplines in major profits in the field of business management, specifically pharmacy company public and/or private, with a particular focus knowledge of business economics in the areas of control, management and organization. The student begins to learn about the world of economics and business management and acquire the basic skills needed to then proceed with a further level of detail.
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Programme

Part 1. Business economics
1.1. Business economics and business behavior; scientific and historical perspectives.
1.2. The business as a coordinated and purposeful system: wealth, management and organization.
1.3. The function of business in the context of human needs.
1.4. Classification of businesses: firms and other establishments.

Part 2. Business accounting
2.1. Income and wealth: nature and measurement.
2.2. The financial statements.
2.3. Costs and returns; efficiency and economic value.

Part 3. Business management
3.1. Legal subject and economic subject: the legal framework that applies to a business
3.2. Governance: actors, structures and processes
3.3. Providers of capital and their interests; the financial structure of a business
3.4. Definitions, structures, classifications of groups

Part 4. Business and society
4.1. Agency theory
4.2. Stakeholder theory
4.3. New ways of thinking

Core Documentation

Mauro Paoloni and Paola Paoloni (eds.). Introduzione ed orientamento allo studio delle aziende. 2nd edition. Torino: Giappichelli 2021

Reference Bibliography

Additional bibliography Gianfranco Zanda (2015) Fondamenti di economia aziendale. Torino, Giuffrè

Type of delivery of the course

The course will be delivered in the classroom.

Attendance

Attendance is not mandatory, but recommended.

Type of evaluation

The exam includes a written test, followed by oral examination.