MANAGEMENT
AIMS AND CONTENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The course will provide the concepts, frameworks and techniques useful in order to make correct firm’s strategic decisions. In particular, the focus of the course are the relationships that a firm may develop with its competitive environment, in order to create and sustain a competitive advantage, together with a firm’s resources and capabilities
Teaching methods
Lectures, case studies and seminars.
Lectures are held in Italian, but, for incoming students, it is possible to sustain the exam in English, following the English textbook.
In this period of COVID-19 emergency, the lectures could be held of the online platform Microsoft Teams. For further information, please control Aulaweb.
SYLLABUS/CONTENT
- The concept of strategy
- The sources and dimensions of competitive advantage
- Firms’ goals, values and performance
- The fundamentals of industry analysis
- Managing industry evolution and strategic change
- The analysis of resources and capabilities
- The fundamentals of strategy implementation
RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY
If incoming students choose to study the ordinary syllabus in Italian, they can refer to the italian syllabus. Otherwise, an English syllabus is available, based on the following textbook:
Grant R.M. (2013), Contemporary Strategy Analysis, 8th Edition, Wiley & Sons. Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD
Ricevimento: In this period of Coronavirus emergency, please send an email (giorgia.profumo@economia.unige.it) for fixing an appointment via Skype or Microsoft Teams.
Exam Board
GIORGIA PROFUMO (President)
ROBERTA SCARSI
LARA PENCO
LESSONS
Teaching methods
Lectures, case studies and seminars.
Lectures are held in Italian, but, for incoming students, it is possible to sustain the exam in English, following the English textbook.
In this period of COVID-19 emergency, the lectures could be held of the online platform Microsoft Teams. For further information, please control Aulaweb.
LESSONS START
First semester 2020
EXAMS
Exam description
The exam is written.
Assessment methods
Written exam with four open-ended questions based on the syllabus.
In this period of COVID-19 emergency, some modifications could be made to the ordinary assessment methods. Please check Aulaweb for further information.
Exam schedule
| Date | Time | Location | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/05/2021 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | |
| 15/06/2021 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | |
| 06/07/2021 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | |
| 07/09/2021 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Scritto |
FURTHER INFORMATION
The course will be taught in Italian. The attendance is not compulsory.
Incoming students may sustain the exam in Engligh.