45121 - Business History

Academic Year 2012/2013

Learning outcomes

The aim of this course is to provide student with an understanding of the evolution of the different forms of enterprises over the last two centuries, giving a particular emphasis to management and governance issues.

Course contents

The aim of this course is to provide student with an understanding of the evolution of the different forms of enterprises over the last two centuries. Particular emphasis will be given to the impact of globalization on enterprises structures and strategies. Each issue will be developed with the support of specific case studies. Our focus will be mainly on Italy, United States and China.

Readings/Bibliography

1) Franco Amatori e Andrea Colli, Storia di impresa. Complessità e comparazioni, Mondadori Bruno, 2011

or

Pierangelo Toninelli, Storia di impresa, il Mulino, 2011

2) Patrizia Battilani, L'impresa cooperativa in Italia nella seconda metà del Novecento: istituzione marginale o fattore di modernizzazione economica? In Impresa e storia, n° 37, 2009, pp.9-58

3) Course hand outs will be made available on line

Assessment methods

Written examination with open questions

Office hours

See the website of Patrizia Battilani