- Docente: Carlo Boschetti
- Credits: 8
- SSD: SECS-P/08
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Management and Marketing (cod. 8406)
Course contents
Strategy, Ethics, and Corporate Social Responsibility
Business Definition
Firm strategy and the role of external factors
Firm strategy and the role of internal factors
The sources of competitive advantage
Industry life cycle and strategy formulation
Readings/Bibliography
Paper from the teacher
Porter e Kramer, Creating Shared Value, Harvard Business Review, Jan-Feb 2011.
Boschetti Carlo, La strategia (from 113 to 117), in Economia e Gestione delle Imprese, di Andrea Lipparini, Il Mulino, 2007.
Porter Michael E., Il vantaggio competitivo, Ed. Comunità, 1988. Chapter 2
Grant Robert M., L'analisi strategica per le decisioni aziendali, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2016 (Quinta Edizione). Chapters 1, 2.3, 3, 4.2, 4.3.1, 5, 7, 8.1, 9, 10, 16.1
Suggested:
Christensen Clayton M., How will you measure your life, Harvard Business Review,J ul-Aug, 2010
Teaching methods
Lectures + case studies: reading and discussion.
Assessment methods
Students can choose between:
- Written examinaion (Open ended questions and/or multiple choice)
- Business reports based on case studies to be handed in during the
course + written exam at the end of the course
Teaching tools
Case Studies
Team Work
Business Reports Presentation
Office hours
See the website of Carlo Boschetti
SDGs




This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.