12512 - Economics and Management

Academic Year 2010/2011

  • Docente: Salvatore Torrisi
  • Credits: 8
  • SSD: SECS-P/08
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Rimini
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Business Economics (cod. 0909)

Learning outcomes

The course introduces students to the basics of management science. Students will know how about the firm's internal organization and strategy, operation management, marketing, and finance.   

Course contents

The detailed course syllabus will be circulated at the start of the course.

Programme

1.      Firm activity and competitive advantage

2.      Resources and competencies

3.      Firm strategy

4.      Internal organization

5.      Marketing

6.      Operation management

7.      Corporate finance

 

 

Readings/Bibliography

-         Lipparini A. (ed), Economia e gestione delle imprese, Il Mulino, 2007. Capitoli 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10 (esclusi i par. 10.3 e 10.4).

-         Fontana F. and Caroli M., Economia e gestione delle imprese, McGraw-Hill, Milano, 2009, terza edizione,  cap. 6, par. 6.2 (pagg. 215-232).

-         Torrisi, S. and Graziano, H. Exercises with suggested solutions, Facoltà di Economia- sede Rimini, 2010, available upon request.

Teaching methods

Lectures, execises and case-studies presented by the teacher

Assessment methods

written exam

Teaching tools

Video projector, PC

Links to further information

http://www.unibo.it/docenti/torrisi

Office hours

See the website of Salvatore Torrisi