28629 - Business Management T-AB (A-K)

Learning outcomes

Aim:

1) To provide basic knowledge on the design of organizational structures and corporate processes;

2) To characterize organizational functions in terms of tasks and decisional processes;

3) To help understanding corporate strategies and managerial decisions.

Course contents

The class will be structured into two macro-parts:

Part 1: Corporate strategy and managerial decisions

1. Value chain, value system and activity-based system;
2. Definition of value and its determinants;
3. Resources and competences;
4. Firm strategy;
5. Marketing; 
6. Operations;
7. The supply side; 
8. Financing decisions.

Part 2: Organization, planning and control

1. Criteria and models for organizational design;
2. Relationships between organization, technology and strategy;
3. Evolution of organizational forms;
4. Networks and corporate relationships;
5. Budgeting and control systems.

Readings/Bibliography

A. Lipparini, Economia e gestione delle imprese, Il Mulino, Bologna 2007

• Chapters 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10 (these topics are covered in Part 1);
• Chapters 12,13 (these topics are covered in Part 2);

G. Jones, Organizzazione, Egea, Milano 2007

• Chapters 4,5,6,8,9,11 (these topics are covered in Part 2);

R. N. Antony D. F. Hawkins D. Macrì K A. Merchant, Sistemi di controllo (3 ed.) McGraw-Hill, Milano 2008,

• Chapters 10,11,12,13 (these topics are covered in Part 2).

Teaching methods

The class hours are characterized by lecture hours and some seminars given by managers and entrepreneurs. In addition, on regular basis, some business cases will be discussed.

All classes are taught in Italian.

Assessment methods

Foreign students are requested to contact prof. Zanoni (andrea.zanoni@unibo.it; +39-051-2090200) in order to define the test.

Teaching tools

Class materials (discussion cases and slides) will be posted in the “materiali didattici” section, downloadable at the following link: http://www.guideweb.unibo.it

 

Office hours

See the website of Andrea Zanoni