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Place of teaching
Campus Bologna
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Language
English
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Degree Programme Class
LM-77 - Management
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Type of access
Restricted access - entrance exam
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International Programmes
Delivered entirely in English
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Years in which it is being held
II
Programme aims
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The secondcycle degree/two year master in International Management aims to trainprofessional figures who, working in international contexts, have aninterdisciplinary and holistic understanding of business, in terms of creationas well as development and management. These figures shall be able to manageuncertainty and recognise change, possibly deriving from technological anddigital transformations, placing constant emphasis on sustainability and innovation.Using an interdisciplinary and highly practical approach to learning, theseprofessional figures acquire an integrated vision of the dynamics of businesscreation and management, from establishment to development.
Given the interdisciplinarynature of the professional figures trained, the main learning areascharacterising second cycle graduates in International Management are“Management”, “Economics and Statistics” and “Business”. In particular:
- learning activities in the“Management” area provide the knowledge and multidisciplinary competencesneeded by second cycle graduates to use a number of tools in internationalcontexts: from those used to strategically analyse competitive contexts tothose for business planning; from those used for new business start-ups withglobal ambitions to those used to manage organisational change. The commondenominator is the attention paid to the effects of digital transformation,innovation, sustainability and business ethics on internal and externalbusiness processes. The knowledge and specific competences of the design toolsused for business plans and the management of technological and organisationchanges in progress, with particular reference to digital transition,sustainability and business ethics, are found mainly in the learning activitiesin the Business field, relating to SSDs SECS-P/08 and SECS-P/09. Theseactivities area accompanied by corresponding and/or related laboratoryactivities, aiming to analyse concrete examples and cases;
- the learning activities in the“Economics-statistics” area provide knowledge of the main internationalmacro-economic principles and methods of data collection, analysis andmonitoring, using the competences acquired to resolve business problems. Theyalso provide the competences strictly linked to the application ofinternational capital budgeting and international finance models, making secondcycle graduates able to manage business risks and opportunities which may arisewhen working internationally. The command of economic-statistical andanalytical tools for the collection, monitoring and analysis of big datasupporting strategic business decisions is mainly provided in the Business,Economic and Statistical-Mathematical fields offered in SSDs SECS-P/08,SECS-P/01 and SECS-S/03, as well as laboratory activities;
- the learning activitiesrelating to the “Business” area provide knowledge of the main internationalaccounting principles and methodologies for measuring the effects of businessdecisions, international market regulations, society and new technologies aswell as the measurement and assessment of economic and social performance ofbusinesses, developing skills for the application of sustainable businessmanagement models without neglecting the methodologies for measuring theenvironmental impact of businesses. Finally, economic measuring andcoordination skills, and the consequent improvement of business resultsextending to individual performance and organisational business units. Thestudy of individual and business economic and social performance measurementand assessment methods provide second cycle graduates in InternationalManagement with the conceptual tools needed to implement strategic acquisition,merger and joint venture operations, as well as the sourcing of financialresources on international markets. These competences and knowledge aredeveloped mainly in the learning activities in the Legal and Business fields,with particular reference to the activities covered by SSDs IUS/05, SECS-P/07and SECS-P/09.
The teaching methods used in thesecond cycle degree/two year master in International Management include notonly typical lectures but also a set of activities and initiatives that areconsidered innovative in various aspects, including many laboratory activities,seminars, courses aiming specifically to develop soft-skills, group work, theuse of peer evaluation, case study methods and field study trips. Furthermore,the other experiences offered include the systematic involvement of testimonialsfrom the industrial world and extremely relevant initiatives for entry to thejob market, such as the mentoring platform and shadowing programme. -
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Professional profiles
CompanyDirector
Function in aprofessional context:
Company Directors must have anoverall vision of the dynamics of business creation and operation, fromfoundation to start-up. As such, they must have an interdisciplinary andholistic understanding of the company, and be able to manage the uncertainty thattypically characterises new businesses.
To train this figure, studentsare encouraged to leave their comfort zone, stimulating business mindsetsfocused on innovation and risk tolerance.
Company Directors are required toimagine business development processes from the first idea to itsimplementation, using analytical abilities and creativity. They work in aglobal scenario, both as regards the markets and how to obtain the requiredcapital. International guidance is today essential for creating competitivebusinesses with a high growth potential.
Company Directors:
- formulate a business projectbased on an innovative business idea;
- build tangible and intangibleresources around the idea;
- express leadership andpersuasive skills to attract talents if the initial capital is missing;
- holistically develop businessfunctions and their interdependence;
- develop the business modelunderlying a business project and test its sustainability;
- have team builder and talentscout skills;
- understand the governancedynamics of a start-up, starting from the establishment of the Board ofDirectors and Board of Advisors;
- understand the dynamics ofdilution following the entry of risk capital;
- understand investment selectioncriteria by risk capital holders (Angels, VCs, Accelerators, etc.);
- implement fundraisinginitiatives;
- inspire and cultivatehigh-performing teams, which in the light of today's technological/digitaltransformations can have highly diversified geographical and culturalconnotations (distributed teams);
- have a command of the maindigital business development tools supporting business creation anddevelopment.
Competenciesassociated to the function:
- Communication skills;
- The ability to make businesspitches;
- Systemic knowledge ofindividual functional business areas, with reference to their internationalvalue (i.e., global strategy, international marketing, cross culturalorganisational behaviour, international finance, international accounting);
- Understanding of the economic,organisational and strategic dynamics determining the success of new businessmodels;
- The ability to build and mapthe capitalization table of a new business, from the first capital injection tothe subsequent rounds;
- In the light of today'stechnological/digital transformations, understanding and management of newstrategic communication channels including social media marketing;
- Fluency in the Englishlanguage;
- Negotiating skills to beexploited internally in the work team (team building), and externally, withinterlocutors including clients, suppliers, investors and industrial partners;
- Procurement of tangible andintangible resources to achieve the objectives set, with emphasis onsustainability and innovation;
- Design and presentation ofinnovative business models on which to base a solid and original businessproject.
Careeropportunities:
- Private businesses, includingself-promoted start-ups or participation in a start-up team;
- Private Venture Capital andPrivate Equity firms;
- Public concerns aiming tofacilitate and develop new business initiatives;
- Corporate businesses with openinnovation programmes aiming to foster innovation and change throughintrapreneurship initiatives.
InternationalBusiness Manager
Function in aprofessional context:
Inspired by leadershipprinciples, International Business Managers have an interdisciplinary approachaiming initially to identify and then foster the continuous transformationbusinesses have to govern.
Consequently, InternationalBusiness Managers:
- oversee the top management ofmono-businesses or diversified businesses,
- supervise individual functionalareas, including strategic analysis, sales and marketing, human resourcesmanagement, strategic control, using an international approach;
- inspire, coordinate andcultivate high-performing teams which, considering today'stechnological/digital transformations, may have highly differentiatedgeographical and cultural connotations;
- manage the multiculturality oftheir teams;
- recognise and manage, adoptingcommon procedures, the changes in the business arising fromtechnological/digital transformations, placing emphasis on sustainability andinnovation;
- understand, adopt and governthe technological/digital solutions triggered by innovation, assessing suitablemethods able to minimise any risks caused by their adoption;
- have transferable problemsolving skills.
Competenciesassociated to the function:
- Oversee the management ofinternational businesses, at individual functional area level (strategicanalysis, sales and marketing, human resources and strategic control), and atbusiness system level;
- Knowledge, competences andspecialist skills in economics and management - with particular reference tothe issues of international finance, global strategy, international marketing,international accounting - needed to manage international businesses andunderstand the mechanisms governing the related reference markets;
- Fluency in the Englishlanguage;
- Negotiating skills usedinternally for the work group (team building) and externally, withinterlocutors including clients, suppliers, trade unions, trade associations,public or private bodies and institutions;
- Management and resolution ofconflicts and time schedules;
- Knowledge and application ofresource sourcing techniques to achieve the assigned objectives, withparticular attention to sustainability and innovation
- Management of multiculturality,to work profitably in differentiated contexts, putting into play relationalskills;
- Ability to analyse the referredeconomic context to help the business anticipate and/or adopt today'stechnological and social changes;
- Ability to make effectivepresentations in public to promote ideas and propose lines of action.
Careeropportunities:
- International industrial andservices businesses of different sizes;
- International businesses with astrong lean for innovation;
- New businesses working in thetechnological, digital and services fields which by nature are of an internationaldimension.
Internationalbusiness consultant
Function in aprofessional context:
International businessconsultants have high skills and specialisation in the areas of internationalbusiness or those with a strong lean to internationalisation.
Consequently, Internationalbusiness consultants:
- analyse business strategies toguarantee the medium and long-term planning of the business to foster theachievement of the set objectives;
- analyse the internalorganization of the business, proposing appropriate solutions for the businessprofile and the context in which it works;
- propose strategies to enhanceand characterise the product in relation to the various international referencemarkets.
The roles held in mainlyinternational contexts are initially those of junior consultant in consultingfirms with a purely international dimension. These roles may then develop intoroles with greater responsibility and reach senior or partner positions.
Competenciesassociated to the function:
- Knowledge of domestic orinternational markets in the various business sectors;
- Knowledge of internal businessdevelopment mechanisms;
- Fluency in the Englishlanguage;
- Negotiating skills usedinternally for the work group (team building) and externally, withinterlocutors including clients, suppliers, trade unions, trade associations,public or private bodies and institutions;
- Management and resolution ofconflicts and time schedules;
- Sourcing of the resourcesneeded to achieve the set objectives;
- Management of multiculturality,to work profitably in differentiated contexts;
- Application of techniques forforecasting and developing the business to cope with social and technologicalchanges coming from outside, also through self-learning and lifelong learningtechniques;
- Flexibility and the ability toadapt to change.
- Ability to make effectivereports and presentations in public to promote ideas and propose lines ofaction
Careeropportunities:
Medium- and large-sizedconsulting firms, today all working in international operations.
Access to further study
It gives access to third cycle studies (Dottorato di ricerca/Scuole di specializzazione) and master courses of second degree.
Course units
Admission requirements
Admission tothe second cycle degree/two year master in International Management requirespossession of a bachelor's degree or three-year university diploma, or anyother degree obtained abroad, recognised as suitable. Additionally, candidatesmust meet the curricular requirements and pass the assessment of personalknowledge and skills.
Curricular requirements
A degree pursuant to ItalianMinisterial Decree 270/04 in one of the following classes (and equivalentprevious degree programme systems):
- L-8 Information technologyengineering
- L-9 Industrial engineering
- L-16 Administration
- L-18 Business administration
- L-33 Economics
- L-36 Political science andinternational relations
- L-41 Statistics
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Have a degree belonging to adifferent class to those indicated and have obtained the University educationalcredits indicated in the degree programme teaching regulations.
A specific Committee appointed bythe Degree Programme Board will verify whether the above curricularrequirements are met in the case of a qualification obtained in Italy under theprevious system or obtained abroad and recognised as suitable.
Assessment of personalcompetencies and skills
Admission to the master's degreeprogramme in International Management requires candidates to pass an assessmentof personal competencies and skills that will be held according to the methodsdefined in the degree programme teaching regulations.
Testing of language skills
Admission to the programme isalso subject to the possession of English language skills to at least CEFRlevel B2. The Board may waive the testing of English language skills forstudents with appropriate language certification to at least level B2.
Admission to the programme issubject to the possession of Italian language skills to at least CEFR level B2.Foreign students who do not meet this requirement must include learningactivities in their study plan aimed at achieving the required level.
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