PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT P - Z
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: MARIA CRISTINA LONGOExpected Learning Outcomes
Students (enrolled at the first year of their undergraduate programme in Business Administration) are requested to learn concepts and theoretical models in relevant issues within the management of firms, as: principles of modern management; management as decision-making, management within different governance structures, organizational forms, and business typologies; managerial and entrepreneurial capabilities in decision-making.
The course is taught in Italian language and both oral and written exams are held in Italian.
Course Structure
- Lectures
- Applied Activities, Case Studies, In-Class Presentations
- Discussions with Executives, Managers, Start-uppers and Entrepreneurs
- Individual and Group Assignments.
- Final tests.
Required Prerequisites
Attendance of Lessons
Attendance: Strongly recommended
Class discussion is a central part of the learning experience. Students are expected to actively participate in the classroom, read the teaching material in advance, discuss cases and readings. Classroom discussions are expected to be constructive, articulated, documented and well-motivated.
Detailed Course Content
Introduction to Management - Activities and Functions of Managers - Planning, Organization, Leadership, Coordination and Control - Management as decision-making - Management in business contexts - The Firm: functions, types and ownership structures - Management & Entrepreneurial purposes - Management & Start up - Management & Small and Medium Enterprise - Management & Large Company - Organizational structure - Management & Innovation
Textbook Information
Lecture Notes from the Instructor
Supplementary teaching materials used during the course will be available on Studium.
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introducing the Course | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 2 | Introducing the discipline of Management | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 3 | The Management genesis | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 4 | Principles of Modern Management (section I) | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 5 | Principles of Modern Management (section I) | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 6 | Management activities and functions | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 7 | The managerial competencies | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 8 | Approaches to Management (section I) | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 9 | Approaches to Management (section II) | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 10 | Approaches to Management (section III) | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 11 | Management as decision-making | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 12 | The firms: functions, forms and ownership structure (section I) | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 13 | The firms: functions, forms and ownership structure (section I) | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 14 | The firms: functions, forms and ownership structure (section II) | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 15 | Corporate Governance Issues (section I) | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 16 | Corporate Governance issues (section II) | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 17 | Management & Entrepreneurial Purpose (section I) | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 18 | Management & Entrepreneurial Purpose (section II) | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 19 | Management & Entrepreneurial Purpose (section III) | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 20 | The entrepreneurial competences | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 21 | Management & Startups | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 22 | Management & Small-and-Medium Sized Firms | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 23 | Management & Large Company | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 24 | Management and Organisation | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 25 | Management & Innovation (section I) | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 26 | Management & Innovation (section II) | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 27 | Diversity Management | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 28 | Meeting managers, entrepreneurs and experts | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 29 | Meeting managers, entrepreneurs and experts | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 30 | Meeting managers, entrepreneurs and experts | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
| 31 | Conclusion and Rremarks | Teaching materials provided by the Instructor |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
The exam consists of a written test entirely held in Italian. For those students attending regularly the course, the final grade is determined by weighting the partial score of the final exam (written assignment in class) and that of the group projects. For other students, the final grade is determined by evaluating the written exam in class. The vote is expressed out of thirty.