CdLM Business Administration

The course emphasizes key hallmarks in strategic management/analysis and corporate governance. From one hand, the part on strategic analysis is designed to explore an organisation's vision, mission, examine principles, techniques and models of organisational and environmental analysis, discuss the theory and practice of strategy formulation and implementation. From the other hand, the part on corporate governance aims to outline the history of the corporation, boards of directors, the division of profit sharing and various forms of employee ownership and equity ownership among insiders, regulation, shareholder activism, the impact of takeovers and mergers and acquisitions on governance, ethical issues such as conflicts of interest and insider trading.

At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

-          Acquire the fundamentals of strategic analysis (analysis of internal and external environment)

-          Acquire key tools for taking strategic decisions in the current dynamic environment

-          Understand how to take relevant decisions based on strategic analysis

-          Know key hallmarks in corporate governance

Lessons lasting 84 hours in total (12 CFU), which take place in the classroom with front lectures, case studies, presentations and discussions.

Knowledge and skills provided will be verified through a written test with questions and based on class participation/presentations. The preparation will be considered adequate (with marks expressed out of thirty), if the student will demonstrate ability to synthesize, using the terminology required; whether on their own - so, without depending on the presentation of the arguments offered by the texts - will prove familiar with strategic analysis and corporate governance; whether he/she will be able to think on simple connections between various topics covered during the course. The exam lasts 90 minutes. To pass the exam the students has to take 18/30.

Key blocks of the course are:

-          Introduction to strategic analysis

-          Strategic analysis of internal and external environment

-          Business strategies and models

-          Corporate strategies

-          Key principles in corporate governance

-          Governance systems

Materials provided by the teacher.