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  1. Strategic Management
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Insegnamento con unità didattiche Course full name
Strategic Management
Course ID number
2526-1-F7704M002
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Course full name Competitive Strategy Course ID number 2526-1-F7704M002-F7704M002-1
Course summary
Course full name Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship Course ID number 2526-1-F7704M002-F7704M002-2
Course summary

Course Syllabus

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Area di apprendimento

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Strategic Management fornisce agli studenti agli strumenti necessari per comprendere il comportamento delle imprese e l'interazione strategica in diversi tipi di mercato. L’insegnamento studia le strategie e l'imprenditorialità con particolare attenzione ai mercati globali ed è composto da 2 moduli:

1) Competitive Strategy

2) Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship

Competitive Strategy

Alla fine del primo modulo gli studenti acquisiranno concetti chiave e strumenti analitici necessari per identificare e valutare le scelte strategiche delle imprese che operano in mercati globali.

Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship

Alla fine del secondo modulo gli studenti acquisiranno i concetti chiave e gli strumenti di analisi necessari per capire come gestire il cambiamento tecnologico e di mercato sia in imprese affermate che in nuove imprese.

Le competenze acquisite in entrambi i moduli di questo insegnamento potranno essere applicate alla gestione di startup, PMI e grandi imprese nel settore manifatturiero e nei servizi. Per stimolare le capacità critiche e di giudizio sono previste diverse attività, quali la discussione in aula di casi-studio e l'organizzazione di lezioni che prevedono la partecipazione di imprenditori e manager. La partecipazione attiva alla discussione di casi-studio e agli incontri con attori del mondo industriale servirà anche a favorire lo sviluppo di capacità di comunicazione degli studenti. L'approccio allo studio adottato da questo corso, basato sul rigore analitico e sul coinvolgimento degli studenti nel dibattito scientifico, favorirà lo sviluppo di un pensiero critico e scientifico molto importante per il loro studio futuro.

Contenuti sintetici

Il programma del primo modulo fornisce un inquadramento generale delle strategie di mercato delle imprese, fornendo agli studenti anche strumenti analitici per l'analisi delle strategie competitive, delle strategie corporate e e dei processi di internazionalizzazione.

Il programma del secondo modulo si focalizza sulla creazione e sul mantenimento del vantaggio competitivo dell’impresa in condizioni di rapido cambiamento tecnologico e di mercato. Questo tema viene affrontato analizzando: (a) le strategie di innovazione e i modelli di business di imprese leader e di imprese inseguitrici; (b) l’elaborazione del business plan delle nuove imprese

Programma esteso

Modulo I - Competitive Strategy

1. Introduzione alle strategie competitive

2. Modello di business e strategia

3. Comportamento strategico e analisi della concorrenza

4. Analisi di mercato e competenze dell’impresa

5. Strategie imprenditoriali e dinamica competitiva

6. Strategie di integrazione verticale e orizzontale

7. Globalizzazione e commercio internazionale

8. Internazionalizzazione dell’impresa: export, investimenti diretti all’estero e alleanze

Modulo II - Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship

1. Fonti di innovazione

2. Tipi e modelli di innovazione

3. Strategie competitive e innovazione in diversi mercati

4. Il timing dell’innovazione e dell’entrata nel mercato

5. Le strategie di protezione dell’innovazione

6. Nuovi modelli di business

7. Il business plan nelle nuove imprese

Prerequisiti

nessuno

Metodi didattici

Lezioni frontali, lavori di gruppo e analisi di casi aziendali

Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento

Partecipazione in aula, preparazione di casi studio, esame orale finale

Testi di riferimento

Raccolta di letture a cura del docente

Torrisi, S. (2022). Strategic Management. Selection of Readings. Laurea Magistrale in Marketing e Mercati Globali – Indirizzo Marketing Globale. McGraw-Hill Education Create.
(Modulo I: cap. 1-7; Modulo II: cap. 8-18)

Materiale addizionale (obbligatorio)

Modulo I

Barney J.B. 2001. Resource-based theories of competitive advantage: A ten year retrospective on the resource-based view. Journal of Management, 27: 643–650.

Besanko D., Dranove D. 2017., Shanley M. Economics of Strategy, Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, chapters 5, 6.

Ghemawat P. 2010. Strategy and the Business Landscape. Pearson International Edition, London, chapters 4 , 5.

M. E. Porter. 1996. What is Strategy. Harvard Business Review. November-December, 61-78.

Zott, C. and Amit, R. 2010. Business Model Design: An Activity Based Perspective, Long Range Planning. 43(2-3): 216-226.

Modulo II

Chesbrough, H. 2011. The Case for Open Services Innovation: The Commodity Trap. California Management Review, 53(3): 5-20.

Rivette, K.G. and D. Kline. 2000. Discovering New Value of Intellectual Property. Harvard Business Review, Jan-February: 54-66.

Teece, D. 2010. Business Models, Business Strategy and Innovation. Long Range Planning. 43(2-3): 172-194.

Materiale addizionale per discussione di casi aziendali sarà reso disponibile dal docente nella piattaforma e-learning.

Sustainable Development Goals

ISTRUZIONE DI QUALITÁ | PARITÁ DI GENERE | LAVORO DIGNITOSO E CRESCITA ECONOMICA | IMPRESE, INNOVAZIONE E INFRASTRUTTURE
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Learning objectives

The course of Strategic Management introduces students to the analytical tools required to understand firm behaviour and strategic interaction in different markets. The course studies competitive strategies and entrepreneurship with a particular attention to global market and is structured in two modules :

1) Competitive Strategy

2) Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship

Competitive Strategy

At the end of the first module students will acquire the core concepts and analytical tools needed to understand the competitive environment and to strive in global markets.

Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship

At the end of the second module, students will acquire core concepts and analytical tools required to understand how to manage technical and market change in established firms and new enterprises.

The skills acquired in both modules of this course can be applied to the management of startups, SMEs and large companies in the manufacturing and service sectors. In order to stimulate critical and analytical skills, various activities are planned, such as classroom discussions of case studies and the organization of lecturers with the participation of entrepreneurs and managers. Active participation in the discussion of case studies and meetings with actors from the industrial world will also help to develop students' communication skills. The approach to study adopted in this course, based on analytical rigor and student engagement in scientific debate, will foster the development of critical and scientific thinking, which is crucial for their future studies.

Contents

The program of the first module offers an overview of firm market strategies, by providing students with the analytical tools needed to understand competitive strategies, corporate strategy and international business strategies.

The program of the second module focuses on the creation and maintenance of competitive advantage in conditions of rapid technical and market change. This topic is treated by analyzing: (a) the innovation strategies and business models of market leaders and followers; (b) the business plan of new enterprises.

Detailed program

Module I - Competitive Strategy

1. Introduction to competitive strategy

2. Business model and strategy

3. Strategic behavior and competitors’ profiling

4. Market analysis and firm’s competences

5. Entrepreneurial strategy and competitive dynamics

6. Vertical integration and diversification strategies

7. Globalization and international trade

8. International business: exportation, foreign direct investment and inter-firm alliances

Module II - Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship

1. Sources of innovation

2. Types and patterns of innovation

3. Competitive strategies and innovation in different markets

4. Timing of entry

5. Protecting innovation

6. The business plan of new enterprises

Prerequisites

none

Teaching methods

Lectures, group discussion and case studies

Assessment methods

Class participation, case submission and final oral exam

Textbooks and Reading Materials

Reading package

Torrisi, S. (2022). Strategic Management. Selection of Readings. Laurea Magistrale in Marketing e Mercati Globali. McGraw-Hill Education Create.
(Module I: chapters 1-7; Module II: chapters 8-18).

Additional (mandatory) reading material - Module I

Barney J.B. 2001. Resource-based theories of competitive advantage: A ten year retrospective on the resource-based view. Journal of Management, 27: 643–650.

Besanko D., Dranove D. 2017., Shanley M. Economics of Strategy, Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, chapters 5, 6.

Ghemawat P. 2010. Strategy and the Business Landscape. Pearson International Edition, London, chapters 4 , 5.

M. E. Porter. 1996. What is Strategy. Harvard Business Review. November-December, 61-78.

Zott, C. and Amit, R. 2010. Business Model Design: An Activity Based Perspective, Long Range Planning. 43(2-3): 216-226.

Module II

Chesbrough, H. 2011. The Case for Open Services Innovation: The Commodity Trap. California Management Review, 53(3): 5-20.

Rivette, K.G. and D. Kline. 2000. Discovering New Value of Intellectual Property. Harvard Business Review, Jan-February: 54-66.

Teece, D. 2010. Business Models, Business Strategy and Innovation. Long Range Planning. 43(2-3): 172-194.

Additional material for the discussion of cases will be made available on the e-learning platform.

Sustainable Development Goals

QUALITY EDUCATION | GENDER EQUALITY | DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH | INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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Key information

ECTS
11
Term
First semester
Activity type
Mandatory
Course Length (Hours)
77
Degree Course Type
2-year Master Degreee
Language
Italian

Staff

    Teacher

  • NT
    Niccolo' Maria Todaro
  • ST
    Salvatore Torrisi
  • Tutor

  • MT
    Miriam Tomasuolo

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Sustainable Development Goals

QUALITY EDUCATION - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
QUALITY EDUCATION
GENDER EQUALITY - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
GENDER EQUALITY
DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

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