ECO0071 - PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

insegnamento
Tipo Insegnamento:
Ins. uff. con erogazioni e cop.
Durata (ore):
60
CFU:
9
SSD:
ECONOMIA E GESTIONE DELLE IMPRESE
Sede:
BRESCIA
Url:
Business and Economics/percorso comune Anno: 1
Anno:
2025
Course Catalogue:
https://permalink.unibs.it/suacds/afcc/2025?corso=...

Dati Generali

Periodo di attività

Primo Quadrimestre (01/10/2025 - 23/01/2026)

Syllabus

Obiettivi Formativi

The module aims to develop students’ understanding of the role of management in modern businesses and the issues that managers are facing.
At the end of the module students will develop:
1) KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING Knowledge and understanding of the main analytical, strategic and operative managerial concepts and of the present institutional and market context where companies operate.
2) APPLYING KNOWLDEGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Analytical skills necessary for: dealing with main internal and external issues to the business; performing the main analyses required for taking strategic decisions; distinguishing among the different strategies.
3) MAKING JUDGEMENTS
Decision-making skills through which students will be able to:
- find, analyze and interpret appropriate information expressed in descriptive and quantitative form and concerning the main business problems;
- provide solutions to the most recurring business problems;
- describe markets and contexts in which companies operate;
- communicate with customers, suppliers and within the organizations in which they operate.
4) COMMUNICATION
Verbal and interpersonal communication skills through the discussion of business cases in class. At the end of the lessons the student must be able to express concepts in English and be able to argue both in a general way and with reference to specific functional areas of business management.
Case studies discussion during the lessons will allow students to improve their interpersonal communication and public speaking skills.
5) LEARNING SKILLS
Learning skills that will allow students to continue their studies autonomously and continuously.

Prerequisiti

None

Metodi didattici

The teaching involves lectures, with interactive and innovative teaching methods, and the discussion of business cases.
Students are invited to study the topics covered in the module on a weekly basis and to observe the current business environment to better understand the topics covered in lectures.

Verifica Apprendimento

Written closed-book exam lasting 80 minutes. The exam is made up of multiple-choice tests and open-ended questions. The questions aim at assessing students’ knowledge and understanding of the concepts covered in the module, decision-making skills and the ability to apply theory to real and/or simulated situations.
The final mark is given by the sum of the partial marks of each question. The maximum mark students can achieve is 31. In order to pass the exam, it is necessary to receive a score of at least 18.
Exam questions will be based on the topics presented during lectures and they will allow to assess students’ knowledge as well as their ability to critically apply knowledge to real and/or simulated situations. In order to pass the exam, the correct use of technical language is fundamental and the ability to clearly write answers.
No oral examination is available in this module.

Testi

Principles of Business & Management: Practicing Ethics, Responsibility, Sustainability, by Oliver Laasch. London: SAGE, 2024 (3rd ed.). 926 pages, paperback

Contenuti

What is a firm? What is its purpose? What is the role of business in society and the economy? How is it possible to run a company? What are its measurable goals and targets? What is a strategy and how can it be developed and implemented in order to address the challenges posed by a turbulent environment? What are the key business functions, what are their peculiar features, and how can they work together to reach shared corporate goals? What is the role of innovation and in which way can innovation be a driver for the corporate success of a firm in the competitive arena(s) and in the societal domains? What are the resources available for the long-term success and survival of a company? Together with the well-known financial capital, are natural and social capital key assets for a business? And, finally, what are stakeholder relationships and why are they crucial in business activities?
The aim of the course is to address all these (and, for sure, some more) questions to provide a clear, introductory picture of what a business is and why its management is so important.

Lingua Insegnamento

English

Altre informazioni

Case studies presented during lectures are included in the exam program. Thus, students are required to study them in preparation for the exam.
In order to be admitted to the exam it is necessary to register online. No registration via e-mail to the professor is accepted. For any issues with the online registration for the exam, students can contact the "Servizi Didattici" of the Economics and Management Department during the registration period (from 15 to 5 days prior to the exam).

Corsi

Corsi

Business and Economics 
Laurea
3 anni
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