| Lectures and exercises |
hours |
| Topics |
Specific contents |
|
| Theories of Firm |
- Economic-descriptive approach (perfect competition, industrial organization, Schumpeter's theory, managerialism, organizational economics)
- Sociological-interpretative approach (behaviourism, institutionalist theory, evolutionary theory, industrial district theory)
- Managerial-prescriptive approach (resource based view, knowledge based theory, network theory) |
4
|
| Organizational theories |
- Classic theories (scientific management, administrative theory, bureaucracy theory)
- Human relationships theories
- Contingency theories
- Phenomelogical theories
- Organizational action theory |
4
|
| Strategy Overview |
- Vision, mission and values
- Strategy dimensions (CONTENT; CONTEXT; PROCESS)
- Historical strategic management evolution |
10
|
| Operations strategy |
- Operations strategy overview
- Operations strategy dimensions (CONTENT; CONTEXT; PROCESS)
- Service-costs curve
- Open Innovation |
12
|
| New production models |
- Time based competition
- Just in Time
- New production models |
6
|
| Complexity management |
- Complexity principles
- Complexity principles applied to management |
4
|
| Total hours for lectures and exercises |
40 |
| for exercises only |
|
|
Further educational activities
|
hours
|
| Labs |
|
| Tutorials / Seminars |
6 |
| Workshops |
|
| Guided tours |
|
| |
|
| Total hours for further educational activities |
6 |
| Total hours |
46
|