ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL PRODUCTIONS

The course is aimed at providing an overview on the firm and the key issues related to its management. After an introduction on the methodological foundations and the context of the firms operating in the context of cultural productions, the course focuses on the analysis of the CCIs, analyzing those processes and products through which firms operate, and ends with the analysis of the main models of value production.

After completing the course, students will understand which are the main strategies and processes characterizing the cultural organization, which are the main characteristics of a cultural organization’s environment, and what processes could add value to the firm and let it grow within this environment.

For any pre-requisites, students must refer to their study plan.

1. Firm, process and value creation
2. Competitive advantage and profit
3. Cultural product and cultural productions in the context of CCIs
4. Making value through the management of critical processes
5. Change: innovation, learning, and experimentation
6. Innovation processes in cultural contexts
7. Design thinking for culture

Lorenzoni G., Dalla catena del valore al sistema delle attività [cap.1, pp. 13-39], in A. Lipparini (a cura di) Economia e gestione delle imprese, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2007. (solo le parti svolte a lezione).
Calcagno M., Faccipieri S. e Rocco. E. (2005), “Consumo culturale di massa e nuove forme di offerta: il caso Linea d’Ombra”, in Micro e Macro Marketing n. 3, a. XIV.
Calcagno M., Biscaro C., “Designing the interactions in the museum: learning from Palazzo Strozzi”, International Studies of Management and Organizations (ISMO), Vol. 42, 2012.
Bakhashi, H. – Throsby, D. (2010) Culture of Innovation. An economic analysis of innovation in arts and cultural organizations, NESTA Research Report (solo parte relativa alla value chain)
Calcagno M., (2013) Narrare terre di mezzo. Managament arte design, Napoli, EDITORIALE SCIENTIFICA srl, vol. 1, pp. 1-109 (solo le parti caricate sul sito)

any change will be communicated on the Moodle web page of the course and some of the materials will be available on it (included the slides)

Written exam, with a mix of open-ended and multiple-choice questions.
Students will be given the opportunity to integrate the grade of the final exam with group-works that will be presented in class.

Lectures centered on theoretical issues, discussion of case studies, seminars from business representatives

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Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion
Accommodation and support services for students with disabilities and students with specific learning impairments

Ca’ Foscari abides by Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) regarding support
services and accommodation available to students with disabilities. This includes students with
mobility, visual, hearing and other disabilities (Law 17/1999), and specific learning impairments (Law 170/2010). If you have a disability or impairment that requires accommodations (i.e., alternate testing, readers, note takers or interpreters) please contact the Disability and Accessibility Offices in Student Services: disabilita@unive.it.

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This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Cities, infrastructure and social capital" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development