INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT ADVANCED COURSE - 1

The International Management course addresses the theme of the internationalization of enterprises, starting from a reflection on the dynamics that have characterized the processes of economic globalization over the last ten years. In addition, the course develops a theoretical and practical framework regarding the strategies of multinational companies, their choices in terms of outlet and supply markets, internal coordination systems, and the most relevant choices in terms of social and environmental sustainability. The course proposes a series of case studies of Italian companies and institutions operating in the international arena, highlighting the specificities of the evolutionary path started by many Italian multinationals over the last twenty years.

The course aims to provide students with the tools for understanding the international economic context necessary to consistently manage companies projected beyond national borders. The course also aims to provide a language and a set of operational tools that can guide the understanding of contexts and to develop decision-making processes consistent with the operating standards of a multinational company. The practical cases proposed in the course allow to apply in a concrete way the models proposed at theoretical level.

The exam does not require the completion of specific exams

Each week the course addresses a theme through the presentation of texts and testimonies.
In the first period, the topics addressed in the classroom will be as follows:
1. Globalization and management
2. Globalization in the long term: the impact of the shocks that have marked a decade
3. The evolution of multinational companies
4. The Internationalization of Italian Companies: The Experience of Pocket Multinationals
5. Concentration Strategies
6. Strategies for Adapting to National Contexts

P. Ghemawat, The New Global Road Map. Enduring Strategies for Turbulent Times, Harvard Business Review, 2017
N. Saval, The rise and fall of an idea that swept the world (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/14/globalisation-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-idea-that-swept-the-world ), The Guardian, 2017
The Economist, “The retreat of the global company“,
H. Varian, «An iPod Has Global Value. Ask the (Many) Countries That Make It.», New York Times
M. Chiarvesio, E. Di Maria, S. Micelli (2010), “Global value chains and open networks: the case of Italian industrial districts”, European Planning Studies, 18(3) March, pp. 329-346.

The exam consists of a written test with approximately thirty questions of various types.
The majority of the questions involve a choice between multiple answers. Some questions involve short text answers. A small number of questions involve concise problem solving.

The course includes a series of lectures that address the topics developed in the textbook. In addition to face-to-face lectures, the course includes a series of presentations by managers and entrepreneurs who will discuss case studies that will be commented on in class. Some lectures will involve the active participation of students who will be asked to discuss in class articles and case studies.

English

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