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21210118 BUSINESS II - ADVANCED COURSE in Economics and Management LM-77 PRINCIPATO LUDOVICA, FAGGIONI FRANCESCA
(syllabus)
The Course will be divided into a theoretical and a practical part. In the first one the main business and economic theories that explain the internationalization processes as well as the models to evaluate the attractiveness of the Countries of destination will be discussed. In the second one, students will be involved in several case studies and a Case Analysis Challenge (Project Work in group of students). The Challenge will be presented at the beginning of the Course by a Company of primary importance in the Italian and international context. Details about the project work will be given in class.
Course Outline: 1. Globalization of the markets and Global value Chains 2. The internationalization of companies: theories 3. Internationalization strategies 4. Start up and development of the internationalization process 5. Analysis of the attractiveness of international markets 6. Internationalization procedure 7. Elements of penetration of international markets through the levers of the Marketing Mix 8. The internationalization of goods 9. The internationalization of the value chain activities (production, research and development, sales, distribution) 10. The social responsibility of international companies
(reference books)
References: UNCTAD – World Investment Report 2018 (pag. 1-61 e 125-177) UNCTAD – World Investment Report 2013 (pag. 122-174) Mihir A. Desai, The Decentering of the Global Firm, World Economy, 32, 2009, pp. 1271-1290 C. DEMATTE', F. PERRETTI, E. MARAFIOTI (a cura di), Strategie di Internazionalizzazione, Milano, EGEA, 2013. The slides on the website of the course represents an integral part of the program
For non-attending students and those who do not develop the PW, in addition to the reference texts, the following documents and articles are required:
1. Hofstede, G. (2011). Dimensionalizing Cultures: The Hofstede Model in Context. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 2(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.9707/2307-0919.1014 2. Center For Creative Leadership, (2014), Leader effectiveness and Culture: The Globe Study. https://gdl29.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/globestudy.pdf 3. OECD. (2015). Principles of Corporate Governance https://www.oecd.org/daf/ca/Corporate-Governance-Principles-ENG.pdf
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