Università Roma Tre

The course of Economics, Management and Corporate Sustainability is part of the characterizing educational activities of the Master of Science in Environmental Humanities. The course aims to provide students with a basic knowledge about how firms are structured and managed. The course will emphasize the value of corporate sustainability as an innovative approach based on the capacity of firms to adopt strategic choices integrating social and environmental issues into business processes and stakeholder relationships. The course aims to provide both classical theories and modern approaches to corporate governance, strategic management, organization and business practices. At the end of the course, educational activities together with individual study would allow students to: 1) acquire knowledge about the directions, tools, and methods adopted by companies to make decisions with respect to both the external environment and their operational activities; 2) understand the role of management for the sustainable development of the firm; 3) evaluate models and tools of business management and identify conflicts and synergies between the economic and socio-environmental dimensions of firms' activities; 4) apply the acquired knowledge to analyze and interpret company dynamics along with specific problems, practices, and case studies.