Scuola di Economia e Management
Scheda Insegnamento
Anno Accademico 2017/18 Secondo Semestre
Obiettivi di apprendimento attesi
Risultati di apprendimento attesi
To be able to identify in a specific situation the opportunity to create a network of companies, to be able to identify the nature and the caracteristics of the networks present in a company
Contenuti dell’insegnamento
The course presents the key features of the Italian business model, specifically looking at the importance of a network approach to strategy making. The course integrates recent theoretical and methodological developments with company presentations.
Metodologia Didattica
The course is structured in four main parts. In the first one the Social Network Analysi theory and the applications. The importance of organizational networks at different level is introduced and discussed using recent academic papers and practical lab sessions. This part will be delivered as a full time seminar including short lectures, group discussions on selected readings and some lab activities. The second part of the course mainly consists of company presentations: representatives from leading Italian firms will be invited to deliver presentations to students. The third part of the course the students will be grouped in small team-works required to deepen a specific issues related to the course content trough a specific analysis on the field. At the end of the classes a presentation will be required. The presenations will be followed by a discussion and an update on the status of the different group projects. The final part of the course will be dedicated to sistematize the various concepts learned in the course.
Modalità con cui viene accertata l’effettiva acquisizione dei risultati di apprendimento.
For students attending classes, the grade will be based on the average of grades obtained during the course. The grade will be based on written exams, class participation, quality of the contributions to the class discussions and work group presentations. In order to be considered “attending student” is required the 80% of presence in the classes of the course and the instructor evaluation of the single part. All other students should pass an oral exam. The program of the oral exam will be defined by the coordinator of the course.
Course evaluation will be based on the following criteria:Syllabus
Lezione 1 Ora: 00:00 Ore di lezione: 8 Docente: A. Sinatra | Argomenti Course Introduction and seminar on Social Networks Analysis basic theories and applications Letture |
Lezione 2 Ore di lezione: 8 Docente: R. De Vita | Argomenti Social Networks Analisys basic theories and applications Letture |
Lezione 3 Ore di lezione: 2 Docente: A. Sinatra | Argomenti ABICI case Letture |
Lezione 4 Ore di lezione: 3 Docente: F. Butera | Argomenti the network organization:The requirements to create a network organization Letture |
Lezione 5 Ora: 00:00 Ore di lezione: 2 Docente: A. Sinatra | Argomenti Secondo Mona: an Italian family business in the global aerospace supply chain Letture |
Lezione 6 Ora: 00:00 Ore di lezione: 2 Docente: A. Sinatra | Argomenti The Lombardy aerospace system Letture |
Lezione 7 Ora: 00:00 Ore di lezione: 2 Docente: A. Sinatra | Argomenti The talian textile industrial network Letture |
Lezione 8 Ora: 10:00 Ore di lezione: 3 Docente: A. Sinatra | Argomenti consolidating a network of networks Letture |
Lezione 9 Ora: 00:00 Ore di lezione: 2 Docente: A. Sinatra | Argomenti The Italian footwear indusrty: the evolution of the traditional district structure Letture |
Lezione 10 Ora: 00:00 Ore di lezione: 3 Docente: A. Sinatra | Argomenti Innovation Labs: how they work Letture |
Lezione 11 Ora: 00:00 Ore di lezione: 2 Docente: A. Sinatra | Argomenti Co-creating common values in inter-organizational networks Letture |
Lezione 12 Ora: 10:00 Ore di lezione: 2 Docente: K. Greve | Argomenti How to innovate in a mature industry? Class Lab: co-creating living labs Letture |
Lezione 13 Ora: 14:00 Ore di lezione: 3 Docente: K. Greve | Argomenti co-creating living lab Letture |
Lezione 14 Ora: 00:00 Ore di lezione: 4 Docente: A. Sinatra | Argomenti Seminar: Group presentations and Discussion Letture |
Lezione 15 Ora: 00:00 Ore di lezione: 0 Docente: A. Sinatra | Argomenti final exam Letture |