Business organization and management

The student will became able to read and analyse a balance sheet, to evaluate main performance ratios. He/she will then be aware of the main organizational theories and how they impact the strategies of the firms. 

Lectures

Written Exercises

MODULO 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE ACCOUNTING PERIOD

1. Accounting
2. Balance sheet
3. Profit and loss account
4. Accounting systems and methods
5. Revenues and monetary assets
6. Inventory and costs
7. Investments and depreciation
8. Liabilities and net assets
9. Source and destination of funds
10. Performance analysis
11. Financial statement as requested by civil authorities

MODULO 2 – ORGANIZATIONAL THEORIES AND MODES

1. Main organizational theories
   • Scientific Management
   • Organizational Principles
   • Motivational Theories
   • Human Relations
   • Bureaucratic Theory
   • Sistemi cooperativi
   • Institutional Theory
   • Razionalità limitata
   • Environment and Organization
   • Tecnology and Structure
   • Evolutionary Theory
   • Socio-Tecnical Systems
   • Power and public organizations
   • New-Institutionalism
   • Ecology of organizational population
   • Soft Theories – Cultural approach – Individual approach
   • Transactional Cost Theory
   • Resource Based View
   • Behavioural Theory
2. Organizational Models
   • Traditional model
   • Ansoff and Brandenburg model
3. Mintzberg model

• MODULE 1

R.N. Anthony, L.K. Breitner, D.F., Macrì, Il Bilancio: analisi economiche per le decisioni e la comunicazione delle performance, McGrawHill.

.• MODULE 2

Organizzazione Aziendale, G. Costa, P.Gubitta, D.Pittino, McGraw Hill, Milano.

Slides and additional material will be distributed during the lessons