L'insegnamento ha lo scopo di fornire le nozioni di base necessarie per comprendere il contesto economico in cui agiscono le aziende, gli strumenti utilizzati per la valutazione economica e la programmazione delle attività produttive, le tecniche di analisi e controllo economico dei processi industriali, la conoscenza dei principi dell'organizzazione industriale e delle varie forme della struttura organizzativa.

Conoscenza delle nozioni economiche di base ricorrenti nella vita dell'impresa e nell'ambiente esterno. Conoscenza delle dinamiche economico-finanziarie dell'impresa industriale e delle forme giuridico - contrattuali per l'esercizio delle attività economiche.
Conoscenze dei principi dell'organizzazione industriale, della struttura organizzativa, dei modelli di divisione del lavoro, delle funzioni fondamentali nell'impresa.
Conoscenza delle tecniche e delle metodologie per il controllo e l'analisi dei processi e dei risultati economico-finanziari dell'impresa.
Conoscenza dei metodi per la determinazione dei costi industriali e delle tecniche di valutazione degli investimenti.

Elementi di analisi matematica.

The subject aims to provide students with the knowledge of basic economics, management and business administration and is divided into three main parts, performed in an integrated way.

The first part provides the basic elements to introduce students into economics and to understand the behaviour of companies in a market, presenting the basic concepts of micro and macroeconomics. The subject will present and discuss concepts such as consumer behaviour and customers decision in a market, the demand curve, the nature and behaviour of costs in an enterprise, short and long term decisions and the equilibrium conditions in both goods and financial markets, as well as the main forms of market (perfect competition, monopoly and oligopoly). Strategic decisions of firms will be analysed using basic elements of game theory (interaction in a strategic environment).

Starting from the elements learned about the nature and behaviour of a company in the economic system, the second part focuses leadership and organization. Organization structures and theories will be analysed both at a theoretical and a practical (case-studies) level.

The last part of the subject deals with an introduction to accounting, with some Financial Accounting and Financial Statements topics as well as Managerial Accounting (Cost accounting) and investment decision methods.

The subject is lecture-based, even though a high level of interaction is expected and required. Students are asked to participate to the lectures with their own personal contribution. In the game theory part students are asked to become an active part of the lecture and to "play" simulation and games.

Students that want to analyse deeper a topic of the course may prepare an additional work (little academic paper) on one of the many topics explained in classroom lessons, applied to a real case-study. This works should contain at least the following elements:
- purpose of the paper (i.e. topic)
- essential theoretical elements
- a case study
- your personal conclusions
- references/bibliography

The additional paper must be uploaded on the course "portale" before the day of the written exam and will be graded by the teacher. It will provide the students up to 2 points in the final mark.

The material for the subject consists of slides, readings, videos and links provided by the lecturer , available on the "portale didattica", on the Subject Page.

The exam is written, with a series of multiple choices, open questions and problems.
Students that have passed the written exam (at least 18/30) may (if they want) attend an oral exam that can change (increase or decrease) the result of the written exam up to 2 points.

The final result will be a number between 18 and 30 (e lode).
It will be determined considering:
- the mark of the written test;
- (eventually) the mark of the oral exam (not compulsory, that can increase or decrease the mark);
- (eventually) the additional mark(s) of the case study/paper/project;
- (eventually) a bonus for the class/activity participation.