Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
Period | From | To |
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primo semestre magistrali | Sep 30, 2019 | Dec 20, 2019 |
secondo semestre magistrali | Feb 24, 2020 | May 29, 2020 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione invernale magistrali | Jan 7, 2020 | Feb 21, 2020 |
Sessione estiva magistrali | Jun 3, 2020 | Jul 10, 2020 |
Autumn Session exams | Aug 24, 2020 | Sep 11, 2020 |
Session | From | To |
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Autumn Session | Dec 2, 2019 | Dec 4, 2019 |
Winter Session | Apr 7, 2020 | Apr 9, 2020 |
Summer session | Sep 7, 2020 | Sep 9, 2020 |
Exam calendar
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Academic staff
Santi Flavio
flavio.santi@univr.it 045 802 8239Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Corporate Governance (2019/2020)
Teaching code
4S004151
Academic staff
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
SECS-P/07 - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING STUDIES
Period
primo semestre magistrali dal Sep 30, 2019 al Dec 20, 2019.
Learning outcomes
This course aims to offer tools and conceptual categories useful to understand how corporations are governed, who influences the governance through its economic control, and what mechanisms steer the outcome distribution of their business in the context of current economic systems. Governance systems are explored considering the rules that are pivotal part of the company structure and its daily operations, as well as the whole process of directing and controlling the business with the aim of preserve and increase the value for both shareholders and stakeholders, over time. The course enhances the learning of the methodological basics needed to understand problems of governance and the ability to interpret real situations presented as business case studies. At the end of the learning process and in accordance with the learning purposes of the course — which aim to integrate the methodological knowledge with the interpretation of concrete business situations — what is requested to the student is twofold. First, the student must demonstrate to know and under-stand the typologies of corporate governance operating in the market, laws affecting corporate gov-ernance, and related processes. Second, through the study of the cases presented during the course, the student must demonstrate to interpret, critically comment, and solve cases and related problems on corporate governance.
Program
Part One – Companies and their institutional structure
1. Corporate System: bases for the understanding of firms in contemporary economic and social contexts
1.1. Corporate system dimensions and related relationships
1.2. Organizational structure and its components
1.3. Institutional framework of companies
2. The institutional framework in different typologies of companies operating in the social system
2.1. "Capitalist" companies of individual and corporate typologies
2.2. Cooperative companies
2.3. Public sector organizations
2.4. Collaboration among companies
2.5. Group of companies - pyramid groups of companies
3. Ownership structure of Italian companies
3.1. Capitalist models in the international context
3.2. Italian capitalism models
3.3. Important features of Italian companies and their evolution
Part Two – The corporate governance
1. Evolution debate on corporate governance
1.1. The problem of governing and economic control of the company
1.2. Corporate governance studies
1.3. Thoughts on corporate governance
2. The regulatory framework on governance
2.1. Main areas of interest for corporate governance
2.2. Italian laws on corporate governance
2.3. Governance Codes
2.4. The Italian Governance Code of the Italian Stock Exchange (July 2018)
3. Governance tools
3.1. Composition and functioning of the governing bodies
3.1.1. Executive and non-executive directors
3.1.2. Independent directors
3.1.3. Committees inside the board
3.2. Composition and operation of control bodies
3.2.1 The internal control system
3.2.2. The Control and Risk Committee
3.3. Tools to safeguard legality and correctness of governance actions
3.4. Audit on compliance of business processes - the role of compliance programs in corporate governance
3.5. Risk management in governance operations
3.6. Internal auditing and its role in governance
4. Correlations between governance and risk system
4.1. Risk Management Measurement Models
4.2. Risk management in Italian listed companies
4.3. Risk management and performance: some empirical evidences
4.4. Enterprise risk management and market value of Italian companies
4.5. Integrated reporting and risk disclosure: evidence from the "pilot project" IIRC
5. Governance in small and medium-sized enterprises and family firms
5.1. Governance mechanisms in small and medium-sized enterprises and family firms
5.2. Role of the family owner in processes of business growth
5.3. The management of succession processes in family firms
Textbooks
Participants of the whole course are invited to study the aspects presented during the course, download the slides available on the course website together with the integrative readings that support the several points of the course program, and to study the text: Alessandro Lai (edited by), Il contributo del sistema di prevenzione e gestione dei rischi alla generazione del valore d'impresa, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2013, chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9.
Those not attending lessons are invited to study the following two volumes: Alessandro Zattoni, Corporate Governance, Egea, Milan, 2015 and Alessandro Lai (edited by), Il contributo del sistema di prevenzione e gestione dei rischi alla generazione del valore d'impresa, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2013, chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9.
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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Alessandro Zattoni | Corporate Governance | Egea | 2015 | 9788823822016 | |
Alessandro Lai (a cura di) | Il contributo del sistema di prevenzione e gestione dei rischi alla generazione del valore d'impresa | Franco Angeli | 2013 | 9788820490034 |
Examination Methods
The exam consists of a written test based on 3 questions: the first question deals with the first part of the program (firms and their institutional structure); the second question deals with the second part of the program. Each question has a weight of one third on the final note. Optionally, a student who has passed the written test, may ask for an oral test on the whole program. Consequently to the purposes of the course (that is about the capability to make a student know the methodological bases and to make him read) actual empirical situations) a student has to demonstrate his knowledge of different kinds of firms, of corporate governance rules and processes, and to understand and comment the case studies presented in the course, together with the ability to solve empirical corporate governance problems.
Type D and Type F activities
years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | Enactus Verona 2020 | D |
Paola Signori
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Parlare in pubblico e economic writing | D |
Martina Menon
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Samsung Innovation Camp | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Simulation and Implementation of Economic Policies | D |
Federico Perali
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | Predictive analytics for business decisions - 2019/20 | D |
Claudio Zoli
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Professional communication for economics - 2019/20 | D |
Claudio Zoli
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Parlare in pubblico e economic writing | D |
Martina Menon
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Regulation, procurement and competition - 2019/20 | D |
Claudio Zoli
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Simulation and Implementation of Economic Policies | D |
Federico Perali
(Coordinator)
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Career prospects
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Linguistic training CLA
Graduation
The final exam consists of a paper in written form of at least 80 pages, exploring a topic of the student's choice relating to one of the subjects in the student's syllabus. The topic and title of the paper must be selected in agreement with a university lecturer from one of the SSDs included in the student's syllabus. The work must be developed under the guidance of the lecturer. The thesis is the subject of an oral presentation and discussion in front of a Degree Committee on one of the dates established explicitly in the calendar of teaching activities. In agreement with the Supervisor, the thesis may be written, and the discussion may take place in English.
List of thesis proposals
theses proposals | Research area |
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PMI (SMES) and financial performance | MANAGEMENT OF ENTERPRISES - MANAGEMENT OF ENTERPRISES |
Analisi dell'Impatto della Regolamentazione: potenziale e applicazioni concrete | Various topics |
Corporate governance, financial performance and international business | Various topics |
Costs and benefits of the new Turin-Lyon railway line | Various topics |
Costs and benefits of new systems for speed control on italian motorways | Various topics |
Il futuro del corporate reporting (COVID19) | Various topics |
I Modelli di Organizzazione, Gestione e Controllo ex d.lgs. 231/2001 | Various topics |
I modelli organizzativi ex. d.lgs 231/2001: diffusione sul territorio | Various topics |
Contingent valuation for the quality of hospital characteristics | Various topics |
Evaluating occupational impacts of large investment projects | Various topics |
Valutazioni d'azienda | Various topics |
Internships
The curriculum of the three-year degree courses (CdL) and master's degree courses (CdLM) in the economics area includes an internship as a compulsory training activity. Indeed, the internship is considered an appropriate tool for acquiring professional skills and abilities and for facilitating the choice of a future professional outlet that aligns with one's expectations, aptitudes, and aspirations. The student can acquire further competencies and interpersonal skills through practical experience in a work environment.