Teaching code

4S008958

Academic staff

Paola Castellani, Paolo Braguzzi

Coordinator

Paola Castellani

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

SECS-P/08 - MANAGEMENT

Period

Secondo semestre L dal Feb 17, 2025 al May 30, 2025.

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course aims to provide the student with the basic knowledge needed to create economic and social value through the management of the system of relations with stakeholders. In terms of skills, the course aims to provide the student with the skills necessary to identify, analyze and manage relations with stakeholders, to apply the fundamental rules of negotiation, as well as to communicate effectively with them so that the various stakeholders feel involved in corporate decision-making processes in a stakeholder engagement perspective. At the end of the lessons, the student will be able to map, examine and manage relationships with stakeholders, identify and understand their needs, clarify and manage their expectations effectively, as well as apply business strategies to obtain cooperation and support to achieve business objectives, increasing trust and cooperation.

Prerequisites and basic notions

No prior knowledge is required.

Program

CONTEXT AND GENERAL REFERENCES
The global context in which the company operates.
The evolution of economic models: towards an alternative model to capitalism.
THE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
The business as a complex and sustainable system.
The role of stakeholders in the company's orientation towards sustainability.
The development of stakeholder engagement.
The principles of sustainable strategic management of the company.
SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
The company's sustainable business model.
The circular business model.
Strategies to create environmental and social value. SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS IN ACTION
Themes for sustainable business.
Models and strategies for the creation of environmental and social value.
The communication of sustainable companies.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Castellani Paola, Stakeholders in the sustainable management of businesses, McGraw-Hill Education, Milan, 2023.
VALIDITY OF THE EXAM PROGRAM
The exam program is valid for the academic year 2024-2025 (until January session February 2026). From June 2025 session, students will have to refer to the program for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

The teaching activity is divided into lectures and the discussion of business cases through meeting with entrepreneurs and managers.

Learning assessment procedures

The exam consists of a written test with six open questions to be answered in a dedicated space.
The written test covers the various topics on the programme.
The questions are structured in such a way as to verify the level of knowledge of the topics relating to the sustainable management of the company and the management of stakeholders.

Evaluation criteria

Evaluation criteria; the evaluation is based on the following elements: general vision of the discipline, level of depth of knowledge, ability to critically apply knowledge and apply concepts to reality, language skills.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Composition criteria for the final grade:
- each of the answers to the six questions of the written test is assigned a score from 0 to 5 points. The final grade is equal to the sum of the scores obtained on the 6 questions. To pass the exam you must achieve a grade of at least 18/30;
- the points of the project work carried out optionally by the student are added to the evaluation of the written test.

Exam language

Italiano

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