Economia dei gruppi e Sistemi informativi integrati - ENG

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Prof. Roberto Candiotto
Prof. Pasquale Seddio

Course Code: EC0008
Subject code: SECS - P/07
10 ECTS – 80 hours
Location: Novara


Educational aims

In the 1990s, deregulation, global competition, and new technologies have collectively thrown many companies into a state of dramatic change. As a consequence, industry boundaries have shifted, and new business combinations have surfaced.
Information Technology (IT) is the one major element of this change, because of its strategic role in supporting companies’ coordination, and often changing the fundamental nature of their business.
The course aim to introduce the basic economic concepts underlying business combinations, and the techniques of group accounting; the focus on the main environmental influences, through the analysis of some specific business cases, allow to join students to the «business reality».
The course also examines the role of information systems in supporting a wide range of organizational functions, and provides an introduction to Management Information Systems (MIS).


Content of the course

This course is divided in two parts.

Part 1 – Business combination and information systems (Prof. Roberto Candiotto) - 8 CFU

Business combinations (2 credits)
-    Firm development strategies
-    Definition of a business group
-    Main characteristics and group structures
-    Types of groups and their classification
-    Economic performance and value creation
-    The nature and purpose of group accounting

Information systems (6 credits)
-    Organizations and information systems
-    Process management and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
-    ERP architecture and functionalities
-    Extended ERP
-    Management Information Systems (MIS) concept
-    Database and Enterprise Management Systems
-    IT outsourcing and Cloud Computing

Part 2 - Cooperative strategies and business combinations in public and not for profit groups (Prof. Pasquale seddio) - 2 CFU

-    Business enterprises relationship
-    Perspectives on cooperative strategies and strategic alliances in business combinations
-    Internal and external factors for strategic alliances and business combination
-    Corporate governance in public and not for profit groups
Thereby, this course examines both empirical developments and new theories of public, not for profit and mixed groups with an national perspective.


Prerequisites

Students can effectively attend lessons with an appropriate knowledge of Business Administration’s principles.

Course Texts

Part 1

M. Cecchi, Economia dei gruppi e delle aggregazioni aziendali, Franco Angeli, 2005 This book is available in the library
R. Candiotto, I sistemi informativi integrati, Giuffrè, Milano, 2004 This book is available in the library
R. Candiotto, Process Management, Giuffrè, Milano, 2003 This book is available in the library
Bracchi G. - Francalanci C. - Motta G., Sistemi informativi d'impresa, McGraw-Hill Italia, 2010 This book is available in the library

Part 2

M. Cecchi, Economia dei gruppi e delle aggregazioni aziendali, Franco Angeli, 2005 This book is available in the library

Further information can be found in the web page of the course at the URL: [la frase precedente può essere modificata a piacimento e cancellata qualora il corso non sia presente su DIR]

https://eco.dir.unipmn.it


Teaching methods

Lectures and guided discussions based on business cases.
With the use of ERP systems, students will become familiar with the main functionalities.

Examination

Part 1

Attending students
The final grade reflects the overall performance during the course and is based on the following elements:
-    test “in itinere”
-    final written exam

Non attending students
Written exam on the following program:
Business combinations
M. Cecchi, Economia dei gruppi e delle aggregazioni aziendali, Franco Angeli, 2005, chapter 1, 2.
Information systems
Bracchi G. - Francalanci C. - Motta G., Sistemi informativi d'impresa, McGraw-Hill Italia, 2010, chapter 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9.

Part 2

Attending students
The final grade reflects the overall performance during the one month and is based on the following elements:
-    group work (10%)
-    group exercise (10%)
-    final written exam (80%)
The final grade is the weighted average of the three evaluations

Non attending students
Written exam