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Mercati emergenti - ENG

EMERGING MARKETS

Prof. Marcello Tadini



Course Code: EC0021
Subject code: M-GGR/02
6 ECTS – 48 hours
Location: Novara


Educational aims


The course aims to provide students with the basic knowledge to identify and explore emerging markets and interpret recent evolutionary dynamics.
At the end of the course the student:
−    will understand the current global system of production;
−    will be able to identify emerging markets and to analyse their characteristics;
−    will evaluate and select possible alternative locations of enterprise;
−    will evaluate and select potential markets (emerging) of entry and how.


Content of the course


The course is divided into lessons of two hours, whose contents are listed below.
•    Internationalization and foreign markets entry modes
•    Multinationals corporations and foreign direct investment
•    The criteria for analysing localization in foreign markets
•    Some useful indexes for market analysis
•    The world system
•    Emerging markets: definition and representations
•    Emerging markets: key features
•    BRIC
•    Investments in and from emerging markets
•    Multinational corporations: cases and strategies
•    Agri-business sector
•    Chemical industry
•    Country cases and investment opportunities: Brazil, South Korea, Poland


Prerequisites

None.


Course Texts

During lectures will be distributed handouts
The course texts (available at the Department’s Library) are:
1.    Dematteis G., Lanza C., Nano F., Vanolo A. (2010), Geografia dell’economia mondiale, Quarta edizione, Utet, Torino, chap. 2-7 The book is available in the library
2.    Caroli M. (2012), Gestione delle imprese internazionali, McGraw-Hill, Milano, chap. 1-2-3-7-9  The book is available in the library
3.    Bursi T, Galli G. (2012), Marketing internazionale, McGraw-Hill, Milano, chap. 1-3-4-5-6  The book is available in the library
4.    Cassia F. (2008), Analisi strategica e marketing per i mercati emergenti, LED – Edizioni Universitarie di Lettere Economia e Diritto, Milano  The book is available in the library
5.    Vigolo V. (2011), Mercati emergenti per i prodotti italiani: prospettive dal Sud Africa, Giuffrè, Milano, chap. 1  The book is available in the library


Teaching methods

The teaching will be conducted through lectures, held by the teacher or by experts, and through exercises and group discussions.


Examination

The examination consists of a written test on the texts mentioned above and provides insights on the topics covered in class.