DI12A5D - BUSINESS ECONOMICS

courses

ID:

DI12A5D

Duration (hours):

10

CFU:

SSD:

ECONOMIA AZIENDALE

Located in:

CHIETI

Url:

Course Details:

DIETISTIC/CORSO GENERICO Year: 1

Year:

2025

Course Catalogue:

https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2025?co...

Date/time interval

Secondo Semestre (03/03/2026 - 30/05/2026)

Course Objectives

The course aims to provide the main foundational knowledge needed to understand the issues that characterize the management of firms. In particular, it is designed to enable participants to acquire the basic knowledge required to analyse the business system using the main interpretative models developed in theory and in practice for the management of firms.
At the end of the course, students should be able to:

describe how the business system works;
understand corporate physiology and pathology;
understand the process of improving corporate performance.

Course Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Teaching Methods

The course normally consists of 10 hours of teaching, organised into 5 weekly classes of 2 hours each. Activities will take place predominantly in person, through face-to-face lectures.
Any use of remote/online teaching may take place exclusively in the cases and according to the procedures established by the University Regulations.
Attendance is strongly recommended.

Assessment Methods

The Business Economics exam is written and will consist of a multiple-choice test on the topics covered during the lectures.
The final grade for the integrated course will be calculated as the average of the individual marks obtained in each module (minimum mark: 18 out of 30) that make up the integrated course.

Texts

Handouts prepared by the instructor

What does business economics study?
What are firms?
How are firms classified?
What are the distinguishing features of firms?
The firm and its environment
The firm in theory
Economic theory
Managerial theory
Marxist theory
Business (enterprise) theory
Stakeholder theory
Corporate physiology and pathology
Principles of sound management
Corporate pathology: how can it be recognised?
Corporate improvement
From good to great
The stages in the transition from good to great.

Course Language

Italian

More information

All information relating to the course, the handouts and any announcements will be provided through the e-learning page. Professor Armando Della Porta holds student office hours every Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Room 34 of the Department of Business Administration, at the Viale Pindaro University Campus in Pescara. Erasmus students are kindly requested to contact at the following email address: armando.dellaporta@unich.it. Students who are unable to attend in person may request an online meeting via Microsoft Teams by sending an email in advance.