The course deals with a few topics in the economic theory of the firm. Basic course contents: 1) elements of the theory of the firm and organizations, 2) the nature and motivations of the entrepreneur, 3) incentives and the firm’s internal organization.
Mori P., Economia della cooperazione e del non-profit, Roma: Carocci, 2° edizione, 2015; Milgrom P., Roberts R., Economia, organizzazione e management, Vol. II, Bologna: Il Mulino.
Learning Objectives
KNOWLEDGE:
The course’s general aim is to provide students with fundamental knowledge about the nature and functions of the enterprise. Specific aims: understanding the economic environment in which the firm operates and its basic functions in the economy and in society; understanding the institutional diversity that characterizes modern economies: why do various forms of enterprise coexist in the market? Why is the entrepreneur sometimes driven by motives other than those that the man in the street generally attributes to him?
SKILLS:
Ability to judge the role of a firm in the market and of the organization within the firm. Ability to deal with a variety of enterprise forms. Capabilities acquired at the end of the course: to view organizational issues in their relations with the socio-economic context.
Prerequisites
It is advisable for students to clear the basic Microeconomics exam before taking the course.
Teaching Methods
Lectures and semnars.
Type of Assessment
The exam is written. Exam sessions in the official dates set by the Scuola
di Economia e Management (for further information see the course's
website http://www.dse.unifi.it/mori/italiano/didattica.htm).
Course program
A detailed outline of the examination topics is downloadable from the
course's website (http://wwwp.disei.unifi.it/mori/files/prog_economia_impresa.pdf).