Ingegneria Meccanica | ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

cod. 0612300007

ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

	0612300007
	DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA INDUSTRIALE
	EQF6
	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
	2022/2023

PERCORSO IN COMMON

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 2
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2018
	AUTUMN SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	ING-IND/35	6	60	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

EXAMS

	Exam	Date	Session
	ECONOMIA ED ORGANIZZAZIONE AZIENDALE	20/04/2023 - 09:00	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
	ECONOMIA ED ORGANIZZAZIONE AZIENDALE	20/04/2023 - 09:00	SESSIONE DI RECUPERO

	Objectives
	THE OBJECTIVE IS TO UNDERSTAND TWO FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF THE ENTERPRISE: THE ORGANIZATION'S DESIGN AND THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL RESULT. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE COURSE INCLUDES THE SOCIAL AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMPANY'S DECISION-MAKING PROCESS THROUGH THE STUDY OF ECONOMICS AND ORGANIZATION. THE MAIN ACQUISITIONS ARE: THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; THE FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE COMPANY; THE DESIGN VARIABLES OF THE ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CONFIGURATIONS. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS AT THE END OF THE COURSE WILL HAVE TO: KNOW HOW TO INTERPRET THE COMPANY'S FINANCIAL AND FINANCIAL RESULTS FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; UNDERSTAND RELATIONSHIPS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN DESIGN VARIABLES. MAKING JUDGMENTS AT THE END OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO DRAW UP INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENTS OF AN ENTERPRISE'S FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC RELIABILITY THROUGH BUDGET DATA, ANALYSIS OF THE CONGRUITY OF ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES AND CONFIGURATIONS ADOPTED. COMMUNICATION SKILLS DURING THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THE EXERCISES IN THE CLASSROOM AND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CHOICES MADE. LEARNING SKILLS AT THE END OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF ECONOMIC-FINANCIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL VARIABLES THAT CHARACTERIZE THE COMPANY'S DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES.

THE OBJECTIVE IS TO UNDERSTAND TWO FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF THE ENTERPRISE: THE ORGANIZATION'S DESIGN AND THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL RESULT.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE COURSE INCLUDES THE SOCIAL AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMPANY'S DECISION-MAKING PROCESS THROUGH THE STUDY OF ECONOMICS AND ORGANIZATION. THE MAIN ACQUISITIONS ARE:
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS;
THE FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE COMPANY;
THE DESIGN VARIABLES OF THE ORGANIZATION;
ORGANIZATIONAL CONFIGURATIONS.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
STUDENTS AT THE END OF THE COURSE WILL HAVE TO: KNOW HOW TO INTERPRET THE COMPANY'S FINANCIAL AND FINANCIAL RESULTS FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; UNDERSTAND RELATIONSHIPS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN DESIGN VARIABLES.

MAKING JUDGMENTS
AT THE END OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO DRAW UP INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENTS OF AN ENTERPRISE'S FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC RELIABILITY THROUGH BUDGET DATA, ANALYSIS OF THE CONGRUITY OF ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES AND CONFIGURATIONS ADOPTED.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
DURING THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THE EXERCISES IN THE CLASSROOM AND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CHOICES MADE.

LEARNING SKILLS
AT THE END OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF ECONOMIC-FINANCIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL VARIABLES THAT CHARACTERIZE THE COMPANY'S DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES.

	Prerequisites
	NO PREREQUISITES ARE REQUIRED

	Contents
	THE TOPICS ADDRESSED IN THE COURSE ARE: BUSINESS ORGANIZATION (30 HOURS), OF WHICH: - COORDINATION MECHANISMS (2 HOURS) - PARTS OF THE ORGANIZATION (2 HOURS) - THE OPERATION OF THE ORGANIZATION (1 HOUR) - THE DESIGN OF INDIVIDUAL POSITIONS (3 HOURS) - THE MACROSTRUCTURE DESIGN (3 HOURS) - THE DESIGN OF SIDE CONNECTIONS (3 HOURS) - DECENTRALIZATION OF DECISION-MAKING POWER (3 HOURS) - CONTINGENT FACTORS (3 HOURS) - SIMPLE STRUCTURE (2 HOURS) - MECHANICAL BUREAUCRACY (2 HOURS) - PROFESSIONAL BUREAUCRACY (2 HOURS) - THE DIVISIONAL SOLUTION (2 HOURS) - THE ADHOCRACIES (2 HOURS) BUSINESS ECONOMICS (30 HOURS), OF WHICH: - THE CONTENTS OF THE BALANCE SHEET (4 HOURS) - THE CONTENTS OF THE INCOME STATEMENT (4 HOURS) - THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT (2 HOURS) - THE SUPPLEMENTARY NOTE (2 HOURS) - RECLASSIFICATION OF THE BALANCE SHEET (2 HOURS) - RECLASSIFICATION OF THE INCOME STATEMENT (2 HOURS) - SOURCES AND EMPLOYMENT COMPOSITION INDICES (1 HOUR) - INDICES OF INDEBTEDNESS AND FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE (1 HOURS) - THE BUDGET MARGINS (1 HOUR) - LIQUIDITY INDICES (1 HOUR) - THE COMPANY'S MONETARY CYCLE (2 HOURS) - PROFITABILITY INDICES (1 HOUR) - THE FINANCIAL LEVERAGE (2 HOURS) - THE BREAK EVEN POINT (2 HOURS) - THE OPERATIONAL LEVER (2 HOURS)

Contents

THE TOPICS ADDRESSED IN THE COURSE ARE:
BUSINESS ORGANIZATION (30 HOURS), OF WHICH:
- COORDINATION MECHANISMS (2 HOURS)
- PARTS OF THE ORGANIZATION (2 HOURS)
- THE OPERATION OF THE ORGANIZATION (1 HOUR)
- THE DESIGN OF INDIVIDUAL POSITIONS (3 HOURS)
- THE MACROSTRUCTURE DESIGN (3 HOURS)
- THE DESIGN OF SIDE CONNECTIONS (3 HOURS)
- DECENTRALIZATION OF DECISION-MAKING POWER (3 HOURS)
- CONTINGENT FACTORS (3 HOURS)
- SIMPLE STRUCTURE (2 HOURS)
- MECHANICAL BUREAUCRACY (2 HOURS)
- PROFESSIONAL BUREAUCRACY (2 HOURS)
- THE DIVISIONAL SOLUTION (2 HOURS)
- THE ADHOCRACIES (2 HOURS)
BUSINESS ECONOMICS (30 HOURS), OF WHICH:
- THE CONTENTS OF THE BALANCE SHEET (4 HOURS)
- THE CONTENTS OF THE INCOME STATEMENT (4 HOURS)
- THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT (2 HOURS)
- THE SUPPLEMENTARY NOTE (2 HOURS)
- RECLASSIFICATION OF THE BALANCE SHEET (2 HOURS)
- RECLASSIFICATION OF THE INCOME STATEMENT (2 HOURS)
- SOURCES AND EMPLOYMENT COMPOSITION INDICES (1 HOUR)
- INDICES OF INDEBTEDNESS AND FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE (1 HOURS)
- THE BUDGET MARGINS (1 HOUR)
- LIQUIDITY INDICES (1 HOUR)
- THE COMPANY'S MONETARY CYCLE (2 HOURS)
- PROFITABILITY INDICES (1 HOUR)
- THE FINANCIAL LEVERAGE (2 HOURS)
- THE BREAK EVEN POINT (2 HOURS)
- THE OPERATIONAL LEVER (2 HOURS)

	Teaching Methods
	IN THE COURSE 35 HOURS ARE DEDICATED TO FRONTAL LESSONS AND 25 HOURS ARE DEDICATED TO THE EXERCISES. THE FREQUENCY OF LESSONS AND EXERCISES IS COMPULSORY. TO QUALIFY FOR THE FINAL EXAM, THE STUDENT MUST HAVE ATTENDED AT LEAST 70% OF THE TUITION HOURS.

	Verification of learning
	THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES IS CERTIFIED BY PASSING AN EXAM. THE EXAM PROVIDES FOR A WRITTEN TEST AND AN ORAL EXAM THAT TAKE PLACE ON THE SAME DAY. THE WRITTEN TEST CONSISTS OF ANALYZING A COMPANY BUDGET AND IT IS PASSED IF YOU ANSWER CORRECTLY AT LEAST 50% OF THE QUESTIONS. THE ORAL TEST CONSISTS OF A DISCUSSION OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES AIMED AT ASSESSING THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE, COMPREHENSION AND LANGUAGE OWNERSHIP ACHIEVED BY THE STUDENT.

Verification of learning

THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES IS CERTIFIED BY PASSING AN EXAM. THE EXAM PROVIDES FOR A WRITTEN TEST AND AN ORAL EXAM THAT TAKE PLACE ON THE SAME DAY. THE WRITTEN TEST CONSISTS OF ANALYZING A COMPANY BUDGET AND IT IS PASSED IF YOU ANSWER CORRECTLY AT LEAST 50% OF THE QUESTIONS.

THE ORAL TEST CONSISTS OF A DISCUSSION OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES AIMED AT ASSESSING THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE, COMPREHENSION AND LANGUAGE OWNERSHIP ACHIEVED BY THE STUDENT.

	Texts
	HENRY MINTZBERG, LA PROGETTAZIONE DELL’ORGANIZZAZIONE AZIENDALE, IL MULINO, MILANO. PRIMO CEPPELLINI, ROBERTO LUGANO E CRISTINA ODORIZZI, CAPIRE LA CONTABILITÀ E IL BILANCIO, IL SOLE 24 ORE, MILANO. IMERIO FACCHINETTI, ANALISI DI BILANCIO, IL SOLE 24 ORE, MILANO. READING MATERIAL AND EXERCISES