Hi all

I uploaded the schedule for next week's presentations. Please check it out and let me know if you have any questions.

The presentation will last 20-25 minutes.

Lorenzo

Sono disponibili sulla panina web del corso le slide che saranno presentate nel corso della lezione di domani che si terrà dalle 10 alle 13 nell'aula B sita al primo piano dell'Edificio B, Ricerca.

Si invito della collega Prof.ssa Cepiku, vi informo che domani 13 maggio alle ore 11:00 in aula T2 si svolgerá un incontro di orientamento per studentesse e studenti su come ideare, organizzare e scrivere una tesi di laurea efficace.

Care e cari Problem Solvers,

buon pomeriggio.

I materiali sul "peso della novità" sono ora caricati sul sito. 

Domani, ore 14-17, concluderemo l'Area 3 del corso con un focus sulle tecniche di comunicazione per le negoziazioni.  

Buon proseguimento e sempre grazie per l'attenzione.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Dear All,

Please find below the official schedule and final instructions for the case study presentations.

Technical and Timing Rules:

• Submission: Do not send presentation files in advance. All groups must bring their presentation on a USB pen drive on the day of their scheduled slot.

• Format: Files must be strictly in PDF or PPT format.

• Duration: Each group has 15 minutes for the presentation, followed by 5 minutes for Q&A. These time limits will be strictly enforced.

Presentation Schedule:

DAY 1 — May 28 (Groups 1–13)

DAY 2 — May 29 (Groups 14–26)

Best regards,

Federico Giannetti

Dear Students;
Just to recap this week schedule. Tomorrow there is no lecture but we still have other two sessions. Specifically:
Thursday 14/05/2026 16:00–18:00 . Room T1
Friday 15/05/2026 11:00–13:00 . Room S9

In any case, you can always check the updated timetable through the lessons tab on the faculty website page. Kind regards 
MP 

Care studentesse/cari studenti

per le presentazioni di domani mercoledì 13 maggio chiedo gentilmente di rinviarle sia a becchetti@economia.uniroma2.it che a enzogpozza@gmail.com

grazie !

Dear All

as a few of you asked, I'm reopening the possibility to join existing groups or to create new group for the course assignments on SAP CALM.

Please register asap as on Friday I will close definitively! 

All the best

CC

Il Prof. Terranova comunica che tutti coloro che intendono visionare l'elaborato/esonero del 31.03. scorso potranno farlo il prossimo venerdì a partire dalle ore 16:00. Conferma altresì che la seconda prova esonero potrà essere sostenuta venerdì 15 maggio 2026 alle ore 14:30.

Prof. Carlo G. Terranova

Dear All,

as I mentioned you last week, this morning part of the class will have Francesco Saltari from IBM ... the rule of keeping your webcams on when there is a guest, fully applies! Thanks a lot for creating a warm environment. The topic will be great and really at the frontier: agentic AI. So you will like it.

This morning I've opened the week 5 section... needless to say I don't expect you to have looked at it! 

All the best

CC

Esercitazioni per l'esame

Dear students,

please carefully read the following clarification regarding assessment methods, study materials, assignments, and course-related activities.

1. Sources for clarification on course requirements

Information regarding the course requirements, assessment methods, and assignments is already available in the documents published on the course website. In particular, students should refer to:

• Syllabus A.Y. 2025/2026;

• Introduction to the course;

• Instructions for individual assignment – non-attending students;

• Instructions for project development – attending students.

These documents explain how the course works, the assessment methods, the study materials, and which activities are required for attending and non-attending students.

2. Non-attending students: assessment and study materials

Non-attending students have two possible assessment options.

Option 1: written exam only

Non-attending students may take the written exam according to the requirements for non-attending students. In this case, the written exam counts for 100% of the final grade.

Option 2: written exam + individual assignment

Non-attending students may choose, if they wish, to complete the individual assignment. In this case, the final grade will be composed as follows:

• written exam: 60%;

• individual assignment: 40%.

The individual assignment for non-attending students is optional, not compulsory.

Therefore, if a non-attending student decides not to complete the individual assignment, they will be assessed through the written exam only.

If a non-attending student voluntarily decides to complete the individual assignment, they must follow the instructions provided in the document Instructions for individual assignment – non-attending students.

As regards the study materials, non-attending students must study:

• the materials available on the platform;

• the course materials available on the course website;

• the textbook chapters indicated in the syllabus for non-attending students.

3. Attending students: assessment, study materials, and course activities

For attending students, the assessment includes:

• written exam: 60%;

• group assignment on digital innovation and innovation for sustainability: 40%.

The programme for attending students is the same as for non-attending students, except for the textbook chapters specifically required for non-attending students.

Attending students are also required to take part in course-related activities connected to classroom participation. These activities may be both individual and group-based, and are designed to support learning during the course.

Since Moodle is also used to exchange materials and organize course-related activities, the sections dedicated specifically to individual activities and group-based activities have now been marked with the label “Only attending”.

These sections and activities are intended for attending students only and are not required for non-attending students.

Students are invited to consult the syllabus and the explanatory documents carefully, as the information on assessment methods, study materials, and assignments is already provided there.

Vi ricordo che nelle giornate di

Lunedì 11 maggio S6
Lunedì 18 maggio S6
Lunedì 25 maggio P8
Mercoledì 10 giugno P8
Mercoledì 17 giugno P8

dalle 10.15 alle 11.30, la Professoressa Tossini farà esercitazioni in vista degli appelli estivi

TO MEET THE PROFESSOR, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS RESERVATION LINK:

https://calendly.com/artscaf/ricevimento-maggio26-office-hours-may26

• The reservation is mandatory and the interaction with the professor will occur exclusively through Microsoft Teams.
• Material for the discussion (e.g. project work, thesis) must "always" be sent to the professor at least two working days in advance to allow him enough time to read and correct the drafts.
• If you cannot meet the professor on the proposed dates and times, send an email or leave a message via Microsoft Teams.
  • For other short requests, use the email and consult the course pages (program, notices, results, etc.) before contacting the professor directly.

Si comunica che in occasione delle ultime due giornate del corso, 11 e 18 maggio, il docente riceverà i team di studenti per un feedback sui progressi del loro progetto dalle ore 11 alle 13 in aula I2. Tali slot saranno dedicati esclusivamente al confronto sui lavori di gruppo precedentemente presentati in aula.

Gli studenti sono invitati a preparare una lista di argomenti di discussione focalizzati (max 2 domande).

Seguiranno poi altre date settimanali di incontri online su prenotazione.

Dear All,

Week 4 materials (videos and readings) are available on the platform (as well as the online test and the chatbots have been updated).

The summary presentation will be made visible after the class on Tuesday.

All the best

CC

Care studentesse/cari studenti

da domani iniziano le presentazioni. Sono delle vere e proprie lezioni e siete tutti invitati a partecipare. Chiedo a chi dovrà presentare domani di mandarmi per mail le presentazioni in modo che possa caricarle sul mio PC. Inviatele a becchetti@economia.uniroma2.it

Grazie e buona domenica

Dear All, the correct password to start with is:

Iniziale1

There is no ! at the end ... my mistake.

Once inside you will be asked to change the password and select your own.

Sorry for the inconvenience and all the best

CC

Dear All,

an initial important remark: each group will receive (see below) a user name and a password .... and every group member will enter into SAP CALM with the group user name and password (the same for the whole group). KEEP TRACK OF YOUR PASSWORD and share it among all group members.

Therefore, in order to access SAP CALM platform, a representative for each group will have to go to

• URL: https://we-cloud-it-srl-benefit-cloudalm.eu10.alm.cloud.sap/launchpad#Shell-home.

In doing so, report as user your group number, following the format described below (include your number without any space instead of # ).

• User: sapgroup#@uniroma2.it 

For instance group number 1 will be sapgroup1@uniroma2.it, while group n.22 will be sapgroup22@uniroma2.it 

As to the password, you all will have the same starting password

• Password: Iniziale1!

The group representative in each group will have to change the password immediately ... please write down the password so that you will remember it for future access and share the new password immediately with all the group members so that also them will be able to access!

At this point you can start the exercise and enter into your project, following step by step what is reported on the pdf CALM NPI guide (the detailed screenshoots supporting the access start at page 10).

On the course platform, you will find two additional files that are presenting you a few ideas on how different NPI processes are across the three industries as well as you will find the three use cases.

Each group will focus only on one industry ... check in the Google drive to which industry your group has been assigned. It is in the second sheet of the file: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lV9xuAW9dgycwLRy9GwKQ9DjzF4Vpw4BZRtTZ0Tb894/edit?gid=1480658749#gid=1480658749

When a group had expressed a preference, I've taken it into account, when there was no preference, I've randmly assigned it. Be relaxed as there is no industry that is "easier" or "better"than the others.

... At this point, start working and see you online on Tuesday (but we will discuss the group assignments on Wednesday in presence ... eventually also online if you cannot attend but try and be present so the discussion will run smoother!)

All the best

CC

Dear All,

as we are running a bit in late, next week we will recover by having two classes:

- on Tuesday at 10:00 online (as we did in the previous weeks), where we will look at the Enterprise Information Systems + ERP & more ... to make it more concrete a part of the class we will feature an IBM consultant who is supporting companies in implementing advanced IT systems (including AI applications). 

- on Wednesday at 13:00 in presence (as from the official timetable), where we will see how AI is transforming the way work and business are carried out ... during the class we will have time to meet with WecloudIT to check your progress on the group assignment. I'll share with the 22 groups that are engaging in the group assignments the link and passwords to get into SAP CALM. I'll be sending soon a dedicated message. During the week-end and at the beginning of next week, get inside the platform and start the exercise so that on Wednesday we will be able to discuss any eventual problem.

All the best

CC

Si informa che è stato pubblicato il bando relativo al 42° ciclo del dottorato, disponibile al seguente link: https://dottorati.uniroma2.it/42-ciclo_p10363.aspx 

Le domande possono essere presentate da oggi fino alla scadenza prevista per il 9 giugno 2026 alle ore 12:00.

Dear EEBL students, dear all

https://economia.uniroma2.it/master-science/eebl/hp/2-3681/from-institutions-to-impact-the-architecture-of-transparency-internationals-global-movement 

don't forget to register !  Transparency International - This session offers a unique opportunity to explore the strategic framework of the world’s leading anti-corruption movement and its role in shaping global integrity.

Best wishes, 

Carlo Ciccarelli 

Dear all

I updated the 1-to-1 meeting schedule for Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 on the course webpage. Each meeting is 15 minutes. You should use these meetings to discuss your planned research proposal with me. The meetings will be held in S10.

You will only need to show up for the allocated meeting slot.

On Monday 11/05, you will work in groups and discuss your planned research proposal with your classmates.

I will share the schedule for the Week 6 presentation by Tuesday 12/05.

Any questions, just let me know.

Best wishes,

Lorenzo

• Lunedì 11 maggio 2026 ore 9-10.15 in aula S6
• Lunedì 18 maggio 2026 ore 9-10.15 in aula S6
• Lunedì 25 maggio 2026 ore 9-10.15 in aula P8
• Mercoledì 10 giugno 2026 ore 9-10.15 in aula P8
• Mercoledì 17 giugno 2026 ore 9-10.15 in aula P8

Dear Students,

as announced May 7 practice will take place in room T4 from 10 to 13.

these are the execrises:

Dear students,

The ISIPM-Base certification exam (in English) is scheduled for May 26, 2026.

The list of students who expressed their interest has already been sent to ISIPM.
In the next few days, ISIPM will contact you directly with all the necessary information to complete the registration and pay the exam fee.

Please find here
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/tin8fzqb177kjqsom5ht6/ADaGONH1GITaU3no2POwOPQ?rlkey=9sqi2t2tqpxq343zlhlzyd9cz&dl=0

• Official ISIPM slides (in Italian, with minor additions compared to the English slides used during the course)
• Sample exam tests (in Italian)

Exam Rules: https://www.isipm.org/certificazioni/certificazioni-individuali/certificazione-isipm-base/regolamento

Group C Lesson (in italian)  Corso ISIPM-Base -Gruppo_C final revisione Vito 01 1.mp4

Best regards,
Vito Introna

Care e cari Problem Solvers,

come avete visto oggi siamo entrati nell'area 3 del corso, con un focus sulle negoziazioni e sulle strutture negoziali.

Le lezioni riprenderanno l'11 Giugno, ore 14-17; tratteremo il tema delle negoziazioni in impresa e tra imprese.

Buon proseguimento di settimana e sempre grazie per l'attenzione.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

..... 

In 1950, the nations of Europe were still struggling to overcome the devastation wrought by World War II, which had ended 5 years earlier.

Determined to prevent another such terrible war, European governments concluded that pooling coal and steel production would – in the words of the Declaration – make war between historic rivals France and Germany "not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible".

https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/history-eu/1945-59/schuman-declaration-may-1950_en 

Cari studenti,

vi ricordo che venerdì 8 maggio 2026 avremo in aula il dott. Davide Bastianelli, Talent Acquisition Manager presso Johnson & Johnson, che ci parlerà di "Recruiting e AI".

L'evento è aperto a tutti gli studenti.

Vi aspetto,

Debora Tomasi

https://economia.uniroma2.it/deskimprese/cal/2945/recruiting-e-ai

Vi consiglio di completare lo studio delle sezioni 6.C (Money Lotteries and Risk Aversion) e 6.D (Comparison of Payoff Distributions in Terms of Returns and Risk) in Microeconomic Theory.

In materiale didattico troverete anche una trattazione della statica comparata del portafoglio ottimo presentata a lezione.

Infine vi invito a svolgere il primo gruppo di esercizi (Esercizi #1) disponibile in materiale didattico e a consegnarmeli entro lunedì 4 maggio.

Troverete la teoria della scelta razionale in condizioni di incertezza nel Capitolo 6 (Choice under Uncertainty) di Microeconomic Theory.

Vi consiglio di studiare con attenzione la parte 6.B (Expected Utility Theory).

Potete anche rivedere la parte 6.C (Money Lotteries and Risk Aversion).

Vi invito infine a consultare l’Appendice Matematica al testo relativamente alle nozioni di concavità di una funzione e convessità di un insieme.

gli alunni potranno accedere al programma dal link sotto riportato (che farò presente durante la sessione):

https://webdesk.passgo.cloud/webdesk/wd

Dovranno inserire il dominio dell’installazione ed accedere con il proprio utente.

Dear Students of General Management,

good afternoon. 

Now that our classes are over, first of all I would again like to thank you very much for all the engagement, attention, and motivation across the weeks together.

On this premise, as I anticipated in the classroom, the recap of the class materials to study for the exam is as follows:

1) TEXTBOOK: only the last chapter "Productivity, Operations Management, and Total Quality Management" has to be excluded;

2) ADDITIONAL REFERENCES (on the website): both have to be studied;

3) TEACHING NOTES (on the website): only the presentations regarding Start Cup Lazio, Universeh, and JETOR have to excluded.

Again, a great good luck for the Summer exams' sessiona and a great good luck for a bright future.

Best wishes.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Dear students,

Please be advised that tomorrow’s lesson (May 5th) is canceled due to my participation in a conference. This session will be made up this coming Friday, May 8th.

Below is the updated schedule for this week:

Best regards,

F.Scafarto

Si avvisano gli studenti che l'inizio del corso di Startup Lab: Apprendere per generare idee innovative di business è stato posticipato alle ore 16 del giorno 5 maggio in aula T3.

Hi all

This week we will have the first round of presentations. Pleae either send me your slides in advance by email or bring it in a USB pen. 

I updated the presentations' schedule with names and time slots. Each presentation will last 20-25 minutes.

See you later

Lorenzo

Dear students,

I am sharing a short note to clarify what you are expected to do for the next two classes.

For Thursday

Please read the Tony’s Chocolonely case and the related questions, especially the questions on page 9.

As you read the case, please reflect on how it helps us consolidate the topics we have recently discussed, especially: networks; supply chains; stakeholder relationships; systemic change.

The case will help us “close” this part of the course and move toward the next step: understanding how firms respond to broader external pressures.

On Thursday, we will also work on external pressures, especially EU policy pressures. Each group will be asked to briefly share how a relevant policy, regulation, or institutional pressure may affect its focal company and key stakeholders.

For Friday

Please be ready to take stock of your work on the analytical lenses applied to your case.

In particular, each group should be ready to briefly discuss:

• which lenses you have already applied;
• what evidence you have collected;
• what is becoming clearer;
• where you still have doubts;
• what tensions or strategic issues are beginning to emerge.

On Friday, we will then move to the topic of strategy. 

Care e cari Problem Solvers,

ancora buongiorno. Come anticipato, le presentazioni dei lavori di gruppo sul Problem Solving si svolgeranno il 21 Maggio 2026, ore 14-17.

Questa la sintesi su format e timing delle presentazioni:

1) In termini di timing, ogni gruppo avrà a disposizione 10 minuti per la presentazione, più 5 minuti, da parte mia, per domande e riflessioni;

2) Le presentazioni verranno caricate sul mio pc direttamente il giorno della presentazione; non è necessario inviarmele anticipatamente; la sequenza delle presentazioni verrà decisa ad estrazione direttamente quel giorno;

3) I formati utilizzabili per le presentazioni potranno essere solo PPT o PDF;

4) La scelta di quante voci utilizzare per la presentazione è a discrezione dei gruppi;

5) per quanto riguarda il contenuto, come sempre anticipato, non c'è un numero minimo o massimo di slides da preparare. Ma nel contenuto delle presentazioni dovranno essere chiaramente individuabili: 1) l'ambito problematico; 2) la fase di analisi, soprattutto con rappresentazione della SWOT di sintesi; 3) la conclusione del ciclo di risoluzione del problema, con associata indicazione della decisione da prendere; 4) una slide che indichi le fonti utilizzate per il lavoro. 

Grazie e buona Domenica.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Care e cari Problem Solvers,

buongiorno. In termini di programma, nella lezione del 30 aprile abbiamo concluso l'Area 2 (Problem Solving) del corso.

Nella lezione del 5 Maggio 2026 (ore 16-19), inizieremo l'Area 3 (negoziazioni).

Grazie e buona Domenica.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Caro studente / Cara studentessa,

i risultati delle prime tre settimane di assignment sono pubblicati al seguente link:

Assignment results

Gianluca Mattarocci

Dear All,

Next online class on Teams will take place next week on Tuesday May 5th from 10:00 to 12:00.

Materials from Week 3 are now accessible ... read them asap so that we can interact during next class.By the way, we are running in late (my fault) and we need to recover.

Every week, I'm also preparing the weekly test also on the "esamionline" platform to give the chance to carry out a self-assessment! So you can find there three sample test each one on a different week (clearly the actual questions of the real test will not focus on the same week ... but will spread across different ones)

All the best

Corrado Cerruti

Dear All,

I've seen that many of you will take part to the group assignment ... that's very good! On Tuesday, I'll tell you more about the specific activities you are expected to carry out!

I'll keep the enrollment open till Tuesday Monday 5th at 9:00am, as starting from Tuesday the groups will need to start working and therefore we need an established group structure! In case you haven't enrolled yet, I encourage you to do it asap! ... in case you don't know anyone, don't worry, write you name at the ned of the list, I'll support you in finding a group to work with!

All the best

CC

Per quanto riguarda il calcolo del profitto dell'impresa nell'esercizio visto oggi, per calcolare i ricavi totali bisogna in effetti calcolarsi l'integrale  dell'area sotto la curva di domanda fino a Q=490. Durante il compito non ci sara' mai il calcolo degli integrali. dv

Care e cari problem solvers,

il materiale didattico utilizzato durante la lezione di oggi è già caricato sul sito della materia.

Grazie ancora per l'attenzione e a domani.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Dear All,

in order to access the platform where you will find all the materials, connect to the learning platform page:  https://e-learning.uniroma2.it/login/index.php

Click the "Login Uniroma2" button

Enter the University credentials used to access the Delphi system's online services:
USERNAME = student ID number;
PASSWORD = alphanumeric password obtained during enrollment.

In the Learning Environment Dashboard, in the "Course Overview" section, you will find a link to the "Management of Innovation 25/26".

All the best

Dear students,

I would like to remind you that this course is based on active participation, continuous engagement, and collaborative project work.

The group project is not simply a way to reduce the workload of the final assessment. It is an essential part of the learning process. The course is designed around in-class activities, group discussions, progressive project development, peer feedback, and shared reflection. For this reason, students who work in groups are expected to be active participants in the course.

I have noticed that some students attended only one or two classes, joined a group, and then stopped participating. This does not apply to students who have already informed me about their absence for justified personal reasons.

Please note that students who miss more than three classes will normally not be considered attending students. In exceptional and justified cases, a maximum of four absences may be accepted.

Students who cannot be considered attending will take the exam as non-attending students. This means that the exam will be based on: the book; the course materials; an individual assignment.

Students who do not participate regularly and do not contribute to the development of the group project will be removed from the groups.

The aim is to ensure fairness towards the students who are attending, collaborating, and actively contributing to the course activities.

Best regards,

Natalia Marzia Gusmerotti

Dear Students, 

Dear Students, 

Dear Students, 

Dear Students of General Management,

good afternoon. As anticipated, tomorrow we will close our discussion around leadership themes.

Because of organizational reasons:

1) the lecture will start at 9am.

2) We will start by calling 3 or 4 groups to present their leadership cases. All the presentations are already in my laptop. Simply, be ready to present your leader in no more than 5 minutes!

Thanks and, as always, looking forward to seeing all of you tomorrow.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Care e cari Problem Solvers,

buon pomeriggio. Vi ricordo che, come noto, la lezione di problem solving di domani 29 Aprile (ore 14-17) si svolgerà presso la sede ELIS di Villa Fassini, Via Giuseppe Donati, 174, 00159 Roma. L'appuntamento è intorno alle 13 e 45 presso detta sede.

Grazie e a domani!

GA