Master of Science in Business Administration

Dear Students,

as you know, as an extra-activity for the Enterprise Evolution module you can prepare and present Case Study Project Works (slides and 2 samples of projects on the website).

Projects can give you up to +3 extrapoints, on an individual basis, to the result of the written test. These extrapoints will be valid for all the academic year 2024/25.

Please find below the relevant information and deadlines.

You must form a team consisting of no more than 4 members. Each team should select a weekly theme, such as Growth, Decline, or Liability of Newness (check the slides), and choose a company to analyze in detail.

To register your case project, complete the Google Sheet provided at the following link. The mandatory deadline for registration is April 30th, 2025 at 18:00.

When preparing your case study, pay particular attention to data collection, whether primary or secondary, and ensure you integrate relevant theoretical frameworks discussed in class. Be ready to actively participate in class discussions and to present your case study.

I will be available for office hours on Microsoft Teams on the following dates:

• Monday, April 14 from 18:00 to 19:00
• Tuesday, April 22 from 18:00 to 19:00
• Monday, April 28 from 18:00 to 19:00

If you wish to attend office hours, please send me an email in advance at federico.giannetti@uniroma2.it.

Please also check the classroom noticeboard regularly for updates and further instructions. Attendance in presence at the case study presentations (3 ^th-4^th June) is mandatory.

Best regards,

Federico Giannetti, PhD

Teaching Assistant, Enterprise Evolution

Dear All,

the file with the instructions for the project works (2024/25) presented by Federico Giannetti on March, 26th, 2025 is now available on the course web site (project works section).

You will receive a mail by Federico with a recap in terms of further steps.

Thanks and best wishes.

GA

Dear All,

as shown in the last lecture (March, 26th), I've uploaded the final scheduling for the course, with the class materials related to each lecture.

Best wishes.

Gianpaolo Abatecola 

April, 10th, 5pm-6pm in my office.

Thanks.

GA

Dear All,

as anticipated this week, 

during tomorrow's lecture, we will have some space to talk about the project works, the exam, and other upcoming competitions you might be interested to.

Thanks and best wishes.

GA

Dear Students of Strategic Management/Enterprise Evolution,

good evening.

In terms of class materials regarding week 5, what we have developed can be summarized as follows:

a) March, 18th, 2025 - Models of Enterprise Evolution (Scott, Pettigrew): Teaching Notes, pp. 72-76;

b) March, 18th, 2025 - Enron: IJBM 2019 article (website – week 5), Teaching Notes, pp. 92-97 (Optional: Blog – We Must Avoid Another Enron

https://www.thebusinesstype.org/post/enron);

c) March, 19th, 2025 - Fiat: IJBE 2009 article (website – week 5).

On Monday, 24th, please remember to bring your notes about the Fiat case in the classroom. We will restart the debriefing from there.

Thanks and have a nice week end.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

26th March 2025, 4pm-5pm in my office.

Thanks.

GA

Dear Students of Strategic Management/Enterprise Evolution,

the question for the fourth Students' Corner is also very simple.

Is there a start-up that you personally know and that you particularly appreciate? Why? Please, think about 3 main reasons.

Again, this activity is not compulsory. But, if someone wants to take action, she or he will be more than welcome at the beginning of Tuesday's lecture (there is no need to prepare slides, we will have 15 minutes to share ideas all together).

Thanks and enjoy the week end.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Dear Students of Strategic Management/Enterprise Evolution,

good evening.

In terms of class materials regarding week 4, what we have developed can be summarized as follows:

a) March, 10th, 2025 - StartCup Lazio: Slides on the course website (week 4). For specific queries about the call just opened, please get in touch with Dr. Silvia Baiocco (silvia.baiocco@uniroma2.it), Programme Coordinator;

b) March, 11th-12th, 2025 - Models of Enterprise Evolution (Levitt, Steinmetz, Parks, Dewhurst & Burns): Teaching Notes, pp. 61-71.

Thanks and best wishes.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

March, 19th, 2025, 4pm-5pm in my office.

Thanks.

GA

March, 12th, 4pm-5pm in my office.

Thanks.

GA

Dear Students of Strategic Management/Enterprise Evolution,

the question for the third Students' Corner is also very simple.

What is a "diversified" enterprise that you particularly appreciate? Why? Please, think about 3 main reasons.

Again, this activity is not compulsory. But, if someone wants to take action, she or he will be more than welcome at the beginning of Tuesday's lecture (there is no need to prepare slides, we will have 15 minutes to share ideas all together).

Thanks and enjoy the week end.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Dear Students of Strategic Management/Enterprise Evolution,

good evening.

In terms of class materials regarding week 3, what we have developed can be summarized as follows:

a) March, 3rd, 2025 - Tweelin: Slides on the course website (week 3);

b) March, 3rd, 2025 - From Natural to Competitive Selection: SD 2017 article (website – week 3), Teaching Notes, pp. 48-54 (Optional material: Blog post – 3 Keys to Unlock Potential in Start-ups: https://www.thebusinesstype.org/post/newness-survival);

c) March, 4th-5th, 2025 - Strategies for Competitive Selection: Slides on the course website (week 3);

I've also uploaded the Starting Finance presentation.

Please, also remember that, as anticipated, on Monday, 10th March, we will present the 2025 edition of the Start Cup Lazio competition during the lecture hours (2pm-4pm).

Thanks and best wishes.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

March, 5th, 4pm-5pm in my office.

Thanks.

GA

Dear Students of Strategic Management/Enterprise Evolution,

the question for the first Students' Corner follows.

Is there a Unicorn company that you particularly like? Why? Please, think about 3 main reasons.

Again, this activity is not compulsory. But, if someone wants to take action, she or he will be more than welcome during Monday's lecture (there is no need to prepare slides, we will have 15 minutes to share ideas all together).

Thanks and enjoy the week end.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Dear Students of Strategic Management/Enterprise Evolution,

good morning

In terms of class materials regarding week 2, what we have developed can be summarized as follows:

a) February, 24th, 2025 - Venture Capital: Slides on the course website (week 2);

b) February, 25th, 2025 - Unicorns: Teaching Notes, pp. 46-47, plus additional Slides on the course website (week 2);

c) February, 26th, 2025 - Liability of Newness: JMH 2012 article (website – week 2), Teaching Notes, pp. 38-45 (Optional material: Blog post "Blog – Why Start-ups Suffer the Liability of Newness: https://www.thebusinesstype.org/post/liability-of-newness).

d) February, 26th, 2025 - Systemness: JMG 2016 article (website – week 1), Teaching Notes, pp. 34-37.

I've also uploaded the AIESEC presentation.

Thanks and best wishes.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Dear All,

the presentation by Federico Giannetti is already on the course website (class materials, week 2).

Tomorrow, please bring a laptop with you.

Thanks and have a good evening.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Dear Students of Strategic Management/Enterprise Evolution,

the question for the first Students' Corner follows.

Can you find a current example of virtuous co-evolutionary process between one enterprise and its external environment? Why? Please, think about 3 main reasons.

Again, this activity is not compulsory. But, if someone wants to take action, she or he will be more than welcome at the beginning of Monday's lecture (there is no need to prepare slides, we will have 15 minutes to share ideas all together).

Thanks and enjoy the week end.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Dear Students of Strategic Management/Enterprise Evolution,

according to the exam rules, and as explained in this first week, you will have the opportunity to prepare and present project works (up to +3 extrapoints on an individual basis, valid for all the academic year 2024/25. It is of course an activity which is not compulsory, but can be interesting for goals which also go beyond the exam.

While the methods and kind of projects will be explained at the end of the module, at this stage it is only important to take note that presentations will necessarily take place on June 3rd and 4th in presence. The precise scheduling will be released when the overall number of projects will be known.

Thanks and best wishes.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Dear Students of Strategic Management/Enterprise Evolution,

again good afternoon!

In terms of class materials regarding week 1, what we have developed can be summarized as follows:

a) February, 17th, 2025 - Fundamentals of Competition: Teaching Notes, pp. 56-60 (Optional material: M. Porter's Ted Talk "Why business can be good at solving social problems");

b) February, 18th, 2025 - Darwin's Legacy: JMG 2016 article (website – week 1), Teaching Notes, pp. 5-16;

c) February, 18th, 2025 - Co-evolution: EMJ 2014 article (website – week 1), Teaching Notes, pp. 17-23 (Optional material: Blog post "3 [Evergreen] Ways to Foster Enterprise Evolution": https://www.thebusinesstype.org/post/enterprise-evolution);

d) February, 19th, 2025 - Accenture: Slides (website – week 1).

Thanks and best wishes.

Gianpaolo Abacola

Dear students of Strategic Management/Enterprise Evolution,

good afternoon!

The slides about JETOR Consulting are now on the course website (Class materials - Week 1).

If interested, please remember that there will be an open call for applications on March, 3rd, 7pm-8pm.

This is the link to join the call:

meet.google.com/hue-gwrb-aqg

The deadline for the applications is March, 9th.

Thanks and best wishes.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Dear All,

results below (already including all the extrapoints for Module I and/or Module II):

CODE              MODULE I              MODULE II          FINAL 

0338601          26,5                         27,5                      27

0349211          10                            6                          Not sufficient

0338580          26                            27,5                     27

0350575          14                            28                        21

0351907          24                            30                        27

If you want to refuse the grade, please send a mail to me no later than on February, 19th, 9am.

Thanks.

GA

1. February, 19 (4pm-5pm), in presence;

2. February, 26 (4pm-5pm), in presence.

Thanks.

GA

February, 13th, 7pm-8pm (online, Teams).

GA

Dear All,

because of personal reasons I have to move the weekly office hours from January, 31st, to February, 4th (12pm-1pm, in remote on Teams).

Thanks and best wishes.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

January, 31st, 11.30am-12.30pm in my office.

Thanks.

GA

CODE             Module I            Module II          Proposed Grade

0347715        10                       8                         Not Sufficient

0336425 *      14,5                   24                        19                   * General Management exam 

0346901         22                     28                        25

0347780         2                       21                       Not Sufficient

If you want to refuse the proposed grade, please send a mail to abatecola@economia.uniroma2.it by January, 23, 9am. After that deadling, the proposed grade (if positive) will be automatically considered as accepted.

Thanks and best wishes.

Gianpaolo Abatecola and Corrado Cerruti