Master of Science in Business Administration

Dear All,

We would like to recap the next steps for the presentation of the case studies:

• The list with the names of the cases is completed, and you have booked the dates. One week before the 1^st date of presentations (May 23th), we will send the list with the scheduling for the discussions. For groups 1, 5, and 21, please send via email to Federico Giannetti (federico.giannetti@uniroma2.it) the name of the case study.
• The chosen presentation date cannot be changed. The organization will follow a schedule dictated by the chosen dates. For organizational reasons, please do not request changes to the assigned slots. 
• Please remember that presentations MUST BE IN PPTX FORMAT (no Word documents), and there is no need to send the slides to us in advance. The number of slides and speaking voices is up to you, but it is important that all group members are present. Those who are not present will not be evaluated.
• Presentations will last a maximum of 15 minutes and will be followed by 5 minutes of questions and answers.
• IMPORTANT: All group members will be assumed to be present (the classroom will be communicated soon). Exceptions can be made only for specific cases (e.g., Covid or Erasmus students who need to return to their country). In these cases, students will be allowed to connect remotely via Teams but need to communicate their reasons to us in advance.
• For those who need it, Federico Giannetti will hold office hour, exclusively via Teams:
• Friday 17th from 12:00 to 13:00;
• Wednesday 22nd from 12:00 to 13:00;

Have a great weekend and good work.

Federico Giannetti

May, 24th, 1pm-2pm (in person).

GA

May, 10th, 9am-10am (in person).

Thanks.

GA

May, 2nd, 5pm-6pm (in person).

Thanks.

GA

Dear All,

final updates after the conclusion of our co-evolutionary journey in the classroom:

1) I've now uploaded the final (analytical syllabus) in the class materials of the website. That syllabus includes all the weekly updates given so far through the newsletter;

2) There is a new class materials section called "project works". In that section you can find what presented yesterday by Federico (this including the link for booking). In that section you can also find two brilliant project works recently discusses by your former peers (both the projects then also became guest posts on my blog).

In terms of next steps:

1) please, as anticipated, get in touch with Federico Giannetti (federico.giannetti@uniroma2.it) for the follow up regarding the project works' proposals;

2) get in touch with me, for everything else, regarding the module (I've already set my April office hours).

Thank you very much, again, for all your energy and engagement during the module!

Have a nice Easter break and looking forward to seeing you again in the campus in April.

Best wishes.

Gianpaolo Abatecola 

1) April, 3rd (11am-12pm);

2) April, 9th (11am-12pm);

3) April, 17th (11am-12pm);

4) April, 24th (11m-12pm).

Thanks and have a nice Easter break.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Dear All,

the room will be P 2.

See you in 1 hour.

Thanks.

GA

Dear All,

as anticipated, please remember to download the Fiat case (week 6) for our class discussion to be performed on next Monday in the classroom.

You do not have to read it in advance; but you need to have it available for your reading during the lecture.

Thanks.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Dear All,

thanks for joining the fifth week of the Strategic Management/Enterprise Evolution classes of our Master of Science in Business Administration.

In terms of topics covered/class materials, summary below.

1) StartCup Lazio (deadline to apply, May 6th): slides now uploaded on the website (week 5);

2) Models of Firm's Life Cycle: Teaching Notes, pp. 61-76.

3) Snapchat: slides already uploaded on the website (Unicorns, week 2);  

4) Enron: 1) Article already uploaded on the website (Week 5); 2) Teaching Notes, pp. 92-97; 3) optional reading from my blog We Must Avoid Another Enron.

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

Thanks and have a nice week end.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

March, 18th: 

- Liability of Newness: 1) Article (course's website, week 3) on the Journal of Management History; 2) Enterprise Evolution, Teaching Notes, pp. 38-45; 

- Systemness: 1) Article (course's website, week 1) on the Journal of Management anf Governance; 2) Enterprise Evolution, Teaching Notes, pp. 34-37; 

- Optional Reading (from my blog): Why Start-ups Suffer the Liability of Newness (thebusinesstype.org)

March, 5th:

- The Facebook Case: 1) Article (course's website, week 3) on Strategic Direction; 2) Enterprise Evolution, Teaching Notes, pp. 48-54.

- Optional Reading (from my blog): 3 Keys to Unlock Potential in Start-ups (thebusinesstype.org)

Thanks and best wishes.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Dear All,

thanks for joining the thirdt week of the Strategic Management/Enterprise Evolution classes of our Master of Science in Business Administration.

In terms of topics covered/class materials, summary below.

March, 4th: 

- Liability of Newness: 1) Article (course's website, week 3) on the Journal of Management History; 2) Enterprise Evolution, Teaching Notes, pp. 38-45; 

- Systemness: 1) Article (course's website, week 1) on the Journal of Management anf Governance; 2) Enterprise Evolution, Teaching Notes, pp. 34-37; 

- Optional Reading (from my blog): Why Start-ups Suffer the Liability of Newness (thebusinesstype.org)

March, 5th:

- The Facebook Case: 1) Article (course's website, week 3) on Strategic Direction; 2) Enterprise Evolution, Teaching Notes, pp. 48-54.

- Optional Reading (from my blog): 3 Keys to Unlock Potential in Start-ups (thebusinesstype.org)

Thanks and best wishes.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Dear All,

I am sorry, but for personal reasons I have to cancel my office hours scheduled for this afternoon, 4pm in my office.

I will regularly restart to have office hours (again in my office) next on Wednesday, 13th March, 4pm.

Thanks.

Best wishes.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Dear All,

the slides about JETOR, plus the presentations about SpaceX, Stripe, and CANVA, are now in the class materials (week 2).

IMPORTANT: As anticipated in the classroom, the dates to present the project works for the module extrapoints (if interested) will be on May, 30th, or June, 18th. We will explain how to organize this in detail towards the end of the module.

Thanks and have a nice week end.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Dear All,

I've already uploaded the slides on the course website.

Looking forward to the class discussion tomorrow,

Best wishes.

Gianpaolo Abatecola 

Dear All,

thanks for joining the first week of the Strategic Management/Enterprise Evolution classes of our Master of Science in Business Administration.

In terms of topics covered/class materials, summary below.

February, 19th: 

- Competition: Enterprise Evolution, Teaching Notes, pp. 56-60.

February, 20th:

- Charles Darwin's Legacy: 1) Article (course's website) on the Journal of Management and Governance; 2) Enterprise Evolution, Teaching Notes, pp. 5-16.

- Co-Evolution: 1) Article (course's website, week 1) on the European Management Journal; 2) Enterprise Evolution, Teaching Notes, pp. 17-23;   

- Optional Reading (from my blog): 3 (Evergreen) Ways to Foster Enterprise Evolution: https://www.thebusinesstype.org/post/enterprise-evolution

February, 21st:

- Unilever (link to apply to the Future Leaders' League 2024) Unilever: Unilever Future Leaders' League 2024 (joinrs.com)

Looking forward to seeing you back in the classroom on Monday, 26th.

Best wishes.

Gianpaolo Abatecola

- February, 21st (4pm-5pm)

- February, 28st (4pm-5pm)

- March, 6th (4pm-5pm)

- March, 13th (4pm-5pm)

- March, 20th (4pm-5pm)

- March, 27th (4pm-5pm)

Office hours are scheduled to be only in presence, in my office.

Thanks.

GA

February, 9th, 2024 (12pm-1pm), in person (in my office).

Thanks.

GA