Master of Science in Business Administration

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 

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

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

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

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