Syllabus:

General Objectives:
1. To understand organization?s benefits of a strategic focus culture;
2. To monitor the evolutionary perspectives of strategic management;
3. To know the fundamental theories of management and administration;
4. To understand the management process based on its explanatory theories;
5. To structure critical thinking about the management process associated.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this Course, the student should be able to:
1. To apply the appropriate concepts to develop and implement a strategy at the level of a business;
2. To apply industry analysis techniques, environmental analysis and competition analysis;
3. To select and implement a strategy and specify barriers typically underlying these practices.
4. To link the theoretical concepts and ideas that allow long run risks minimization.
5. Critically evaluate the fundamentals of management based on students? theory and research

CONTENTS

Part I: Basics of Management
1. Introduction to Strategy
2. Analysis of Strategic Positioning
3. Strategy Choice and Formulation
4. Information and Strategy
5. Strategic Management and Integrated Management Systems

Part II: Management Theories
1. Resource-based Theory
2. Theory of Transaction Costs;
3. Agency theory
4. Governance Theory
5. Knowledge-based theory

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The aim is to establish a foundation of theoretical and practical knowledge, equipping students with the main methodological tools of scientific research. This will enable them to prepare for conducting research and analyzing qualitative data, in order to define a research problem, identify and synthesize the most relevant literature, select the appropriate research strategy, and apply suitable techniques for data collection and analysis.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course unit, the student should be able to:
? SO1. Understand the process of scientific research;
? SO2. Determine appropriate methodological approaches for different research problems;
? SO3. Demonstrate critical capacity in the interpretation and discussion of results;
? SO4. Conduct qualitative research.

CONTENTS

1 – Research Design and Strategy
2. Research Ethics
3. The Research Process
3.1. Research Sources: Information Gathering and Databases
3.2. The Process of Academic Reading and Writing
3.3. Data Collection ? Qualitative vs. Quantitative Data
3.4. Bibliographic References ? Mendeley
4. Qualitative Methodologies
4.1. Qualitative Research Methods
4.2. Data Coding
4.3. Bibliometric Analysis
4.4. Content Analysis
5. The Integration of Quantitative and Qualitative Research
5.1. Bibliometric Analysis

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GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
GO1 – To use mathematical models, techniques and methods suitable for the analysis of the real situation, its interpretation and simplification
GO2 – To select and use the most appropriate methods and software to solve industrial optimization problems
GO3 – To analyze, interpret and evaluate industrial processes through simulation

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
O1 – To model industrial problems using Integer Programming (IP) and Mixed Integer Programming (MIP) formulations
O2 – To solve IP and MIP problems, using the appropriate techniques and tools
O3 – To know information systems and simulation technologies
O4 – To formulate and solve problems through industrial simulation

CONTENTS

C1 – Integer Programming
Introduction and applications of Integer Programming
Modeling a simple Integer Program
Branch-and-bound method
Preprocessing: tightening bounds, redundant constraints, ?
C2 Formulation of IP and MIP Models
Differences between linear, integer, and mixed programming
Assumptions of Mixed Integer Programming
Modeling frameworks
Modeling with binary, integer, and continuous variables: fixed cost, logical and conditional constraints, implications and disjunctive conditions, covering, packing, and partitioning constraints
Modeling practical problems: knapsack, assignment, and location problems
Current challenges: scalability; integration with AI and ML
C3 Industrial Simulation
Types of simulation models and software.
Statistical aspects of the simulation
Verification and validation of simulation models
Modelling of systems (goods and services) with a professional simulation tool
Analysis of results and iterative process of generating alternative scenarios

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GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

1. Examine and criticize themes present in the current theoretical and empirical debate on the management of organizations
2. Assess / criticize the role of management in organizations
3. Develop and support a management research program suggesting feasible research avenues

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this Course, the student should be able to:
1. Prepare, present and discuss a dissertation/project proposal on a relevant topic in management.
2. Develop an article of a scientific nature applied in the area of management

The objectives of the course are mainly aligned with SDGs 4, 8, 9, and 12, as they promote quality education, foster responsible management practices, encourage organizational innovation, and contribute to sustainable consumption and production.

CONTENTS

– Preparation of a scientific article for the ESTG Masters event.

– Review of articles submitted to ESTG Masters by classmates.

– Public presentation of the article at the event.

– Preparation of the dissertation/project proposal.