The course aims to develop the knowledge necessary for the understanding and interpretation of the phenomenon of firm crisis. Specificcaly, at the end of the course, students will have acquired the skills needed for a proper assessment of the causes of the crisis, the appropriate diagnostic tools and forecasting, as well as strategies for overcoming corporate crises.
Contents of the program:
1. Equilibrium and disfunction of the firm
2. Corporate crisis : concept, types, risk factors
3. Causes of business crisis
4. Instruments for diagnosis of the crisis
5. Crisis management process
6. Recovery strategies
7. Turnaround process
8. Case studies.
Teaching methods: The course is organized into modules of classroom lessons, analysis of cases studies and seminars.
Method of assessment:final colloquium and ongoing evaluation (test)
Textbook: Danovi A., Quagli A., (a cura di), Gestione della crisi e dei processi di risanamento, IPSOA, Collana di Gestione Aziendale & Management, 2012 and integrative educationl material provided by the teacher