Course 2007-2008 a.y.

8005 - STRATEGY AND GOVERNANCE OF CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS


ACME-LS

Department of Management and Technology

Course taught in English

Go to class group/s: 15
ACME-LS (7 credits - II sem. - CC)
Course Director:
PAOLA DUBINI

Classes: 15 (II sem.)
Instructors:
Class 15: PAOLA DUBINI


Course Objectives

The course aims at:

  • analyzing the relationship between ownership, governance and management in cultural industries,  cultural institutions and heritage;
  • examining governance structures and mechanisms, given the juridical boundaries related to the government owned, non profit and private status; 
  • exploring the relationship between ownership and governance structures, economic and financial viability and corporate strategy;
  • discussing metamanagement structures and mechanisms related to the preservation and exploitation of a given territory.

Course Content Summary

The course builds upon existing know-how on principles of business administration management of nonprofit organization, management of public administration, principles of public and private law to provided participant with the teorical background necessary to understand: 

  • ownership, governance, management, control and accountability in companies, public administration, no profit institution;
  • vested interests protected: the agency theory model;
  • assessing the quality of artistic artifacts;
  • cooperation between private and public actors: the stakeholder approach;
  • institutional structure and economic and financial viability;
  • institutional structure and corporate strategy;
  • portfolio strategies;
  • internationalization strategies.  

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

Attendance is not compulsory, though strongly recommended. The exam is in written form; the first session is dedicated for attending students. All further registrations for the exam will refer to non attending students. No partial exams are scheduled.


Textbooks

Attending students

  • Materiali a cura dei docenti.
  • J. SOLOMON, A. SOLOMON, Corporate Governance and Accountability,  Chichester, Wiley & Sons,  2004.
  • C. CORNFORTH (edited by), The Governance of Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Londra, Routledge, 2003.

Non attending students

  • S. SETTIS, Battaglie senza eroi, Milano, Electa, 2005.
  • J. SOLOMON, A. SOLOMON, Corporate Governance and Accountability, Chichester, Wiley & Sons,  2004.
  • C. CORNFORTH (edited by), The Governance of Public and Nonprofit Organizations, London, Routledge,  2003.
  • G. ROSSI, Il conflitto epidemico, Milano, Adelphi, 2003.
Exam textbooks & Online Articles (check availability at the Library)
Last change 27/06/2007 17:56