Course

English

ADM4011 - Economy of Organizations


Credit hours

In-class work
per week
Practice
per week
Credits
Duration
Total
2
2
8
15 weeks
120 hours

Instructor
Decio Zylbersztajn
Margarete Boteon
Vivian Lara dos Santos Silva Rossignolo

Objective
The course aims to discuss the origins of the approaches’ strategies and their influence on current approaches. The starting point is the Neoclassical Theory and its criticism, through the new theories of the firm.

Content
The program of the course is divided into four parts. The first begins with a discussion of what strategy is. The following are questions about the feasibility of building strategies based on theoretical assumptions of neoclassical economics. The Transaction Costs Theory - which comes as a criticism of traditional economic theory - is then applied to discuss why the hypothesis of alignment aborts the creation of a strategy theory. The second part discussed the elements of the Theory of the Firm Strategy and then elements from the perspective of the main theorists are covered. The third part shows the agent's strategy - the entrepreneur and discusses his/her role in the creation and capture of value. In the latter part, special topics are discussed with a view to new approaches such as the contribution of economic sociology to the strategy.

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Observações:
Português:
O curso seguirá formato híbrido, com aulas presenciais e remotas, conforme cronograma a ser previamente apresentado aos alunos matriculados.
Inglês:
The course will follow a hybrid format, with in-person and remote classes, following a schedule to be previously presented to the students.
CRITÉRIOS DE AVALIAÇÃO (máximo 160 caracteres) Português:
Aulas expositivas com leituras determinadas seguindo conteúdo programático do curso. Em cada aula, as discussões teóricas serão enriquecidas com a participação ativa dos alunos, apresentando os trabalhos alvo de interesse da aula, conforme divisão a ser previamente estabelecida.
Avaliação composta da participação nas aulas (40%) e na realização de trabalho final (ensaio individual) com enfoque no estudo das estratégias das organizações (60%). O trabalho deverá abordar perspectiva abordada no curso, sendo composto de 5 a 7 páginas (espaçamento 1,5) e da seguinte estrutura:
(1) Introdução com justificativa do ensaio e questão problema (1/2 pg), (2) Discussão teórica com contextualização de autores chave para a questão de interesse (3 pgs), (3) Parte empírica / Caso ilustrando a teoria abordada (1 a 2 pgs), (4) Considerações finais (1/2 pg), além das (5) Referências.
Inglês:
Lectures with determined readings following the course syllabus. In each class, theoretical discussions will be enriched with the participation of students, presenting the target studies according to a division to be previously established.
Composite evaluation of participation in classes (40%) and a manuscript (individual essay) with a focus on the study of organizational strategies (60%). The manuscript should address the perspective addressed in the course, consisting of 5 to 7 pages (1.5 spacing) and the following structure:
(1) Introduction with justification and problem question (1/2 pg), (2) Theoretical discussion with contextualization of key authors for the question of interest (3 pgs), (3) Empirical part / Case illustrating the theory addressed (1 to 2 pgs), (4) Final considerations (1/2 pg), and (5) References.
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