Business Administration

This class focuses on the theories, issues, and practice of global apparel and textile trades. Topics include current trends and issues in the global fashion supply chain, sourcing option, foreign market entry modes, product line development, partner selection, quality assurance, logistics, and evaluation.

This course provides an in-depth understanding of the main alternative assets and investment strategies employed by private and institutional investors globally. The emphasis is on the following macro classes: (i) Public Markets/Liquid assets, such as Hedge Funds and liquid alternatives; and (ii) Private Markets/Illiquid assets, such as Private Debt and Private Equity, Real Estate and Art, and Sustainable Investments (ESG). Asset classes are examined in terms of the following aspects: key characteristics, investment strategies, and portfolio consideration (alternative risk premia and contribution to portfolio’s performance). The course requires students to be familiar with the basic concepts of probability, statistics, financial markets, and investments as a prerequisite.

This course is part of the LM degree program and is intended for advanced level students. Enrollment is by consent of the instructor. The course provides students with an understanding of how a food supply chain is structured, operates, performs, and is managed to increase its competitiveness and sustainability. The course discusses topics including the relevance of food supply chain management; the factors influencing companies’ strategic adjustment to markets globalization and other drivers of change; tools to manage a supply chain; developing critical thinking: discussing supply chain real world experiences; and experiencing the uncertainty in supply chain management.

This course examines how to write computer programs using Python to collect, analyze, and interpret data from real-world applications. It's designed for absolute beginners and will build the skills from scratch. Therefore, no prior knowledge or programming experience is required. However, students are expected to have basic computer skills.

This course examines the statistics of investment risk. It covers statistical modelling techniques which provide a rational framework for investment decisions, particularly those relating to stock markets and the markets for interest rates, commodities and currencies.

This course goes beyond the fundamentals of marketing emphasizing the concepts, theories, and techniques applied to the “Made in Italy” phenomenon, emblematic of superlative quality. The course explores three key areas: 1) Basis of communication, public relations, and marketing; 2) “Made in Italy”: concept, its evolution and what means for Italy from economic and social point of view; and 3) marketing and advertising approaches of Italian companies pursuing “Made in Italy”. A focus is on the industries of food and cuisine, fashion, and other areas of design. The course explores the appeal of “Made in Italy” as a global brand and the marketing of “Italian Style” throughout the world. Since a flow of expertise across time and disciplines seems to distinguish “Made in Italy,” the course aims to give a way to connect the latter to patterns of continuity and change in Italian society and to examine how the "Made in Italy" phenomenon has impacted the country. An additional concentration is on the business aspect of the label, in particular, on marketing, branding, and consumer behavior seen from both an Italian and international perspective.