GEOGRAPHY OF FIRMS AND FINANCE

Course objectives

The course is aimed to provide students with the understanding of the relationships between firms/companies and the geographical dimensions of their agency (space, territory, environment, ecosystem, nature); and to provide them with the analysis of the different conditions in which these objects are constituted as sources of profitability and competitiveness for them. The course will focus, once explained the general framework of the firm/space relations, on the role of the urban spaces in promoting and steering the global development of financial markets. This knowledge will be supported with case studies and concrete experiences, which will serve in particular to stimulate the creative and planning skills of students in promoting new forms of business / environment relationship.

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The course aims to provide students with the framework of the relationships that the company has with geographical elements, specifically space, territory, environment, and the conditions in which these are constituted as sources of profitability and competitiveness for the company itself. Reconstructing the general logic of these relationships, and their evolution in the most recent decades of globalization allows for an in-depth analysis of the role of the financial sector in territorial dynamics. In this regard, a focus will be on the city and the role they play in promoting and orienting the global development of financial markets. This knowledge will be provided above all through the analysis of case studies and concrete experiences, which will serve in particular to stimulate the creative and planning capacity of students in promoting new forms of business/environment relationship
Prerequisites
no particular prerequisites are required
Books
Geografia Finanziaria - Temi e scenari emergenti nel mondo in cambiamento. M.G. Lucia, S. Epasto, M. Maglio. S. Valdemarin, McGraw Hill, Milano, 2024 Attending students will have teaching material provided by the teacher
Frequency
Attendance is not mandatory. The course will be held in person
Exam mode
The teacher will evaluate, based on the number of students booked for the exams, whether to propose a written or oral exam. If written, the exam will consist of three open questions. Attending students will be offered group work on the proposed topics and insights that will flow into the evaluation
Lesson mode
The course will be held mainly with frontal lessons. Students will be involved in group work and seminars
  • Lesson code10600090
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseBusiness sciences
  • CurriculumBanca, assicurazione e mercati finanziari
  • Year3rd year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDM-GGR/02
  • CFU6