LABOUR AND INNOVATION ECONOMICS
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2022/2023
- Teacher
- PAOLO PINI
- Credits
- 9
- Curriculum
- Professioni e amministrazione d’impresa
- Didactic period
- Primo Semestre
- SSD
- SECS-P/01
Training objectives
- Aim of the course is the advanced study of some lines of research of the theory of the firm and labour management. Specifically, the course is about: a) theory of innovations and empirical evidence; b) institutional aspects of labour relations and contracts, organizational innovations, incentives and industrial relations. The course stresses the human resources management strategies of the firm and the mechanism of internal and external flexibility within the firm. The aim is to provide the students with instruments of theoretical and empirical analysis.
At the end of the course, the student will be able:
- to analyze and implement the decisions of the firm for innovation and its market policies
- to analyze and implement the decisions of human resource management within the firm and the corresponding labour policies Prerequisites
- Bachelor degree, first level, in economics
Course programme
- Course content:
The course is organized in two modules or sections
Section 1
Innovation theory and firm and sector organization
The first section proposes the analysis of innovation as economic issue. It looks at technological change characteristics, its analysis in economic theories, the empirical analysis difficulties, the development of firm strategies and of national policies in the innovation field, the role of ICT in supporting firm competitiveness and ICT synergies with firm innovation, organisation and internationalisation. A few in depth themes and firm, technology, sector case studies are foreseen in the module.
Section 2
Organizational innovation, incentive and industrial relations
The second section is about organizational innovations and industrial relations as factors of competitiveness of the firm. The main area is the theory of the firm both in the contractual version and in evolutionist one. Particular attentions in given to conceptual models, their specification in empirical analysis and applied results. Didactic methods
- Frontal lectures, 36 hours for each section of the course, and seminars
Teaching methods may change due to the Covid19 contingent conditions that will arise.
To date, the following is expected:
1. Mostly face-to-face teaching
2. No Streaming in parallel with face-to-face teaching
3. No recording of face-to-face + streaming lectures will be provided
4. Students will NOT have access to ad hoc already existing recorded lectures and/or additional/replacement lectures will be recorded and uploaded in Classroom
5. Some standard topics of the course might be proposed in the recorded lesson mode and not in presence/face-to-face + streaming Learning assessment procedures
- Final examination: written exam, test with multiple choice and open questions.
Two teaching tests are scheduled, one for each section of the course.
Every test has 11 questions with multiple choice and 1 question with open response: 11 points maximum for multiple choices and 5 points maximum for open response (min -2). Total points are 16. The test pass requires minimum 9 points
Both the tests have to be passed to gain the final grade.
The final grade is the sum of the scores of the two tests.
To pass the exam the student must obtain a minimum score of 18 out of 32, with 9 points minimum for each section.
Only for students "attending" lectures, 2 teaching tests during the course and compulsory exercises are due.
These online exercises will be scheduled.
Students "attending" are those who:
1. attended at least 75% of the lectures
2. have done all the exercices online
3. in the exercises reported a score at least of 6 points out of 15.
The course exam is devoted to test the level of achievement of the previously indicated training objectives.
The multiple choice questions and the open question for the two sections of the course have the purpose to assess the theoretical knowledge and empirical evidence discussed in the course.
Assessment methods may change due to the Covid19 contingent conditions that will arise. Reference texts
- References for Section 1
Main references:
Fariselli P. (2014), Economia dell’innovazione, Torino, Giappichelli.
In addition:
Fagerberg J., Mowery D., Nelson R. (eds.) (2005), The Oxford Handbook of Innovation, Oxford University Press, Oxford, chs. 1, 18, 20, 21. it. trans.: edit by Malerba, F., M. Pianta e A. Zanfei (2007), Innovazione, imprese, industrie, economie, Roma, Carocci, chs. 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9.
Bedgt-Ake Lundvall (1992), National Systems of Innovation, London & New York, Pinter, ch. 1, Introduction (pp.1-19).
Joseph A. Schumpeter (1946), Il fenomeno fondamentale dello sviluppo economico, ch. II, in Theorie der wirtschaftlichen Entwidklung, Berlino, Duncker & Humblot, it. trans. (1977), Teoria dello sviluppo economico, Milano, Etas, (pp.61-91).
Foray Dominique (2006), L' economia della conoscenza, Bologna, Il Mulino.
Other articles and materials will be suggested in class, and available in:
http://www.unife.it/economia/lm.economia/insegnamenti/economia-del-lavoro-e-dellinnovazione/folder_contents
In addition, slides used in the lectures will be avalable for downloding.
References for Section 2
Main references:
Garibaldi P. (2005), Economie delle risorse umane, Bologna, Il Mulino.
Borjas G.J. (2010), Economia del Lavoro, Italian edition by A. Del Boca, D. Del Boca, L. Cappellari, A. Venturini, Francesco Brioschi Editore, Ch.1, Ch.3, Ch.4 (from 4.1 to 4.6), Ch.10 (10.3 and 10.5).
In addition:
Antonioli D., Bianchi A., Mazzanti M., Montresor S., Pini P.(2011), Strategie di innovazione e risultati economici, Milano, FrancoAngeli.
Addison J.T., Schnabel C. (eds.) (2003), International Handbook of Trade Unions, Cheltenham (UK), Edward Elgar, ch. 7.
Cainelli G., Fabbri R., Pini P. (eds.) (2001), Partecipazione all'impresa e flessibilità retributiva in sistemi locali. Teorie, metodologie, risultati, Milano, FrancoAngeli, chs. 1, 11.
Gual J., Ricart J.E. (eds.) (2001), Strategy, Organization and the Changing Nature of Work, London, Edward Elgar, chs. 2, 3, 5, 7, 9.
Leoni R. (ed.) (2008), Economia dell'innovazione, Milano, FrancoAngeli, chs. 2, 3, 5.
Pini P. (2013), Lavoro, Contrattazione, Europa. Per un cambio di rotta, Roma, Ediesse.
Other articles and materials will be suggested in class, and available in:
http://www.unife.it/economia/lm.economia/insegnamenti/economia-del-lavoro-e-dellinnovazione/folder_contents
In addition, slides used in the lectures will be avalable for downloding.
