About Management for Sustainable Firms, MSc - at University of Padua
This Master’s degree provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to manage business processes sustainably and delivers a unique approach to the field of sustainable management combining sustainability with digital transformation and innovation.
The topics covered also address some of the key issues regarding the globalisation of the competition and supply chains to equip students with the expertise to understand and face the sustainability transition.
Characteristics and objectives
The Master’s degree in Management for Sustainable Firms provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to manage business processes sustainably and delivers a unique approach to the field of sustainable management, combining sustainability with digital transformation and innovation.
The Master’s degree is suitable for young graduates in all management-related disciplines that want to develop and strengthen their background on management topics regarding the most important current transformations of firms, societies, markets and economies: digitalization, sustainability, globalization, business model innovation, big data and machine learning.
The topics covered by the programme also address some of the key issues regarding the globalization of the competition and supply chains to equip students with the expertise to understand and face the sustainability transition.
The first year’s courses are designed to give students an integrated view of the management of modern firms competing sustainably in the global economy: from sustainable strategies and business models to organizational structures, from business economics to accounting systems.
The second year aims at building skills along three business processes, Smart Manufacturing, Marketing and Digital Transformation, People and Organizations, each of which represents a distinct track.
Occupational opportunities
The Master's degree in Management for Sustainable Firms offers many career opportunities in Smart Manufacturing (as operations manager, supply chain manager, operational excellence manager), in Marketing and Digital Transformation (as digital marketing manager, digital transformation and servitization Manager, strategic business developer) and in People and Organizations (as HR manager, as business and organization consultant, talent acquisition expert).
Programme structure
The first year’s courses are designed to give the students an integrated view of the management of modern firms competing sustainably in the global economy: from sustainable strategies and business models to organisational structures, from business economics to accounting systems.
The second year aims at building skills along three business processes, each through a dedicated study track:
- Smart Manufacturing: Lean Management, Sustainable Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Machine Learning for Operation Management.
- Marketing and Digital Transformation: Relational Marketing, Economics of Innovation, Digitalization and Product-service innovation, Quantitative Methods and Analytics for Marketing.
- People and Organization: Talent Management, Diversity and Inclusion, Performance Management & Compensation.
Each track includes internship, elective courses and thesis.
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