Economic and Business History (2 º Sem 2013/2014)
Program
1. Modern economic growth in a long-run perspective:
? Modern economic growth in a global perspective;
? The diffusion of modern economic growth in the nineteenth century and the first globalisation process. The formation of the contemporary world economy;
? Modern economic growth in the inter-war period. The setbacks of the contemporary world economy and the globalisation backlash;
? Modern economic growth since World War II. The contemporary world economy towards the second globalisation process.
2. Organisation design during modern economic growth:
? Organisations in a global perspective;
? Personal capitalism. The traditional firm at the beginning of modern economic growth;
? From personal capitalism to managerial capitalism. The modern business firm and the evolution to the managerial form of organization;
? The specificities of multinationals;
? The impact of the second process of globalisation.
? Modern economic growth in a global perspective;
? The diffusion of modern economic growth in the nineteenth century and the first globalisation process. The formation of the contemporary world economy;
? Modern economic growth in the inter-war period. The setbacks of the contemporary world economy and the globalisation backlash;
? Modern economic growth since World War II. The contemporary world economy towards the second globalisation process.
2. Organisation design during modern economic growth:
? Organisations in a global perspective;
? Personal capitalism. The traditional firm at the beginning of modern economic growth;
? From personal capitalism to managerial capitalism. The modern business firm and the evolution to the managerial form of organization;
? The specificities of multinationals;
? The impact of the second process of globalisation.