Firm management and organisation
[BIR1344]
[30h + 7.5h] 3 credits
This course is taught in the 2d semester.
Teacher(s): André Nsabimana
Language: French
Level: First
Aims
Main themes
- enterprise in the economic environment,
- organisation design and framework,
- fundamental aspects of enterprise analysis (variable factors, human resources, capital)
- fundamental tools of enterprise management: accounting, financial analysis, risk analysis, investments profitability analysis, decision analysis, and marketing
- strategic aspects of enterprise management in agricultural and food sector: enterprise/ environment, innovation-patent-intellectual ownership rights, enterprise growth, vertical versus horizontal integration.
Content and teaching methods
2. The theory of the firm: why do firm exist?
3. Enterprise design and economic environment
4. Fundamental aspects of enterprise management
5. Accounting system and cost management
6. Financial analysis and management
7. Investment decision and risk analysis
8. Budgets management and analysis
9. Strategic management, innovation and growth
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Supplemental courses : Economie et gestion de la production agricole, recherche opérationnelle en agriculture, économie des filières agro-industrielles.
Evaluation : written examination, based on both the theory and the exercises.
Teaching team: professor and assistant.
Theoretic course with exercises.