Educational guide
IDENTIFYING DATA 2024_25
Subject BUSINESS THEORY Code 01726004
Study programme
1726 - M.U. INVESTIG.ADMON Y ECONOMÍA DE LA EMPRESA
Descriptors Credit. Type Year Period
6 Compulsory First First
Language
Prerequisites
Department DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA
Coordinador
CABEZA GARCÍA , LAURA
E-mail lcabg@unileon.es
ngona@unileon.es
Lecturers
CABEZA GARCÍA , LAURA
GONZÁLEZ ÁLVAREZ , NURIA
Web http://
General description
Tribunales de Revisión
Tribunal titular
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA GODOS DIEZ , JOSE LUIS DE
Secretario DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA FERNANDEZ GAGO , ROBERTO
Vocal DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA MUÑOZ DOYAGUE , MARIA FELISA
Tribunal suplente
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA MIGUEL DAVILA , JOSE ANGEL
Secretario DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA HERRERA ENRIQUEZ , DANNY LILIANA
Vocal DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA MARTINEZ CAMPILLO , ALMUDENA

Competencies
Type A Code Competences Specific
Type B Code Competences Transversal
Type C Code Competences Nuclear
  C1

Learning aims
Competences
Leadership knowledge, based on the most appropriate business economics paradigms, the most relevant aspects on which the research should focus. C1

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
PART A: BASIC CONCEPTS TOPIC 1. The problem of economic organization: markets and companies
PART B: CONTRACTUAL APPROACHES TOPIC 2. Economics of transaction costs
TOPIC 3. Agency theory
TOPIC 4. Theory of property rights
TOPIC 5. Evolutionary perspective

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Class hours Hours outside the classroom Total hours
Presentations / expositions 6 18 24
 
Personal tuition 10 0 10
Assignments 0 30 30
 
Lecture 30 54 84
 
Objective short-answer tests 2 0 2
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies   ::  
  Description
Presentations / expositions Students will carry out presentations in the classroom based on the work previously requested by the teachers. In particular, students must present and defend the results of a research article (the result of group work) in front of the rest of their classmates.
Personal tuition Throughout the semester there will be face-to-face tutorials for each work group where doubts related to the group work they have to carry out will be resolved, as well as any other doubts that students raise about any of the concepts seen in the more conceptual classes.
Assignments Tasks where the content seen in the lecture sessions will be applied. Some of these tasks will be individual and others will be group work.
Lecture These types of classes are dedicated to the explanation and development of the main theoretical contents and basic foundations of the subject. They essentially consist of the presentation and analysis by the teacher of the most relevant content and those whose learning involves a greater degree of difficulty. An attempt will be made to encourage the active participation of the student arising from both possible doubts and comments that may arise and questions that teachers may ask with the aim of enriching the presentation. Furthermore, the teaching material (technical notes on the topic, bibliography and slides) is always made available to students in advance so that they can review it in advance. Attendance at lecture classes is considered essential for the correct follow-up of the subject.

Personalized attention
 
Personal tuition
Description
There will be individual virtual tutorials (if necessary) and traditional ones for any questions that students may have about the theoretical-practical content of the subject and which will be evaluated in the theoretical-practical tests, or in general about any question related to the subject. There will also be group tutorials to monitor group work.

Assessment
  Description Qualification
Presentations / expositions Carrying out individual and group work, some of which must be presented in class, and active participation in face-to-face sessions. With this, the students are expected to address the mechanics of a complete research process, which will help them begin the design of their TFM, and of the Doctoral Thesis (if carried out). 50%
Objective short-answer tests Final written exam that will try to evaluate the understanding of the basic contents of the subject. To pass the subject it is necessary to obtain a minimum grade of 5 in this part (out of a maximum of 10). 50%
 
Other comments and second call

In the extraordinary convocation and in the December convocation, the evaluation will be identical to the ordinary convocation, as well as the weightings that are applied. In any case, only the final exam of the subject will be recoverable, which has a weight of 50% of the total grade.

Sources of information
Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

Basic

Brickley, J.A., Smith, C. y Zimmerman, J.L. (2020): Economía de la gestión y arquitectura organizacional. Irwin, Chicago.

Douma, S. & Schreuder, H. (2009): Enfoques económicos para el análisis de las organizaciones. Thomson-Civitas, Madrid.

Jensen, M.C. (2000): Teoría de la empresa: gobernanza, derechos residuales y formas organizativas. Prensa de la Universidad de Harvard.

Milgrom, P. & Roberts, J. (1993): Economía, organización y gestión de la empresa. Ariel, Barcelona.
Complementary


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Other comments
The student must have basic knowledge of business economics at degree level in business administration. Note: Both the programming, the teaching methodology, and the evaluation and grading systems may suffer modifications of which the students will be notified in advance, through the usual means. Additionally, the evaluation and grading systems may be subject to exceptional situations that will be appropriately assessed by teachers.