00745 - Business Organisation

Learning outcomes

The course aims to allow students to comprehend structures, modalities of coordination and organizational design issues related to business firms. In addition, it aims to allow students to understand and appropriately interpret most of the expressions of organizational cultures and processes of organizational change.

Course contents

1. Organizational Uncertainty

2. Taylor and the Scientific Management

3. Mayo and the Humal Relations

4. Personality and individual differences

5. Attitudes, perceptions and judgement

6. Motivation at work

7. Emotions, stress and well-being

8. Teams

9. Decision making

10. Communication

11. Conflicts

12. Power

13. Leadership

14. Organizational structures

15. HR & People Management

16. Culture

17. Organizational change

Readings/Bibliography

Bergami M., 2007. “Le persone”. In Lipparini A., Economia e Gestione delle Imprese, capitolo 11, pp. 403-433. Bologna: Il Mulino.

Tosi, H. L., Pilati, M. 2008. Comportamento Organizzativo. Milano: Egea. Escluso il capitolo 14, pp. 378-404.

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons, business cases, team works, simulations during classes, readings

Assessment methods

For students of the cognitive path:

- Course materials "coincide" with the course references:  A) Bergami M., 2007. “Le persone”. In Lipparini A., Economia e Gestione delle Imprese, capitolo 11, pp. 403-433. Bologna: Il Mulino.  B) Tosi, H., & Pilati, M. 2008. Comportamento Organizzativo. Milano: Egea.

- The final test is written. It is composed by 15 closed questions, to be answered within 45 minutes.

For students of the experiential path:

- Course materials "comprehend" the course references  - Bergami M., 2007. “Le persone”. In Lipparini A., Economia e Gestione delle Imprese, capitolo 11, pp. 403-433. Bologna: Il Mulino.  Tosi, H., & Pilati, M. 2008. Comportamento Organizzativo. Milano: Egea -  and other readings handled during class.

- Class participation is essential to the exam preparation.

- Students, organized in small groups of 5 people, are invited to complete and to present one assignment during the course.

- Evaluation criteria are the following:

* 60%: written test composed by 15 closed questions to be answered in 45 minutes.

* 30%: class presentation of the assignment.

* 10%: peer evaluation based of the team assignment.

Teaching tools

The course offers two different modalities of participants' involvement: (i) a cognitive path, which aims to provide an essential preparation on the study of organizations and (ii) an experiential path, characterized by an high degree of involvement of participants, according to international and high level standards.

Office hours

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