B0168 - PSICOLOGIA DELLE RISORSE UMANE E DELLE ORGANIZZAZIONI

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will acquire:

• Comprehensive knowledge of the main approaches and intervention areas developed by applied psychology for human resource management in organizations, enabling them to understand the psychosocial theories underlying these approaches and evaluate their limitations and critical aspects.
• Methodological expertise in job and task analysis, personnel recruitment and selection, performance evaluation and management, career development, and workplace health and safety, developing competencies that enable the use of these techniques and tools.
• Understanding of the role of organizational climate and culture, as well as leadership, in managing change and innovation.
• Applied skills to implement acquired knowledge in creating an effective and satisfying work environment, promoting wellbeing and achieving organizational objectives.

Course contents

Job Analysis

• Data collection methods for job position analysis
• Development of job descriptions and task specifications
• Using job analysis results for HR management

Technology and Work, Automation, Robotics and AI

• Impact of new technologies on work and organizations
• Opportunities and challenges of automation, robotics and AI
• Managing technological change and digital skills development

Performance Evaluation

• Identifying conceptual and concrete performance indicators
• Designing and implementing effective evaluation systems
• Managing evaluation processes and employee feedback

Personnel Selection

• Job analysis and competency profile definition
• Selection methods and techniques: interviews, tests, assessment centers
• Evaluating selection process effectiveness and onboarding

Training and Human Resource Development

• Training needs analysis
• Design and evaluation of training interventions
• Methods and techniques for personnel training and development

Leadership in Organizations

• Leadership study approaches: from traits to behaviors
• Leadership styles and their effectiveness
• Leadership competency development

Workplace Safety

• Theoretical models
• Causes and consequences
• Prevention and management strategies at individual and organizational levels

Groups and Teams in Organizations

• Group dynamics and team lifecycle
• Factors influencing team effectiveness
• Managing decision-making processes and group relationships

Organizational Change

• Theoretical models of organizational change
• Resistance to change and strategies to overcome it
• Change process management and effective communication

Innovation

• Types of innovation: product, process, organizational
• Factors promoting or hindering innovation
• Innovation management and developing innovative culture

Work Motivation

• Motivation theories: content and process
• Factors influencing work motivation
• Strategies to increase employee motivation and engagement

Organizational Structure and Culture

• Types of organizational structures and their characteristics
• Elements and levels of organizational culture
• Alignment between structure, culture and business strategy

Readings/Bibliography

Volume: PSICOLOGIA DEL LAVORO E DELLE ORGANIZZAZIONI

Autori: D.M. Truxillo, T.N. Bauer, B. Erdogan

Curatori: M. Miglioretti, S. Zaniboni

Marchio:UTET Università

Anno:2020

Prezzo:€ 40,50 (si trova usato o scontato a 20 euro)

Link per acquistare il testo [https://www.amazon.it/Psicologia-del-lavoro-Donald-Truxillo/dp/8860085225]

FOR NON ITALIAN SPEAKING STUDENTS, SPECIFIC MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED

Teaching methods

Frontal teaching, in-class activities

Assessment methods

General Information on Written Exam

The exam is written and consists of a test with multiple-choice questions and 2 open-ended questions. Sample exam questions will be provided during lectures.

Questions will cover the entire recommended textbook and slides made available on Virtuale.unibo.it. There are no differences between attending and non-attending students in the exam program. Attendance is encouraged to acquire knowledge progressively and participate in classroom exercises. Open-ended questions require writing in the available space. Open-ended questions are evaluated based on the following criteria: relevance, completeness, and clarity of response. Closed questions present four different answer alternatives, only one of which is correct. The test assigns a maximum of 31 points.

During the exam, no aids are permitted, including calculators, dictionaries, or other support tools. The time allowed for the exam is 1 hour.

To register for the exam, students must register through the Almaesami application. The exam will be conducted online.

Scoring

A passing grade is achieved by scoring 18 points, considering the sum of points from both open-ended and closed questions. Honors (lode) is awarded for a perfect exam (31 points collected), meaning correct answers to all closed questions and fully satisfactory responses (completely relevant, complete, and clear) to open-ended questions.

Students with Learning Disabilities or Disabilities

Students with learning disabilities (DSA) or temporary or permanent disabilities must promptly contact the responsible university office through the website https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/it .

The office will propose potential accommodations to interested students, which must be submitted for instructor approval 15 days in advance. The instructor will evaluate the appropriateness of accommodations in relation to the course's learning objectives.

Any support materials cannot contain screenshots of slides or text and must not exceed 12 pages. Materials must consist exclusively of hand-drawn diagrams and figures, while definitions or classifications are prohibited.

All materials must be sent to both instructors exclusively in PDF format.

Teaching tools

powerpoint presentations on virtuale.unibo.it

Office hours

See the website of Luca Pietrantoni