97114 - Organization

Learning outcomes

The integrated course “Organization and Management” aims to provide students with theoretical and practical competences to understand, evaluate, and manage organizational structures, processes, and managerial roles within firms. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: - understand the main theories and approaches to organizational analysis and development; - evaluate different organizational structures and business functions from a managerial perspective; apply methods and tools to analyze and solve organizational problems; - recognize and assess managerial competencies, motivations, and performance factors relevant to different organizational levels; - connect management practices to business strategy, life-cycle phases, and business planning; - apply networking and collaboration approaches to support organizational and project development. The course provides students with an integrated understanding of organizational systems and managerial practices, combining theoretical frameworks with applied managerial skills.

Course contents

This course is divided in two modules.

The content of module 1 will be the following:

1. Introduction to the Organization

2. History of Management and Theory of Paradoxes

3. Relationship with the environment: An analysis of environmental complexity and principal stakeholders.

4. Relationship with the environment: Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibilities.

5. Case study on Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibilities.

6. Organizational culture and norms.

The content of module 2 will be the following:

7. “The evidence-based and organizational context for the study and application of organizational behavior”.
8. “Environmental Context: Diversity, and Ethics
9. “Personality, Perception, and Employee Attitudes”
10. “Motivational Needs, Processes, and Applications”
11. “Effective Leadership Processes”

Readings/Bibliography

Module I

Material distributed on Virtuale by the professor.

Module II

The readings to prepare are: F. Luthans, 'Organizational Behavior', 12th Edition, MacGraw-Hill. Chapters to study: 1,2, 5, 6,8; Peter G. Northouse, 'Leadership. Theory and Practice', 8th Edition, Sage. Chapters to study: 1(Introduction), 2,4,5,6,7,12,14

Teaching methods

Teaching methods consist of face-to-face lecturing, role plays, case studies, video analysis and simulations

Assessment methods

The final examination consists of 5 open ended question related to module I (20 minutes) and 10 open ended questions related to Module II (40 minutes). Module I test will be possible to complete also at the end of first cycle of lessons and then back in the January-Feb session.

Final grading table:

•<18 insufficient
• 18-23 sufficient
• 24-27 good
• 28-30 excellent
• 30 cum laude honors

Teaching tools

All material used in this course will be published on the Virtuale platform and will consist of the handbooks, slides and articles to go deeper in the study of a subject'.

Office hours

See the website of Marcello Russo

See the website of Filippo Ferrari