79252 - FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT

Anno Accademico 2021/2022

  • Docente: Fabio Rizzi
  • Crediti formativi: 6
  • SSD: SECS-P/08
  • Lingua di insegnamento: Inglese
  • Modalità didattica: Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza
  • Campus: Cesena
  • Corso: Laurea Magistrale in Digital transformation management (cod. 5815)

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

The goal of this course is to provide students with a framework of the core concepts of firms’ management. Through the learning of the course content, students will gain fundamental knowledge and skills for management and will develop analytical and critical thinking skills. By the end of the course students will understand the main management problems, learn about strategic decision management, and will are able to apply tools and techniques useful to support management's processes. Specifically, the learning objectives for students are: o To acquire knowledge of key principles of management and be able to critically apply this knowledge to the analysis of case studies o To understand and apply a selected management topic to a real organizational setting o To be able to discuss with others the key management principles and showing application of knowledge to case study material

Contenuti

The organisational context

  • Introducing Organisational Behaviour
  • Environment
  • Technology
  • Culture

Individuals in organisations

  • Learning
  • Personality
  • Communication
  • Perception
  • Motivation

Groups and teams in organisations

  • Group formation
  • Group structure
  • Individuals in groups
  • Teamworking

Organisational structures

  • Work design
  • Elements of structure
  • Organisation design
  • Organisational architecture

Leadership processes

  • Leadership
  • Change
  • Decision making
  • Conflict
  • Power and politics

Testi/Bibliografia

Buchanan, D. A. and Huczynski, A. A. (2020) Organizational behaviour. 10th ed., Harlow, UK: Pearson

Metodi didattici

Lectures. Presentations. Small-group activities. Assignments. Coaching and mentoring. Case studies. Online discussion boards. Project work. Game-based activities. Q&A sessions.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Attendance and active participation. Oral and written assignments and exercises.

Summative assessment takes the form of an oral examination. The assessment criteria and the assessment matrix are specified during lesson 1.

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Fabio Rizzi

SDGs

Istruzione di qualità Imprese innovazione e infrastrutture Ridurre le disuguaglianze

L'insegnamento contribuisce al perseguimento degli Obiettivi di Sviluppo Sostenibile dell'Agenda 2030 dell'ONU.