82178 - ORGANIZATION

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

The aim of the course is to provide students with the basic knowledge to understand the organization as cognitive synthesis, the evolutive path of the organizational theory in its different phases of methodological development together with the analysis of business management from the organizational point of view. At the end of the course students are able to: (a) understand the organizational issues of different business functions; (b) know how to evaluate the organizational structures and processes; (c) use specific softwares dedicated to analysis and solutions of organizational problems.

Contenuti

1. Introduction and organizational effectiveness
2. Overview of main historical paradigms in management
3. Personality and attitudes
4. Motivation
5. Team management
6. Decision-making
7. Managing conflicts, power, and politics
8. Designing organizational structures: basic challenges
9. Creating and managing organizational culture
10. Types and forms of organizational change

Testi/Bibliografia

Jones, G. R. (2013). Organizational theory, design, and change: Global edition, 7/E. Pearson Higher Education.

Metodi didattici

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

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

At the beginning of the course students will need to make a choice if they want to follow the course under the (i) cognitive path or (ii) experiential path.

For students choosing the cognitive path, the learning material will coincide with the book and readings uploaded on AMS Campus and the written exam will consist of 15 multiple choice question to complete in 40 minutes.

For students choosing the experiential path, the learning material will coincide with the book, the readings and the slides uploaded on AMS Campus. Moreover, class attendance is highly recommended for students in this path.

Students in the experiential path, organized in groups of 5 people, will need to complete an assignment (in the form of a class presentation) on the topics discussed in the class.

Final evaluation will be the following:

- 60% depending on a written exam of 15 multiple choice question to complete in 40 minutes.

- 30% depending on the team assignment;

- 10% depending on the peer evaluation (each team member will require to evaluate his or her teammates on 5 criteria).

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

All material used in this course will be published on AMS Campus and will consist of slides, articles to go deeper in the study of a subject and tests to favor self-awareness.

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Marcello Russo