90079 - THE ECONOMICS OF MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE

Anno Accademico 2020/2021

  • Docente: Giulio Zanella
  • Crediti formativi: 5
  • SSD: SECS-P/01
  • Lingua di insegnamento: Inglese
  • Modalità didattica: Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Laurea Magistrale in Health economics and management / economia sanitaria e management (cod. 8880)

    Valido anche per Laurea Magistrale in Economia e politica economica (cod. 8420)

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

This course presents fundamental economic theory and modelling behind management decisions taken in healthcare organizations. Specific case studies will be considered among HRM issues, clinical decision making, investment decisions. The general approach will structure management decision around the analysis of implied tradeoffs and constraints on available resources after having set the stage by presenting selected empirical evidence. The second part focuses on organizational design pertaining to the specific management decisions considered in healthcare organizations.

Contenuti

Topics include the selection and recruitment of employees, job design, employee training, motivating and providing incentives to employees, designing compensation schemes, managing turnover, solving retention problems. The course provides theoretical background using the analytical tools of economics and presents empirical evidence from research in the field.

Testi/Bibliografia

Personnel Economics in Practice, 3rd Edition by Edward Lazear and Michael Gibbs.

Metodi didattici

Lectures (in class and/or remotely, depending on public health updates for in Semester 2)

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

The exam consists of an individual presentation and discussion of a research article related to the topics studied in class, chosen from a list prepared by the instructor.

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Giulio Zanella