00745 - Business Organisation

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able to understand how and when the available knowledge on human behavior and cognitive processes could be useful to comprehend some organizational aspects of social action and economic decision under uncertainty and interdependence conditions. The course aims  to put the student in touch with the scientific literature and the ideas that, during the last 20 years, influence the understanding of actors behavior and organizational systems

Course contents

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Course introduction and overview (cap. 1)

 

 

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Organizational uncertainty (chapters 1 and 2)  

 

 

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Taylor and the Taylorism (chapter 2)

 

 

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Mayo and the Human Relations (chapter 3)

 

 

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Motivation at work (chapter 3)

 

 

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Simon and the theory of bounded rationality (chapter 2)

 

 

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Coordination: price, game, and vote (chapter 4)

 

 

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Coordination: Hierarchy (chapter 5)

 

 

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Coordination: hierarchy (chapter 5)  

 

 

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Coordination: agency (chapter 5)

 

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Coordination: groups (chapter 6)

 

 

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Coordination: culture (chapter 8)

 

 

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       Coordination: norms and rules (chapter 8)

 

 

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       Coordination: negotiations (chapter 7)

 

 

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Human resource management (chapter 12)

 

 

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Organizational design (chapters 9 e 11)      

 

 

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Organizational structures (chapter 12)

 

 

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Organizational structures (chapter 12)

 

 

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Organizational bounderies (chapter 13)

 

 

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Conclusion

Readings/Bibliography

Grandori A., 1999. Organizzazione e comportamento economico. Bologna: Il Mulino

Teaching methods

The course is highly interactive and is based on a variety of case studies, video material, role playing games, group presentations, and the reproduction of fundamental experiments on social sciences

Assessment methods

The exam is based on a written test, composed by 15 multiple choice questions, to be answered with 45 minutes

Teaching tools

The course is highly interactive and is based on a variety of case studies, video material, role playing games and the reproduction of fundamental experiments on social sciences

Links to further information

http://www2.sa.unibo.it/docenti/massimo.bergami/

Office hours

See the website of Massimo Bergami