The course aims at introducing students to the main issues of organizational design and behavior, providing theoretical frameworks and managerial references for organizational analysis and design actions in work environments
The course aims at introducing students to the main issues of organizational design and behavior, providing theoretical frameworks and managerial references for organizational analysis and design actions in work environments.
The subject is aimed at developing learning skills and critical thinking thus enhancing autonomy and consciousness in the use of organizational theories in the analysis of managerial problems and readiness for further development of knowledge
Lectures and case analysis
Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Professor Serena Scotto (scotto@economia.unige.it), the Department’s disability liaison.
Attending students are required to study the following Italian textbook, chapter by chapter: G. Salvemini, 2017, Organizzazione aziendale, Egea, Milano (except from Introduction and chapters 4, 7, 13 e 16). Foreign non-attending students, however, may have an independent study of the subject by taking one of the following very different textbooks:
Ricevimento: During the first semester: Thursday 11-12 During the second semester: Tuesday 16,30-17,30
ANGELO GASPARRE (President)
LORENZO MIZZAU
TERESINA TORRE
Sem: 2
ORGANIZATION DESIGN AND BEHAVIOUR B
Written exam (3 open questions, 45 min.)
Non-attending students will answer six open-ended questions within one hour. In three out of the six questions, in addition to the theoretical explanation of the topic/problem, an example is also required. Each question is graded on a maximum of five points. For questions requiring an example, the grading is divided into a maximum of 2.5 points for the theoretical part and a maximum of 2.5 points for the example. If a student achieves an excellent score (4.5/5 points) on three or four questions, they have the option to either take an additional oral exam or register the grade received. In such cases, the grade will be marked with an (*).
