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CODE 90540
ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/10
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 2° Semester
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

OVERVIEW

The course aims at introducing students to the main issues of organizational design, human resources management and organizational behavior with regard to shipping and logistics companies

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to provide students with the fundamental theoretical - interpretative keys and the basic tools for analyzing organizational dynamics, human resources management and organizational behavior in maritime transport companies.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, students will be able to know the fundamentals of organizational design, the logic of personnel management. They will know the steps necessary to develop an organizational design and the phases and the main management tools and will be able to use them appropriately.

PREREQUISITES

No prerequistes are requested, excluding business fundamentals

TEACHING METHODS

The course is taught in Italian. Forein student are inveted to contact the instructor so to find appropriate references in order to focus the most relevant topics

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.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course is organized into two parts. The first is focused on 

  • Aims and methods of organizational analysis
  • Design choice and organizational architectures
  • Organizational culture and cultural diversity
  • Organizational change

The second on

  • Human resources management: issues, processes and tools
  • People in organizations: job and role
  • Organizational knowledge and internal communication
  • Motivation and organizational performance
  • Leadership and teamwork

 

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

No textbooks referring to the sectors covered by the course are available. Materials and suggested supports will then be delivered.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ALBERTO MONTI (President)

TERESINA TORRE (President)

LORENZO MIZZAU

LESSONS

LESSONS START

2°nd semester

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam is written; it consiste in 3 open questions, time: 45 minutes

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The appropriateness of the answers, the clarity, and the ability to summarize will be evaluated

Exam schedule

Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note
08/01/2025 11:00 GENOVA Scritto
22/01/2025 11:00 GENOVA Scritto
07/02/2025 11:00 GENOVA Scritto
29/05/2025 11:00 GENOVA Scritto
16/06/2025 11:00 GENOVA Scritto
16/07/2025 11:00 GENOVA Scritto
11/09/2025 11:00 GENOVA Scritto

Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goals

Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goals
Quality education
Quality education
Gender equality
Gender equality
Decent work and economic growth
Decent work and economic growth

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 PRO3 - Soft skills - Alfabetica avanzato 1 - A
PRO3 - Soft skills - Alfabetica avanzato 1 - A
 PRO3 - Soft skills - Personale avanzato 1 - A
PRO3 - Soft skills - Personale avanzato 1 - A
 PRO3 - Soft skills - Creazione progettuale avanzato 1 - A
PRO3 - Soft skills - Creazione progettuale avanzato 1 - A