OVERVIEW

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

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

TEACHING METHODS

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.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

• Aims and methods of organizational analysis
• People in organizations: personality, values, behaviour
• Design choice and organizational architectures
• Organizational culture and cultural diversity
• Perception, action and organizational identity
• Rationality in organizational action and decision processes
• Teamwork and teamwork issues
• Organizational knowledge and internal communication
• Power and leadership
• Motivation and organizational performance
• Conflict and negotiation
• Organizational change

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

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:

• Richard Daft, Organization Theory and Design, any edition.
• Gareth Morgan, Images of Organization, any edition.
• Herbert Simon, Administrative Behavior, any edition.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ANGELO GASPARRE (President)

LORENZO MIZZAU

TERESINA TORRE

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Sem: 2

Class schedule

ORGANIZATION DESIGN AND BEHAVIOUR B

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written exam (3 open questions, 45 min.)

ASSESSMENT METHODS

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 (*).

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION