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No pre-requisites are required, however it could be better if students already attended the courses of Business Economics and Management
The course is designed to provide students with theoretical and practical understanding. The aim is to develop competencies of organizational analysis and organizational problem solving capabilities. The programme includes: a critical approach to organizational theory (first part), instruments of organizational design and analysis of organizational forms (second part), human resource management systems and learning processes (third part).Specific learning objectives include: Knowledge and understandingStudents will get familiar with the main theories and applications of organizational theories and approachesApplying knowledge and understandingAt the end of the course students will be able to perform basic organizational analysis and diagnosis and to read and draw organizational charts Making judgementsStudents will be able to evaluate, under a structural point of view, simple organizations and to identify strengths and weaknesses of the structuresCommunication skillsStudents will develop the ability to communicate Business Organization contents both in oral and written forms Learning skillsStudents will master the needed competencies to deal with more specific and complex issues in the organizational field.
The course is designed to provide students with theoretical and practical understanding. The aim is to develop competencies of organizational analysis and organizational problem solving capabilities. The program includes: a critical approach to organizational theory (first part), instruments of organizational design and analysis of organizational forms (second part, human resource management systems and learning processes (third part).
Basic concepts and different theoretical perspectives; organizational theories in action; the relationship between strategy and structure; the division of labour and coordination; the dimensions of organizational design; the variety of organizational forms; organizational boundaries and relationships with the external environment; organizational learning; elements of job design and basic models of human resource management
For English speaking students:Jones G. R., Organizational Theory, Design and Change, Pearson Education, 2012 (chapters: 1,2,4,5,6,9,12) ISBN-13: 978-0132729949 ISBN-10: 0132729946
Traditional lectures and in-class case study discussion. Students are encouraged to actively participate to all course's activities. Tutorship (also in English) is provided.
The final exam will be in a written form. it will evaluate both theoretical understanding and problem solving ability towards organizational issues. The exam is divided into three parts, each of them accounts for one third of the final mark. The first part is based on multichoice answers; the second on two open questions for discussion; the third - problem solving question - is oriented to verify the capability to apply the conceptual knowledge to a practical proiblem.
This is a third year course Schedule and room to be defined Professor’s students’ hours: Wednesday from 11,30 to 13,00A set of afternoon sessions will be planned as soon as possible