Economia e Management | Organizational Studies

cod. 0212700014

ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES

	0212700014
	DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT & INNOVATION SYSTEMS
	EQF6
	BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
	2021/2022

CURRICULUM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 3
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2014
	AUTUMN SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	SECS-P/10	10	60	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

PROFESSORS

	GABRIELLA PISCOPO T Curriculum
	DAVIDE DE GENNARO Curriculum

	Objectives
	THE TEACHING PROVIDES BASIC NOTIONS IN THE FIELD OF ORGANIZATION THEORY AND INTRODUCES TO THE CORNERSTONES OF ORGANIZATION DESIGN AND STRUCTURING EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELY ON THE MAIN TENETS OF CONTINGENCY THEORY, WHICH ASSUMES THAT ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES SHOULD BE CONTEXTUALIZED TO THE SPECIFIC PECULIARITIES OF THEIR ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT. APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS WILL ACHIEVE THE REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE TO APPRECIATE AND UNDERSTAND ORGANIZATIONAL PHENOMENA IN EMPIRICAL ENVIRONMENTS, IN AN ATTEMPT TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO EARN THE EXPERTISE AND THE ABILITY TO MANAGE IN PRACTICAL TERMS ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE EVENTS.

THE TEACHING PROVIDES BASIC NOTIONS IN THE FIELD OF ORGANIZATION THEORY AND INTRODUCES TO THE CORNERSTONES OF ORGANIZATION DESIGN AND STRUCTURING
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELY ON THE MAIN TENETS OF CONTINGENCY THEORY, WHICH ASSUMES THAT ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES SHOULD BE CONTEXTUALIZED TO THE SPECIFIC PECULIARITIES OF THEIR ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT.
APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
STUDENTS WILL ACHIEVE THE REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE TO APPRECIATE AND UNDERSTAND ORGANIZATIONAL PHENOMENA IN EMPIRICAL ENVIRONMENTS, IN AN ATTEMPT TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO EARN THE EXPERTISE AND THE ABILITY TO MANAGE IN PRACTICAL TERMS ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE EVENTS.

	Prerequisites
	NONE

	Contents
	THE TEACHING IS DIVIDED INTO 3 MODULES, NAMED "INDIVIDUAL", "GROUP" AND "ORGANIZATION". MODULE 1. INDIVIDUAL, 20 HOURS: - TOPIC 1: PERSONALITY AND VALUES (LECTURES 2 HOURS) - TOPIC 2: IDENTITY (LESSONS 2 HOURS) - TOPIC 3: EMOTIONS AND STRESS (LECTURES 2 HOURS; EXERCISES 1 HOUR) - TOPIC 4: MOTIVATION AT WORK (LESSONS 4 HOURS; EXERCISES 2 HOURS) - TOPIC 5: DECISIONS (LECTURES 2 HOURS; EXERCISES 2 HOURS) - TOPIC 6: LEARNING AND TRAINING (LECTURES 2 HOURS; EXERCISES 1 HOUR) MODULE 2. GROUP, 20 HOURS: - TOPIC 1: GROUP CONSTRUCTION AND DYNAMICS (LECTURES 2 HOURS; EXERCISES 2 HOURS) - TOPIC 2: COMMUNICATION (LECTURES 2 HOURS) - TOPIC 3: POWER (LECTURES 3 HOURS; EXERCISES 2 HOURS) - TOPIC 4: CONFLICT AND NEGOTIATION (LECTURES 2 HOURS) - TOPIC 5: LEADERSHIP (LECTURES 4 HOURS; EXERCISES 2 HOURS) - TOPIC 6: SOCIAL NETWORKS AND NETWORKING (LECTURES 1 HOUR) MODULE 3. ORGANIZATION, 20 HOURS: - TOPIC 1: NATIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE (LECTURES 3 HOURS) - TOPIC 2: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES (LECTURES 3 HOURS; EXERCISES 2 HOURS) - TOPIC 3: PERSONNEL (LECTURES 5 HOURS; EXERCISES 2 HOURS) - TOPIC 4: CHANGE (LECTURES 3 HOURS; EXERCISES 2 HOURS)

Contents

THE TEACHING IS DIVIDED INTO 3 MODULES, NAMED "INDIVIDUAL", "GROUP" AND "ORGANIZATION".

MODULE 1. INDIVIDUAL, 20 HOURS:
- TOPIC 1: PERSONALITY AND VALUES (LECTURES 2 HOURS)
- TOPIC 2: IDENTITY (LESSONS 2 HOURS)
- TOPIC 3: EMOTIONS AND STRESS (LECTURES 2 HOURS; EXERCISES 1 HOUR)
- TOPIC 4: MOTIVATION AT WORK (LESSONS 4 HOURS; EXERCISES 2 HOURS)
- TOPIC 5: DECISIONS (LECTURES 2 HOURS; EXERCISES 2 HOURS)
- TOPIC 6: LEARNING AND TRAINING (LECTURES 2 HOURS; EXERCISES 1 HOUR)

MODULE 2. GROUP, 20 HOURS:
- TOPIC 1: GROUP CONSTRUCTION AND DYNAMICS (LECTURES 2 HOURS; EXERCISES 2 HOURS)
- TOPIC 2: COMMUNICATION (LECTURES 2 HOURS)
- TOPIC 3: POWER (LECTURES 3 HOURS; EXERCISES 2 HOURS)
- TOPIC 4: CONFLICT AND NEGOTIATION (LECTURES 2 HOURS)
- TOPIC 5: LEADERSHIP (LECTURES 4 HOURS; EXERCISES 2 HOURS)
- TOPIC 6: SOCIAL NETWORKS AND NETWORKING (LECTURES 1 HOUR)

MODULE 3. ORGANIZATION, 20 HOURS:
- TOPIC 1: NATIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE (LECTURES 3 HOURS)
- TOPIC 2: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES (LECTURES 3 HOURS; EXERCISES 2 HOURS)
- TOPIC 3: PERSONNEL (LECTURES 5 HOURS; EXERCISES 2 HOURS)
- TOPIC 4: CHANGE (LECTURES 3 HOURS; EXERCISES 2 HOURS)

	Teaching Methods
	A MIXED APPROACH WILL BE USED TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES. BEYOND THEORETICAL SESSIONS, WHICH WILL BE BASED ON THE SEMINAR APPROACH, INTERACTIVE LEARNING AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES WILL BE REALIZED. FROM THIS POINT OF VIEW, STUDENTS WILL BE CONSTANTLY CALLED TO BE INVOLVED IN WORKING GROUPS, TO WHICH SPECIFIC STUDY AND ANALYSIS TASKS WILL BE ATTACHED. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE DULY CONTEMPLATED IN EVALUATING OVERALL STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCES. THEREFORE, THE TEACHING WILL INCLUDE 42 HOURS OF FRONTAL LESSONS, WHICH WILL BE ENRICHED BY CASE STUDY ANALYSIS AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCES. THE REMAINING 18 HOURS WILL CONCERN HIGHLY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING IN-BASKET SESSIONS, ROLE-PLAYING AND PROBLEM SOLVING LEARNING.

Teaching Methods

A MIXED APPROACH WILL BE USED TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES. BEYOND THEORETICAL SESSIONS, WHICH WILL BE BASED ON THE SEMINAR APPROACH, INTERACTIVE LEARNING AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES WILL BE REALIZED. FROM THIS POINT OF VIEW, STUDENTS WILL BE CONSTANTLY CALLED TO BE INVOLVED IN WORKING GROUPS, TO WHICH SPECIFIC STUDY AND ANALYSIS TASKS WILL BE ATTACHED. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE DULY CONTEMPLATED IN EVALUATING OVERALL STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCES. THEREFORE, THE TEACHING WILL INCLUDE 42 HOURS OF FRONTAL LESSONS, WHICH WILL BE ENRICHED BY CASE STUDY ANALYSIS AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCES. THE REMAINING 18 HOURS WILL CONCERN HIGHLY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING IN-BASKET SESSIONS, ROLE-PLAYING AND PROBLEM SOLVING LEARNING.

	Verification of learning
	THE VERIFICATION OF LEARNING WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH A WRITTEN TEST (LASTING ONE HOUR), WHICH WILL INCLUDE 5 OPEN QUESTIONS (4 GENERAL AND 1 BASED ON A CASE STUDY). EACH OPEN RESPONSE TO GENERIC QUESTIONS (QUESTION 1, QUESTION 2, QUESTION 3 AND QUESTION 4) WILL BE EVALUATED FROM A MINIMUM OF 0 TO A MAXIMUM OF 5, WHILE QUESTION 5 BASED ON THE CASE STUDY WILL BE EVALUATED FROM A MINIMUM OF 0 TO A MAXIMUM OF 10, IN LIGHT OF THE CANDIDATE'S ABILITY TO ARGUE. STUDENTS WILL BE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPLEMENT THE WRITTEN TEST WITH AN ORAL EXAMINATION. THE LATTER WILL CONSIST OF 5 QUESTIONS, DIVIDED INTO TWO GENERAL AND THREE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, CALIBRATED TO THE MODULES OF THE COURSE.

Verification of learning

THE VERIFICATION OF LEARNING WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH A WRITTEN TEST (LASTING ONE HOUR), WHICH WILL INCLUDE 5 OPEN QUESTIONS (4 GENERAL AND 1 BASED ON A CASE STUDY). EACH OPEN RESPONSE TO GENERIC QUESTIONS (QUESTION 1, QUESTION 2, QUESTION 3 AND QUESTION 4) WILL BE EVALUATED FROM A MINIMUM OF 0 TO A MAXIMUM OF 5, WHILE QUESTION 5 BASED ON THE CASE STUDY WILL BE EVALUATED FROM A MINIMUM OF 0 TO A MAXIMUM OF 10, IN LIGHT OF THE CANDIDATE'S ABILITY TO ARGUE. STUDENTS WILL BE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPLEMENT THE WRITTEN TEST WITH AN ORAL EXAMINATION. THE LATTER WILL CONSIST OF 5 QUESTIONS, DIVIDED INTO TWO GENERAL AND THREE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, CALIBRATED TO THE MODULES OF THE COURSE.