00745 - Business Organisation

Learning outcomes

The course provides students with the theoretical and empirical tools for understanding public and private organizations. It especially focuses on the following organizational dimensions: - culture - power - structure  - environment.

Course contents

1. Organizational Uncertainty

2. Taylor and the Scientific Management

3. Mayo and the Humal Relations

4. Personality and individual differences

5. Attitudes, perceptions and judgement

6. Motivation at work

7. Emotions, stress and well-being

8. Teams

9. Decision making

10. Communication

11. Conflicts

12. Power

13. Leadership

14. Organizational structures

15. HR & People Management

16. Culture

17. Organizational change

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Readings/Bibliography

Tosi, H., & Pilati, M. 2008. Comportamento Organizzativo. Milano: Egea

Teaching methods

Lectures, case studies, working groups

Assessment methods

For students of the cognitive path:  

- Course materials "coincide" with the course book: Tosi, H., & Pilati, M. 2008. Comportamento Organizzativo. Milano: Egea 

 - The final test is written. It is composed by 15 closed questions, to be answered within 45 minutes.

For students of the experiential path: 

- Course materials "comprehend" the course book (Tosi, H., & Pilati, M. 2008. Comportamento Organizzativo. Milano: Egea) and other readings handled during class. 

- Class participation is essential to the exam preparation. 

- Students, organized in small groups of 5 people, are invited to complete and to present one assignment during the course.

- Evaluation criteria are the following: 

* 60%: written test composed by 15 closed questions to be answered in 45 minutes.

* 30%: class presentation of the assignment. 

* 10%: peer evaluation based of the team assignment.

Teaching tools

The course offers two different modalities of participants' involvement:  (i) a cognitive path, which aims to provide an essential preparation on the study of organizations and  (ii) an experiential path, characterized by an high degree of involvement of participants, according to international and high level standards.

Office hours

See the website of Gabriele Morandin