The course aims to address some important issues in the field of organizational studies. The topics developed during the lectures pertain to organizational literature and human resources management. In the first part of the course concepts such as rationality in organizations, domains of organized action, technological variety, task environment, organizational design, organizational structure and assessment of organization are examined. In the second part of the course the focus is on human resource management methods and practices. The most common practices of personnel management are presented and analyzed. Then the different decision-making approaches are presented and discussed, as well as some classical contributions on organizational thinking. In order to explore in more depth the contributions, some case studies are presented and discussed.

- Rationality in organizations

- Domains of organized action and task environment

- Management of interdependencies

- Organizational design

- Technology and structural design

- Assessment

- The human variable

- The organization of work

- Human resource management practices

- Decision making approaches

- The organizational thinking: analysis and discussion of some classical texts

Knowledge and understanding: knowledge about the main topics in the field of Organization.

- applying knowledge and understanding: Developing the ability to use the acquired knowledge for the interpretation of the case studies presented during the course.

- Making judgments: Developing the ability to think critically about the topics discussed and the case studies presented during the lectures.

- Communication skills: Developing communication skills and social skills through interaction and discussion on case studies.

- Learning skills: Developing analytical skills and understanding through reading texts and participation in group discussions in the classroom.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Classroom lectures with active participation of the students. Group discussion of texts and case studies. Classroom exercises

Course books

1) Thompson J.D., (varie edizioni), "L'azione Organizzativa", Isedi.
The text is to be studied integrally, except the first and the last chapter
2) Berdicchia D., 2012, "Organizzazione, competenze e prospettive di cambiamento", Maggioli.

The text is to be studied integrally, except the first and the last chapter

Assessment

The exam is written and is based on multiple choice questions (which allow an objective assessment of the knowledge acquired by the student) and open-ended questions (which facilitate the evaluation of the ability to reason).

The final evaluation is determined on a thirty point scale. Multiple choices and open ended questions equally contribute to the final grade.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.