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ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN AND BEHAVIOR (SBP)

Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Codice dell'attività formativa: 
87130

Scheda dell'insegnamento

Per studenti immatricolati al 1° anno a.a.: 
2019/2020
Insegnamento (nome in italiano): 
ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN AND BEHAVIOR (SBP)
Insegnamento (nome in inglese): 
ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN AND BEHAVIOR (SBP)
Tipo di attività formativa: 
Attività formativa a scelta dello studente
Tipo di insegnamento: 
Opzionale
Settore disciplinare: 
ORGANIZZAZIONE AZIENDALE (SECS-P/10)
Anno di corso: 
3
Anno accademico di offerta: 
2021/2022
Crediti: 
6
Responsabile della didattica: 
Altri docenti: 

Altre informazioni sull'insegnamento

Modalità di erogazione: 
Didattica Convenzionale
Lingua: 
Inglese
Ciclo: 
Secondo Semestre
Obbligo di frequenza: 
No
Ore di attività frontale: 
36
Ore di studio individuale: 
114
Ambito: 
A scelta dello studente
Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of organization theories is suggested.

Educational goals

The goal of this course is to introduce students to conceptual frameworks, debates, tools and developments in the fields of organizational behavior and organizational design.

At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- understand the psychological factors affecting organizational design;
- use a framework to describe and analyze the main components of organizational structure and design;
- critically reflect about the possible different configurations of such components, searching for a good fit/alignment between them;
- analyze a complex business case, determine the role of organizational behavior and design issues in organizational performance problems, and specify design changes to remedy the core problem(s);
- understand how organizations can evolve towards more harmonious organizational design configurations.

Course content

One part of the course deals with basic concepts in organizational behavior such as leadership, organizational climate, motivation etc., which are relevant for understanding organizational design. In the central part of the course a general framework for organizational design will be illustrated and analyzed in detail in all its components (strategy, environment, processes, people, leadership, information and knowledge system etc.). The final part of the course is devoted to understand how it is possible to develop and implement the desired organizational architecture.

Teaching methods

Lectures, exercises, discussion of cases and articles.

Assessment and Evaluation

The final grade in the course will be based on the following:

Class Participation: 10%
Team Assignment (case analysis): 30%
Final Written Exam: 60%