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B029765 - BUSINESS ORGANIZATION
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Course program
Academic Year 2021-22
Coorte 2020 - Second Cycle Degree in POLITICS, INSTITUTIONS AND MARKET
Course year
Second year - First Semester
Belonging Department
Political and Social Sciences (DSPS)
Modulo di sola Frequenza of
Scientific Area
SECS-P/10 - ORGANIZATION AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Credits
3
Teaching Hours
21
Teaching Term
20/09/2021 ⇒ 10/12/2021
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
The course deals with the study of business organizations through the organizational design approach. The module will illustrate the basic elements and variables of an organization and will address the four distinct levels of organizational design: microstructure, macrostructure, lateral connections, and decision-making system.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
Mintzberg H., La progettazione dell'organizzazione aziendale, Il Mulino. Ch 1-7.
Learning Objectives
The student develops knowledge of organizational elements and variables and skills related to organization design.
Teaching Methods
The teaching activity will take place through lectures and class discussions of some business cases.
Type of Assessment
The final assessment is done through a written exam structured in two sections with 10 closed questions and 2 open questions.
Course program
1. Introduction to business organization
2. The basic elements of organizational design
3. The design of job positions
4. The design of the macrostructure
5. The design of the lateral links and the decision-making system
6. Contingent factors
7. The configurations and organizational structures
2. The basic elements of organizational design
3. The design of job positions
4. The design of the macrostructure
5. The design of the lateral links and the decision-making system
6. Contingent factors
7. The configurations and organizational structures