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ORGANIZATION THEORY AND DESIGN Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Objectives
Contents BUSINESS ORGANIZATION - THE COURSE
- Emerging Business Organization
- The levels of the organization
- The approach to the dynamics of complex organizations
The theories of organizational design
The elements of organizational design
• Objectives of organizational design
• The division of labor
• The models of coordination
• The levels of organizational design
• The structural dimensions of organizational design strategy, organizational design and effectiveness
Core elements of the organizational structure
The structural models and metaphore
Team Work and Case studies
Extended Syllabus 1. Introduction to the organization and definitions
2. The organizational theories
- The classical theories
- The school of human relations
- The contingent theory
3. The theories of organizational design
4. The elements of organizational design
- Objectives of organizational design
- The division of labor
- The models of coordination
- The levels of organizational design
- The structural dimensions of organizational design 5. strategy, organizational design and effectiveness
6. Key elements of the organizational structure
7. The structural models
8. External environment and interorganizational relationships
9. Technologies for the production and for the services
10. Computer Science and Control
11. Dimensions and life cycle
12. The organizational culture
13. Innovation and Change
14. Decision-making processes
15. Conflict, power and politics
Recommended Bibliography Gianfranco Rebora, SCIENZA DELL'ORGANIZZAZIONE, Carocci 2017 (integralmente)
Gareth Morgan, IMAGES, Angeli 2007 (solo capitoli 3,4 e 8)
Teaching Methods
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
Team work and individual oral examination