20172 - SEMINAR ON COLLABORATIVE COMPETENCES
Department of Management and Technology
MASSIMO MAGNI
Mission & Content Summary
MISSION
CONTENT SUMMARY
The seminars focus on the following topics:
- Innovation through knowledge sharing and collaboration.
- Dealing with conflict: do not avoid it, manage it!
- Diversity in teams and within organizations.
- Team leadership and problem solving.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
- Understand the main drivers of effective collaboration.
- Understand the sources of conflict and its consequences.
- Understand the value of diversity and its role in innovation processes.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
- Deal with different conflicting situations on the basis of the team goal.
- Leverage on diversity as a source of value for the team.
- Organize team activities in order to prevent pitfalls and maximize members contribution.
Teaching methods
- Guest speaker's talks (in class or in distance)
- Practical Exercises
- Interaction/Gamification
DETAILS
Students will be involved in simulations and exercises. Students will interact with guest speakers.
Assessment methods
Continuous assessment | Partial exams | General exam | |
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ATTENDING STUDENTS
Attending students will obtain their credits through active participation to the seminar activities (there is not a final exam for attending students). In order to have an “attending” status and receive the credits, students have to participate to 75% of the activities.
* Final evaluation: pass/fail.
NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
Not-attending students are evaluated through a written exam (multiple choice) entirely based on the readings indicated in the "teaching material" section. The exam is aimed at evaluating students’ ability to recognize the main elements that characterize effective collaboration and teamwork. In order to pass the exam, students have to answer correctly to half of the questions (at least). There are no penalties in case of mistake (i.e. the wrong answer counts 0).
* Final evaluation: pass/fail.
Teaching materials
ATTENDING STUDENTS
Materials will provided by the instructor
NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
- Gratton, L., & Erickson, T. J. (2007). Eight ways to build collaborative teams. Harvard Business Review, 85(11), 100.
- Hughes, J., & Weiss, J. (2007). Want collaboration? Accept–and actively manage–conflict. Harvard Business Review.
- Ibarra, H., & Hansen, M. T. (2011). Are you a collaborative leader. Harvard Business Review, 89(7/8), 68-74.
- Abele, J. (2011). Bringing minds together. Harvard Business Review, 89(7-8), 86-93.
- McDermott, R., & Archibald, D. (2010). Harnessing your staff’s informal networks. Harvard Business Review, 88(3), 82-89.
- Hansen, M. T. (2009). When internal collaboration is bad for your company. Harvard Business Review, 87(4), 82-88.
- Pisano, G. P., & Verganti, R. (2008). Which kind of collaboration is right for you. Harvard Business Review, 86(12), 78-86.