Course 2017-2018 a.y.

Classes: 31 (I sem.) - 32 (I sem.) - 33 (II sem.)

Instructors:
Class 31: MARINA CARMELA LUIGIA PURICELLI, Class 32: ALBERTO MONTI, Class 33: ALBERTO MONTI

This course provides an undergraduate-level introduction to organization theory. The course has three main objectives:

• Provide a specialized language typical of thee organizational discipline.
• Provide a 360-degree overview of the core organizational theories to ensure a basic knowledge but adequate and rigorous.
• Develop the ability to apply theories, models and conceptual schemes to different business realities.

The course deals comprehensively with all the central issues and themes for anyone who has to manage people and organizational structures within a company. Starting from classical theories and then passing on individual, social, and organizational variables in a greater detail, the student will be able to develop an overall understanding of the organizational environment.
Specifically, the course covers the following issues and topics
• Historical overview of organizational theories.
• Person.
• Motivation.
• Perception.
• Decision.
• Group.
• Power and influence.
• Organizational structures.
• Interorganizational relations.
• Organizational change.
• Organizational culture.
• People management.

For attending students
Grading is based on: in class partecipation, a group project, a midterm check-up (mutliple choice) and a final written exam.

For non attending students
Grading is based on a written exam that will cover all the contents.

The final written exam is not the same for attending and non-attending students.

• A set of selected readings and slides uploaded on the Black Board and/or Library Course Reserves (http://lib.unibocconi.it/screens/course.html).
• PHILLIPS/GULLY/GRIFFIN, Organizational Behaviour, 12 Ed.