Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope"

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ORGANIZATION THEORY

Teaching schedule

Academic year: 
2016/2017
Belonging course: 
Course of Bachelor's Degree Programme on ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS
Disciplinary sector: 
ORGANIZATION STUDIES (SECS-P/10)
Language: 
Italian
Credits: 
6
Year of study: 
3
Teachers: 
FERRARA Maria
Cycle: 
First Semester
Hours of front activity: 
48

Language

Italian

Course description

To develop applying knowledge and understanding of organizational behavior, coordination mechanisms and organizational forms.

Prerequisites

FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT (ECONOMIA AZIENDALE),
MICROECONIMICS (MICROCONOMIA),

Syllabus

Part 1: the actor ( hours)
Knowledge and Preferences; Decision and Motivation.
Part 2: coordination mechanisms ( hours)
Pricing; Authority and Agency; Teams; Norms and Rules.
Part 3: forms of organization ( hours)
The Configuration of Organization: A Generalized Model; The Organization of Work and Human Resources: Systems and Contracts; The Organization of Work: Structures; The Organization of the Firm.

Part 1: the actor ( hours)
Knowledge and Preferences; Decision and Motivation.
Part 2: coordination mechanisms ( hours)
Pricing; Authority and Agency; Teams; Norms and Rules.
Part 3: forms of organization ( hours)
The Configuration of Organization: A Generalized Model; The Organization of Work and Human Resources: Systems and Contracts; The Organization of Work: Structures; The Organization of the Firm.

Teaching Methods

frontal lessons

Textbooks

Grandori A., Organization and Economic Behaviour, ISBN: 978-0-415-16408-5, Routledge, 2000.
(except chapters 6, 12)

Learning assessment

Learning assessment: Students knowledge and understanding of the course content will be assessed using both a written and an oral exam. The written in class exam consists in five open ended questions to be answered in 60 minutes. Those who pass the written exam with at least 18 points out of 30 access to the oral part of the exam. Classes are in Italian but the exam may be taken in English.

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