Organizational Behaviour
Lecturer
prof. Francesca Visintin francesca.visintin@uniud.it
Credits
6 CFU
Department
Department of Economics and Statistics
Aims
The course main goal is to give the students the instruments to interpret, undestand and manage the individual and group behavioral dinamics.
Course outline
Part 1: Organizational Behavior: The Quest for People-Centered Organizations and Ethical Conduct
Part 2: Individual Behavior in Organizations. Key Individual Differences and the Road to Success. Values, Attitudes, Job Satisfaction, and Counterproductive Work Behaviors. Social Perception and Attributions. Foundations of Motivation. Improving Job Performance with Goals, Feedback, Rewards, and Positive Reinforcement
Part 3: Group and Social Processes. Group Dynamics. Developing and Leading Effective Teams. Individual and Group Decision-Making. Managing Conflict and Negotiating
Part 4: Organizational Processes. Influence Tactics, Empowerment, and Politics. Leadership
Lectures are in English. The exam can either be oral in English or written in Italian.
Bibliography
Text
R. Kreitner, A. Kinicki, Organizational Behavior, McGraw - Hill, 2006.
Other useful material
A. Furnham, The psychology of behaviour at work, Taylor and Francis, 2005.
H. Tosi, M. Pilati, J.R. Rizzo, N.P. Mero, Comportamento Organizzativo, EGEA, 2002.
Bert Spector, Implementing Organizational Change: Theory and Practice, Prentice Hall, 2007
Donald R. Brown, Antelope Valley College Experiential Approach to Organization Development, An, 7/E, Prentice Hall, 2005.
B. Senior, J. Fleming, Organisational Change, Prentice Hall, 2004.
C. Compagno, Il cambiamento e l’innovazione, in G. Costa, R.C.D. Nacamulli, Manuale di Organizzazione Aziendale, Volume 3, 2000.
Anderson, Dean, Beyond change management: advanced strategies for today’s transformational leaders, San Francisco, Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, 2004.
B. Burnes, Managing Change: a strategic approach to organizational dynamics, NY, Prentice Hall, 2004.
Conner, R. Daryl, Leading At The Edge Of Chaos: How To Create The Nimble Organization, New York, New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998.
Galpin, J. Timothy, The Human Side Of Change, San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass Inc. Publishers, 1996.