Insegnamento a.a. 2012-2013

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CLEAM (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/10) - CLEF (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/10) - CLEACC (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/10) - BESS-CLES (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/10) - BIEMF (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/10)

Course Director:
MARIA GABRIELLA BAGNATO

Course Objectives

"People represent our main asset and source of competitive advantage". To translate this slogan into practiced managerial behaviours and results the course aims at developing leadership skills that are based on a deep knowledge and awareness of the main organizational behaviour theories and models concerning individual and organizational performance.
The first part of the course is devoted to studying the main determinants of individual and group performance. Competencies, motivation, positive attitudes towards the organization, managerial and leadership styles that orient and address behaviour but also develop people's potential are some of the addressed topics.. Starting from the main determinants of individual and group performance, the course then addresses topics related to managing individual and team performance. The main ones being: managing talent attraction and selection, evaluating performance for individual and organizational development, empowerment and learning.

Course Content Summary

• Introduction to the course: managerial and leadership roles, challenges, competences
• Transactional & Transformational Leadership
• Leadership and empowerment
• Achieving optimal results with and thorugh people: competence, motivation and positive psychological states
• Influence and power management
• Effective communication
• Emotional Intelingence andStress management for effective self and other management

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

Attending students:
Pop Quizzes, Team Assignment, class participation and written exam during the 2 attending students exam session (Jan-Febr 2013)

Non attending students
Oral exam

Textbooks

Attending students

• Readings in Course Reserve

Non attending students

• Readings in the Course Reserve
• Hill, Becoming a manager: how new managers master the challenges of leadership. Boston, Harvard Business School Press, 2003
• Kouzes&Posner, The leadership challenge, Jossey-Bass, 2007

Readings in the Course Reserve

Exam textbooks & Online Articles (check availability at the Library)

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge in Organization Theory and Organizational Behavior
Fluency in English

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