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LEADERSHIP AND DECISION MAKING

Paola ADINOLFI LEADERSHIP AND DECISION MAKING

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DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT & INNOVATION SYSTEMS
EQF7
DATA SCIENCE E GESTIONE DELL'INNOVAZIONE
2025/2026

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
642LESSONS
PAOLA ADINOLFI T Curriculum
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE RELATING TO ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR.
IN PARTICULAR, THE FOCUS WILL BE ON LEADERSHIP AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES, IN ORDER TO PROMOTE A CULTURE OF ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS. STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP AN AWARENESS OF THE COMPLEXITY THAT CHARACTERISES LEADERSHIP AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES WITHIN ORGANISATIONAL SYSTEMS AND WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED FOR TEAM MANAGEMENT APPROACHES.
BY THE END OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY IDENTIFY AND SET UP THE MOST SUITABLE AND EFFECTIVE METHODOLOGICAL AND TECHNICAL APPROACHES TO ACHIEVE THEIR OBJECTIVES. IN ADDITION, THEY WILL KNOW HOW TO EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL AND LIMITATIONS OF USING THE TECHNIQUES AND MODELS LEARNED.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
- COMMUNICATE KNOWLEDGE, IDEAS, PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS CLEARLY AND UNAMBIGUOUSLY, USING TECHNICAL TERMINOLOGY APPROPRIATELY AND ADAPTING THE MODE OF EXPRESSION TO THE CULTURAL AND PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RECIPIENTS OF THE COMMUNICATION;
- EFFECTIVELY USING MULTIMEDIA AND COMMUNICATION TOOLS.
FINALLY, STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP THE SKILLS OF:
- STUDY INDEPENDENTLY, EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATING THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED;
- EFFECTIVELY UNDERTAKE HIGHER-LEVEL TRAINING COURSES;
- EMBARK ON MANAGERIAL CAREERS THAT REQUIRE A HIGH DEGREE OF AUTONOMY.


Prerequisites
NONE
Contents
THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE LECTURES ARE AS FOLLOWS
- FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR (7 LESSON HOURS);
- MOTIVATION, TEAMS AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT (7 LESSON HOURS);
- THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP (7 LESSON HOURS);
- DECISION MAKING (7 LESSON HOURS)
- INDIVIDUAL PERCEPTION AND DECISION MAKING (7 LESSON HOURS);
- COLLECTIVE DECISION MAKING WITHIN ORGANISATIONS (7 LESSON HOURS).

Teaching Methods
THE TEACHING IS MAINLY STRUCTURED IN LECTURES AND ACTIVITIES AIMED AT THE ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF STUDENTS WITH PRACTICAL EXAMPLES AND GROUP WORK. ATTENDANCE AT LECTURES IS NOT COMPULSORY BUT STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
Verification of learning
ACHIEVEMENT OF THE COURSE OBJECTIVES WILL BE VERIFIED BY MEANS OF A PROJECT WORK TO ASCERTAIN COMPETENCES AND PRACTICAL SKILLS IN LEADERSHIP AND DECISION MAKING. ACHIEVEMENT OF THE COURSE OBJECTIVES WILL ALSO BE VERIFIED BY AN ORAL INTERVIEW AIMED AT ASCERTAINING FULL MASTERY OF THE THEORETICAL TOPICS PROPOSED. THE EVALUATION WILL BE UNIQUE FOR THE COURSE AND THE FINAL GRADE WILL BE THE AVERAGE OF: THE EVALUATION IN THIRTIETHS ACHIEVED WITH THE PROJECT WORK AND THE EVALUATION IN THIRTIETHS ACHIEVED WITH THE INTERVIEW.
THE MINIMUM ASSESSMENT LEVEL (18) IS AWARDED WHEN THE STUDENT HAS A FRAGMENTARY KNOWLEDGE OF THE THEORETICAL CONTENT (DURING THE INTERVIEW) AND SHOWS A LIMITED ABILITY TO USE IT IN THE CONTEXT OF STUDY (IN THE PROJECT WORK).
THE HIGHEST LEVEL (30) IS AWARDED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A COMPLETE AND THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS (DURING THE INTERVIEW) AND HAS A REMARKABLE ABILITY TO USE THEM IN THE CONTEXT OF STUDY (AS PART OF THE PROJECT WORK).
HONOURS IS AWARDED WHEN THE CANDIDATE DEMONSTRATES SIGNIFICANT MASTERY OF THE METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS AND SHOWS REMARKABLE OWNERSHIP OF LANGUAGE (DURING THE INTERVIEW) AND THE ABILITY TO PROCESS THEM INDEPENDENTLY, EVEN IN CONTEXTS OTHER THAN THOSE PROPOSED BY THE LECTURER (AS PART OF THE PROJECT WORK).
Texts
THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL (SLIDES, WORKING PAPERS, ETC.) WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE TEACHERS DURING THE LESSONS AND MADE AVAILABLE ON THE TEACHER'S WEB PAGE OR SENT DIRECTLY TO THE STUDENTS.
Lessons Timetable

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