Program Overview

ORGANISATIONAL DESIGN AND CHANGE ISSUES IN ENERGY BUSINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSITION

Course Description

The course aims to provide cognitive and interpretative tools for organizational design and organizational change issues relating to the environmental transition, with particular attention to the energy sector. The objectives and the organizational design path are studied, the various steps in which it is divided into the perspective of identifying the most suitable structures for each organization in the different contexts in which the company operates are presented; organizational change is examined as a process to be implemented and managed, deepening its various steps, goals, and difficulties.

Course Details

• Code: Not specified
• Academic Year: 2025/2026
• Credits: 6 cfu
• Scientific Disciplinary Sector: SECS-P/10
• Language: English
• Teaching Location: Genova
• Semester: 1ｰ Semester

Aims and Content

Learning Outcomes

The course introduces organization theories and models, enabling students to diagnose and implement organizational change. It enables students to understand and manage the structural, individual, and group-level dynamics and challenges that occur when organizations change. The course combines theoretical and practical study through lectures, cases, and testimonies.

• Knowledge (LO.I): Demonstrate a critical awareness of discipline-based concepts and approaches to understanding the complexity of managing an organization.
• Knowledge (LO.II): Demonstrate an understanding of how the acquired theoretical knowledge can be applied in practical business situations.
• Cognitive Skills (LO.III): Demonstrate the ability to acquire and analyze data and information, evaluate their relevance and validity, and synthesize various information sources.
• Cognitive Skills (LO.IV): Demonstrate skills in interdisciplinary analysis, drawing upon different empirical sources, analytical perspectives, and sub-disciplines within management studies.
• Professional Skills (LO.V): Communicate effectively and convincingly on a factual supported basis, both orally and in writing.
• Professional Skills (LO.VI): Develop awareness regarding personal capacity to handle change and skills in time management and planning work assignments.
• Professional Skills (LO.VII): Demonstrate an ability to work effectively in teams.

Teaching Methods

The course combines a rigorous theoretical approach with the discussion of cases, simulations, role-playing, group projects, and exercises. The link between teaching methods and their contribution to intended learning outcomes is as follows:

• Case Discussion/Simulations: Allow students to meet LO III and LO IV.
• Lecture: Allows students to meet LO I and LO II.
• Group Exercises/Role-Playing: Allow students to meet LO VII and LO VI.
• Group Projects: Allow students to meet LO II and LO VII.
• Group Presentations: Allow students to meet LO V and LO VII.

Recommended Reading/Bibliography

• Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations by Ricky W. Griffin, Jean M. Philips, and Stanley M. Gully.
• Leading Change by John P. Kotter.

Teachers and Exam Board

• Teacher: Alberto Monti
• Exam Board President: Alberto Monti
• Exam Board Member: Simone Poledrini

Lessons

• The timetable for this course is available on the Portale EasyAcademy.

Exams

Exam Description

• Non-Attending Students: The assessment is based on their performance in the final exam, a multiple-choice test.
• Attending Students: The assessment consists of their performance in class participation, the final exam, and the group field project.

Assessment Methods

• Participation: Accounts for 15% of the final grade.
• Final Exam: Accounts for 45% of the final grade.
• Group Field Project: Accounts for 40% of the final grade.

Exam Schedule

• Dates and Times: Listed in the exam schedule section.
• Location: Genova

Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goals

• Quality Education
• Gender Equality
• Decent Work and Economic Growth