PSYCHOLOGY OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONS
cod. 15443

Academic year 2016/17
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Psicologia del lavoro e delle organizzazioni (M-PSI/06)
Field
Psicologia sociale e del lavoro
Type of training activity
Characterising
63 hours
of face-to-face activities
9 credits
hub: UNIMORE
course unit
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Learning objectives

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the Work and Organizational Psychology as study and intervention field.
Particularly, the aim is to enlarge students’ knowledge about the interaction amongpeople and organization and theoretical approaches about organizational behaviors
will be analyzed.
Furthermore, the course has the aim of introducing the consequences of working life and psychosocial risk factors for individuals‘ health and wellbeing.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Task analysis and Job analysis.
Work values
Socialization Processes
Motivation
Work groups
Leadership
Competences, performance and their assessment
The consequences of work experience
Psychosocial risk factors and workers’ wellbeing
Organization Structure
Organizational Climate and culture
The research in the Organization

Full programme

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Bibliography

-Sarchielli, G., Fraccaroli, F. (2010). Introduzione alla psicologia del lavoro. Bologna: il Mulino.
-Fraccaroli, F., Balducci, C. (2011). Stress e rischi psicosociali nelle organizzazioni. Bologna: Il Mulino.
-Guglielmi, D. (2015). Mobbing. Bologna: il Mulino.

I seguenti capitoli:
-Malaguti, D. (2007). Strutture di gruppo. In D. Malaguti (2007). Fare squadra. Psicologia dei gruppi di lavoro (pp. 25-43). Bologna: il Mulino.
-Malaguti, D. (2007). Leadership. In D. Malaguti (2007). Fare squadra. Psicologia dei gruppi di lavoro (pp.93-125). Bologna: il Mulino.
-Avallone, F. (2011). L'organizzazione. In F. Avallone. Psicologia del lavoro e delle organizzazioni. Roma: Carocci.
-Avallone, F. (2011). Le culture organizzative. In F. Avallone. Psicologia del lavoro e delle organizzazioni. Roma: Carocci.

Teaching methods

Front lessons and discussion.
Individual exercises.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written test

Other information

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