Human resources are increasingly central to the competitiveness of organizations and to the achievement of full sustainable development. The course intends to provide solid basic knowledge relating to the strategic value of correct management of people within organizations, through: a) an examination of the main theories, with particular reference to motivational and behavioral theories; b) in-depth analysis of the various personnel policies and illustrate the contents of the main activities in which the personnel policies are divided; c) an in-depth analysis of the impacts of digitization on HR policies. Students will develop concrete skills necessary to identify organizational needs and correct personnel management choices. Furthermore, real or realistic situations will be proposed to students, in order to develop critical skills and interpretation of organizational variables and the implications relating to choices related to personnel management.
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
• know the basics of personnel management and organizational behaviour;
• articulate these notions in a conceptually and formally correct way, highlighting the critical views with respect to the mainstream literature;
• understand the complexity of decisions relating to people management, the valorisation of human resources, and the implications of personnel policy choices;
• apply the theoretical predictions of behavior to concrete cases;
• critically discuss the scenarios relating to people management choices, with reference to concrete cases that will be presented in the classroom.