Corso di studio in Direzione d'Impresa, Marketing e Strategia

The themes and topics, as well as skills and abilities that are intended to form, are an essential part of the contents needed to offer specific training in the field of performance management within companies. In particular the course provides knowledge and understanding, relating to the development of leadership and human resource  management within companies, complemented with a capacity to apply this knowledge and understanding to simple case studies.

At the end of the course, the students will have to demonstrate that they are able to understand the principles of performance management and, at the same time, to fully understand the human resource management (HRM) strategies that lead to better organizational performance.

Also, the student should know:

Lessons lasting 80 hours in total (10 CFU). They will be used:

- lecture;

- managerial experiences;

- case studies.

1) COVID-19 EMERGENCY: Until further notice the exam will be written online on webex via Moodle platform with multiple choice questions. Final grade maximum 30/30 with honours. Further information is available on the Moodle platform.

2) Normally, knowledge and skills provided will be verified through a written test with questions. The preparation will be considered adequate (with marks expressed out of thirty), if the student will demonstrate ability to synthesize, using the terminology required; whether on their own - so, without depending on the presentation of the arguments offered by the texts - will prove familiar with the management of human resources within the enterprise; whether you will be able to think on simple connections between various topics covered during the course.

- Strategies, Human Resources Management (HRM) and Performance
- The cycle of the value of human resources
- People, motivations, skills
- How to create value through employees 
- The development of human capital and HRM
- The organization of work
- Performance Management
- The valuation of performance and people
- Reward and Compensation

Key points are also the following:

a) human resource management institutions

- human resource management and the individual relationship - company

- The system of industrial relations

- The acquisition, development and management of people

- Internal communication and corporate climate

b) Evolution of the HR department

- Organizational change

- The restructuring of businesses- Knowledge management

c) Characteristics of the authority staff

d) Characteristics of the authority of the leader

e) The forms of leadership

Costa, G., Gianecchini, M. (2019) Risorse umane - Persone, relazioni e valore (4/ed), McGraw-Hill.