Study-unit SOCIOLOGY OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONS

Course name	Investigation and security sciences
Study-unit Code	10008609
Curriculum	Comune a tutti i curricula
Lecturer	Rosita Garzi
Lecturers	Rosita Garzi
Hours	72 ore - Rosita Garzi
CFU	12
Course Regulation	Coorte 2021
Supplied	2023/24
Supplied other course regulation
Learning activities	Base
Area	Discipline sociologiche
Sector	SPS/09
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities	Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	The course explores the concept of work and organisation in sociology. In particular we study: the birth of the sociology of work, the main theories of sociology of organisation, the industrial question, Taylor and Ford, Human Relations, the socio-technical approach, the Toyota model, Total Quality Management, post-Fordism, flexibility and precarity. Organisation metaphors and organisational models are explored through the study of some key concepts such as leadership styles, conflicts, climate, culture and motivation at work. Finally, some socio-economic issues concerning the labour market are explored: women, young people, immigrants, the unemployed, neet, etc.
Reference texts	Gareth Morgan, Images Other texts will be communicated by the lecturer when the course starts.
Educational objectives	The teaching aims to provide the cognitive basis of the sociology of economic and work processes and to promote the acquisition of sociological skills of work organisation. The main knowledge that students acquire at the end are: - Knowledge of the historical development of the sociology of work, - Knowledge of the main sociology theories of the organisation: Taylor and Ford, Human Relations, French school and Italian approach, organisation metaphors and organisational models, Barnard, Blauner, Braverman, Toyota model and post-Fordism; - knowledge of how organisations work: leadership, conflict, climate, culture and participation; - knowledge of the dynamics of the contemporary labor market and flexibility.
Prerequisites	In order to better understand the contents developed during the course the student (attending and not attending) must know the main theories and concepts of general sociology and social research methodology.
Teaching methods	Lessons in the Narni city. In-depth e-learning on the Unistudium platform. Movie/film screenings. Scientific seminars (where possible). Lessons Online on Microsoft Teams only for those who are eligibles. [Tuesday 9.00-12.00; Wednesday 13.00-16.00 from 26 September 2023].
Learning verification modality	Oral examination. Students with disabilities and/or SLDs are invited to visit the https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa page dedicated to the tools and measures envisaged and to make prior arrangements with the lecturer (rosita.garzi@unipg.it). If you wish to sit the exam in a year prior to the one scheduled in the study plan, it is recommended that you attend the cycle of lectures and sit the exam in the first available exam call after the lectures have ended, thus respecting the semester in which the course is scheduled
Extended program	The Sociology of Work and Organisations course aims to explore: -the concept of work, organisation, norm and value - the main theories of the sociology of organisation: Taylor and Ford, human relations - the metaphors of organisation and organisational models, - the Toyota model and post-Fordism; - the functioning of organisations: leadership, conflict, climate, culture and participation; - the dynamics of the contemporary labour market; - the birth of the labour market; researches on unemployment. - sources for study and tools for reading. - labour market reforms and the introduction of flexibility. - geographical, gender and generation disparities - recent labour transformations and new forms of organisation.