Institute of Management and Organisation - IMO
IMO is an institute that studies organizations and the decisions of its primary actors within not only economic contexts, but also social.
The research and teaching activities of IMO members cover a wide variety of topics. The common element between them is a perspective placing at its core the social context in which organizational behavior takes shape. From the more macro perspective, organizations can together be understood as social actors that respond to logics beyond the economic. From the more micro perspective, organizations can be understood as the result of internal social processes that influence the decisions of their members who at times lead those organizations away from a logic of profit maximization.
Partnerships
Innovation and corporate relations’ efforts and initiatives seek to facilitate access and transfer of IMO’s fundamental research findings to industry, businesses, and the society at large.
Some of these research efforts involve work with family business, large firms, or international organizations. Some of the methodological tools include empirical research, econometrics, simulation, and optimization.
Competence areas of IMO’s faculty range from lean six sigma and process management to mergers and acquisitions, from managing stakeholder relationships to decision-making under uncertainty, and from business models and industry analyses to human resource management.
Contact
Institute of Management and Organisation (IMO)
Università della Svizzera italiana (USI)
Via Buffi 13, 6900 Lugano
tel +41 58 666 40 00
[email protected]
About USI
Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) is one of twelve public universities in the Swiss academic system, coordinated by swissuniversities. A total of 3'900 students and 1'000 professors, lecturers and researchers interact every day on its four campuses in Lugano, Mendrisio and Bellinzona, with 100 countries represented, and over 10'000 graduates working all over the globe. It receives competitive research funding of CHF 20 million per year and is fully integrated into the Swiss academic system, one of the best in the world. It ranks 20th in the world among small universities according to Times Higher Education and is among the top 300 overall in both the Times Higher Education and QS rankings. More on www.usi.ch.
