Organisational Behaviour II

Year
0
Academic year
2019-2020
Code
02661165
Subject Area
Management
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado

Recommended Prerequisites

Fluent reading in English

Teaching Methods

The participative method of the course should create conditions by which students know how to make use of the theoretical material. In particular individual and group work will be presented and discussed in a manner which should assure that students have achieved a real understanding of the of the issues involved.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the main themes and debates in the area of organisational behaviour;
2. Understand the main factors and dynamics which influence behaviour and success in organisations in a world of now constant change;
3. Evaluate different meanings of work in organisations, as well as attitudes relating to them;
4. Understand the significance of organisational processes and in particular what they mean in terms of identifying and retaining skills;
5. Understand the significance of career dynamics, contexts and values in such a way as to be able top identify organisational policies that allow management of diversity within organisations;
6. Identify factors which influence individual’s identification with organizations and the dynamics of this in relation to performance;
7. Identify and propose policies that enable retention of talent within organisations;
8. Understand power relations and cultural dynamics within organisational behaviour.

 

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

I – Organisations in a global era and a changing world; 1.1 The New Competition; 1.2 Organizational Change; 1.3 Innovation and Knowledge Management; 1.4 Outsourcing, Delayering, Downsizing; II – Organisational flexibility and contemporary trends in employment; 2.1 Flexibel Firm: Contemporary dimensions of the meaning of work
and careers; 2.2 Change in career structures and the concept of success; 2.3 Organisational identity and commitment; 2.4 Psychological contract; 2.5 Human and intellectual capital; 2.6 Human and social value; 2.7 Implications and challenges for management; III – Power and negotiation in organisations; 3.1 Formal and informal leadership; 3.2 Knowledge as power; 3.3 From transactional to transformational leadership; 3.4 The challenge for western societies; IV – Organisational and operational culture; 4.1 Organisational Culture and
Workplace Climate, 4.2 Leadership and Culture; 4.3 Operational and Organisational Learning; 4.4 Organisational and operational efficiency

Head Lecturer(s)

Teresa Carla Trigo de Oliveira

Assessment Methods

Assessment continuous
Mini Tests: 40.0%
Assessment of other activities during the course: 60.0%

Evaluation
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

FURNHAM, Adrian - People management in turbulent times. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. HANDBOOK of top management teams. Edited by Frank Bournois [et al.]. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. (No Prelo). KLIKAUER, Thomas – Critical management ethics. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. (No Prelo). MUNA, Farid ; ZENNIE, Ziad – Developing multicultural leaders : the journey to leadership success. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. (No Prelo). SAGE (THE) handbook of organization studies. 2nd ed. Edited by Stewart Clegg [et al.]. London : Sage Publications, 2006. WEINBERG, Ashley ; SUTHERLAND, Valerie J. ; COOPER, Cary - Organizational stress management : a strategic approach. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. (No Prelo). SADLER-SMITH, Eugene - The intuitive mind : profiting from the power of your sixth sense. Chichester, John Wiley & Sons, 2010. WEINBERG, Ashley ; SUTHERLAND, Valerie J. ; COOPER, Cary - Organizational stress management: a strategic approach. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. (No Prelo).