Organizational Behavior
3
2017-2018
01015009
Management
Portuguese
Face-to-face
6.0
Elective
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
English.
Teaching Methods
Theory exposition, in class discussion, group research and group presentations.
Learning Outcomes
Overall objectives
Inspire students’ awareness for the complexity of managing people in organizational context and provide a basic understanding of the main responsibilities of a human resources manager
Specific objectives
a) Identify main issues concerning human behaviour management
b) Understand individual psychological traits and human relations dynamics
c) Know the main technical areas of intervention of Human Resources Management
d) Reflect upon human dilemmas within business management
Generic competencies
Instrumental (Cognitive and Methodological) and Interpersonal.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
PART I – The Organizational Context
1. The Organizational Behavior field of study and the role of the Manager
2. Human Nature and Concepts of Organization
PART II – The Individual and the Group
3. Groups and Team Work
4. Perceptions and Communication
5. Rationality and Decision Making
6. Values, Attitudes and Job Satisfaction
7. Personality
8. Interpersonal Relations - transactional analysis
9. Motivation Theories
10. Conflict and Negotiation
11. Organizational Change
PART III – Basic Activities of Human Resources Management
12. The HRM function
13. Job Description and Competence Analysis
14. Recruitment and Selection.
Head Lecturer(s)
Ana Luísa Sousa Pinto
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Final exam – 40%; two group assignments – 50%, participation in class - 10%. This course will not have oral tests.: 100.0%
Bibliography
ALMEIDA, Filipe Jorge Ribeiro de - Ética, valores humanos e responsabilidade social das empresas. Cascais : Princípia, 2010.
ALMEIDA, Filipe Jorge Ribeiro de - Gestão de recursos humanos. In INTRODUÇÃO à gestão de organizações. 3ª ed.. Dir. e coord. João Lisboa [et al.] ; org. António Martins. Porto : Vida Económica, 2011. p. 261-326
FERREIRA, J. M. Carvalho ; NEVES, José ; CAETANO, António Alves - Manual de psicossociologia das organizações. Lisboa : Escolar Editora, 2011.
GREENBERG, Jerald - Behavior in organizations.10th ed.. Harlow : Pearson Education, 2011.
MANUAL de comportamento organizacional e gestão. Miguel Pina e Cunha [et al.]. 6ª ed., rev. e actual.. Lisboa : Editora RH, 2007.
ORGANIZATIONS : behavior structure processes. James L. Gibson [et al.]. 12th ed.. Boston : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2006.
ROBBINS, Stephen P. - Organizational behavior. 10th ed.. Upper Saddle River : Prentice-Hall/Pearson Education International, 2003.