Introduction to Management

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Lectures and active methods (Work on texts, debates, case studies, practical exercises, workgroups).

Learning Outcomes

General objective

To present a wide range of management issues and experiences faced by managers in modern organizations. The perspective taken is that of the multidisciplinary vision of the organization in the process of value creation. The transmission of the theoretical foundations of management is accompanied with practical exemplification and skills training.

Specific objectives

Sensitize students to the basics of management: organization and functions of the manager;

Synthesize the evolution of management ideas on how managers influence people, organizations and it context to achieve organizational goals;

Framing the organization in it environment and emphasize the importance of social responsibility in the sustainable development of the organization;

Describe the main stages of the management process, in aspects related to planning, organization, direction and control;

Understand the management of an organization in terms of its main functional areas.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1 Introduction to the concepts of management;

2 Organizational theories: historical perspective;

3 Integrative management issues;

4 Steps of the management process;

5 Functional management areas;

6 Challenges of management.

Head Lecturer(s)

Ana Luísa Sousa Pinto

Assessment Methods

Assessment
The student is recommended to adopt a continuous evaluation compsed by tests and teamwork (70%/30%). The student can opt for the realization of a final exam wich will represent 100% of his final grade: 100.0%

Bibliography

                Almeida, M. (2012). Aprender a gerir as organizações do século XXI (2.ª edição). Areas

                Ebert. R. & Griffin, R. (2005). Business Essentials (5th Ed.). Prentice-Hall

                Lisboa et al. (2011). Introdução à Gestão de Organizações (3.ª edição). Lisboa: VidaEconómica

                Pinto et al. (2010). Fundamentos de Gestão (3.ª edição). Editorial Presença

                Samson, D. &Daft, R.L. (2015) Fundamentals of Management (5th Ed.) Australia: Cengage Learning

                Sousa, A. (1999). Introdução à Gestão – Uma abordagem sistémica. Editorial Presença

                Stephen P. & Coulter, M. (2013), Management (12th Ed.). Global Edition.

                Teixeira, S. (2011). Gestão das Organizações. Verlag Dashofer