Leadership

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Not applicable.

Learning Outcomes

It is expected that at the end of this course, the student will be able to:

1. identify the various approaches to leadership and recognize the contexts in which each one is most appropriate;

2. understand the importance of participative leadership in skills development;

3. understand the importance of ethical leadership in promoting social responsibility and sustainability;

4. recognize the most effective strategies related to team development and adapt them to the digital context;

5. recognize the importance of the leader's behaviour in a context of change and crisis;

6. adapt motivation strategies to the needs and characteristics of people and teams;

7. identify the most effective reward strategies and recognize the importance of aligning compensation both with the strategy and culture of the organization and with individual interests and needs.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. The contingent leadership approach

2. Transformational leadership and new approaches to leadership

3. Ethical leadership,social responsibility and sustainability

4. Leadership and team development

5. Leading in a context of change and crisis

6. Theories of motivation and its articulation with organizational practice

7. Motivation, performance and reward management         

Head Lecturer(s)

Isabel Cristina Dórdio Dimas

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Frequency: 50.0%
Written works.: 50.0%

Bibliography

Hughes, R., Ginnett, R., & Curphy, G. (2019). Leadership: Enhancing the lessons of experience. 9th Edition. McGraw-Hill.

Latham, G. P. (2012). Work Motivation: History, Theory, Research and Practice. 2nd edition. Sage.

Lussier, R. N. & Achua C. F. (2022). Leadership: Theory, Application, & Skill Development, 7^th edition. Sage Publications.

Northouse, P. G. (2021). Leadership Theory and Practice, 9th Edition. Sage Publications.

Pinder, C. (2008). Work Motivation and Organizational Behaviour. 2nd edition. New York: The Psychology Press.

Robbins, J. & Judge, T. (2017). Organizational Behavior. 17th edition. McGraw Hill.

Yukl, G. A. (2020). Leadership in organizations. 9th edition. Pearson.